The 2017 BET Awards kicked off in Los Angeles Sunday night (June 25) with R&B superstar Bruno Mars opening the festivities. Hosted by comedic actress Leslie Jones, who wiled out during her opening monologue, the awards ceremony was held at the Microsoft Theater and boasted performances from notable artists such as Migos, Post Malone and Future.
Remy Ma and Nicki Minaj are nominated in the Best Female Hip-Hop Artist category alongside Cardi B, Missy Elliott, and Young M.A, while Drake, Future, Chance The Rapper, Big Sean, J. Cole, and Kendrick Lamar are nominated for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist. Lil Chano is also being honored with the 2017 BET Humanitarian Award.
Early in the show, Migos took home the award for Best Group, beating out A Tribe Called Quest, 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, Fat Joe and Remy Ma, and Rae Sremmurd, while Solange won the Centric Award for her “Cranes In The Sky” video.
Check out the list of nominees and winners below, which will be updated throughout the night.
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Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Beyoncé
Kehlani
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna
Solange
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Bruno Mars* — WINNER
Chris Brown
The Weeknd
Trey Songz
Usher
Best Group
2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
A Tribe Called Quest
Fat Joe & Remy Ma
Migos* — WINNER
Rae Sremmurd
Best Collaboration
Beyoncé Ft. Kendrick Lamar — “Freedom”
Chance The Rapper Ft. 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne — “No Problem”
Brown Ft. Gucci Mane & Usher — “Party”
Dj Khaled Ft. Beyoncé & Jay Z — “Shining”
Migos Ft. Lil Uzi Vert — “Bad and Boujee”
Rae Sremmurd Ft. Gucci Mane — “Black Beatles”
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Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
Big Sean
Chance The Rapper
Drake
Future
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar* — WINNER
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Cardi B
Missy Elliott
Nicki Minaj
Remy Ma* — WINNER
Young M.A.
Video of the Year
Beyoncé — “Sorry”
Big Sean — “Bounce Back”
Bruno Mars — “24k Magic”
Migos Ft. Lil Uzi Vert — “Bad And Boujee”
Solange — “Cranes in the Sky”
Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom
Bruno Mars & Jonathan Lia
Director X
Hype Williams
Kahlil Joseph & Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
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Best New Artist
21 Savage
Cardi B
Chance The Rapper* — WINNER
Khalid
Young M.A.
Album of the Year
24k Magic — Bruno Mars
4 Your Eyez Only — J. Cole
A Seat at the Table — Solange
Coloring Book — Chance The Rapper
Lemonade — Beyoncé
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
Cece Winans
Fantasia Ft. Tye Tribbett
Kirk Franklin Ft. Sarah Reeves, Tasha Cobbs & Tamela Man
Lecrae — WINNER*
Tamela Mann
Centric Award
Fantasia — “Sleeping with the One I Love”
Kehlani — “Distraction”
Mary J. Blige — “Thick of It”
Solange — “Cranes in the Sky” — WINNER
Syd — “All About Me”
Yuna — “Crush Ft. Usher”
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Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
Beyoncé — “Sorry” — WINNER
Bruno Mars — “24k Magic”
Drake — “Fake Love”
Migos Ft. Lil Uzi Vert — “Bad And Boujee”
Rae Sremmurd Ft. Gucci Mane — “Black Beatles”
The Weeknd Ft. Daft Punk — Starboy”
