The ceremony honors the core success in black entertainment and honors music, sports, television, and motion pictures released between April 1, 2015 and March 30, 2016. The nominees were announced on Friday, May 20, 2016, with Drake leading the pack with 9 nominations, while Beyoncé and Rihanna both follow behind with 6. On May 22, BET confirmed on their social media accounts that they will pay tribute to Prince, who died in April 2016.
The 2016 BET Awards will be held on June 26, 2016, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
BET 2016 Awards ceremony is all set to start at 8 pm ET on Sunday. It will be a star-studded night merely filled up with music, movies, sports, and fashion. The last year’s show was over four hours. Let’s get ready to watch the stars starting from the red carpet event itself as usual.
All you need to know about the stunning night is:-
Complete List of Nominations or Nominees
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Adele
Andra Day
Beyonce
Michelle
Rihanna
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Bryson Tiller
Chris Brown
Jeremiah
The Weeknd
Tyrese
Best Group
2 Chains & Lil Wayne
Drake & Future
Puff Daddy & The Family
Rae Sremmurd
The Internet
Best Collaboration
Big Sean Ft. Chris Brown & Ty Dolla $ign: “Play No Games.”
Big Sean Ft. Kanye West & John Legend: “One Man Can Change The World.”
Future Ft. Drake: “Where Ya At.”
Nicki Minaj Ft. Beyonce: “Feeling Myself.”
Rihanna Ft. Drake: “Work.”
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
Drake
Fetty Wap
Future
Cole
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Dej Loaf
Lil Kim
Missy Elliot
Nicki Minaj
Remy Ma
Video of the Year
Beyonce – “Formation”
Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
Rihanna Ft. Drake – “Work”
Best New Artist
Alessia Cara
Andra Day
Bryson Tiller
Kehlani
Tory Lanez
The Presenters
Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson are recovering as the hosts. Other artists and actors likes of Jamie Foxx, Taraji P. Henson, DJ Khaled, Gabrielle Union, Tinashe, and plenty more will grace the stage with them.
The Performers
One of the main reasons to watch the music focused award show is its performers. The below mentioned famous stars will entertain the audience throughout the night.
Jennifer Hudson, French Montana, The Roots, Janelle Monae, Stevie Wonder (who will give tribute to Prince), Dessinger, Erykah Badu, Future, Usher, Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Chloe x Halle D’Angelo, and more.
The awards ceremony is scheduled to star at 8 p.m. EST on Sunday, June 26th. The red carpet live stream event will start at 5:30 pm EST at Click here
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