Bet Awards 2021
The 21st BET Awards took place on June 27, 2021.
The ceremony celebrated achievements in entertainment and honors music, sports, television, and movies. The ceremony's theme was "Year of the Black Woman" and was held in-person with a vaccinated audience following the previous year's virtual ceremony.
| 2021 BET Awards | |
|---|---|
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| Date | June 27, 2021 |
| Location | Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California |
| Presented by | Black Entertainment Television |
| Hosted by | Taraji P. Henson |
| Most awards | Megan Thee Stallion (4) |
| Most nominations | DaBaby and Megan Thee Stallion (7 each) |
| Website | www |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | |
| Produced by | Jesse Collins Connie Orlando Jeannae Rouzan-Clay Dionne Harmon (executive producers) |
| Directed by | Glenn Weiss |
The nominees were announced on May 27, 2021. DaBaby and Megan Thee Stallion received the most nominations with 7 each, ahead of Cardi B and Drake, who tied with five nominations each.
On June 14, it was announced that actress Taraji P. Henson would host the ceremony for the first time, and that musician and actress Queen Latifah would be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Performers
The list of performers was announced on June 17, and was said to be the largest in the ceremony's history.
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Main show | |
| Lil Baby Kirk Franklin | "We Win" |
| Migos Cardi B | "Straightenin" "Type Shit" |
| H.E.R. | "We Made It" |
| Moneybagg Yo | "Wockesha" "Time Today" |
| DaBaby | "Ball If I Want To" |
| Megan Thee Stallion | "Thot Shit" |
| Tyler, the Creator | "Lumberjack" |
| Jazmine Sullivan Maxine Waters Ari Lennox | "Tragic" "On It" |
| Roddy Ricch | "Late at Night" |
| Lil Nas X | "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" |
| Silk Sonic | "Leave the Door Open" |
| City Girls | "Twerkulator" |
| Rapsody Monie Love Lil' Kim MC Lyte | Tribute to Queen Latifah: "Ladies First" "U.N.I.T.Y." |
| DJ Khaled Lil Durk Lil Baby Megan Thee Stallion H.E.R. DaBaby | "Hats Off" "Every Chance I Get" "I Did It" |
| Andra Day | "Strange Fruit" "Tigress & Tweed" |
| Method Man Westside Gunn Benny the Butcher Conway the Machine Michael K. Williams Swizz Beatz The Lox Busta Rhymes | Tribute to DMX: "Get at Me Dog" "Hood Blues" "Where the Hood At?" "X Gon' Give It to Ya" "Slippin'" "Let Me Fly" "Ruff Ryders' Anthem (Remix)" "Party Up (Up in Here)" "The Prayer IV" |
| BET Amplified Stage | |
| Tone Stith | "FWM" |
| Mereba | "Rider" |
Winners and nominees
References
External links
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