Dubbed “the biggest night in culture,” the 2023 BET Awards will be packed with performances from popular stars like Ice Spice. And hip-hop rapper Busta Rhymes will be honored with the BET Lifetime Achievement Award.
Buss is the third rap artist in a row to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors industry pioneers who have changed culture and entertainment. Diddy received the award in 2022 and Queen Latifah took home the trophy in 2021.
In addition to giving flowers to Busta Rhymes for his 30 years of influence on hip-hop, this year the BET Awards will also honor and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the music genre. Singer and actress Patti Labelle will take the stage to highlight the life of the late Tina Turner.
Drake and Glorilla lead the nominations with seven and six nominations, and artists like Bia, Chief Keef, Coco Jones, Doechii, E-40, Ice Spice, Lil Uzi Vert and more will perform during the live event.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2023 BET Awards, from how to watch, when it starts, and who, if anyone, is hosting it.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2023 BET Awards.
What time does the BET Awards 2023 start?
The 2023 BET Awards will air live on Sunday, June 25 at 8pm ET.
Where to watch the 2023 BET Awards?
The 2023 BET Awards will air on its BET cable channel and stream on its BET.com website. The awards will also be simulcast via Paramount on BET, BET Her, Comedy Central, MTV, MTV2, Pop, TV Land, Nickelodeon and VH1.
Internationally, the show will be simulcast on BET Africa and BET France.
Who is performing at the 2023 BET Awards?
Some of the artists taking the stage at the 2023 BET Awards include Bia, Coi Leray, Tyga, Soulja Boy, E-40, Supercat, Ice Spice, Coco Jones, and Doechii.
Crime Mob, NLE Choppa, Big Boss Vette, Finese2tymes, Freeway, Libianca, Rae Sremmurd and Armani White will take the stage during the “BET Awards 2023 Red Carpet Live” pre-show. Rappers Kaliii and Lola Brooke will perform on BET’s Amplified Stage.
Who has been nominated this year at the BET Awards 2023?
Drake takes the lead with seven BET Awards 2023 Nominations, but Memphis rapper Glorilla trails Drizzy with six nominations. Glorilla was last year’s hip-hop breakout artist of the year. She sits in between Ari Lennox, Beyoncé, Coco Jones, HER, Lizzo, SZA, and Tems in the Best R&B/Pop Female Artist category. For Best New Artist, it’s a battle of women, including Ambré, Coco Jones, Doechii, Flo, Glorilla, Ice Spice and Lola Brooke.
In the category of Best Film, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”, “Creed 3”, “Emancipation”, “Nope”, “Woman King”, “Till” and “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody” will compete head to head expensive. .
Who organizes the BET Awards 2023?
So far, no host has been announced. For both the 2021 and 2022 BET Awards, the event was hosted by actress and businesswoman Taraji P. Henson.
On June 16, the channel announced that rapper Bow Wow would be the main host of BET’s House of BET, which is a four-day pre-event that celebrates Black culture through an immersive experience, complete with panel discussions. , comedy shows and live shows. House of BET will take place at Goya Studios and will run from June 23-25.
TV personality Terrence J, comedian Pretty Vee and dancer/choreographer Leslie “Big Lez” Segar will host the red carpet.
Where will the 2023 BET Awards take place?
The BET Awards will take place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.