Lizzo Makes BET Awards History With Double Nominations

Lizzo made BET Awards history. She is the first artists in the show’s 20-year history to be nominated for both best female R&B/pop artist and best female hip-hop artist in the same year. 

No artist has ever been nominated in both of the corresponding male categories in the same year.

The BET Awards will air on CBS, BET and BET HER on June 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.