BET celebrates Black women

The show saw a tribute performance dedicated to DMX by Swizz Beatz, Busta Rhymes, Method Man and Griselda. DMX died in April at the age of 50

Washington: The annual BET Awards ceremony was held on Sunday night at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater with big awards going to rappers like Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, and others.

Hosted by Taraji P Henson, the ceremony this year featured the theme ‘Year of the Black Woman’.

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The show saw a tribute performance dedicated to DMX by Swizz Beatz, Busta Rhymes, Method Man and Griselda. DMX died in April at the age of 50.

The live event also featured performances by H.E.R., Tyler the Creator, Lil Baby, Migos, DaBaby, Roddy Ricch, Andra Day, City Girls, Jazmine Sullivan, DJ Khaled, Lil Durk, Kirk Franklin, Moneybagg Yo and Rapsody.

Queen Latifah was honoured with this year’s BET Lifetime Achievement Award.
Andra Day took home the ‘Best Best Actor (female)’ award for her role in ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’, while Chadwick Boseman won the ‘Best Actor (Male)’ award posthumously.

The annual award function is hosted every year to celebrate the excellence of the coloured community across films, music, sports, philanthropy, and television.

Last year, the BET Awards was one of the first major awards shows to take place virtually after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, hosted by ‘Insecure’ actor Amanda Seales.