BET Awards 2012: Kanye West Dominates Music Nominees, Beyonce Knowles Follows

Five out of Yeezy's seven nominations come from his collaboration with Jay-Z for their The Throne project, while Beyonce, Lil Wayne and Drake are among the other multiple nominees.

BET has named the nominees for its 2012 awards at a press conference in New York City on Tuesday, May 22. In the music field, Kanye West leads the pack by bagging seven nominations in total, and five of his seven nods come from his collaboration with Jay-Z for their joint album, "Watch the Throne".

Along with Jigga, the "Way Too Cold" rapper is up for Best Group, Best Collaboration, Video of the Year (two nominations) and Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Award. He also earns himself a second nomination for Best Collaboration thanks to his joint effort with Big Sean. Individually, the 34-year-old MC lands a nom for Video Director of the Year.

Following closely behind Yeezy in term of nomination collection is Jigga's wife Beyonce Knowles. The "Run the World (Girls)" singer collects six nominations that include Best Female R&B Artist and Video of the Year. In the later category, she receives two nods for her singles, "Countdown" and "Love on Top".

Lil Wayne, Drake, Chris Brown and J. Cole are among other stars nailing multiple nominations. Both Weezy and Drake snag four noms, while Breezy is up for three and Cole earns double nods. The Cadillac Lifetime Achievement honor will go to Maze featuring Frankie Beverly.

This year's BET Awards, which also honors the best in sports and movie, will announce its winners during a live telecast that airs live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on July 1. Samuel L. Jackson has been tapped as its host with Brown and Nicki Minaj being included in the performer line-up.

Best Female R&B Artist:

• Marsha Ambrosius
• Beyonce Knowles
• Mary J. Blige
• Melanie Fiona
• Rihanna

Best Male R&B Artist:

• Chris Brown
• Bruno Mars
• Miguel
• Trey Songz
• Usher

Best Group:

• Bad Meets Evil
• Diddy-Dirty Money
• Maybach Music Group
• Mindless Behavior
• The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

Best Collaboration:

• Beyonce Knowles feat. J. Cole - "Party"
• Big Sean feat. Kanye West & Roscoe Dash - "Marvin & Chardonnay"
• DJ Khaled feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne - "I'm On One"
• Drake feat. Lil Wayne & Tyga - "The Motto"
• The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) feat. Otis Redding - "Otis"
• Wale feat. Miguel - "Lotus Flower Bomb"

Best Male Hip Hop Artist:

• Big Sean
• Drake
• J. Cole
• Lil Wayne
• Rick Ross
• Young Jeezy

Best Female Hip Hop Artist:

• Diamond
• Nicki Minaj
• Brianna Perry
• Trina

Video of the Year:

• Beyonce Knowles - "Countdown"
• Beyonce Knowles - "Love on Top"
• The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) - "N***as in Paris"
• The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) feat. Otis Redding - "Otis"
• Usher - "Climax"

Video Director of the Year:

• Beyonce Knowles & Alan Ferguson
• Benny Boom
• Chris Brown & Godfrey Tabarez
• Kanye West
• Hype Williams

Best New Artist:

• A$AP Rocky
• Big Sean
• Diggy Simmons
• Meek Mill

Best Gospel:

• Yolanda Adams
• Kim Burrell
• James Fortune & FIYA
• Fred Hammond
• Trin-I-Tee 5:7

YoungStars Award:

• Astro
• Diggy Simmons
• Jacob Latimore
• Keke Palmer
• Willow Smith

Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Award:

• Beyonce Knowles - "Love on Top"
• Chris Brown - "Turn Up the Music"
• Drake feat. Lil Wayne & Tyga - "The Motto"
• Mindless Behavior - "Hello"
• The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) feat. feat. Miguel - "Lotus Flower Bomb"

Centric Award:

• Common
• Estelle
• Robert Glasper
• Robin Thicke
• Tyrese

Best International Act: Africa

• AfricaCamp Mulla (Kenya)
• Ice Prince (Nigeria)
• Lira (South Africa)
• Mokobe (Mali)
• Sarkodie (Ghana)
• Wizkid (Nigeria)

Best International Act: UK

• Estelle
• Labrinth
• Emeli Sande
• Sway
• Wretch 32