With five nods, Jay-Z leads the list of nominees heading into Sunday's presentation of the 2010 BET Awards at the Shrine Auditorium, while Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Trey Songz and Melanie Fiona each have four.

Jay-Z is up for best male hip-hop artist, collaboration, viewer's choice
and two video of the year nods for "Empire State of Mind'' and "Run this Town.''

He will compete for best male hip-hop artist with B.O.B., Drake,
Fabolous and Ludacris.

Beyonce, Keys and Fiona are all nominated for best female R&B artist, along with Mary J. Blige and Rihanna. Rihanna's notorious ex-boyfriend, Chris Brown, is nominated for best male R&B artist, as are Trey Songz, Raheem DeVaughn, Maxwell and Trina.

Nominated for best female hip-hop artist are Ester Dean, Lil Kim, Nicki Minaj, Rasheeda and Trina.

Queen Latifah will host the star-studded ceremony, which will feature
performances by Drake, Nicki Minaj, Trey Songz, Kanye West, T-Pain and Diddy-Dirty Money. Prince is expected to receive a lifetime achievement award during the festivities, while John Legend will receive the 2010 Humanitarian Award.

Here is a complete list of nominees:

Best Female R&B Artist
-- Beyonce
-- 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
-- Beyonce (featuring Lady Gaga) - ``Video Phone''
-- B.o.B (featuring Bruno Mars) - ``Nothin' on You''
-- Drake and Trey Songz - "Successful"
-- Drake (featuring Lil Wayne, Kanye West and Eminem) - ``Forever''
-- Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - ``Empire State of Mind''
-- Trey Songz (featuring Fabolous) - ``Say Aah''

Video Director of the Year
-- Benny Boom
-- Gil Green
-- Anthony Mandler
-- Chris Robinson
-- Hype Williams

Video of the Year
-- Beyonce (featuring Lady Gaga) - ``Video Phone''
-- B.o.B (featuring Bruno Mars) - ``Nothin' on You''
-- Melanie Fiona - ``It Kills Me''
-- Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - ``Empire State of Mind''
-- Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West - ``Run This Town''

Best Actress
-- Taraji P. Henson
-- Regina King
-- Mo'Nique
-- Zoe Saldana
-- Gabourey Sidibe

Best Actor
-- Quinton Aaron
-- Don Cheadle
-- Idris Elba
-- Jamie Foxx
-- Denzel Washington

Best Movie
-- ``Avatar''
-- ``Law Abiding Citizen''
-- ``Michael Jackson's This Is It''
-- ``Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' by Sapphire''
-- ``The Blind Side''

Young Stars Award
-- Selena Gomez
-- Lil JJ
-- Keke Palmer
-- Willow Smith
-- Tyler James Williams

Subway Sportswoman of the Year
-- Tamika Catchings
-- Vanessa James
-- Candace Parker
-- Serena Williams
-- Venus Williams

Subway Sportsman of the Year
-- Carmelo Anthony
-- Usain Bolt
-- Kobe Bryant
-- LeBron James
-- Tiger Woods

Viewer's Choice
-- Beyonce - ``Sweet Dreams''
-- Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - ``Empire State of Mind''
-- Monica - ``Everything to Me''
-- Rihanna (featuring Young Jeezy) - ``Hard''
-- Trey Songz (featuring Fabolous) - ``Say Aah''
-- Young Money (featuring Lloyd) - ``Bedrock''

Best International Act
-- Kojo Antwi (Ghana)
-- Chipmunk (U.K.)
-- Dizzee Rascal (U.K.)
-- Estelle (U.K.)
-- Hip Hop Pantsula (South Africa)
-- K'NAAN (Somalia)
-- M.I. (Nigeria)
-- P-Square (Nigeria)
-- Corinne Bailey Rae (U.K.)
-- Sade (U.K.)

Centric Award
-- Melanie Fiona
-- Maxwell
-- Chrisette Michele
-- Monica
-- Sade