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Get to know Best Female Hip Hop Artist and Best New Artist nominee Coi Leray before the BET Awards 2021, and learn about how she got her start in the music industry.

06/23/2021

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Get to know Best Actress nominee Issa Rae before the BET Awards 2021 and learn about the other times she's won Best Actress at BET's annual award shows.

06/23/2021

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Get to know Nas, whose "King's Disease" is nominated for Album of the Year, before the BET Awards 2021 and see all the prestigious awards he took home from BET's annual award shows.

06/23/2021

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Get to know Sportswoman of the Year nominee Skylar Diggins-Smith before the BET Awards 2021 and learn about her successes since she began her WNBA career.

06/23/2021

LAST YEAR'S MOST POWERFUL PERFORMANCES

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The rappers perform "Fight the Power."

06/28/2020

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Rapper DaBaby performs his summer anthem "Rockstar."

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J. Hud covers Nina Simone's "Young, Gifted & Black."

06/28/2020

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The EGOT-winning recording artist performs "Never Break."

06/28/2020

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The entertainer performs a medley of Little Richard's hits.

06/28/2020

HOW WE GOT HERE: A LOOK BACK AT PAST SHOWS

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06/25/2020

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A recap of the BET Awards 2020, hosted by Amanda Seales.

07/06/2020

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Black Lives Matter cofounder Patrisse Cullors speaks out.

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06/23/2021

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Get to know Best Actress nominee Issa Rae before the BET Awards 2021 and learn about the other times she's won Best Actress at BET's annual award shows.

06/23/2021

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Get to know Best Female Hip Hop Artist and Best New Artist nominee Coi Leray before the BET Awards 2021, and learn about how she got her start in the music industry.

06/23/2021

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Get to know Sportswoman of the Year nominee Skylar Diggins-Smith before the BET Awards 2021 and learn about her successes since she began her WNBA career.

06/23/2021

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The members of families like the Smiths, Clarks and Obamas are stars in their own rights, but together, they've spent decades in the spotlight and have become household names.

06/04/2021

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Check out all the backstage action from past BET Awards, including performance rehearsals, seating chart arrangements and appearances from hosts Leslie Jones and Chris Hart.

06/04/2021

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Migos have made a strong impression on the culture through their music, but their bold style and fashion choices make them one of the most unique groups in the game.

06/02/2021

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From Whitney Houston accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001 to Lizzo performing "Truth Hurts" in 2019, look back at entertainment's biggest stars making their BET Awards debuts.

06/02/2021

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Actor, rapper and entrepreneur Romeo Miller has come a long way since the early 2000s, and continues to prove there's no limit to his success.

05/25/2021

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On June 27, celebrate Black joy, pride, love, power and culture at the BET Awards 2021.

05/20/2021

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Revisit some of the most memorable BET Awards red carpet looks from Bow Wow, Snoop Dogg, Soulja Boy, Taraji P. Henson, Monica, Halle Berry, Kendrick Lamar, Willow Smith and many more.

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BET Awards

The BET Awards 2021 honors achievements in the Black community by celebrating the year's best in music, entertainment, sports and activism.