The 17th Annual BET Awards took place on Sunday, June 25th from the Microsoft Theatre at L.A. LIVE. Hosted by Leslie Jones, the show opened with BRUNO MARS' performance of his hit “Perm” while rocking his signature 24 Karat hat and custom “Hooligans” baseball jersey.
He then returned to the stage moments later to take home his first-ever BET Awards win for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist. MARY J. BLIGE performed “Set Me Free”, before being joined by A$AP ROCKY for a duet of their collaboration “Love Yourself.”
MICHELLE OBAMA and BET Chairman & CEO DEBRA LEE introduced CHANCE THE RAPPER after receiving the evening’s Humanitarian Award for supporting educational and social initiatives within his community and throughout the U.S.
Celebrating one of the most successful and influential adult R&B acts in music history, NEW EDITION was honored with the iconic Lifetime Achievement Award.
And the winners are:
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
BEYONCÉ
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
BRUNO MARS
Best Group
MIGOS
Best Collaboration
CHANCE THE RAPPER FT. 2 CHAINZ & LIL WAYNE – NO PROBLEM
MIGOS FT. LIL UZI VERT – BAD AND BOUJEE
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
KENDRICK LAMAR
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
REMY MA
Video of the Year
BEYONCÉ – SORRY
BRUNO MARS – 24K MAGIC
Video Director of the Year
KAHLIL JOSEPH & BEYONCÉ KNOWLES-CARTER – BEYONCÉ “SORRY”
Best New Artist
CHANCE THE RAPPER
Album of the Year
LEMONADE – BEYONCÉ
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
LECRAE – CAN’T STOP ME NOW (DESTINATION)
Best Actress
TARAJI P. HENSON
Best Actor
MAHERSHALA ALI
YoungStars Award
YARA SHAHIDI
Best Movie
HIDDEN FIGURES
Sportswoman of the Year Award
SERENA WILLIAMS
Sportsman of the Year Award
STEPHEN CURRY
Centric Award
SOLANGE – CRANES IN THE SKY
Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Awards
BEYONCE – SORRY