BAFTA Heralds Greater Diversity in 2020 Television Awards Nominations

Insecure star Amanda Seales. The 2020 BET Awards air on Sunday, June 28 at 8/7c.  This year, Drake leads the pack with six nominations, including nods for Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Video of the Year, and double nominations for Best Collaboration and Viewer's Choice.

BET Awards are going to be a big deal, and will deal with some big issues.

roster of performers for the Amanda Seales-hosted show. Topping the list of musicians set to perform are Alicia Keys, Roddy Ricch, Chloe X Halle, DaBaby, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Kane Brown, Lil Wayne, Megan Thee Stallion and Summer Walker.BET Amplified Artists Masego and Lonr will also be on tap, with additional performances from D Smoke, Jonathan McReynolds, SiR, Usher and Wayne Brady.

Vanessa Bryant gave her daughters the sweetest gift as the late Kobe Bryant was honored during the 2020 ESPY Awards.“Love seeing my girls smile. Meet Bobby.

Snoop Dogg paid tribute to late L.A. Lakers great Kobe Bryant the only way he knows how at Sunday night's (June 21) virtual 2020 ESPY Awards.

Comedian and late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel is set to return as host of the 72nd Emmy Awards.The Jimmy Kimmel Live! presenter will also executive produce the annual prizegiving – his third outing as emcee for the ceremony. It is still unclear whether or not the event, which is set for 20 September, will be held virtually or in-person due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Blue Ivy Carter received her first BET Award nomination. At just 8-years-old,  Beyoncé ’s daughter got a nomination for the award show for her feature on Brown Skin Girl, which is part of the The Lion King soundtrack. While Blue has tough competition running against Alicia Keys, Lizzo and Ciara, she’s already won an NAACP Image Award for the song.

Jimmy Kimmel is set to return as host of the 72nd Emmy Awards.The Jimmy Kimmel Live! the host will also executive produce the annual prizegiving – his third outing as emcee for the ceremony.It is still unclear whether or not the event, which is set for September 20th, will be held virtually or in-person due to the coronavirus pandemic.“I don’t know where we will do this or how we will do this or even why we are doing this, but we are doing it and I am hosting it,” said Kimmel in a statement.“We

This marks the third time Kimmel will be hosting the Emmys, following the 64th event in 2012 and 68th in 2016.

2020 Primetime Emmy Awards are moving forward and has tapped to host.While it's unclear whether the awards ceremony, which is set for Sunday, Sept. 20 as previously scheduled, will take place in person or will end up going virtual amid the coronavirus pandemic, one thing is certain: This year's broadcast will likely be noticeably different.

Drake leads the 2020 BET Awards nominations with six nods, while newcomers Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch have picked up five apiece.The Canadian rapper landed mentions in the Male Hip-Hop Artist and Video of the Year, while his No Guidance and Life is Good tracks with Chris Brown and Future scored him mentions for Best Collaboration and Viewer’s Choice.Megan Thee Stallion also landed a Viewer’s Choice nomination, along with Best Female Hip Hop Artist, Album of the Year and Video of the

© Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney The track, featured on Beyoncé's The Lion King: The Gift album, is up against "Underdog" by Alicia Keys; "Melanin" by Ciara feat.

the winners for the 2020 Peabody Awards, which honors the most powerful and enlightening stories told across TV, radio, and digital media. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year's ceremony was held virtually with many of the winners sending in videos of their pre-recorded speeches. This year's winners include Netflix's sci-fi darling Stranger Things and Ava DuVernay's harrowing limited seriesWhen They See Us, along with HBO breakouts Watchmen and Succession.

George The Poet, Fleabag and Stranger Things are among the winners or this year’s Peabody Awards.The US institutional awards go out to “the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and digital media during 2019″ and “programs that have made a significant impact on media programming and the cultural landscape”.Among them, George The Poet’s NME Award winning Have You Heard George’s podcast is the the first British or European podcast to ever win a Peabody.“I’m proud that my

Billboard discussed the changes with Harvey Mason, Jr., Chair & Interim President/CEO of the Recording Academy.1. In best new artist, the Academy dropped the rule that an artist may have released no more than 30 tracks prior to the start of the current eligibility year: The Academy had sought to quantify its definition of best new artist, but found that it’s almost impossible to come up with numbers that are fair in every situation.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeNetflix’s “Cheer” and VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race” both earned five nominations for the second annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, while Netflix dominated the tally among all networks.Administered jointly by the Critics Choice Association and the nonfiction producers organization NPACT, the Critics Choice Real TV Awards has also named “Survivor” host and executive producer Jeff Probst as the recipient of its Critics Choice Real TV Impact Award.“Cheer’s”

The BAFTA awards saw an increase in the diversity of nominations this year for the Television and Craft Awards.

Chernobyl leads the pack of 2020 BAFTA TV nominations by a sizeable stretch, having been shortlisted in 14 categories across both the TV and TV craft awards. Announced Thursday, nominations were also doled out to The Crown, with seven nominations, and six for both Fleabag and Girl/Haji.