Tonight! "2023 BET Awards" Sunday, June 25 @ 8PM on BET

The 23rd BET Awards will take place on June 25, 2023, to celebrate achievements in entertainment and honors music, sports, television, and movies.

The nominations were announced on June 8. Canadian rapper Drake received the most nominations with seven, followed by GloRilla with six, 21 Savage, and Lizzo with five each, and Beyoncé, Burna Boy, Chris Brown, Ice Spice, and SZA, all with four. The Viewer’s Choice Award category also returned after not being presented the year prior. The first wave of performers was announced on June 15.

Performers

The list of performers was announced on June 15, 2023.

Coco Jones
Doechii
GloRilla
Ice Spice
Latto
Lil Uzi Vert
Mad Lion
69 Boyz
Big Daddy Kane
Chief Keef
DJ Unk
E-40
Fast Life Yungstaz
Fat Joe
Ja Rule
Kid ‘n Play
Master P
MC Lyte
Remy Ma
Soulja Boy
The Sugarhill Gang
Trick Daddy
Trina
Tyga
Uncle Luke
Warren G
Ying Yang Twins
Bia
Coi Leray
Cutty Ranks
Dexta Daps
M.O.P.
Rah Digga
Scar Lip
Spice
Super Cat
Kali
Lola Brooke

Album of the Year	Video of the Year
• Anyways, Life’s Great – GloRilla Breezy – Chris Brown God Did – DJ Khaled Her Loss – Drake & 21 Savage Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers – Kendrick Lamar Renaissance – Beyoncé SOS – SZA	• “Tomorrow 2” – GloRilla & Cardi B “WE (Warm Embrace)” – Chris Brown “2 Million Up” – ” Peezy, Jeezy & Real Boston Richey featuring Rob49 “About Damn Time” – Lizzo “Bad Habit” – Steve Lacy “First Class” – Jack Harlow “Kill Bill” – SZA
Viewer’s Choice Award	Best Collaboration
• “About Damn Time” – Lizzo “Break My Soul” – Beyoncé “First Class” – Jack Harlow “Jimmy Cooks” – Drake featuring 21 Savage “Kill Bill” – SZA “Last Last” – Burna Boy “Super Freaky Girl” – Nicki Minaj “Wait for U” – Future featuring Drake & Tems	• “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)” – GloRilla & Hitkidd “Big Energy (Remix)” – Latto & Mariah Carey featuring DJ Khaled “Call Me Every Day” – Chris Brown featuring WizKid “Tomorrow” – GloRilla & Cardi B “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2” – Pinkpantheress & Ice Spice “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop” – King Combs featuring Kodak Black “Creepin’” – Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage “Wait for U” – Future featuring Drake & Tems
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist	Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
• Blxst Brent Faiyaz Burna Boy Chris Brown Drake The Weeknd Usher	• Ari Lennox Beyoncé Coco Jones H.E.R. Lizzo SZA Tems
Best Female Hip Hop Artist	Best Male Hip Hop Artist
• GloRilla Cardi B Coi Leray Ice Spice Latto Megan Thee Stallion Nicki Minaj	• 21 Savage Drake Future J. Cole Jack Harlow Kendrick Lamar Lil Baby
Best New Artist	Best Group
• GloRilla Ambré Coco Jones Doechii FLO Ice Spice Lola Brooke	• City Girls Drake & 21 Savage Dvsn FLO Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin Quavo & Takeoff Wanmor
BET Her Award	Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
• “About Damn Time” – Lizzo “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2” – Pinkpantheress & Ice Spice “Break My Soul” – Beyoncé “Her” – Megan Thee Stallion “Lift Me Up” – Rihanna & Ludwig Göransson “Players” – Coi Leray “Special” – Lizzo	• “Bless Me” – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin “Finished (Live)” – Tamela Mann “I’ve Got Joy” – CeCe Winans “Kingdom” – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin featuring Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore “New” – Tye Tribbett “One Moment from Glory” – Yolanda Adams “The Better Benediction (Pt.2)” – PJ Morton featuring Lisa Knowles-Smith, Le’Andria Johnson, Keke Wyatt, Kierra Sheard & Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Video Director of the Year	Best Movie
• A$AP Rocky for AWGE Benny Boom Burna Boy Cole Bennett Dave Free x Kendrick Lamar Director X Teyana “Spike Tey” Taylor	• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Creed 3 Emancipation Nope The Woman King Till Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Best Actor	Best Actress
• Amin Joseph Brian Tyree Henry Damson Idris Daniel Kaluuya Demetrius Flenory Jr. Donald Glover Michael B. Jordan	• Angela Bassett Coco Jones Janelle James Janelle Monáe Keke Palmer Viola Davis Zendaya
Sportswoman of the Year	Sportsman of the Year
• Alexis Morris Allyson Felix Angel Reese Candace Parker Naomi Osaka Serena Williams Sha’Carri Richardson	• Aaron Judge Bubba Wallace Gervonta Davis Jalen Hurts LeBron James Patrick Mahomes Stephen Curry
Best International Act	Best New International Act
• Aya Nakamura (France) Ayra Starr (Nigeria) Burna Boy (Nigeria) Central Cee (UK) Ella Mai (UK) K.O. (South Africa) L7nnon (Brazil) Stormzy (UK) Tiakola (France) Uncle Waffles (Swaziland)	• Asake (Nigeria) Camidoh (Ghana) FLO (UK) Libianca (Cameroon) Maureen (France) MC Ryan SP (Brazil) Pabi Cooper (South Africa) Raye (UK) Werenoi (France)
Lifetime Achievement Award	YoungStars Award
• Busta Rhymes	• Akira Akbar Alaya High Demi Singleton Genesis Denise Marsai Martin Thaddeus J. Mixson Young Dylan

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Tonight! “2023 BET Awards” Sunday, June 25 @ 8PM on BET

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