The 19th BET Awards were held on June 23, 2019 at

Microsoft Theater The Microsoft Theater (formerly Nokia Theatre L.A. Live) is a music and theater venue in downtown Los Angeles, California, at L.A. Live. The theater auditorium seats 7,100 and holds one of the largest indoor stages in the United States. History ...

in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony celebrated achievements in entertainment and honors music, sports, television, and movies.

Cardi B Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar Cephus (, ; born October 11, 1992), known professionally as Cardi B, is an American rapper and songwriter. She first gained popularity as an influencer on Vine and Instagram. From 2015 to early 2017, she appeared as ...

received the most nominations with seven, and won the most awards with two, including for

Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...

. On May 29, 2019, it was announced that the ceremony would be hosted for the first time by actress Regina Hall. On June 13, 2019, it was announced that special awards would be presented to

Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige ( ; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the " Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and " Queen of R&B", Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Award ...

, who received the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award; Tyler Perry, who was given the Ultimate Icon Award; and Nipsey Hussle, who was posthumously honored with the Humanitarian Award.

Performers

Presenters

The first wave was announced on June 3, 2019. * Yara Shahidi – presented Best New Artist * Irv Gotti, Justine Skye & Elijah Kelley – presented Young Stars Award * Regina Hall – introduced Fantasia * Raphael Saadiq – introduced Lucky Daye *

Anderson .Paak Brandon Paak Anderson (born February 8, 1986), better known by his stage name Anderson .Paak (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and drummer. He released his debut mixtape, ''O.B.E. Vol. 1,'' in 2012 and went on to rel ...

– presented Album of the Year *

Amanda Seales Amanda Ingrid Seales (born July 1, 1981), formerly known by the stage name Amanda Diva, is an American comedian and actress. Since 2017, she has starred in the HBO comedy series '' Insecure''. In 2019, HBO released her first stand-up comedy spe ...

– presented Shine a Light to Candice Payne *

Rev. Al Sharpton Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, talk show host and politician. Sharpton is the founder of the National Action Network. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic ...

– presented

Dr. Bobby Jones Dr. Bobby Jones (born September 18, 1939 in Henry, Tennessee, United States) is an American Gospel music singer television host, and radio broadcaster from Nashville, Tennessee and the host and executive producer of several cable television gos ...

Gospel Inspirational Award * Larenz Tate & La La Anthony – presented Best Movie *

Jodie Turner-Smith Jodie Turner-Smith (born 7 September 1986) is a British actress and model. She made her feature film debut in ''The Neon Demon'' (2016) and has since acted in ''Queen & Slim'' (2019), '' After Yang'' (2022), and ''White Noise'' (2022). She's als ...

Melina Matsoukas Melina Matsoukas (born January 14, 1981) is an American music video, film, commercial and television director. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner and four-time MTV Video Music Awards winner for her "We Found Love" and "Formation" music video ...

, and Lena Waithe – introduced world premiere trailer for '' Queen & Slim'' *

Marsai Martin Caila Marsai Martin (born August 14, 2004) is an American actress, best known for her role as Diane Johnson on the ABC sitcom ''Black-ish'' (2014–2022). In 2019, Martin starred in the comedy film '' Little'', which she also produced, becomin ...

– presented Best Actress *

Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the ...

– presented Lifetime Achievement Award to

Ayesha Curry Ayesha Disa Curry (née Alexander; born March 23, 1989) is a Canadian-American actress, cookbook author, and cooking television personality and the wife of basketball player Stephen Curry. After guest roles in several television shows and movies ...

& Ne-Yo – presented Best International Act * Jacob Latimore – presented Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Award *

Taraji P. Henson Taraji Penda Henson ( ; born September 11, 1970) is an American actress. She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career in guest roles on several television shows before making her breakthrough in '' Baby Boy'' (2001). Sh ...

– presented Ultimate Icon Award to Tyler Perry * Morris Chestnut & Damson Idris – Eulogy for John Singleton * T.I. – presented Humanitarian Award to the family of Nipsey Hussle

Nominations

Winners highlighted in Bold.

Special Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award:

Humanitarian Award: Nipsey Hussle Ultimate Icon Award: Tyler Perry

Records Set

Bruno Mars became the first person to win Best Male R&B/Pop Artist three years in a row.

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became the first group or duo to win Best Group three years in a row. Serena Williams won Sportswoman of the Year for the 12th time; the sixth year in a row.

Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...

won Best Female R&B/Pop Artist for the 10th time; the sixth year in a row.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bet Awards Of 2019 BET Awards 2019 music awards 2019 awards 2019 awards in the United States