Drake's Most Recent Nominations & Awards

Drake hasn't even came out with an album yet but this year has been amazing in his favorite of awards and nominations! Various music channels and associations have nominated and awarded Drake for his OUTSTANDING work on his most recent masterpiece, "Take Care".

This is the list of awards that Drake has won in 2012. So far he's been nominated for 68 THIS YEAR. "HYFR", "Take Care" and "The Motto" have been the videos mostly nominated for Drake's awards this year.

MTV Video Music Awards:

-Best Hip-Hop Video for "HYFR" with Lil Wayne

(Nominated for Video of the Year, Best Male video, Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography)
(Nominations in Japan: Best Hip-Hop video)
(Nominations in Europe: Best Hip-Hop and Best North American Act)

BET Awards:

-Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

(Nominated for FANdemonium Award, Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Award and Best Collaboration)

BET Hip-Hop Awards:

-Best Hip-Hop Video "HYFR" with Lil Wayne
-Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

BMI Urban Awards:

-Songwritter of the Year
-Award winning song for "Aston Martin Music" with Rick Ross and Chrissette Michelle, "Headlines", "I'm On One" with DJ Khaled, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne, "Moment 4 Life" with Nicki Minaj, "Right Above It" with Lil Wayne, "She Will" with Lil Wayne and "What's My Name?" with Rihanna

JUNO Awards:

-Rap Recording of the Year for "Take Care"

(Nominated for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Fan Choice Award)

MuchMusic Video Awards:

-MuchVibe Best Rap Video for "The Motto" with Lil Wayne

(Nominated for UR: Fave Artist, Video of the Year, UR: Fave Video and International Video of the Year by a Canadian)

ASCAP Awards:

-Most Performed Songs for "I'm On One" with Rick Ross, DJ Khaled and Lil Wayne and "What's My Name?" with Rihanna.


Whew. That's a lot of awards up on Drake's mantle! And plenty more pending nominations for this year alone!!!

Good job Drizzy!!! Continue to make us proud!!!!

Drake & Rihanna lead MTV VMA Nominations

Drake & Rihanna in their video "Take Care"

A round of applause should be given to musicians, Drake and Rihanna. The pair have racked up 5 MTV Video Music Awards each. Nicki Minaj also snagged 3 VMA nominations as well. The nominations all stem from the platinum albums "Take Care" (Drake), "Talk That Talk" (Rihanna) and "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded" (Nicki Minaj).

Video of The Year:

• Drake: "Take Care"

• Rihanna: "We Found Love"

Best Hip-Hop Video:

• Drake: "HYFR"

• Nicki Minaj: "Beez In The Trap"

Best Male Video:

• Drake: "Take Care"

Best Female Video:

• Rihanna: "We Found Love"

• Nicki Minaj: "Starships" 

Best Pop Video: 

• Rihanna: "We Found Love"

Best Video with a Message:

• Lil Wayne: "How To Love"

Best Art Direction: 

• Drake: "Take Care"

Best Choreography:

• Rihanna: "Where Have You Been?"

Best Cinematography: 

• Drake: "Take Care"

Best Visual Effects:

• Rihanna: "Where Have You Been?"

Good job to Drake and Rihanna leading the nominations and everyone else featured and nominated. The 2012 MTV VMA's are airing live on MTV Thursday, September 6. Don't miss out!!