Usher had an enormous night time on the 2024 BET Awards, which have been introduced on the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday (June 30). Along with receiving a lifetime achievement award, Usher received finest male R&B/pop artist for the fifth time.
Usher is second solely to Chris Brown for many wins for finest male R&B/pop artist. Brown has received the award seven occasions. Usher first received within the class 22 years in the past, giving him the longest span of wins in any BET class.
Usher, 45, is the second-youngest recipient of the BET’s lifetime achievement award. Solely Whitney Houston, the inaugural recipient in 2001, was youthful – 37 on the time.
Tyla and Victoria Monét every received two awards. Tyla received finest new artist and finest worldwide act. The South African singer is simply the third winner for finest new artist who was not born within the U.S. She follows Nicki Minaj, who was born in Trinidad, and Sam Smith, who was born in England. In January, Tyla’s breakthrough hit, “Water,” reached its No. 7 peak on the Billboard Scorching 100. In February, that monitor received the inaugural Grammy Award for finest African music efficiency.
Monét’s “On My Mama” received video of the yr and the BET Her award, which honors motivational and empowering songs by ladies artists. She received each awards for “On My Mama,” which acquired Grammy nominations for file of the yr and finest R&B track. The video, directed by Youngster., additionally received in that class on the Soul Prepare Music Awards in November.
Killer Mike’s Michael received album of the yr. The album received finest rap album on the Grammys on Feb. 4. Killer Mike was arrested following the Grammys premiere ceremony that night time following a dispute with what he characterised as an overzealous safety guard. Killer Mike alluded to that arrest in his BET acceptance speech.
Michael peaked at No. 58 on the Billboard 200, decrease than all however considered one of this yr’s BET nominees on this class, which included three albums that reached No. 1 – Drake’s For All of the Canine, 21 Savage’s American Dream and Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2.
SZA received finest feminine R&B/pop artist for the second yr in a row. She’s the primary artist to win back-to-back award on this class since Beyoncé received six years in a row from 2014-19.
Kendrick Lamar received finest male hip-hop artist for a record-extending seventh time. He beat Drake, who has received 4 occasions within the class. On most scorecards, Lamar additionally beat Drake on this yr’s diss monitor battle.
Nicki Minaj received finest feminine hip-hop artist for a record-extending eighth time. Missy Elliott is in second place with 5 wins within the class. This was Minaj’s first win on this class in eight years.
Ye and Ty Dolla $ign received finest group. That is the second time that Ye, previously referred to as Kanye West, has received on this class. In 2012, West and Jay-Z received as The Throne. Drake has likewise received on this class twice, with two totally different collaborators, alongside Future (2016) and 21 Savage (2023).
Beyoncé received the viewer’s selection award for the record-extending fifth time for “Texas Maintain ’Em.” She beforehand received on this class for “Formation,” “Sorry,” “Savage (Remix),” a Megan Thee Stallion monitor on which she was featured, and “Break My Soul.” This raises the distinct risk that this monitor (or its accompanying video) may win each a BET Award and a CMA Award. This yr’s CMA Award nominations are anticipated in early September.
Blue Ivy received a BET Her Award 4 years in the past as a featured artist (together with Wizkid and Saint Jhn) on her mother’s “Brown Pores and skin Woman.” She was eight on the time, making her the youngest BET winner in historical past.
Tems’ “Me & U” received the Dr. Bobby Jones finest gospel/inspirational award. Bailey co-wrote the track, which acquired a Grammy nomination earlier this yr for finest R&B track.
Bob Marley: One Love received finest film. It beat American Fiction, which was nominated for finest image on the Academy Awards in March. Bob Marley: One Love, which was launched on Feb. 14, will compete at subsequent yr’s Oscars. Within the 14-year historical past of this BET class, only one movie has received at each exhibits – Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave in 2014.
Denzel Washington received finest actor for a record-extending fourth time. Will Smith is second with three wins within the class. Washington’s solely 2023 movie was The Equalizer 3.
Regina King received finest actress for the third time, a complete matched or equaled solely by Taraji P. Henson, with six wins, and Halle Berry, additionally with three wins. King starred in Shirley, a biopic of Shirley Chisolm, who was the primary Black girl to be elected to the U.S. Congress and who made a longshot bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972. John Ridley wrote and directed the movie, which had a short theatrical run previous to its Netflix debut in March. The movie’s tagline: “Fearless. Fierce. First.”
Angel Reese, energy ahead for the Chicago Sky basketball workforce, received sportswoman of the yr for the second yr in a row. Jalen Brunson, level guard for the New York Knicks, received sportsman of the yr.