Recap of the 23rd BET Awards : A Night of Celebrations and Performances

Recap of the 23rd BET Awards

The 23rd BET Awards took place on June 25, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. It was a star-studded event celebrating the achievements in entertainment, honoring outstanding artists, and featuring electrifying performances. The night was filled with memorable moments, touching tributes, and well-deserved awards. Let’s take a closer look at the winners and highlights of this spectacular event.

Winners and Nominees:

Here are some of the key categories and their winners and nominees:

here are the tables for the list of winners and nominees, as well as the main show performances:

Winners and Nominees:

Category	Winner(s)	Nominees
Album of the Year	“Renaissance” – Beyoncé (TIE), “SOS” – SZA (TIE)	GloRilla, Chris Brown, DJ Khaled, Drake & 21 Savage, Kendrick Lamar
Video of the Year	“Kill Bill” – SZA	Chris Brown, Peezy, Jeezy & Real Boston Richey featuring Rob49, Lizzo, Steve Lacy, Jack Harlow, GloRilla & Cardi B
Viewer’s Choice Award	“Break My Soul” – Beyoncé	Lizzo, Jack Harlow, Drake featuring 21 Savage, SZA, Burna Boy, Nicki Minaj, Future featuring Drake & Tems, GloRilla & Hitkidd, Latto & Mariah Carey featuring DJ Khaled, Chris Brown featuring Wizkid, PinkPantheress & Ice Spice, King Combs featuring Kodak Black, Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage, GloRilla & Cardi B
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist	Usher (TIE), Chris Brown (TIE)	Blxst, Brent Faiyaz, Burna Boy, Drake, The Weeknd
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist	SZA, Ari Lennox, Beyoncé, Coco Jones, H.E.R., Lizzo, Tems
Best Female Hip Hop Artist	Latto, GloRilla, Cardi B, Coi Leray, Ice Spice, Megan Thee Stallion, Nicki Minaj
Best Male Hip Hop Artist	Kendrick Lamar, 21 Savage, Drake, Future, J. Cole, Jack Harlow, Lil Baby
Best New Artist	GloRilla, Coco Jones, Ambré, Doechii, FLO, Ice Spice, Lola Brooke
Best Group	Drake & 21 Savage, City Girls, Dvsn, FLO, Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin, Quavo & Takeoff, Wanmor
BET Her Award	“Break My Soul” – Beyoncé, “About Damn Time” – Lizzo, “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2” – PinkPantheress & Ice Spice, “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	Teyana “Spike Tey” Taylor, A$AP Rocky for AWGE, Benny Boom, Burna Boy, Cole Bennett, Dave Free x Kendrick Lamar, Director X
Best Movie	Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Creed 3, Emancipation, Nope, The Woman King, Till, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Main Show Performances:

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Lil Uzi Vert	“Spin Again,” “Just Wanna Rock”
The Sugarhill Gang, MC Lyte, D-Nice, Big Daddy Kane	“Rapper’s Delight,” “Cha Cha Cha,” “Call Me D-Nice,” “Raw”
Latto	“Put It on da Floor”
Warren G, Yo-Yo, Tyga, E-40	“Regulate,” “You Can’t Play With My Yo-Yo,” “Rack City,” “Tell Me When To Go”
Coco Jones	“ICU”
Davido	“Feel,” “Unavailable”
Quavo, Offset	“Hotel Lobby (Unc & Phew),” “Bad and Boujee”
Trick Daddy, Trina, Uncle Luke	“Nann Nigga,” “I Wanna Rock (Doo Doo Brown)”
Chief Keef, Ying Yang Twins	“Faneto,” “Wait (The Whisper Song)”
Doechii, Trillville	“Booty Drop,” “What It Is (Block Boy),” “Some Cut”
Jeezy, T.I., Master P	“Dey Know,” “24’s,” “Make ‘Em Say Uhh!”
Erick Sermon, Keith Murray, Redman	“Music,” “The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World”
Doug E. Fresh, Mad Lion, Patra, Vicious	“Take It Easy”
GloRilla	“Lick or Sum”
Mad Skillz	Hip Hop 50 Spoken Word Tribute
Patti LaBelle	Tribute to Tina Turner
	“The Best”