BET Awards: Megan Thee Stallion, Will Smith and more to perform

BET prices returns Sunday night, with a performance-filled show that kicks off with a fiery set from Megan Thee Stallion, two days after the release of her third studio album.

The show, which takes place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, will be hosted by the Oscar-nominated actor Taraji P. Henson for a third time.

Performers will include Lauryn Hill and her son YG Marley, Childish Gambino, Ice Spice, Tyla, Chlöe, Coco Jones, Keke Palmer, Marsha Ambrosius, Summer Walker, GloRilla, Latto, Muni Long, Sexyy Red, Shaboozey and Victoria Monét. Will Smith will perform a new song, though no details have been announced. The Grammy and Oscar winner is still coming off the Oscars slap of two years ago, with the successful release of “Bad Boys: Ride or Die.” helping to speed up its return. And country musician Tanner Adell will also perform on the BET Amplified stage.

The BET Awards will air live beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern on BET from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. It will be simulcast on Comedy Central, Logo, MTV, MTV2, Pop, TV Land, Nickelodeon at Nite and VH1.

Drake leads the nominations, just like last year. Among them, an Album of the Year nomination for his eighth studio album“For all dogs. » One of the awards he’s up for is the music video for “First Person Shooter,” his collaboration with J. Cole that may have been a catalyst for his recent beef with rapper Kendrick Lamar.

Nicki Minaj follows with six awards, including Album of the Year for her highly anticipated “Pink Friday 2” Released. Two of her nominations were for her song with Ice Spice, “Barbie World”, which is part of the soundtrack to the hit film “Barbie”.

J. Cole, Sexyy Red, SZA and Best New Artist, Grammy winner Victoria Monét is tied with five nominations; 21 Savage, Beyoncé, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Tyla and Usher have four each.

Usher will take home the lifetime achievement award – one of the BET Awards’ highest honors, bestowed on Busta Rhymes at last year’s ceremony and Sean “Diddy” Combs. the previous year. THE R&B superstar is an eight-time Grammy winner who recently completed a two-year Las Vegas residency, “Usher: My Way” at Park MGM. In February, he released his first solo album in eight years, and in August he is set to launch a 24-city U.S. tour called “Past Present Future.”

Usher 2024 Super Bowl halftime performance won acclaim and featured guest appearances from stars such as Alicia Keys, H.E.R., Jermaine Dupri, Lil Jon and Ludacris. His album “Confessions” has sold over 10 million units in the United States, making him one of the best-selling music projects of all time. He has released such No. 1 hits as “Yeah! featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon,” “Burn” and “Confessions Part II.”

Presenters include Andra Day, Colman Domingo, DC Young Fly, Devale Ellis, Jay Ellis, Jessica Betts, Ms. Pat, Niecy Nash-Betts, Saucy Santana and more.

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