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How Long Has ‘GTA 6’ Been Delayed?

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The Grand Theft Auto realm will finally (after much waiting) receive a new installment from Rockstar Games. When? It won’t be soon. The iteration’s new trailer surfaced in December 2023, and the project has been plagued with a leak of footage, but the actual game will arrive nearly two years after the trailer and more than a full decade after the most recent edition.

Variety now reports word from Rockstar Games’ parent company, Take-Two Interactive, which revealed that — after recent reports suggested a delay until 2026 — the GTA 6 release window has been updated to fall 2025:

Take-Two is not prepared to get more specific than “fall 2025” for the “GTA VI” release date, with CEO Strauss Zelnick saying, “I think we’re going to leave it there for now,” in an interview with Variety ahead of the company’s quarterly earnings call.

Additionally, Take-Two’s quarterly loss has been revealed at $2.9 billion, including $93.3 million for restructuring costs, so don’t expect the wait to miraculously shrink.

What to do in the meantime? Perhaps 50 Cent will soon reveal more about his Vice City TV show in the works, which is officially unrelated to GTA, but it still sounds like the projects could be cousins. John Wick director Chad Stahelski is expected to be involved in that project, although he’s incredibly busy this year with Henry Cavill’s Highlander up next. So, sometime?

The only certainty in this equation: Vice City and GTA 6, which are very separate projects, might resemble each other and eventually arrive.

(Via Variety)

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SNX DLX: This Week’s Best Sneaker Drops Including The Jordan 11 Black and Varsity Royal & More

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Welcome to SNX DLX, your weekly roundup of the best sneakers to hit the internet. We’re just a little over a month away from summer but it’s clear that the spring 2024 sneaker season is going to be hard to top.

These last couple of months have been full of amazing drops and we’ve peeked ahead at release calendars, it’s not going to stop in the final weeks of spring. And all we can see is the stuff announced, surely there are some surprises that will generate all sorts of hype.

How is summer going to compete? We’re not sure it can, but we’re excited to see it try. This week we’ve got a new Victor Wembanyama signature Air Zoom G.T. Hustle 2, the return of the Jordan 11 Space Jam, some women’s-exclusive Adidas drops, and the week’s biggest release, the Futura Laboratories Nike SB Dunk.

The hits keep on coming, let’s dive into the best sneakers dropping this week.

Nike Air Zoom G.T. Hustle 2 Victor Wembanyama Apple Green and Black

Nike

Price $170

Nike teased the new Victor Wembanyama logo a couple of months ago and now we’re finally seeing it on a pair of shoes. The Air Zoom G.T. Hustle 2 looks to the stars for its inspiration, the sneaker sports a voided-out black upper with hints of spacey green tones, and a chrome Swoosh.

At the heel sits Wembanyama’s alien-head logo but the real highlight of this pair is the glow-in-the-dark outsole. Generally, I find glow-in-the-dark shoes to be pretty gimmicky, but for some reason, it works on Wembanyama’s shoe. Hopefully, this is a trend he keeps up in future colorways.

The Nike Air Zoom G.T. Hustle 2 Victor Wembanyama Apple Green and Black is out now for a retail price of $170. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app or aftermarket sites like GOAT.

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Nike

Air Jordan 11 Low Black and Varsity Royal (Space Jam)

Nike

Price: $190

The return of the Black and Varsity Royal Air Jordan 11 has been a long time coming. More popularly known as the “Space Jam,” this is the sneaker that Jordan rocked during the ’95-’96 championship season and perhaps more popularly, in Space Jam, as the alternate name would suggest.

It’s a dope design with an all-black textile upper and a patent leather mudguard with an icy outsole. It doesn’t have any nods to the movie, which is part of what makes it such a great shoe. Had the Space Jam references been overt, this would’ve come across as gimmicky. Instead, what we have here is a classic.

The Air Jordan 11 Low Black and Varsity Royal is set to drop on May 18th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $190. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app or aftermarket sites like GOAT and Flight Club.

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Nike

Nike Field General ’82 White and Orange Blaze

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Price: $100

This year brought the return of the classic football sneaker, the Field General, and here it is this week with a brand new colorway. The sneaker sports a smooth white leather upper with synthetic and textile overlays, an orange wraparound swoosh, and rides atop a black waffle sole.

The black waffle gives the sneaker a pretty intense hit of contrast against the lighter tones of the upper. The sneaker offers a classic and vintage low-profile look with a bit of a twist since it’s not a Blazer or AF-1. That makes this sneaker a great pick if you like vintage vibes but are exhausted by the streetwear staples.

The Nike Field General ’82 White and Orange Blaze is set to drop on May 16th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $100. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

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Nike

New Balance 1906R Grey Days

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Price: $164.99

It’s Grey Day at New Balance this week, the brand is dropping three different silhouettes in an all-grey color scheme, but the standout from the collection is this 1906R.

The 1906R Grey Days sports a jacquard-style knit mesh upper with synthetic overlays and is equipped with ACTEVA LITE midsole cushioning with an N-ergy
outsole to provide optimal shock absorption. Rounding out the design are some distressed details to give the sneaker a lived-in look.

The New balance 1906R Grey Days is set to drop on May 17th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $164.99. Pick up a pair via the New Balance webstore or aftermarket sites like Flight Club.

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New Balance

Futura Laboratories x Nike SB Dunk Low

Futura Laboratories

Price: $130

Here it is, this week’s most hyped sneaker drop. Made in collaboration with legendary New York graffiti artist Futura and his Futura Laboratories studio, this SB Dunk sports a white unbleached canvas upper with overlays that feature a swirling psychedelic design.

As is always the case with a Futura Nike link-up, this sneaker looks dope. There isn’t much to say here, if you’re lucky enough to come across a pair, pick it up.

The Futura Laboratories x Nike SB Dunk Low is set to drop on May 18th for a retail price of $135. Pick up a pair at aftermarket sites like GOAT or Flight Club or at select Nike SB Stockists.

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Futura Laboratories

Adidas Adifom Stan Smith Mules

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Price: $70

My knee-jerk reaction to these is that they’re ridiculous, but I feel the same about Crocs and Foam RNNRs, so I’m sure someone will swear by how comfortable these Mules are. Summer is coming and that’s when shoes (if you want to call them that) really work in a wardrobe.
The mules feature a slip-on design and foam construction made from sugarcane. The Adifom Stan Smiths also feature a slight platform, giving the wearer a
bit more height.

The Adidas Adifom Stan Smith Mules are set to drop on June 1st at 12:00 AM PDT for a retail price of $70. Pick up a pair at Adidas.

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Adidas

Adidas Women’s Gazelle Bold Dark Blue/Pink Spark

Adidas

Price: $120

The Gazelle is getting the platform treatment. Dubbed the “Gazelle Bold,” this sneaker sports a suede and nylon upper with synthetic lining, and a platform midsole. It’s part ‘70s classic and part modern streetwear, giving you the best of both worlds.
Considering vintage Adidas silhouettes are among the brand’s absolute best, we’re not mad at this. Do more of this Adidas and less of whatever the hell else you’ve been doing.

The Adidas Women’s Gazelle Bold Dark Blue/Pink Spark is set to drop on June 1st at 12:00 AM PDT for a retail price of $120. Pick up a pair at Adidas.

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Adidas

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The First Reactions To Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’ Are Torn On Whether It’s A ‘Masterwork’ Or A Passion Project Gone ‘Horribly Wrong’

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Every parent tells their child to “dream big!” at one point in their life, which is probably what Francis Ford Coppola was thinking when he first started dreaming up Megalopolis. The star-studded passion project was years in the making, and the director even funded the $120 million (!!!!!) flick himself, so he really must believe in it, even if nobody else seems to.

The larger-than-life epic premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday, and the audience reactions are quite frankly all over the place. Some are loving the star-studded fable, while others are… confused? Hurt? Offended? Who knows! Here’s the plot synopsis to prepare you:

Megalopolis is a Roman Epic fable set in an imagined Modern America. The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver), a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito), who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero (Nathalie Emmanuel), the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she believes humanity deserves.

Make sense? It’s fine if not. It doesn’t seem like it did to anyone else either. Here’s what critics are saying.

Damon Wise for Deadline on the “modern masterwork”:

Megalopolis represents a rare kind of event movie that reinvents the possibilities of cinema to the extent that, halfway through, there’s a very audacious gimmick that tears down the fourth wall in ways younger filmmakers can only dream of. Coppola breaks many of the cardinal rules of filmmaking in the film’s 138 minutes but it upholds the most important one: it is never, ever boring, and it will inspire just as many artists as the audiences it will alienate.

David Ehrlich for IndieWire:

With Megalopolis, he crams 85 years worth of artistic reverence and romantic love into a clunky, garish, and transcendently sincere manifesto about the role of an artist at the end of an empire. It doesn’t just speak to Coppola’s philosophy, it embodies it to its bones. To quote one of the sharper non-sequiturs from a script that’s swimming in them: “When we leap into the unknown, we prove that we are free.”

Richard Lawson for Vanity Fair on the passion project gone “horribly wrong”:

Megalopolis is too confused a film to make a truly odious or dangerous point. This is the junkiest of junk-drawer movies, a slapped together hash of Coppola’s many disparate inspirations.

Peter Debruge for Variety:

Megalopolis is anything but lazy, and while so many of the ideas don’t pan out as planned, this is the kind of late-career statement devotees wanted from the maverick, who never lost his faith in cinema. But now that he’s built it, will they come?

Bilge Ebiri for Vulture:

There is nothing in Megalopolis that feels like something out of a “normal” movie. It has its own logic and cadence and vernacular. The characters speak in archaic phrases and words, mixing shards of Shakespeare, Ovid, and at one point straight-up Latin. Some characters speak in rhyme, others just in high-minded prose that feels like maybe it should be in verse. At one point, Adam Driver does the entire “To be or not to be” soliloquy from Hamlet. Why? I’m not exactly sure. But it sure sounds good.

David Rooney for The Hollywood Reporter:

Does all this hang together as a narrative? Not entirely, and it’s not likely to go down as one of the more incisive responses to our bitterly polarized political landscape. Nor does it ever quite settle on a uniform tone, frequently coming off as both earnest and silly. But it’s never bland, being far too extravagant for that. Who else among contemporary filmmakers is working on this kind of scale anymore, outside of tentpoles?

The film screened for critics in Cannes at an IMAX theater, incorporating a brief live interlude, which I won’t spoil, other than to say it left people wondering if the element will be a part of regular commercial showings. Maybe it’s a tad gimmicky, but it suggests that Coppola sees Megalopolis as an event movie. Given what will likely be a fairly narrow appeal that’s perhaps unrealistic. But if this ends up being the distinguished 85-year-old director’s swan song, at least he’s capping his career with a risk-taking flourish.

Peter Bradshaw for The Guardian:

Certainly a Coppola failure is a whole lot more interesting than the functional successes of lesser directors – the middleweights who aim low and just about hit the target’s bottom rim. But for me this is a passion project without passion: a bloated, boring and bafflingly shallow film, full of high-school-valedictorian verities about humanity’s future. It’s simultaneously hyperactive and lifeless, lumbered with some terrible acting and uninteresting, inexpensive-looking VFX work which achieves neither the texture of analogue reality nor a fully radical, digital reinvention of existence.

Megalopolis stars Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Shia LaBeouf, Jason Schwartzman, Talia Shire, Grace VanderWaal, Laurence Fishburne, Kathryn Hunter, and Dustin Hoffman. It does not have a release date yet, but whenever it is, it’s not soon enough

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Did You Want More ‘Shōgun’? Because You’re Going To Get Some Heaping Helpings Of ‘Shōgun’

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Only a few days ago, the world learned that Shōgun star Hiroyuki Sanada had signed on to continue his role as Lord Toranaga for more of James Clavell’s Asian saga on FX. This was the decisive step, it seemed, for FX to soon pull the trigger on announcing a series renewal. And would John Blackthorne’s TV-invisible dong return for more, too? The presence of Cosmo Jarvis was still apparently undecided, although Deadline reported at the time that more “deals are being finalized,” and the final pieces must have tome together.

In a press release, FX has announced that “FX, Hulu and the Estate of James Clavell are working to extend the critically acclaimed global hit drama Shōgun, moving forward to develop the saga with two additional seasons of the drama series.” Two more seasons, you say? FX emphasized, “The Story and Characters are Intended to Continue the Saga That Will Likely Yield Two Additional Seasons of the Drama Series.”

From there, we still do not definitively know if Cosmo Jarvis has signed his name to the roster, but you can’t really continue this series without followup on Toranaga torching Blackthorne’s ship because, as Sanada previously told USA Today, “Blackthorne is useful to Toranaga, who wants to keep him in Japan and not let him go back to England.” And now, we wait.

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Are Cardi B & Offset Still Married?

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If you’ve been a longtime fan of Cardi B, you’d be forgiven for being a little confused about her relationship status. After all, she and (ex?)husband Offset have gone back and forth quite a few times over the last six years. Most recently, it seemed their “off-again-on-again” love affair was back in the former stage, particularly after Cardi declared in December that she’s “been single for a minute.” However, the couple spent Christmas together and were seen pretty recently together at a Met Gala after-party. So, what exactly is the deal? Are Cardi B and Offset still married?

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Cardi remained coy about the situation, but her comments did shed some light on it. “The part I love is that we really like each other, like a support system. We’re really both each other’s cheerleader. I don’t really like talking to people. I’m not as social. If I want something from somebody, he’ll be the one that will talk. Because I don’t like asking.”

However, she said of contemplating an official, final divorce, “It’s not even about love. We’re best friends. And it’s like, ‘OK. Well, there was a time that I didn’t have a best friend, or I didn’t have a support system.’ It’s not even about ‘How do you leave a partner?’ How do you stop talking to your best friend?”

So, that seems to be a “yes,” they are still married by all appearances, although like any couple, they’ve had their challenges. And if they’re ever not, they still seem to be bonded by a mutual appreciation and their two kids, who’ll keep them in proximity for a while.

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When Will ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ Stream On Max?

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It’s never a bad time to check in with your old friends, especially if they’ve had a pretty busy year. So what have our good monster pals Godzilla and Kong up to? A lot!

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire hit theaters in March and featured the two large beings teaming up against an even larger being. Who would have thought! If you didn’t get a chance to check it out on the big screen, you’re in luck.

As for right now, the only way to see our good monster pals is to buy or rent the digital edition, which is currently available on Prime Video, AppleTV, and Vudu. The digital release also features a number of bonus features so you can spend even more time in the monsterverse.

If you’re looking to stream the movie, you’ll have to wait a little bit longer. While there is no exact release date for the monster movie, the movie will find a home on Max. Like previous Warner Bros movies, it should arrive roughly two months after its initial theatrical release.

Obviously, things can change, but it seems likely that Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire will be streaming by the end of June. Here is the official synopsis:

This latest entry in the Monsterverse franchise follows up the explosive showdown of Godzilla vs. Kong with an all-new cinematic adventure, pitting the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own. The epic new film will delve further into the histories of these Titans, their origins, and the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.

As for the other Zilly movies, you can stream 2014’s Godzilla and 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters currently on Max. Kong is also hanging out over there as well.

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The Most Exciting New Theme Park Ride Of The Year Is Shrek’s Toilet Slide At Universal Orlando

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Universal Orlando is the home of many incredible rides, including E.T. Adventure, The Simpsons Ride, and over in Universal Islands of Adventure, The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man. But the theme park has really outdone itself with its latest attraction: the Shrek toilet slide.

DreamWorks Land opens in Universal Studios Florida next month, and with it comes “Shrek’s Swamp for Little Ogres.” The “ogre-sized” play area features four slides, wet play areas, and, according to Universal, “a playground where guests can climb, bounce, and splash around, as well as venture into Shrek’s outhouse.” What will lil’ ones find in Shrek’s outhouse? A toilet slide, and when they slide down, they “might hear just a little surprise,” Universal Creative creative director Dean Orion teased in a video shared by USA Today.

If that means what I think it means, the outhouse slide will end with a fart noise. I’m not a parent, but this is making me want a kid. Yeah yeah, the wonder of life or whatever, but I mostly want to take them to Shrek’s toilet.

DreamWorks Land, which also features a Shrek meet and greet, a Trolls-themed “Trollercoaster,” and Po’s Kung Fu Training Camp, officially opens June 14 at Universal Studios Florida.

(Via USA Today)

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Brendan Paul, Diddy’s Alleged Drug ‘Mule,’ Reportedly Avoids Jail Time By Accepting A Plea Deal

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In late March, Diddy’s Los Angeles and Miami residences were raided by Homeland Security in connection with a federal sex trafficking investigation, which was the latest in a long string of troubling allegations and lawsuits involving Diddy.

Around the same time, Rolling Stone reported that 25-year-old Brendan Paul, described as Diddy’s drug “mule,” had been arrested in Miami and charged with cocaine and marijuana possession. Paul had been named in a bombshell lawsuit filed by Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones alleging Paul acquired and distributed drugs and guns in association with Diddy.

On Thursday, May 16, TMZ reported that Paul accepted a plea deal and will avoid any jail time.

“Brendan accepted the prosecutor’s offer to permit his entry into the diversion program which, after completion, the case against him will be dismissed in its entirety,” Brian Bieber, Paul’s attorney, told TMZ.

Additionally, an unnamed representative for the Miami-Dade State Attorney confirmed to TMZ that Paul “has enrolled in a drug diversion program, which should last about six months,” and Paul will not have to serve in jail or probation if he “completes the course without issue.”

This stretch of relentless headlines surrounding Diddy began last November when Cassie filed a lengthy lawsuit alleging physical and mental abuse and rape. Diddy immediately settled with Cassie but maintained his innocence.

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Kevin Costner Sounds Steamed About Being Blamed For His ‘Yellowstone’ Departure By ‘Those F*cking Guys’

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Kevin Costner recently admitted that he wanted to return for the final Yellowstone episodes, but that does not seem too likely. The fact that Taylor Sheridan finally commented on the subject speaks some finality on the issue, and although Sheridan told Hollywood Reporter, “I sure hope [the movie is] worth it — and that it’s a good one,” the Paramount TV king did declare, “He took a lot of this on the chin and I don’t know that anyone deserves it.”

Additionally, Sheridan promised that John Dutton wouldn’t die in “a f*ck-you car crash,” but he also pointed out that he didn’t make the rules about scheduling matters, and it was out of his hands other than to create content, and “[m]y opinion of Kevin as an actor hasn’t altered.” Costner, for his part, recently spoke to Deadline ahead of his new directorial effort, Horizon, premiering at the Cannes Film Festival. And although he doesn’t want to get distracted by “the Yellowstone thing,” it’s clear that he’s not thrilled about having fingers pointed at him by “those f*cking guys”:

“I don’t want to get down in the gutter with the Yellowstone thing but what I’m telling you is straight up. I have taken a beating from those f*cking guys and I know a lot of times where it’s coming from. I just elected not to get into that. But if you know me well enough, I made Yellowstone the first priority, and to insinuate anything else would be wrong. I did not initiate any of those things. They did. They were doing a tap dance and this poor guy was also having to write so much. And I don’t know why they didn’t stick up for me.”

Costner also explained why he hasn’t unloaded on the topic until now:

“You asked me the question, I’m going to answer it. I don’t do press outside my movies. I don’t live in the press, in between. Now I’m promoting my movie. I could say ‘no comment’ all the way through. I won’t say my life is fair game or that any questions are fair game, but this is a realistic question. I will address it. They should have known that there was going to be an opportunity for me to say something. I didn’t have to answer the slings and arrows over the last year and a half, because I’ve just been busy working.”

Enough said? For the moment, at least, that’s what Costner has offered, and Horizon will debut out of competition on Sunday, May 19. Hollywood Reporter has revealed that it’s already sold in the French market while Warner Bros. “is betting big” on the saga’s first two chapters, which will release on June 28 and August 16 in the U.S.

(Via Deadline & )

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Drake And Nicki Minaj Lead The Pack On The List Of 2024 BET Awards Nominations

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On June 30 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, the 2024 BET Awards will air live from Los Angeles. As for who’s contending for what awards, that’s information we now have, as the full list of nominations was just revealed today, May 16.

Drake is the leader with seven total nods, while Nicki Minaj is right behind him with six nominations. Beyond that, J. Cole, Sexyy Red, SZA, Victoria Monét have five nominations apiece, while 21 Savage, Beyoncé, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Tyla, and Usher have four each.

Check out the full list of nominations below (via Billboard).

Album Of The Year

Chris Brown, 11:11
Gunna, A Gift & A Curse
21 Savage, American Dream
Usher, Coming Home
Drake, For All the Dogs (Scary Hours Edition)
Victoria Monét, Jaguar II
Killer Mike, Michael
Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday 2

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

Beyoncé
Coco Jones
Doja Cat
H.E.R.
Muni Long
SZA
Tyla
Victoria Monét

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

Brent Faiyaz
Bryson Tiller
Burna Boy
Chris Brown
Drake
Fridayy
October London
Usher

Best Group

¥$, Ye, Ty Dolla $ign
2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
41
Blxst & Bino Rideaux
City Girls
Flo
Maverick City Music
Wanmor

Best Collaboration

Lil Durk Feat. J. Cole, “All My Life”
Beyoncé Feat. Kendrick Lamar, “America Has a Problem (Remix)”
Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice (With Aqua), “Barbie World”
Cardi B Feat. Megan Thee Stallion, “Bongos”
¥$, Ye, Ty Dolla $ign Feat. Rich The Kid, Playboi Carti, “Carnival”
Lola Brooke Feat. Latto & Yung Miami, “Don’t Play With It (Remix)”
Nicki Minaj Feat. Lil Uzi Vert, “Everybody”
Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage, “Good Good”
Drake Feat. Sexyy Red & SZA, “Rich Baby Daddy”

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist

Cardi B
Doja Cat
GloRilla
Ice Spice
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
Sexyy Red

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

21 Savage
Burna Boy
Drake
Future
Gunna
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Lil Wayne

Best New Artist

41
4Batz
Ayra Starr
Bossman Dlow
Fridayy
October London
Sexyy Red
Tyla

Video Of The Year

Doja Cat, “Agora Hills”
Lil Durk feat J. Cole, “All My Life”
Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice (With Aqua), “Barbie World”
Cardi B Feat. Megan Thee Stallion, “Bongos”
Drake Feat. J. Cole, “First Person Shooter”
Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage, “Good Good”
Victoria Monét, “On My Mama”
Drake Feat. Sexyy Red & SZA, “Rich Baby Daddy”

Video Director Of The Year

Benny Boom
Child.
Cole Bennett
Dave Meyers
Janelle Monáe & Alan Ferguson
Offset
Tems
Tyler, The Creator

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

Shirley Caesar, “Award All of the Glory”
Kirk Franklin, “All Things”
Halle Bailey, “Angel”
CeCe Winans, “Come Jesus Come”
Erica Campbell, Do You Believe in Love?”
Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore, “God Problems”
Tems, “Me & U”
Kirk Franklin, “Try Love”

Viewer’s Choice Award

Doja Cat, “Agora Hills”
Lil Durk Feat. J. Cole, “All My Life”
Gunna, “Fukumean”
Jack Harlow, “Lovin on Me”
Muni Long, “Made for Me”
Victoria Monét, “On My Mama”
Drake Feat. Sexyy Red & SZA, “Rich Baby Daddy”
Chris Brown Feat. Davido & Lojay, “Sensational”
Beyoncé, “Texas Hold ‘Em”
Tyla, “Water”

Best International Act

Asake (Africa)
Aya Nakamura (France)
Ayra Starr (Africa)
Bk’ (Brazil)
Cleo Sol (UK)
Focalistic (Africa)
Karol Conká (Brazil)
Raye (UK)
Tiakola (France)
Tyla (Africa)

Viewer’s Choice: Best New International Act

Bellah (UK)
Cristale (UK)
Duquesa (Brazil)
Holly G (France)
Jungeli (France)
Makhadzi (Africa)
Oruam (Brazil)
Seyi Vibez (Africa)
Tyler Icu (Africa)

BET Her

Beyoncé, “16 Carriages”
Nicki Minaj Feat. Tasha Cobbs Leonard, “Blessings”
Ayra Starr, “Commas”
Flo Feat. Missy Elliott, “Fly Girl”
Megan Thee Stallion, “Hiss”
Victoria Monét, “On My Mama”
SZA, “Saturn”
GloRilla, “Yeah Glo!”

Best Movie

American Fiction
Bob Marley: One Love
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Book of Clarence
The Color Purple
The Equalizer 3
The Little Mermaid

Best Actor

Anthony Mackie
Colman Domingo
Damson Idris
Denzel Washington
Donald Glover
Idris Elba
Jeffrey Wright
Lakeith Stanfield

Best Actress

Angela Bassett
Ayo Edebiri
Coco Jones
Danielle Brooks
Fantasia
Halle Bailey
Issa Rae
Regina King

YoungStars Award

Akira Akbar
Blue Ivy Carter
Demi Singleton
Heiress Diana Harris
Jabria McCullum
Jalyn Hall
Leah Jeffries
Van Van

Sportswoman Of The Year Award

A’ja Wilson
Angel Reese
Coco Gauff
Flau’jae Johnson
Juju Watkins
Naomi Osaka
Sha’carri Richardson
Simone Biles

Sportsman Of The Year Award

Anthony Edwards
Gervonta Davis
Jalen Brunson
Jalen Hurts
Kyrie Irving
LeBron James
Patrick Mahomes
Stephen Curry