BET Awards 2010 Announcements…

Dirty Money was on deck for the Announcements of the Nominees for the 2010 Bet Awards, yesterday in New York City.

via Rap-up.com Jay-Z leads the pack with five nominations at the BET Awards 2010, it was announced today. His wife Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Trey Songz, and Melanie Fiona follow with four nods each, while Beyoncé and Lady Gaga (“Video Phone”), B.o.B and Bruno Mars (“Nothin’ on You”), Melanie Fiona (“It Kills Me”), and Jay-Z (“Empire State of Mind” and “Run This Town”) will compete in the Video of the Year category.

This year’s host Queen Latifah was also on hand, The 10th annual show will feature performances from Trey Songz, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Dirty Money. The Awards Ceremony will air live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 27, at 8 p.m.

Peep the Nominees after the jump…

Best Female R&B Artist

Beyoncé

Mary J. Blige

Melanie Fiona

Alicia Keys

Rihanna

Best Male R&B Artist

Chris Brown

Raheem DeVaughn

Maxwell

Trey Songz

Usher

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist

Ester Dean

Lil’ Kim

Nicki Minaj

Rasheeda

Trina

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

B.o.B

Drake

Fabolous

Jay-Z

Ludacris

Best New Artist

Justin Bieber

Melanie Fiona

Nicki Minaj

Wale

Young Money

Best Gospel

The Anointed Pace Sisters

Kirk Franklin Presents Artists United For Haiti

Tamela Mann

Marvin Sapp

Vickie Winans

Best Group

Black Eyed Peas

Clipse

Diddy-Dirty Money

New Boyz

Young Money

Best Collaboration

Beyoncé f/ Lady Gaga – “Video Phone”

B.o.B f/ Bruno Mars – “Nothin’ on You”

Drake & Trey Songz – “Successful”

Drake f/ Lil Wayne, Kanye West & Eminem – “Forever”

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – “Empire State of Mind”

Trey Songz f/ Fabolous – “Say Aah”

Video Director of the Year

Benny Boom

Gil Green

Anthony Mandler

Chris Robinson

Hype Williams

Video of the Year

Beyoncé f/ Lady Gaga – “Video Phone”

B.o.B f/ Bruno Mars – “Nothin’ on You”

Melanie Fiona – “It Kills Me”

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – “Empire State of Mind”

Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – “Run This Town”

Viewer’s Choice

Beyoncé – “Sweet Dreams”

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – “Empire State of Mind”

Monica – “Everything to Me”

Rihanna f/ Young Jeezy – “Hard”

Trey Songz f/ Fabolous – “Say Aah”

Young Money (Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda, Nicki Minaj, Jae Millz, Drake, Tyga) f/ Lloyd – “Bedrock”

Best International Act

Kojo Antwi (Ghana)

Chipmunk (UK)

Dizzee Rascal (UK)

Estelle (UK)

Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP) (South Africa)

K’NAAN (Somalia)

M.I. (Nigeria)

P-Square (Nigeria)

Corinne Bailey Rae (UK)

Sade (UK)

Centric Award

Melanie Fiona

Maxwell

Chrisette Michele

Monica

Sade

-Stay FLY!