The highly-anticipated 17th annual “BET Awards” will air LIVE on Sunday, June 25 on BET from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA. Viewers can tune in to BET for all of the star-studded performances and presenters at 8pm ET (tape delayed to Pacific and Mountain Time Zones).
Hosted by Leslie Jones, the event will feature performances by Bruno Mars, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, DJ Khaled, Big Sean, Future, Migos, A$AP Rocky, French Montana, Mary J. Blige, Swae Lee, Khalid, SZA, Maxwell, Trey Songz, Tamar Braxton, Post Malone, Roman GianArthur, Kamasi Washington, El Debarge, Xscape, Jessie Reyez, the cast of “New Edition” (Elijah Kelley, Keith Powers, Algee Smith, Bryshere Y. Gary, Luke James, Woody McClain, Myles Truitt, Dante Hoagland, Jahi Winston, Caleb Maclaughlin, Tyler Williams), Lifetime Achievement Award recipients New Edition and more.
Presenters for the night include Sean Puff Daddy Combs, Solange, Karrueche, Yara Shahidi, Remy Ma, Cardi B, Issa Rae, Jamie Foxx, La La Anthony, the cast of Universal Pictures’ “Girls Trip” (Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish, with Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah), Jussie Smollett, Robin Thede, Cari Champion, Demetrius Shipp Jr., Irv Gotti, Deon Cole, DeRay Davis, Kofi Siriboe, Logan Browning along with the cast of “Detroit” (Algee Smith, Jason Mitchell, Laz Alonso Jacob Latimore). The evening will also honor R&B group New Edition with the Lifetime Achievement Award and Chance the Rapper with the Humanitarian Award presented by Walmart.
A full list of the “BET Awards” 2017 nominations is available at BET.com.
The iOS and Android app, which also features current and classic BET television series, documentaries, standup comedy and legendary musical performances, will carry a live feed of the red carpet and the Awards, and is available for download now in the iTunes and Google Play stores for $3.99 a month following a seven-day free trial.
