BET Awards 2022

2022 American television program

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]

Winners and nominees

In Memoriam

• Roe v. Wade
• Young Dolph
• Calvin Simon
• Lusia Harris
• Fred Parris
• Betty Davis
• Jimmy Johnson
• Syl Johnson
• Lashun Pace
• Jessie D
• Moses J. Moseley
• Kevin Samuels
• Andre Leon Talley
• Trouble
• Andre Woolfolk
• James Mtume
• Max Julien
• Fitzroy "Bunny Diamond" Simpson
• Donald "Tabby Diamond" Shaw
• Dwayne Haskins
• Tytyana Miller
• Biz Markie
• Traci Braxton
• Bob Lanier
• Johnny Brown
• Cheslie Kryst
• DJ Kay Slay
• Lil Keed
• Michael K. Williams
• Kangol Kid
• Virgil Abloh
• Sidney Poitier

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

References

1. Grant, Shawn (June 2, 2022). "Doja Cat Leads 2022 BET Award Nominations, Drake and Ari Lennox Follow". The Source. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
2. Carras, Christi (2022-06-01). "Lil Nas X calls out 2022 BET Awards snub: 'An outstanding zero nominations again'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
3. Irvin, Jack (June 1, 2022). "BET Awards 2022 Nominations — Doja Cat, Ari Lennox and Drake Lead the List". People. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
4. Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (June 1, 2022). "BET Awards 2022 Nominees Revealed: Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and More". Complex. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
5. Grein, Paul (June 1, 2022). "2022 BET Awards Nominations: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
6. Grein, Paul (2022-06-13). "Sean 'Diddy' Combs to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2022 BET Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
7. "Lizzo, Latto, Jack Harlow & More to Perform at 2022 BET Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
8. BET Awards: Doja Cat lidera; Ludmilla e MD Chefe representam Brasil UOL.
9. MD Chefe nominé aux BET Awards 2022 Mouv.fr