Speaker 1 (00:00):
It was definitely ladies night at the BET Awards as the girls also recognized the icon that is Usher. We’re running down everything you missed at the 2024 BET Awards.
Megan Thee Stallion (00:14):
Don’t be mad at Megan, the hoes mad at Megan’s Law.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
Megan Thee Stallion just dropped her new album and opened the show with a medley that included her Hot 100 number one disc track, HISS. And her shouting out all her favorite ladies in the crowd.
Megan Thee Stallion (00:30):
Where my twin at, where Victoria at.
(00:30)
Coco, you look pretty in the front.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Taraji P. Henson hosted the show taking Kendrick’s Not Like Us and reminding everyone the BET Awards are about us.
Taraji P. Henson (00:38):
It’s about us. It’s about us. It’s about us.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
Video of the year winner, Victoria Monet, put it On Her Mama before being joined by Kaytranada and rocking a MJ look, than getting completely wet during Alright.
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While Sexyy Red made her bid to run for President, Tyla performed with Gunna after taking home Best International Act. Our favorite black country singers took the stage as we heard from Tanner Adell and Shaboozey who brought out J-Kwon.
J-Kwon (01:13):
Everybody in the club getting tipsy.
Shaboozey (01:18):
Everybody in the bar getting tipsy.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
The Night also saw GloRilla, Latto, and Ice Spice take the stage. And when it comes to legends, Will Smith made his BET stage debut with the new track You Can Make It.
Will Smith (01:28):
The harder you fall, the high you saw. God opens a window when the devil closes the door.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
Lauryn Hill hit the stage and even brought out Wyclef.
Lauryn Hill (01:38):
It’s the way that we rock what we doing.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
But it was really all about Usher. His tribute included performances by Donald Glover and Keke Palmer.
Speaker 8 (01:51):
Think about a ring and all the things that come along with, you make me, you make me wanna.
Keke Palmer (01:52):
Make me.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
Summer Walker, Coco Jones.
Coco Jones (01:55):
There goes my baby.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
Chloe Bailey.
Chloe Bailey (02:00):
Such a good kisser, I’m a rain on this parade.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
Tinashe.
Tinashe (02:02):
I just want to take it nice and slow.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
And so many more. He accepted the Icon Honor.
Usher (02:18):
This is the year of the father, where all the fathers got to stand up for their sons and daughters and be the man that they need to be for them.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
Big wins of the night included Killer Mike for Album of the Year, and more. For everything you missed at the BET Awards, head to Billboard.com.