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All that "Work" is paying off. Drake and Rihanna are among the top-nominated artists for this year's BET Awards, with the...

Drake, Rihanna, Beyonce Lead 2016 BET Awards Nominations -- See the Complete List!

All that "Work" is paying off.

Drake and Rihanna are among the top-nominated artists for this year's BET Awards, with the rapper and his nine nominations -- including Male Hip Hop Artist, Video of the Year and Best Collaboration for "Where Ya At" featuring Future -- leading the pack.

Rih ties with Beyonce for second place, scoring five nominations apiece. Both ladies are up for the top honors of Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, Video of the Year and Best Collaboration -- Bey for "Feeling Myself" with Nicki Minaj, Rih for "Work" featuring Drake.

The winners will be revealed during the 2016 BET Awards ceremony, taking place at Microsoft Theater on Sunday, June 26.

"In addition to celebrating the best in entertainment, we'll also spend time throghout the show remembering Prince as only BET can," Stephen Hill, BET President of Programming, said in a statement issued on Thursday. "You can count on memorable perforamnces and moments in honor of a true legend."

No word yet on which superstars might lend their voices to pay tribute to the late icon, who died suddenly on April 21, but you can see the complete list of BET Awards nominees below.

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
ADELE
ANDRA DAY
BEYONCÉ
K. MICHELLE
RIHANNA

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
BRYSON TILLER
CHRIS BROWN
JEREMIH
THE WEEKND 
TYRESE

Best Group
2 CHAINZ & LIL WAYNE
DRAKE & FUTURE
PUFF DADDY & THE FAMILY
RAE SREMMURD
THE INTERNET

Best Collaboration
BIG SEAN FT. CHRIS BROWN & TY DOLLA $IGN - PLAY NO GAMES
BIG SEAN FT. KANYE WEST & JOHN LEGEND - ONE MAN CAN CHANGE THE WORLD 
FUTURE FT. DRAKE - WHERE YA AT 
NICKI MINAJ FT. BEYONCÉ - FEELING MYSELF
RIHANNA FT. DRAKE - WORK

Best Male Hip Hop Artist
DRAKE
FETTY WAP 
FUTURE
J. COLE 
KANYE WEST
KENDRICK LAMAR

Best Female Hip Hop Artist
DEJ LOAF
LIL KIM 
MISSY ELLIOTT
NICKI MINAJ
REMY MA

Video of the Year
BEYONCÉ - FORMATION
BRYSON TILLER - DON'T 
DRAKE - HOTLINE BLING
KENDRICK LAMAR - ALRIGHT 
RIHANNA FT. DRAKE - WORK

Video Director of the Year
BENNY BOOM
CHRIS BROWN 
COLIN TILLEY & THE LITTLE HOMIES
DIRECTOR X
HYPE WILLIAMS

Best New Artist
ALESSIA CARA
ANDRA DAY
BRYSON TILLER
KEHLANI 
TORY LANEZ

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award 
ANTHONY BROWN & GROUP THERAPY 
ERICA CAMPBELL
KIRK FRANKLIN
LECRAE
TAMELA MANN
TASHA COBBS

Best Actress
GABRIELLE UNION
KERRY WASHINGTON
TARAJI P. HENSON
TRACEE ELLIS ROSS 
VIOLA DAVIS

Best Actor
ANTHONY ANDERSON
COURTNEY B. VANCE
IDRIS ELBA
MICHAEL B. JORDAN
O'SHEA JACKSON JR.

YoungStars Award
AMANDLA STENBERG
QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS
SILENTÓ
WILLOW SMITH
YARA SHAHIDI

Best Movie
BEASTS OF NO NATION
CONCUSSION 
CREED
DOPE
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

Sportswoman of the Year
CHEYENNE WOODS
GABRIELLE DOUGLAS
SERENA WILLIAMS
SKYLAR DIGGINS
VENUS WILLIAMS

Sportsman of the Year
CAM NEWTON
KOBE BRYANT 
LEBRON JAMES 
ODELL BECKHAM JR.
STEPHEN CURRY

Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Award
BEYONCÉ – FORMATION
BRYSON TILLER – DON'T
CHRIS BROWN – BACK TO SLEEP
DRAKE – HOTLINE BLING
FUTURE FT. DRAKE – WHERE YA AT
RIHANNA FT. DRAKE – WORK

Centric Award
ANDRA DAY - RISE UP
BEYONCÉ – FORMATION
K. MICHELLE – NOT A LITTLE BIT
RIHANNA - BBHMM
THE INTERNET - UNDER CONTROL

Best International Act Africa
AKA (SOUTH AFRICA)
BLACK COFFEE (SOUTH AFRICA) 
CASSPER NYOVEST (SOUTH AFRICA)
DIAMOND PLATNUMZ (TANZANIA)
MZVEE (Ghana)
SERGE BEYNAUD (COTE D'IVOIRE) 
WIZKID (NIGERIA)
YEMI ALADE (NIGERIA)

Best International Act UK
KANO
KREPT & KONAN
LIANNE LA HAVAS
SKEPTA
STORMZY
TINIE TEMPAH

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