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The BET Awards, nearly a year after its virtual 2020 iteration, returned for a buzzy in-person ceremony that brought in 2.4 million viewers across several ViacomCBS networks including BET Her, MTV, Logo and VH1. The 2021 BET Awards, which saw Megan Thee Stallion lead the evening’s wins with a total of four honors…

BET used Sunday’s BET Awards to launch a new logo designs as part of a rebrand at the ViacomCBS-owned network. The new look stretches across its BET+, BET Her, BET X, BET Jams and BET Soul verticals, and was displayed prominently during last night’s live broadcast from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. "The Black…

Queen Latifah already is a Grammy and Emmy winner, an Oscar nominee, and has been nominated four times for a BET Award, winning in 2003. Yet, the music and acting superstar was deeply moved when she got up to accept the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2021 BET Awards. She shared the stage with Rapsody, Monie Love…

In May, Lil Nas X went viral with his pants-splitting performance of "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" on Saturday Night Live. A couple of days later, he discussed the major wardrobe malfunction in an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where he wore a skirt. His outfit created a stir, to which Lil Nas…

Megan Thee Stallion won a leading four awards Sunday at the BET Awards, which took place live from the Microsoft Theater and was hosted by Taraji P. Henson. The ceremony aired in front of a live, fully vaccinated crowd and aired on BET, BET Her, Logo, MTV, MTV2, TV Land and VH1. Stallion won best female hip-hop…

The stars and sun aligned on the BET Awards red carpet this warm Sunday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Prominent black entertainers arrived in iridescent one-pieces, print dresses and colorful trains in anticipation of a spectacular evening. Celebrities lined up to honor Black excellence across music…

The BET Awards 2021 air on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/PT across BET, BET Her, Logo, MTV, MTV2, TV Land and VH1. Taraji P. Henson is hosting the event live from the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles after the ceremony went virtual in 2020. The annual awards celebrate the year in Black music, TV, film, sports and…

Taraji P. Henson is set as host of the 2021 BET Awards, which will be handed out this month. BET also said today that Emmy winner and The Equalizer star Queen Latifah will receive the show’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The in-person ceremony, whose theme this year is “Year of the Black Woman,” is set for 8 p.m. June…

The 21st BET Awards 2021 nominees list was unveiled today, with Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby leading the pack with seven nominations. The awards honor Black excellence across music, television, film, and sports in 21 categories. The BET Awards 2021 will air live on Sunday, June 27 on BET at 8 PM ET/ PT. The show was…

The 2021 BET Awards will return live, from L.A.’s Microsoft Theater on Sunday, June 27, and is inviting those who have been vaccinated to be a part of the audience. BET said today that vaccinated individuals can register beginning May 27 for consideration to be a part of the 2021 awards. The network assures it will…

Two of the people behind the 2020 BET Awards — a high-wire act in terms of logistics and fast-changing societal events — say to pull it off they leaned on history and the talent community. Producer Jesse Collins and Connie Orlando, EVP Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy for BET, took viewers behind the…

With its innovative approach of pre-recorded performances, virtual packages and presentations as well as on-point messaging to amplify the Black Lives Matter movement, the BET Awards delivered an impressive ceremony, drawing over 3.7 million total viewers with its simulcast on BET, BET Her and, for the first time ever…