The BET Awards annually celebrate African Americans in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment.
Its organisers revealed a star-studded
lineup of musicians to entertain the audience at the award event.
The event will air live from Microsoft
Theatre in LA on June 27 at 01:00 am WAT/02:00 am CAT on BET Africa.
The show, hosted by Taraji P. Henson for the
second year in a row, will air live on BET on Sunday, June 26, at 8 p.m. ET/PT
from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Sean “Diddy” Combs is this year’s
lifetime achievement award recipient. Combs will take the stage for a
star-studded tribute performance, which will feature Mary J. Blige, Jodeci,
Nas, Lil’ Kim, Busta Rhymes, The Lox, Bryson Tiller, Faith Evans and The
Maverick City Choir. The performance will be a retrospective of Diddy’s musical
legacy as a producer and artist.
Several of this year’s performers have won
BET Awards in recent years, including Lizzo, who won best female R&B/pop
artist two years ago; Givēon, who won best new artist last year; Roddy Ricch,
who won best new artist and album of the year two years ago; Chance the Rapper,
who won best new artist five years ago; and Kirk Franklin, who is a five-time
winner (including the last two years) for best gospel/inspirational artist.
This will be the third year in a row that
Ricch has performed on the show; the second year in a row that Franklin has
performed.
Chlöe, a three-time nominee this year, is
also set to perform. Other performers include Latto, Jack Harlow, Babyface,
Doechii, Ella Mai, Fireboy DML, Joey Bada$$, Maverick City Music, and Muni
Long.
In addition to performing on the show,
Harlow is a nominee for best male hip-hop artist. Lil Nas X, Harlow’s partner
on the smash hit “Industry Baby,” wasn’t nominated in that category (or any
other). LNX loudly protested the snub, which many observers with no
self-interest also found hard to understand.
Up-and-coming artists GoGo Marrow and OGI
will perform on the BET Amplified Stage. Last year, Tone Stith and Mereba
performed on that stage, which BET sees as a launching pad.
Idris Elba, a two-time BET winner for best
actor, will serve as a presenter. So will Daniel Kaluuya, who won an Oscar for
best supporting actor two years ago for playing Fred Hampton in Judas and the
Black Messiah.
MC Lyte returns as the ceremony’s
announcer. DJ Diamond Kuts returns as the house DJ.
BET will kick off the celebration with BET
Awards ’22: Red Carpet Live! on Sunday starting at 6 p.m. ET/PT. Hosted by
Terrence J, the pre-show will include performances by Capella Grey, Fast Life
Yungstaz, Juvenile, Pheelz, Saucy Santana, and Victoria Monet. The pre-show
will feature red carpet correspondent Pretty Vee, DJ Jae Murphy, and more.
Affion Crockett will host the BET Awards red carpet Twitter live stream show.
Of the 14 artists who received three or
more BET Awards nominations this year, Chlöe is the only one who has been
announced as a performer.
Doja Cat is this year’s top nominee with
six nods. Doja is this year’s only artist, male or female, to be nominated in
both R&B/pop and hip-hop categories, a sign of her broad-based appeal. Ari
Lennox and Drake are runners-up, with four nods each.
Baby Keem, Silk Sonic, Chlöe, Future,
H.E.R., Jazmine Sullivan, Ye (formerly Kanye West), Kendrick Lamar, Lil Baby,
Mary J. Blige and Tems each received three nominations.
The BET Awards is among the most-watched
awards shows on cable television. BET calls the awards, now in their 22nd year,
“the ultimate platform to showcase the best, brightest, and most beautiful
aspects of the Black experience – celebrating Black music’s present and future,
and elevating the culture and being a driving force for social change.”
Connie Orlando, BET’s executive vice
president, specials, music programming, music strategy, and news will oversee
the annual show, along with Jamal Noisette, VP, specials, music programming
& music strategy, who will serve as co-executive producer for BET. Jesse
Collins Entertainment is the production company for the show with Collins,
Dionne Harmon, and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay serving as executive producers.
The BET Awards 2022 will simulcast on BET, BET Her, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV, MTV2, Pop, TV Land, and VH1. Internationally, the show will simulcast on BET Africa, BET France and will be available to watch on My5 and Sky On-Demand in the UK, as well as BET Pluto in the UK and Brazil.
For the latest BET Awards 2022 news and updates, including details on audience selection and eligibility, visit BET.com/bet-awards.
Here are all the main-stage performers:
- Babyface
- Chance the Rapper
- Chlöe
- Doechii
- Ella Mai
- Fireboy DML
- GIVÄ’ON
- Jack Harlow
- Joey Bada$$
- Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin
- Latto
- Lil Wayne
- Lizzo
- Muni Long
- Roddy Ricch
Here are all the performers for the Sean “Diddy” Combs tribute:
- Mary J. Blige
- Sean “Diddy” Combs
- Jodeci
- Nas
- Lil’ Kim
- Busta Rhymes
- The Lox
- Bryson Tiller
- Faith Evans
- The Maverick City Choir
Here are the BET Amplified Stage performers (for newer artists):
- GoGo Morrow
- OGI
Here are all the presenters:
- Big Freedia
- Bleu
- Carl Anthony Payne II
- Crystal Hayslett
- Daniel Kaluuya
- Ebony Obsidian
- Eva Marcille
- Idris Elba
- Irv Gotti
- Janelle Monáe
- Keke Palmer
- KJ Smith
- Luke James
- Marsai Martin
- Mignon
- Nene Leakes
- Ne-Yo
- Novi Brown
- Ray J
- Sanaa Lathan
- Serayah
- Tamar Braxton
- Terrence J
- Tisha Campbell
- Will Packer
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