DDG Honors Halle Bailey With "Best Mother Award" After Perceived 2024 NAACP Image Awards Snub

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On Saturday (March 16) night, Halle Bailey and DDG attended the 55th Annual NAACP Image Awards. The “Angel” singer was nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, and Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture. Although she didn’t take home any solo awards, The Color Purple won big in several categories.

“I was kinda mad that she didn’t win. I feel like she should have won at least one of the awards,” the Michigan rapper explained in a video shared on Sunday (March 17). “I was very, very upset that she didn’t win knowing how much of an impact she made on the Black community last year and it’s a Black award show… She was kinda down and out about it.” 

In light of her recent losses, DDG honored the mother of his son by hosting the “Halle Awards,” a heartfelt unofficial ceremony. “Halle Bailey for the Best Woman Award,” he announced in a separate clip as the songstress became visibly emotional. Halo, their baby boy, adorably presented the final trophy for Best Mother Award, which caused her to shed tears of joy.

 

Bailey’s relationship with DDG has been a hot topic since they announced it in 2022. The pair secretly welcomed their first child together the following year and waited to reveal the big news until January 2024.

“I have never felt more creatively inspired in my whole life,” the actress told The Associated Press about her experience as a mother in February. “This is such a beautiful time for me because I am truly venturing into my womanhood. Like, I feel like a woman now after having a baby.”

She added, “It opens up this whole other portal to, like, write about stuff. So the music I have been making is the fusion of all of the genres that I’ve loved.”

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Drake Leads BET Award Nominations: Full List Of Nominees Revealed

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While Drake just seems to have lost the biggest rap battle since Jay-Z and Nas, he's got some good news to distract himself with this month. Moreover, with seven nominations, he leads the 2024 BET Awards nominees, with Young Money partner Nicki Minaj right behind him with six nominations. J. Cole, Victoria Monét, Sexyy Red, and SZA have five each, whereas Usher, Beyoncé, 21 Savage, Doja Cat, Tyla, and Megan Thee Stallion have four each. This year's ceremony will air live on Sunday, June 30 at 8PM EST from Los Angeles on the BET network. With these stars and more in mind, this should make for a pretty stellar event.

Moreover, BET also confirmed the first wave of performers for the 2024 awards show: GloRilla, Shaboozey, Muni Long, Latto, Sexyy Red, and Victoria Monét. In addition, "Album Of The Year" contenders this year will provide an interesting race. These are Usher's Coming Home, 21 Savage's American Dream, Drake's For All The Dogs deluxe, Victoria Monét's Jaguar II, Gunna's A Gift & A Curse, Chris Brown's 11:11, Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday 2, and Killer Mike's MICHAEL.

Drake Performing At Lollapalooza Chile 2023

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SANTIAGO, CHILE - MARCH 18: Drake performs during day two of Lollapalooza Chile 2023 on March 18, 2023 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Marcelo Hernandez/Getty Images)
 

As far as the Viewer's Choice portion of the BET Awards, there are a lot of hits in contention. Jack Harlow's "Lovin On Me," Beyoncé's "Texas Hold 'Em," Tyla's "Water," Drake's "Rich Baby Daddy" with SZA and Sexyy Red, Victoria Monét's "On My Mama," Doja Cat's "Agora Hills," Lil Durk and J. Cole's "All My Life," Gunna's "Fukumean," Chris Brown's "Sensational" with Davido and Lojay, and Muni Long's "Made For Me." On another note, Drake, Burna Boy, and Doja Cat are nominated in their respective gendered categories for both best R&B/pop artist and best hip-hop artist.

Meanwhile, for those unaware, the BET Voting Academy determined these nominations, which is a collective of entertainment figures across the many fields that these awards summarize. Voting begins on June 6 and ends the day of the ceremony. If you want to see the full list of nominations, including best group, best new artist, and video of the year, check it out with the "Via" link down below. With this year's nominations leader in mind, might they have a category for "Best Post-Beef Instagram Story" next year?

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