Chris Brown leads nominations for this year's Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards, with six nods.
The 'Yeah 3x' singer has an impressive haul of nominations, including Best Male R&B Artist, Viewer's Choice and Video of the Year for his track 'Look at Me Now.'
The nominations continue his comeback after being found guilty of assaulting then girlfriend Rihanna in 2009, a return to the spotlight which many have pinpointed as starting when he performed Michael Jackson's 'Man in the Mirror' at last year's awards.
Chris immediately took to twitter after the nominations, writing: "Thx to B.E.T for all the support and I love you."
He is joined in the Best Male R&B Artist category by Cee-Lo Green, Bruno Mars, Trey Songz and Usher.
Lil Wayne follows in the number of nominations, with five for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist, Viewer's Choice and three more through his guest appearance on Chris' 'Look at me Now.'
Joining him in the Best Male Hip-Hop category areB.o.B., Drake, Rick Ross and Kanye West.
Leading the nominations in the female categories is Rihanna, who has four nominations, for Best Female R&B Artist, two nominations in the Best Collaboration category - for her track 'What's My Name' with Drake and her work on Kanye's track 'All of the Lights' - and a nod in the Viewers' Choice section.
In the Female R&B Artist category Rihanna finds herself up against Marsha Ambrosius, Beyonce, Keri Hilson and Jennifer Hudson. The Best Female Hip-Hop Artist category sees Nicki Minaj face off against Diamond, Cymphonique and Lola Monroe.
Other award categories include Best Group, Best New Artist and Video of the Year.
List of main category nominations for the BET Awards 2011:
Best Female R&B Artist
Marsha Ambrosius
Beyonce
Keri Hilson
Jennifer Hudson
Rihanna
Best Male R&B Artist
Chris Brown
Cee Lo Green
Bruno Mars
Trey Songz
Usher
Best Group
Diddy-Dirty Money
Cali Swag District
N.E.R.D.
New Boyz
Travis Porter
Best Collaboration
B.o.B. featuring Haley Williams of Paramore, 'Airplanes'
Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, 'Look at Me Now'
Chris Brown featuring Tyga & Kevin McCall, 'Deuces'
Waka Flocka Flame featuring Roscoe Dash & Wale, 'No Hands'
Rihanna featuring Drake, 'What's My Name'
Kanye West featuring Rihanna, 'All of The Lights'
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
B.o.B.
Drake
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Kanye West
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Diamond
Cymphonique
Lola Monroe
Nicki Minaj
Video of the Year
Marsha Ambrosius, 'Far Away'
B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore, 'Airplanes'
Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, 'Look at Me Now'
Keri Hilson, 'Pretty Girl Rock'
Willow Smith, 'Whip My Hair'
Kanye West featuring Pusha T, 'Runaway'
Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom
Mr. Boomtown
Chris Robinson
Kanye West
Hype Williams
Best New Artist
J. Cole
Bruno Mars
Miguel
Willow Smith
Wiz Khalifa
Best Gospel
Byron Cage
Deitrick Haddon
Mary Mary
Karen Clark Sheard
BeBe & CeCe Winans
YoungStars Award
Shenell Edmonds
Keke Palmer
Diggy Simmons
Jaden Smith
Willow Smith
Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Nominees
Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, 'Look at Me Now'
Lil Wayne featuring Cory Gunz, '6 Foot 7 Foot'
Mindless Behavior, 'My Girl'
Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, 'Moment 4 Life'
Rihanna featuring Drake, 'What's My Name'
Trey Songz featuring Nicki Minaj, 'Bottoms Up'
Centric Award
Marsha Ambrosius
Eric Benet
Cee Lo Green
R. Kelly
Kem
Best International Act: Africa
2Face Idibia (Nigeria)
D'Banj (Nigeria)
D-Black (Ghana)
Angelique Kidjo (Benin)
Fally Ipupa (Congo DR)
Teargas (South Africa)
Best International Act: UK
VV Brown
Chipmunk
Laura Izibor
Skepta
Tinchy Stryder
Tinie Tempah