American actor and musician Jamie Foxx to host the 2018 BET Awards

Oscar Award-winning actor and Grammy award-winning musician Jamie Foxx will host for the BET Awards 2018.
This year the event will be taking place at Microsoft Theatre on Sunday, 24 June this year and premiering across Africa on BET on Tuesday, 28 June at 20:00.

DJ Khaled dominates this year's nominations with a total of 6 including Video of the Year, two for Best Collaboration, with Rihanna and Bryson Tiller for Wild Thoughts, and with Jay-Z, Future and Beyoncé for Top Off, Album of the Year, and Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice.

Kendrick Lamar follows with five nominations, other leading nominees include Migos, nominated for four, Sza also nominated for four awards.

Nigerian act of Davido and Tiwa Savage are also part of the nominees for the Best International Act which for the first time will be presented live on stage