BET Awards 2022 explained

2022 BET Awards
Ratings:2.06 million
Runtime:3 hours, 28 minutes
Location:Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California
Network:BET
BET Her
Comedy Central
Logo TV
MTV
MTV2
Nick at Nite
Pop TV
TV Land
VH1 (simulcast)
Date:June 26, 2022
Most Awards:Anderson Paak (4)
Most Nominations:Doja Cat (6)
Host:Taraji P. Henson
Director:Sandra Restrepo
Producer:Jesse Collins
Connie Orlando
Jeannae Rouzan-Clay
Dionne Harmon
Taraji P. Henson
(executive producers)

The 22nd BET Awards took place on June 26, 2022. The ceremony celebrates achievements in entertainment and honors music, sports, television, and movies. The ceremony was hosted for the second time by Taraji P. Henson at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California.[1] [2]

The nominees were announced on June 1, 2022.[3] Doja Cat received the most nominations with 6, ahead of Drake and Ari Lennox, who received with four nominations each.[4] [5]

American rapper, songwriter and producer Sean Combs, professionally known as Puff Daddy and Diddy, was honored with the BET Lifetime Achievement Award for his "incomparable cultural force and creative visionary whose impact has created historic paradigm shifts across music, media, fashion, and lifestyle".[6]

Performers

The list of performers was announced on June 16, 2022.[7]

Artist(s)Song(s)
Main show
Lizzo"About Damn Time"
Jack Harlow
DJ Drama
Lil Wayne
Brandy
"Poison"
"First Class"
Maverick City Music
Kirk Franklin
"Kingdom"
"Melodies from Heaven"
Fireboy DML"Playboy"
"Peru"
Doechii"Persuasive"
"Crazy"
Muni Long"Time Machine"
"Hrs and Hrs"
Chance the Rapper
Joey Badass
"The Highs & the Lows"
Ella Mai
Babyface
Roddy Ricch
"DFMU"
"Keeps On Fallin"
"How"
Latto
Young Dirty Bastard
Mariah Carey
"It's Givin"
"Big Energy (Remix)"
Diddy
Jodeci
Mary J. Blige
Shyne
Bryson Tiller
Busta Rhymes
The Lox
Lil' Kim
Faith Evans
Maverick City Music
Medley
"Come and Talk to Me
"I'm Goin' Down"
"Victory"
"Bad Boyz"
"All About the Benjamins"
"Pass the Courvoisier, Part II"
"Gotta Move On"
"I'll Be Missing You"
Chlöe"Surprise"
"Treat Me"
Giveon"Heartbreak Anniversary"
"For Tonight"
"Lie Again"
BET Amplified Stage
Gogo Morrow"In the Way"
Ogi"I Got It"

Winners and nominees

Album of the YearVideo of the Year
Best New ArtistBest Collaboration
Best Female R&B/Pop ArtistBest Male R&B/Pop Artist
Best Female Hip Hop ArtistBest Male Hip Hop Artist
Best GroupDr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
BET Her AwardVideo Director of the Year
Best MovieBest Actress
Best ActorYoungStars Award
Sportswoman of the YearSportsman of the Year
Best International ActLifetime Achievement Award
  • Sean Combs
Best New International Act[8] [9]

In Memoriam

At the end of the tribute section, the last panel honors those who lost their lives to gun violence such as the Uvalde shooting.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grant . Shawn . June 2, 2022 . Doja Cat Leads 2022 BET Award Nominations, Drake and Ari Lennox Follow . June 2, 2022 . The Source.
  2. Web site: Carras . Christi . 2022-06-01 . Lil Nas X calls out 2022 BET Awards snub: 'An outstanding zero nominations again' . 2022-06-07 . . en-US.
  3. Web site: Irvin . Jack . June 1, 2022 . BET Awards 2022 Nominations — Doja Cat, Ari Lennox and Drake Lead the List . 2022-06-07 . . en.
  4. Web site: BET Awards 2022 Nominees Revealed: Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and More. Mackenzie. Cummings-Grady. June 2, 2022. June 1, 2022. Complex.
  5. 2022 BET Awards Nominations: Full List. June 2, 2022. Paul. Grein. Billboard. June 1, 2022.
  6. Grein . Paul . 2022-06-13 . Sean 'Diddy' Combs to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2022 BET Awards . 2022-06-15 . . en-US.
  7. Lizzo, Latto, Jack Harlow & More to Perform at 2022 BET Awards. 2022-06-16. Billboard. en.
  8. https://tangerina.uol.com.br/musica/bet-awards-ludmilla-doja-cat/ BET Awards: Doja Cat lidera; Ludmilla e MD Chefe representam Brasil
  9. https://www.mouv.fr/musique/rap-fr/guy2bezbar-et-sdm-nomines-aux-bet-awards-2022 MD Chefe nominé aux BET Awards 2022