Annually, Black entertainers in music, movies, sports,
television and more are celebrated on the BET Award show. A popular award show
by the black and for the black. It celebrates black culture in varying funs,
bringing together African-Americans from various sections of entertainment for
a fun and honorable time. The show also delivers unforgettable performances and
appearances varying from Beyoncé to Rihanna to Mary J. Blige.
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| Regina Hall, BET 2019 Host www.source.com |
This year’s Award show being the 19th Annual
event; hosted by the astonishing and gorgeous actress Regina Hall; known for
her hilarious comic acts expressed through quirky voice twitches and facial
expressions most of the time. Regina Hall, who was also nominated for the best
actress award last night is popularly known for starring in Scary Movie, Girls Trip and Little.
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| Mary J. Blige www.eonline.com |
Mary J. Blige was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award
by BET, Presented by Rihanna to the great musician. A well-deserved Award for an icon like J.
Blige to be honored with. Mary J. Blige took us down memory lane when she
performed one of her old hits at the show; after such dazzling and amazing
performance, one can proudly say that “No one can perform Mary J. Blige’s songs like Mary J. Blige”.
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| Nipsey Hussle www.eonline.com |
Nipsey Hustle, who was gunned down in Los Angeles on the 31st
of March near his clothing store was paid a tribute alongside the late
director, John Singleton who died following a stroke in April. Hussle’s family
accepted the Humanitarian award on his behalf while DJ Khaled and John Legend
participated in a musical tribute for the late icons.
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| Cardi B www.hollywoodreporter.com |
Cardi B kicked off the show with a performance that had fans
in frenzy; with the hot lap dance she rendered her husband who is a fellow
artist and a member of the Migos trio group—Offset. Cardi B had the most
nominations for the night, holding 7 spots on the nominations: Album of the
year, Best Female Hip Hop Artist, Viewer’s Choice Award, Video of the Year and,
two Best Collaboration Awards.
Popular Nigerian Musicians: Burna Boy and Teni were also
nominated alongside other African musicians on Best International act and Best
New International Act respectively, with Burna Boy bringing the Award home to
mama.
Winning the Awards amongst others were; Childish Gambino, “This is America” for Video of the Year,
Beyoncé for Best female R&B/Pop Artist, Bruno Mars for Best male
R&B/Pop artist, Cardi B for Best female Hip Hop artist, Nipsey Hussle for
Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Lil Baby for Best New Artist, Ella Mai, “Trip” for Viewer’s Choice Award, Migos
forBest Group, Travis Scott featuring Drake, “Sicko Mode” for Best Collaboration, Cardi B, “Invasion of Privacy” for
Album of the year, Snoop Dogg featuring
Rance Allen, “Blessing Me Again” for
the Dr, Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Awards, Regina Kings for Best
Actress, Michael B. Jordan for Best Actor, BlacKkKlansman for Best Movie,
Marsai Martin for Young Stars Award, Serena Williams for Sportswoman of the
Year, Stephen Curry for Sportsman of the Year, H.E.R., “Hard Place” for BET HER Award, Karena Evans for the Video Director
of the Year, Burna Boy (Nigeria) for Best International Act and Sho Madjozi
(South Africa) for the Best New International Act.
It came as a shock last night to many to hear and see that
Snoop Dogg (Yes! THE Snoop Dogg we all know) was awarded the Dr. Bobby Jones
Best Gospel/Inspirational Award for his song “Blessing Me again” which Racen Allen featured in. It came as a
shock to see that he beat out established gospel artists to win this award and
Twitter is raving on and on about the surprise this has brought to his fans and
the world of entertainment at large.
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| Billy Ray Cyrus and Lil Nas X performing Old Town Road www.tasteofcountry.com |
Billy Ray Cyrus was
another surprise to many last night as he was in attendance at the Award show.
It is a wonder for me and out of curiosity to know if he is accepted into the
flock, judging from the standing sing along reaction the audience gave when he
performed with Lil Nas X who is now the reigning rapper of country music with
his viral hit “Old Town Road” on
Sunday Night.
Tyler Perry, (can I get another standing ovation for this
man please) who went from writing and starring in plays spoke about learning to
turn pain into powerful stories. He turned the stage into a pulpit and was
showered encomium by the great Taraji P. Henson who presented the Ultimate Icon
Award to Perry on Sunday night.
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| The Exonerated five, from left to right: Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Korey Wise, and Yusef Salaam www.huffpost.com |
Saving the best for last on this page, host Regina Hall paid
tribute to the most popular group of men last night at the BET Awards as she
introduced them to the stage. No, they are not actors neither are they
musicians or entertainers of any sort; they are popular because of their story
which was told and re-told in astounding ways in the four-part series—“When They See Us’ which aired on the 31st
of May. They are now known as the “Exonerated Five” and formerly known as the
Central Park Five in 1989. As they took to the stage to introduce the Grammy
award-winning singer H.E.R., there was about of standing ovation for all five
men: Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Raymond Santana, Yusef Salaam, and Korey
Wise by the audience. Their story moved many to tears all across the world and
with pride they stand in the various walks of life they find themselves in
after their exoneration.
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