LOS ANGELES — The 2023 BET Awards celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre’s earliest voices, late legends, and new talent during a show packed with spectacular performances that consistently felt like a party.
Sunday’s biggest surprise came when Quavo and Offset, the surviving members of Migos, performed “Bad and Boujee” in front of an image of Takeoff, who died in a shooting last December.
Offset, left, and Quavo of Migos perform at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
“BET, do it for Take,” the duo shouted near the beginning of their set, as their backdrop switched from the image of a space shuttle to one of Takeoff pointing in the air.
Throughout the show, whether it was Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., Biz Markie or Pop Smoke, performers and emcee Kid Capri paid homage to late hip-hop stars, often by quickly highlighting a taste of their best-known hits. In a show where few awards were given, Capri and BET kept the emphasis on the music.
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Busta Rhymes took home the night’s biggest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award, handed to him by Swizz Beatz. The 12-time Grammy Award nominated rapper, producer, and pioneering hip-hop figure is widely regarded as one of the great MCs, with seven Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits to his name. Read the full story here:
THE WINNERS
Album of the Year: “Renaissance” – Beyoncé; “SOS” – Sza (tie)
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist: Sza
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist: Chris Brown and Usher (tie)
Best Group: Drake & 21 Savage
Best Collaboration: “Wait For U” – Future feat. Drake & Tems
Best Female Hip Hop Artist: Latto
Latto accepts the award for best female hip hop artist at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Best Male Hip Hop Artist: Kendrick Lamar
Video of the Year: “Kill Bill” – Sza
Video Director of the Year: Teyana “Spike Tey” Taylor
Best New Artist: Coco Jones
Coco Jones poses in the press room with the award for best new artist at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award: “Bless Me” – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin
Viewer’s Choice Award: “Break My Soul” – Beyoncé
Best International Act: Burna Boy (Nigeria)
BET Her: “Break My Soul” – Beyoncé
Best Movie: “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Best Actress: Angela Bassett
YoungStars Award: Marsai Martin
Sportswoman of the Year Award: Angel Reese
Sportsman of the Year Award: Jalen Hurts
TOP PICS
Photos: The best of the 2023 BET Awards
Lil Uzi Vert performs a medley at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Wonder Mike, from left, Master Gee and Hen Dogg of The Sugarhill Gang perform “Rapper’s Delight” at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Lil Uzi Vert performs a medley at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Lil Uzi Vert performs a medley at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Big Daddy Kane performs a medley at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Big Daddy Kane performs a medley at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
D-Nice performs “Call Me De-Nice” at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Coco Jones accepts the award for best new artist at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Coco Jones accepts the award for best new artist at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Latto performs “Put It On Da Floor” at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Latto performs “Put It On Da Floor” at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Warren G performs “Regulate” at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
E-40 performs “Tell Me When To Go” at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Coco Jones performs “ICU” at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Nikki Taylor, mother of Teyana “Spike Tey” Taylor, holds a phone up as her daughter accepts the award for video director of the year remotely at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Lola Brooke performs a medley at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Davido performs a medley at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Coco Jones poses in the press room with the award for best new artist at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Davido performs a medley at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Offset, left, and Quavo of Migos perform at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
An image of Takeoff, the late member of Migos, appears on screen as his fellow group members Offset, left, and Quavo perform at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Chief Keef, from left, D-Roc and Tadoe perform at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Master P performs a medley at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Dooechii performs a medley at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Redman performs “Da Goodness” at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
GloRilla performs “Lick or Sum” at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
GloRilla performs “Lick or Sum” at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Patti LaBelle performs “The Best” during an In Memoriam tribute to the late singer Tina Turner, pictured onstage at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Busta Rhymes reacts onstage as he accepts the lifetime achievement award at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Busta Rhymes reacts onstage as he accepts the lifetime achievement award at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Busta Rhymes, right, and Spliff Star perform a medley at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Coi Leray performs “Players” during a tribute to Busta Rhymes at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Spice, left, and Busta Rhymes perform “So Mi Like It” during a tribute in his honor at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Skillibeng, left, and Busta Rhymes perform “Whap Whap” during a tribute in Rhymes honor at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
Busta Rhymes performs a medley at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
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