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The 22nd annual BET Awards aired Sunday night, with Taraji P. Henson returning as host for "culture's biggest night." Presented live from the Microsoft Theater, the star-studded event featured a roster of fresh and familiar talent, including electric performances by Lizzo, Jack Harlow, Lil Wayne, Roddy Ricch and…

Taraji P. Henson used her platform as the host of tonight’s BET Awards to speak out regarding the Supreme Court’s recent decision to reverse Roe V. Wade, a legal move paving the way to “return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives”. At least twenty states are expected to legislate some…

In his truce with Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow threw his support of the rapper by donning a tribute t-shirt with his likeness on the red carpet at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. The Old Town Road composer had been boycotting the BET Awards since being snubbed by award show. The rapper previously posted onto social media…

UPDATE: Lil Nas X continued his BET jihad today, releasing the artwork for his new single, "Late to Da Party." The art depicts him urinating on a BET Award that's already soaking in bodily fluid in a toilet. He added insult to the injury with a minute-long "Star Wars"-esque text crawl that addressed how BET "betrayed"…

Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean 'Diddy' Combs will be given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET Awards 2022.  The award, which honors industry figures who have both significantly shaped culture through their careers and are seen as transformative leaders, will be awarded to the U.S. pop culture icon later this…

Doja Cat scored a leading six nominations including Album of the Year for the 2022 BET Awards, which were revealed today. Drake and Ari Lennox are next with four noms apiece. The 22nd BET Awards celebrate creative expression and Black excellence across music, TV, film, and sports. The trophies will be handed out…

The BET Awards will return for its 2022 edition on June 26 with Taraji P. Henson back to host the annual ceremony celebrating Black excellence in music, film, TV and sports at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The awards returned to a live event last year after going virtual in 2020 iteration, with Henson leading…

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…