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Ghanaian rapper, Sarkodie has been nominated for Best International Act (Africa) in the upcoming BET Awards scheduled for the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, July 2. He was nominated alongside Nigeria’s Wizkid and Iceprince, Kenya’s Camp Mulla, Mali’s Mokobe and South Africa’s Lira. In 2011m Nigeria;s 2face and Dbanj were joint winners of the award category. Rapper, Kanye West earned the most nominations with seven nods, six of which came from his ‘Watch the Throne’ collaboration with Jay-Z, who earned five nominations himself. Jay-Z’s wife and mother of 4-month-old daughter Blue Ivy, Beyonce, earned the second highest nominations with six. The 2012 BET Awards will air be hosted by Samuel L. Jackson and the likes of Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj are confirmed to perform at the show. D’banj and 2Face Idibia are past winners of BET award. Here is the full nominees’ list Best Female R&B Artist Marsha Ambrosius Beyoncé Mary J. Blige Melanie Fiona Rihanna Best Male R&B Artist Chris Brown Bruno Mars Miguel Trey Songz Usher Best Male Hip-Hop Artist Big Sean Drake J. Cole Lil Wayne Rick Ross Young Jeezy Best Female Hip-Hop Artist Nicki Minaj Diamond Trina Brianna Perry Best Group Bad Meets Evil Diddy-Dirty Money Maybach Music Group Mindless Behavior The Throne Best New Artist A$AP Rocky Big Sean Diggy Future Meek Mill Best Collaboration Beyoncé ft J. Cole – “Party”” Big Sean ft Kanye West & Roscoe Dash – “Marvin & Chardonnay” DJ Khaled ft Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne – “I’m On One” Drake ft Lil Wayne and Tyga – “The Motto” The Throne ft Otis Redding – “Otis” Wale ft Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb” Video of the Year Beyoncé – “Countdown” Beyoncé – “Love on Top” Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Ni**as in Paris” Jay-Z & Kanye West – “Otis” Usher – “Climax” Video Director of the Year Beyoncé and Alan Ferguson Benny Boom Chris Brown and Godfrey Tabarez Kanye West Hype Williams Best Gospel Yolanda Adams Kim Burrell James Fortune & FIYA Fred Hammond Trin-I-Tee 5:7 YoungStars Award Astro Diggy Jacob Latimore Keke Palmer Willow Smith Viewers’ Choice Award Drake ft Lil Wayne & Tyga – “The Motto” Beyoncé – “Love onTop” Chris Brown – “Turn Up the Music” Mindless Behavior – “Hello” The Throne ft Otis Redding – “Otis” Wale ft Miguel – “Lotus Flower Bomb” Centric Award Common Estelle Robert Glasper Robin Thicke Tyrese Best International Act: U.K. Estelle Labrinth Emeli Sande Sway Wretch 32 Best International Act: Africa Camp Mulla (Kenya) Ice Prince (Nigeria) Lira (South Africa) Mokobe (Mali) Sarkodie (Ghana) Wizkid (Nigeria) Best Actress Angela Bassett Viola Davis Taraji P. Henson Regina King Zoe Saldana Best Actor Don Cheadle Common Idris Elba Kevin Hart Denzel Washington Best Movie Good Deeds Jumping the Broom Laugh at My Pain Red Tails The Help Sportswoman of the Year Skylar Diggins Candace Parker Brittney Griner Serena Williams Venus Williams Sportsman of the Year Carmelo Anthony Kobe Bryant LeBron James Victor Cruz Kevin Durant ]]>
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