Last night during 106 & Park, BET announced the nominations for their 2012 Hip-Hop Awards show. Lil Wayne was nominated 5 times in the categories: “Best Hip-Hop Video” for “HYFR (Hell Ya Fuckin’ Right)“, “Reese’s Perfect Combo Award” for “The Motto“, “Track Of The Year” for “The Motto“, “Best Club Banger” for “The Motto“, and “Hustler Of The Year“.

Mike Epps will be hosting this year’s awards show, but there is no word yet on if Weezy will be attending or taking part in one of the cyphers. However, we will find out on September 29th when the event is taped at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Georgia. The actual show will only air on TV October 9th at 8PM EST though.

Click here to view the full list of nominations and also find out how many times Drake, Tyga and Nicki Minaj were nominated!

Billboard have just announced the nominees for their 2012 Music Awards, which will air live May 20th from the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on ABC. Lil Wayne is a lead finalist at the event by receiving nominations in 10 different categories. His Young Money artists Drake and Nicki Minaj also received a total of 13 nominations together. Confirmed performers at the show are Justin Bieber, The Wanted and LMFAO. More performers will be announced in the next few weeks, so it is possible that YMCMB could be in attendance. Hit the jump to see which categories Weezy, Drizzy and Nicki have been placed in.

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Lil Wayne received 5 nominations at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, which were announced yesterday in Los Angeles. Weezy got nominated for “Best Rap Performance (Look At Me Now)“, “Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (I’m On One)“, “Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (Motivation)“, “Best Rap Song (Look At Me Now)” and “Best Rap Album (Tha Carter IV)“. Young Money’s Nicki Minaj and Drake also earned four nominations each. You can view the full list of nominees here and the show will air live on Sunday, February 12, 2012 from Los Angeles’ Staples Center at 8PM EST on CBS.

Congrats Tunechi, Nicki and Drizzy ❗

The BET Hip-Hop Awards 2009 nominations were announced yesterday (September 16) on 106 & Park, along with the highly respected renowned rapper, actor, screenwriter, film producer and director Ice Cube who will receive this year’s “I Am Hip-Hop” Icon Award. Kanye West leads the pack with nine nominations as Hip-Hop’s crowning night returns to Atlanta on Saturday, October 10.

Hosted by actor and comedian Mike Epps, the hip-hop event of the year returns to Atlanta’s Boisfeuillet Jones Civic Center on Saturday, October 10 to celebrate the biggest names in the game – both on the mic and in the community.

The following are the nominees:

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