The winners of the 2026 BET Awards have been announced, with Teyana Taylor, Kehlani and Kendrick Lamar among the big winners on the night.
Find a list of winners and performers on the night below.
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The ceremony, which celebrates excellence across the full entertainment industry – including music, film and sports – was held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles last night (Sunday June 28).
Hosted by Druski, it was Teyana Taylor and Clipse who won the most trophies on the night, winning in three categories each, followed by Kendrick Lamar and Kehlani who each won two awards.
Taylor won Best Actress for her role in One Battle After Another, as well as Video Director of the Year and the new Fashion Vanguard Award, while Clipse won Album of the Year, Best Group and Best Collaboration for the Kendrick Lamar-starring track ‘Chains & Whips’.
Full Lauryn Hill tribute at the #BETAwards featuring The War and Treaty, SZA, Doechii, Lizzo, Queen Latifah, Common, Yg Marley, & more pic.twitter.com/gkYnErjr17
— (@DiaryOfKeysus) June 29, 2026
Other winners included Kehlani who won Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, Olivia Dean who won Best New Artist, Cardi B taking home Best female Hip-Hop Artist, Leon Thomas getting Best male R&B/Pop Artist for the first time, and Michael B. Jordan, who won an Oscar for best lead actor for Sinners.
Special awards on the night included Ms. Lauryn Hill getting the Living Legend Icon Award, music executive Sylvia Rhone getting the Ultimate Icon Award, and Teyana Taylor nabbing the Icon of the Year award.
Performances on the night came from Don Toliver who played ‘E-85’ and ‘Body’, Tems who played ‘What You Need’, Baby Keem who broke out ‘Circus Circus Freestyle’ and ‘Dramatic Girl’, and French Montana, Max B and Rick Ross who played ‘Ever You Since You Left Me’ and ‘Minks’.
RAYE played at the BET awards for the first time playing ‘Nightingale Lane’, Cardi B rattled through a medley of ‘Errtime’, ‘Hello’, ‘Check Please’ and ‘Petty AF’, T.I broke out ‘Top Back’ and ‘Let Em Know’, and Kehlani and Jamie Foxx broke out ‘Folded’.
The Vanguard, Ari Lennox, RAYE, George Clinton, Durand Bernarr and BJ The Chicago Kid all paid tribute to late soul icon D’Angelo, and huge names Nas, Doja Cat, SZA, Doechii, Tems, Tierra Whack, Lizzo, Queen Latifa, Rapsody, Common and more all celebrated Ms. Lauryn Hill.
Check out footage of more performances below, as well as a list of winners on the night.
Doechii & SZA performed “Ready Or Not” for Ms. Lauryn Hill’s tribute at the 2026 #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/22o2wNUUUj
— Everything Doechii (@EDoechii) June 29, 2026
Doja Cat pays tribute to Ms. Lauryn Hill with a performance of “Superstar” at the 2026 #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/arRf06Lvtu
— Doja HQ (@DojaHQs) June 29, 2026
Album of the Year
AM I THE DRAMA? — Cardi B
DON’T TAP THE GLASS — Tyler, the Creator
everything is a lot. — Wale
HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY — Mariah the Scientist
WINNER: Let God Sort Em Out — Clipse
MUTT Deluxe: HEEL — Leon Thomas
The Fall-Off — J. Cole
The Romantic — Bruno Mars
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Ari Lennox
Coco Jones
Ella Mai
Jill Scott
WINNER: Kehlani
Mariah the Scientist
Olivia Dean
SZA
Tems
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Brent Faiyaz
Bruno Mars
Bryson Tiller
Chris Brown
Durand Bernarr
GIVĒON
WINNER: Leon Thomas
October London
Usher
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
WINNER: Cardi B
Coi Leray
Doechii
Doja Cat
GloRilla
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Monaleo
YK Niece
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
A$AP Rocky
Baby Keem
BigXthaPlug
DaBaby
Don Toliver
Drake
J. Cole
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar
T.I.
Kehlani delivered a stunning stripped-down version of her hit song, Folded — accompanied by none other than Jamie Foxx! #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/FHA1kofpf5
— BET (@BET) June 29, 2026
Best Group
41
WINNER: Clipse
De La Soul
FLO
French Montana & Max B
Metro Boomin & DJ Spinz
Nas & DJ Premier
Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon
Wizkid & Asake
Best Collaboration
WINNER: “Chains & Whips” — Clipse & Kendrick Lamar
“Errtime Remix” — Cardi B feat. Jeezy & Latto
“Go Girl” — Summer Walker feat. Latto & Doja Cat
“Good Flirts” — Baby Keem feat. Kendrick Lamar & Momo Boyd
“Is It a Crime” — Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis
“It Depends (The Remix)” — Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller & Usher
“Take Me Thru Dere” — Metro Boomin feat. Quavo, Breskii, YK Niece & DJ Spinz
“wgft” — Gunna feat. Burna Boy
Best New Artist
Belly Gang Kushington
DESTIN CONRAD
JayDon
kwn
Miles Minnick
Monaleo
WINNER: Olivia Dean
RAYE
Trap Dickey
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
“Able” — Kirk Franklin
“ABLE (REMIX)” — Darrel Walls, PJ Morton & Kim Burrell
“All to Thee” — BeBe Winans
“Already Good (Tasha Slide)” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard
“At the Cross” — CeCe Winans
“Church” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard & John Legend
“Do It Again” — Kirk Franklin
WINNER: “Headphones” — Lecrae, Killer Mike & T.I.
Doechii’s part of Ms. Lauryn Hill’s tribute was phenomenal even SHE gagged #BetAwards pic.twitter.com/Q52qJSv38n
— Everything Doechii (@EDoechii) June 29, 2026
Lizzo and Rapsody took us down memory lane, performing Doo Wop! Can we relive this moment over again #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/YiYEXIbNFM
— BET (@BET) June 29, 2026
BET Her
“Already Good (Tasha Slide)” — Tasha Cobbs Leonard
“Be Great” — Jill Scott feat. Trombone Shorty
“Beautiful People” — Jill Scott
“First” — Tems
WINNER: “girl, get up.” — Doechii feat. SZA
“Go Girl” — Summer Walker feat. Latto & Doja Cat
“Gorgeous” — Doja Cat
“Lady Lady” — Olivia Dean
Viewers’ Choice
WINNER: “Burning Blue” — Mariah the Scientist
“Chains & Whips” — Clipse feat. Kendrick Lamar
“Chanel” — Tyla
“Folded” — Kehlani
“I Just Might” — Bruno Mars
“It Depends” — Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller
“Man I Need” — Olivia Dean
“Outside” — Cardi B
“Raindance” — Dave & Tems
“Take Me Thru Dere” — Metro Boomin feat. Quavo, Breskii, YK Niece & DJ Spinz
No notes. Just TEMS. @BETAwards pic.twitter.com/VTn2heAsbr
— BET (@BET) June 29, 2026
Ari Lennox opened with tenderness. RAYE brought the fire. George Clinton kept the funk electric and alive. Durand Bernarr gave us chills. And BJ the Chicago Kid closed it out like only he could. Together, alongside The Vanguard, they created something on that stage tonight that… pic.twitter.com/OeUaSFz8DP
— BET (@BET) June 29, 2026
Video of the Year
“100” — Ella Mai
“Anxiety” — Doechii
“Burning Blue” — Mariah the Scientist
“Chanel” — Tyla
“Escape Room (Short Film)” — Teyana Taylor
WINNER: “Folded” — Kehlani
“LET ‘EM KNOW” — T.I.
“luther” — Kendrick Lamar & SZA
Video Director of the Year
A$AP Rocky & Dan Streit
Anderson .Paak
Benny Boom
Cactus Jack
Cardi B & Patientce Foster
Cole Bennett
Director X
Hype Williams
WINNER: Teyana “Spike-Tey” Taylor
The Fashion Vanguard Award (New)
A$AP Rocky
Bad Bunny
Beyoncé
Cardi B
Colman Domingo
Doechii
Rihanna
WINNER: Teyana Taylor
Zendaya
We know who has 6 #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/WxCxqZxboQ
— BET (@BET) June 29, 2026
The Pulse Award (New)
85 South Show
Baby, This Is Keke Palmer
Charlamagne Tha God
Don Lemon
WINNER: Druski
It Is What It Is
Joe and Jada
On the Radar
R&B Money Podcast
Best Movie
Highest 2 Lowest
Him
Number One on the Call Sheet
One Battle After Another
Relationship Goals
Ruth & Boaz
WINNER: Sinners
Wicked: For Good
This Ms. Lauryn Hill tribute was just wright
Queen Latifah and Common shut the stage down. #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/Z1mxGLQPHb
— BET (@BET) June 29, 2026
kwn just does it for me! Loving the new single, Risk It All #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/C5QoiUojQg
— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) June 29, 2026
Best Actress
Angela Bassett
Ayo Edebiri
Chase Infiniti
Coco Jones
Cynthia Erivo
Keke Palmer
Quinta Brunson
Regina Hall
WINNER: Teyana Taylor
Best Actor
Aaron Pierre
Aldis Hodge
Anthony Mackie
Colman Domingo
Damson Idris
Delroy Lindo
Denzel Washington
WINNER: Michael B. Jordan
Sterling K. Brown
The girls showed OUT for Ms. Hill. Tems & Tierra Whack during their Ms. Lauryn Hill tribute. #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/4Zja9y5DHA
— BET (@BET) June 29, 2026
CHECK PLEASE because @iamcardib ate this performance. #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/6RtRC3zYNS
— BET (@BET) June 29, 2026
YoungStars Award
Daria Johns
Graceyn “Gracie” Hollingsworth
Heiress Harris
WINNER: Jazzy’s World TV
Lela Hoffmeister
North West
Thaddeus J. Mixson
VanVan
Sportswoman of the Year Award
WINNER: A’ja Wilson — Basketball
Angel Reese — Basketball
Claressa Shields — Boxing
Coco Gauff — Tennis
Flau’jae Johnson — Basketball
Gabby Thomas — Track & Field
Jordan Chiles — Gymnastics
Naomi Osaka — Tennis
Sha’Carri Richardson — Track & Field
Ari Lennox singing down the house #BETawards pic.twitter.com/ZGIuIG5Rj1
— BET (@BET) June 29, 2026
A voice. A moment. A D’angelo tribute to remember. Durand Bernarr left it all on the stage. #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/4htV9TUevy
— BET (@BET) June 29, 2026
Sportsman of the Year Award
Aaron Judge — Baseball
Anthony Edwards — Basketball
Caleb Williams — Football
WINNER: Jalen Brunson — Basketball
Jalen Hurts — Football
LeBron James — Basketball
Shedeur Sanders — Football
Stephen Curry — Basketball
Kehlani giving vocals and bawdy #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/m5i1eOUrat
— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) June 29, 2026
Wanna rock your BODY Don Toliver killed it! #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/4MYoY5voFb
— #BETAwards (@BETAwards) June 29, 2026
The most nominated artists without a win on the night included Doja Cat and Latto, who each had four nominations, and A$AP Rocky and Bruno Mars, who were each up for three awards.
Winners at the 2025 edition of the BET Awards included Cynthia Erivo, Kendrick Lamar, Doechii, Ayra Starr, GloRilla and Denzel Washington.
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