BET Awards 2019

{{Infobox award

| name = 2019 BET Awards

| image = 2019-bet-awards-logo.jpg

| caption =

| imagesize = 250px

| ratings =

| runtime =

| director = Glenn Weiss

| presenter = Black Entertainment Television

| location = Microsoft Theater,
Los Angeles, California

| network = {{hlist|BET
Simulcasts:
BET Her|VH1|MTV|MTV2|MTV Classic|Logo TV|TV Land|BET International}}

| date = {{Start date|2019|6|23}}

| host = Regina Hall

| most_awards = Cardi B (2)

| most_nominations = Cardi B (7)

| previous = 18th

| main = BET Awards

| next = 20th

| website = http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards.html

}}

The 19th BET Awards were held on June 23, 2019 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony celebrated achievements in entertainment and honors music, sports, television, and movies. Cardi B received the most nominations with seven, and won the most awards with two, including for Album of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/2019-bet-award-nominations-836893/|title=2019 BET Award Nominations: Cardi B Leads, Nipsey Hussle Posthumously Nominated|website=Rolling Stone|date=2019-05-17}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/bet-awards-nominations-cardi-b-drake-beyonce-1203219005/|title=Cardi B, Drake, Beyoncé Lead BET Awards Nominations|website=Variety|date=2019-05-17}}

On May 29, 2019, it was announced that the ceremony would be hosted for the first time by actress Regina Hall.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157330439664413&id=13249279412|title=BET Awards|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=2019-05-29}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/celebrities/news/2019/05/29/regina-hall-bet-awards.html?cid=facebook|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808004730/https://www.bet.com/celebrities/news/2019/05/29/regina-hall-bet-awards.html?cid=facebook|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 8, 2020|title=Regina Hall Will Host The 2019 BET Awards!|website=BET|access-date=2019-05-29}}

On June 13, 2019, it was announced that special awards would be presented to Mary J. Blige, who received the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award;{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mary-j-blige-receive-lifetime-achievement-award-at-2019-bet-awards-1217750|title=BET Awards: Mary J. Blige to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=2019-06-15}} Tyler Perry, who was given the Ultimate Icon Award;{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/tyler-perry-bet-awards-2019-1203238895/|title=Tyler Perry to Receive Ultimate Icon Award at 2019 BET Awards (Exclusive)|last=Thorne|first=Will|date=2019-06-11|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-06-15}} and Nipsey Hussle, who was posthumously honored with the Humanitarian Award.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nipsey-hussle-receive-posthumous-humanitarian-award-bet-awards-2019-1218120|title=BET Awards: Nipsey Hussle to Receive Posthumous Humanitarian Award|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=2019-06-15}}

Performers

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Artist(s) !Song(s)
colspan=2 \| Main show
Cardi B and Offset \| "Clout" "Press"
DaBaby \| "Suge"
Fantasia \| "Enough"
Lucky Daye \| "Roll Some Mo"
Lizzo \| "Truth Hurts"
Lil Nas X Billy Ray Cyrus \| "Old Town Road"
City Girls \| "Act Up"
Lil Baby \| "Close Friends" "Pure Cocaine"
H.E.R. YBN Cordae \| "Lord Is Coming"
Mustard Migos \| "Pure Water"
Mary J. Blige \|Medley "My Life" "No More Drama" "I'm Goin' Down" "Real Love (Remix)" "Reminisce (Remix)" "You Remind Me (Remix)" "Be Happy" "Love No Limit" "I Can Love You" (with Lil' Kim) "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" (with Method Man) "Just Fine"
DJ Khaled Meek Mill Lil Baby Jeremih \| "Weather the Storm" "You Stay"
Kiana Ledé \| "Ex"
Kirk Franklin Jonathan McReynolds Erica Campbell Kelly Price \| "Love Theory"
Marsha Ambrosius YG DJ Khaled John Legend \| Tribute to Nipsey Hussle "Real Big" "Last Time That I'd Checc'd" "Higher"

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Artist(s)

!Song(s)

colspan=2 | Main show

Cardi B and Offset

| "Clout"
"Press"

| "Suge"

| "Enough"

| "Roll Some Mo"

| "Truth Hurts"

Lil Nas X
Billy Ray Cyrus

| "Old Town Road"

City Girls

| "Act Up"

Lil Baby

| "Close Friends"
"Pure Cocaine"

H.E.R.
YBN Cordae

| "Lord Is Coming"

Mustard
Migos

| "Pure Water"

Mary J. Blige

|Medley

"My Life"
"No More Drama"
"I'm Goin' Down"
"Real Love (Remix)"
"Reminisce (Remix)"
"You Remind Me (Remix)"
"Be Happy"
"Love No Limit"
"I Can Love You" (with Lil' Kim)
"I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" (with Method Man)
"Just Fine"

DJ Khaled
Meek Mill
Lil Baby
Jeremih

| "Weather the Storm"
"You Stay"

Kiana Ledé

| "Ex"

Kirk Franklin
Jonathan McReynolds
Erica Campbell
Kelly Price

| "Love Theory"

Marsha Ambrosius
YG
DJ Khaled
John Legend

| Tribute to Nipsey Hussle
"Real Big"
"Last Time That I'd Checc'd"
"Higher"

Presenters

The first wave was announced on June 3, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/article/7dham8/live-performances-by-cardi-b-dj-khaled-lizzo-and-more|title=Live Performances By Cardi B, DJ Khaled, Lizzo and More|website=BET|access-date=2019-06-04}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8514080/cardi-b-lil-nas-x-migos-dj-khaled-bet-awards|title=Cardi B, Lil Nas X, Migos, DJ Khaled and More to Perform at BET Awards: Exclusive|website=Billboard|access-date=2019-06-04}}{{Cite web|url=https://m.eonline.com/amp/news/1046581/cardi-b-and-lizzo-to-perform-at-2019-bet-awards|title=Cardi B, Lizzo and More to Perform at 2019 BET Awards {{!}} E! News|website=m.eonline.com|access-date=2019-06-04}}

Yara Shahidi – presented Best New Artist
Irv Gotti, Justine Skye & Elijah Kelley – presented Young Stars Award
Regina Hall – introduced Fantasia
Raphael Saadiq – introduced Lucky Daye
Anderson .Paak – presented Album of the Year
Amanda Seales – presented Shine a Light to Candice Payne
Rev. Al Sharpton – presented Dr. Bobby Jones Gospel Inspirational Award
Larenz Tate & La La Anthony – presented Best Movie
Jodie Turner-Smith, Melina Matsoukas, and Lena Waithe – introduced world premiere trailer for Queen & Slim
Marsai Martin – presented Best Actress
Rihanna – presented Lifetime Achievement Award to Mary J. Blige
Ayesha Curry & Ne-Yo – presented Best International Act
Jacob Latimore – presented Coca-Cola Viewer's Choice Award
Taraji P. Henson – presented Ultimate Icon Award to Tyler Perry
Morris Chestnut & Damson Idris – Eulogy for John Singleton
T.I. – presented Humanitarian Award to the family of Nipsey Hussle

Nominations

Winners highlighted in Bold.

style="background:#EEDD82;" ! width="50%" \| Album of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! width="50%" \| Video of the Year
class=wikitable width="100%"
valign="top" \| Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B ASTROWORLD – Travis Scott Championships – Meek Mill Ella Mai – Ella Mai Everything Is Love – The Carters \| valign="top" \| Childish Gambino – "This Is America" Cardi B – "Money" Cardi B and Bruno Mars – "Please Me" 21 Savage featuring J. Cole - “A Lot” Drake – "Nice For What" The Carters – "Apeshit"
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! "width="50%" \| Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Award ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! "width="50%" \| Best Collaboration
valign="top" \| Ella Mai – "Trip" Childish Gambino – "This Is America" Drake – "In My Feelings" Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin – "I Like It" J. Cole – "Middle Child" Travis Scott featuring Drake – "Sicko Mode" \| valign="top" \| Travis Scott featuring Drake – "Sicko Mode" Cardi B and Bruno Mars – "Please Me" Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin – "I Like It" H.E.R. featuring Bryson Tiller – "Could've Been" 21 Savage featuring J. Cole – "A Lot" Tyga featuring Offset – "Taste"
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! width="50%" \| Best Female R&B/Pop Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! width="50%" \| Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
valign="top" \| Beyoncé Ella Mai H.E.R. Solange SZA Teyana Taylor \| valign="top" \| Bruno Mars Anderson .Paak Childish Gambino Chris Brown John Legend Khalid
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! "width="50%" \| Best Female Hip Hop Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! "width="50%" \| Best Male Hip Hop Artist
valign="top" \| Cardi B Megan Thee Stallion Lizzo Remy Ma Kash Doll Nicki Minaj \| valign="top" \| Nipsey Hussle 21 Savage Drake J. Cole Meek Mill Travis Scott
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! width="50%" \| Best Group ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! width="50%" \| Best New Artist
valign="top" \| Migos City Girls Chloe x Halle Lil Baby and Gunna The Carters \| valign="top" \| Lil Baby Blueface City Girls Juice Wrld Queen Naija
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! "width="50%" \| Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! "width="50%" \| BET Her Award
valign="top" \| Snoop Dogg featuring Rance Allen – "Blessing Me Again" Erica Campbell featuring Warryn Campbell – "All of My Life" Fred Hammond – "Tell Me Where It Hurts" Kirk Franklin – "Love Theory" Tori Kelly featuring Kirk Franklin – "Never Alone" \| valign="top" \| H.E.R. – "Hard Place" Alicia Keys – "Raise a Man" Ciara – "Level Up" Janelle Monae – "Pynk" Queen Naija – "Mama's Hand" Teyana Taylor – "Rose In Harlem"
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! "width="50%" \| Video Director of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! "width="50%" \| Best Movie
valign="top" \| Karena Evans Benny Boom Colin Tilley Dave Meyers Hype Williams \| valign="top" \| *BlacKkKlansman* Creed II If Beale Street Could Talk Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse The Hate U Give
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! "width="50%" \| Best Actress ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! "width="50%" \| Best Actor
valign="top" \| Regina King Issa Rae Regina Hall Taraji P. Henson Tiffany Haddish Viola Davis \| valign="top" \| Michael B. Jordan Anthony Anderson Chadwick Boseman Denzel Washington Mahershala Ali Omari Hardwick
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! "width="50%" \| YoungStars Award ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! "width="50%" \| Sportswoman of the Year
valign="top" \| Marsai Martin Caleb McLaughlin Lyric Ross Michael Rainey Jr. Miles Brown \| valign="top" \| Serena Williams Allyson Felix Candace Parker Naomi Osaka Simone Biles
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! "width="50%" \| Sportsman of the Year ! style="background:#EEDD82;" ! "width="50%" \| Best International Act
valign="top" \| Stephen Curry Kevin Durant LeBron James Odell Beckham Jr. Tiger Woods \| valign="top" \| Burna Boy (Nigeria) Aya Nakamura (France) AKA (South Africa) Dave (UK) Dosseh (France) Giggs (UK) Mr Eazi (Nigeria)
style="background:#EEDD82;" ! "width="50%" \| Best New International Act
valign="top" \| Sho Madjozi (South Africa) Headie One (UK) Jok'Air (France) Nesly (France) Octavian (UK) Teniola Apata (Nigeria)

Special Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award: Mary J. Blige

Humanitarian Award: Nipsey Hussle

Ultimate Icon Award: Tyler Perry

Records Set

Bruno Mars became the first person to win Best Male R&B/Pop Artist three years in a row.

Migos became the first group or duo to win Best Group three years in a row.

Serena Williams won Sportswoman of the Year for the 12th time; the sixth year in a row.

Beyoncé won Best Female R&B/Pop Artist for the 10th time; the sixth year in a row.{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8517170/13-records-2019-bet-awards|title=13 Records That Were Set at the 2019 BET Awards}}

References

External links

{{official website|http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards.html}}

Category:BET Awards

Category:2019 music awards

Category:2019 awards in the United States