BET Awards 2017

2017 BET Awards

Date	June 25, 2017
Location	Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Presented by	BET Networks
Hosted by	Leslie Jones
Website	www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards.html
Television/radio coverage
Network	BET & Centric (simulcast partners) Comedy Central MTV MTV2 Spike VH1 Logo TV^[1]
Runtime	3:02:45

The 2017 BET Awards was held on June 25, 2017, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The ceremony celebrated achievements in entertainment and honors music, sports, television, and movies released between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017. The nominations were announced on May 15, 2017; Beyoncé led the nominees with 7, followed by Bruno Mars with 5. Beyoncé won the most awards with 5, including Album of the Year and Video of the Year.

Performances

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Main show
Bruno Mars	"Perm"
French Montana Swae Lee	"Unforgettable"
Post Malone Quavo	"Congratulations"
Migos	"T-Shirt" "Bad and Boujee"
Jessie Reyez	"Figures"
Trey Songz	"Nobody Else But You" "Animal"
Chris Brown Gucci Mane	"Privacy" "Party"
Mary J. Blige A$AP Rocky	"Set Me Free" "Love Yourself"
Big Sean	"Sacrifices" "Moves" "Bounce Back"
Khalid	"Location"
Xscape	"Understanding" "Just Kickin' It" "Who Can I Run To"
Future Kendrick Lamar	"Mask Off" (Remix)
Tamar Braxton	"My Man"
Maxwell	"Gods"
Roman GianArthur	Tribute to Chuck Berry "Johnny B. Goode"
Kamasi Washington El Debarge	Tribute to George Michael "Careless Whisper"
The New Edition Story Miniseries Cast	Tribute to New Edition "Candy Girl" "Sensitivity" (Ralph Tresvant) "My, My, My" (Johnny Gill) "My Prerogative" (Bobby Brown) "Poison"
New Edition	"Mr. Telephone Man" "If It Isn't Love" "Can You Stand the Rain"
SZA	"Love Galore" "The Weekend"
DJ Khaled Quavo Chance the Rapper Lil Wayne	"I'm The One"

Presenters

Solange
Yara Shahidi
Cardi B
Issa Rae
Jamie Foxx
La La Anthony
The Cast of Girls Trip (Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish, with Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah)
Nomzamo Mbatha
Eva Marcille
Robin Thede
Trevor Noah
Demetrius Shipp Jr.
Logan Browning
Cari Champion
Deon Cole
Remy Ma
Irv Gotti
The Cast of Detroit (Algee Smith, Jason Mitchell, Laz Alonso and Jacob Latimore)
DeRay Davis
Karrueche Tran

Winners and Nominations

Album of the Year	Video of the Year
Lemonade – Beyoncé 24K Magic – Bruno Mars 4 Your Eyez Only – J. Cole A Seat at the Table – Solange Coloring Book – Chance the Rapper	Beyoncé – "Sorry" (tie) Bruno Mars – "24K Magic" (tie) Big Sean - "Bounce Back" Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert – "Bad and Boujee" Solange – "Cranes in the Sky"
Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Award	Best New Artist
Beyoncé – "Sorry" Bruno Mars – "24K Magic" Drake – "Fake Love" Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert – "Bad and Boujee" Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane – "Black Beatles" The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk – "Starboy"	Chance the Rapper 21 Savage Cardi B Khalid Young M.A.
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist	Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Beyoncé Kehlani Mary J. Blige Rihanna Solange	Bruno Mars Chris Brown The Weeknd Trey Songz Usher
Best Female Hip Hop Artist	Best Male Hip Hop Artist
Remy Ma Cardi B Missy Elliott Nicki Minaj Young M.A	Kendrick Lamar Big Sean Chance the Rapper Drake Future J. Cole
Best Duo/Group
Migos 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne A Tribe Called Quest Fat Joe & Remy Ma Rae Sremmurd
Best Collaboration	BET Centric Award
Chance the Rapper featuring 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne – "No Problem" (tie) Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert - "Bad and Boujee" (tie) Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar – "Freedom" Chris Brown featuring Gucci Mane & Usher – "Party" DJ Khaled featuring Beyoncé & Jay Z – "Shining" Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane - "Black Beatles"	Solange – "Cranes in the Sky" Fantasia – "Sleeping with the One I Love" Kehlani – "Distraction" Mary J. Blige – "Thick of It" Syd – "All About Me" Yuna featuring Usher - "Crush"
Video Director of the Year	Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
Kahlil Joseph & Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (Beyoncé – "Sorry") Benny Boom (Kehlani – "CRZY") Bruno Mars & Jonathan Lia (Bruno Mars – "That's What I Like") Director X (Zayn Malik – "Like I Would") Hype Williams (Tyga featuring Desiigner – "Gucci Snakes")	Lecrae – "Can't Stop Me Now (Destination)" CeCe Winans – "Never Have to Be Alone" Fantasia featuring Tye Tribbett – "I Made It" Kirk Franklin featuring Sarah Reeves, Tasha Cobbs & Tamela Mann – "My World Needs You" Tamela Mann – "God Provides"
Best Actress	Best Actor
Taraji P. Henson Gabrielle Union Issa Rae Janelle Monáe Viola Davis	Mahershala Ali Bryshere Y. Gray Denzel Washington Donald Glover Omari Hardwick
YoungStars Award	Best Movie
Yara Shahidi Ace Hunter Caleb Mclaughlin Jaden Smith Marsai Martin	Hidden Figures Get Out Moonlight Fences The Birth of a Nation
Sportswoman of the Year	Sportsman of the Year
Serena Williams Gabrielle Douglas Simone Biles Skylar Diggins Venus Williams	Stephen Curry LeBron James Cam Newton Odell Beckham Jr. Russell Westbrook
Best International Act: Europe	Best International Act: Africa
Stormzy (UK) Skepta (UK) Giggs (UK) Craig David (UK) Wiley (UK) Emeli Sandé (Scotland) MHD (France) Booba (France)	Wizkid (Nigeria) Tekno (Nigeria) Mr Eazi (Nigeria) Davido (Nigeria) Stonebwoy (Ghana) AKA (SA) Nasty C (SA) Babes Wodumo (SA)
International Viewers' Choice Award
Ray Vanny (Tanzania) Jorja Smith (UK) Dave (UK) Changmo (South Korea) Daniel Caesar (Canada) Amanda Black (SA) Remi (Australia) Skip Marley (Jamaica)

Special awards

Lifetime Achievement Award: New Edition
Humanitarian Award: Chance the Rapper
Global Good Power Award: Yvonne Chaka Chaka

References

↑ sourcestaff (2016-06-25). "BET Awards Set To Go Live Across Six Networks Tomorrow". The Source. Retrieved 2016-06-27.

External links

Official website

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