BET Awards: Cassper Nyovest, Distruction Boyz nominated

Rapper Cassper Nyovest and Durban Gqom duo Distruction Boyz are the two South African acts nominated in the Best International Act category for this year's Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards.

'Mr Fill It Up', Cassper Nyovest, is South Africa's most successful rapper, having released three albums, all of which have gone platinum.

Distruction Boyz, a duo from KwaMashu, are one of South Africa's home-grown house sound Gqom's biggest proponents.

They released the massive hit Omunye, a track which caused some controversy when it was discovered that it was almost identical to Trip to New York, a song by fellow Gqom pioneer DJ LAG.

Past South African nominees include AKA, Babes Wodumo, Nasty C and Black Coffee, who won the award in 2016.

DJ Khaled and Kendrick Lamar lead the pack when it comes to nominations this year, with six and five nods, respectively, including video of the year, best collaboration, and album of the year. The awards will take place on 26 June.

Check out the complete list of nominees for the 2018 BET Awards below:

Female R&B/Pop Artist: Beyoncé, SZA, H.E.R., Rihanna, Kehlani

Male R&B/Pop Artist: Bruno Mars, Chris Brown, the Weeknd, Khalid, Daniel Caesar

Group: Migos, A Tribe Called Quest, N.E.R.D., Rae Sremmurd, Chloe x Halle

Collaboration: Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B (Finesse Remix); DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller (Wild Thoughts); DJ Khaled featuring Jay-Z, Future and Beyoncé (Top Off); Cardi B featuring 21 Savage (Bartier Cardi); French Montana featuring Swae Lee, (Unforgettable); Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna (Loyalty)

Male Hip-Hop Artist: Drake, Kendrick Lamar, DJ Khaled, Jay-Z, J. Cole

Female Hip-Hop Artist: Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, Remy Ma, DeJ Loaf, Rapsody

Video of the Year: Drake (God's Plan); Cardi B, (Bodak Yellow); Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B, (Finesse Remix); DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller (Wild Thoughts); Kendrick Lamar (Humble); Migos featuring Drake (Walk It Talk It)

Video Director of the Year: Benny Boom, Director X, Ava DuVernay, Chris Brown, Dave Meyers

New Artist: SZA, H.E.R., Daniel Caesar, GoldLink, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie

Dr. Bobby Jones Gospel/Inspirational Award: Lecrae featuring Tori Kelly (I'll Find You); Snoop Dogg featuring B Slade (Words Are Few); Ledisi and Kirk Franklin (If You Don't Mind); Marvin Sapp (Close); Tasha Cobbs Leonard featuring Nicki Minaj (I'm Getting Ready)

International Act: Booba, Cassper Nyovest, Dadju, Davido, Distruction Boyz, Fally Ipupa, J Hus, Niska, Tiwa Savage, Stefflon Don, Stormzy

Actress: Tiffany Haddish, Lupita Nyong'o, Issa Rae, Angela Bassett, Letitia Wright, Taraji P. Henson

Actor: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Donald Glover, Sterling K. Brown, Denzel Washington, Daniel Kaluuya

Young Stars Award: Yara Shahidi, Ashton Tyler, Caleb McLaughlin, Lonnie Chavis, Marsai Martin, Miles Brown

Movie: Black Panther; Girls Trip; A Wrinkle in Time; Detroit; Mudbound

Sportswoman of the Year: Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Candace Parker, Elana Meyers Taylor

Sportsman of the Year: Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Dwyane Wade, Odell Beckham Jr.

Album of the Year: Damn. (Kendrick Lamar); Ctrl (SZA); 4:44 (Jay-Z); Culture II (Migos); Black Panther: The Album (Kendrick Lamar and various artists); Grateful (DJ Khaled)

BET Her Award: Janelle Monaé (Django Jane); Lizzo (Water Me); Mary J. Blige (Strength of a Woman); Remy Ma featuring Chris Brown, (Melanin Magic - Pretty Brown); Chloe X Halle (The Kids Are Alright); Leikeli47 (2nd Fiddle)

Viewers' Choice: SZA featuring Travis Scott (Love Galore); Cardi B (Bodak Yellow); Kendrick Lamar (Humble); Drake (God's Plan); Migos featuring Cardi B and Nicki Minaj (Motorsport); DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller (Wild Thoughts)

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