BET Awards 2020: Who Reigned Supreme?
The BET Awards 2020 came and went with a bang, throwing some of the biggest surprises our way. And while an award show seems amiss during these times, this one is more than relevant.
The BET Awards were established in 2001 in a move to celebrate black excellence, honoring black entertainers, performers and representatives from sports, music and film.
This year, the BET Awards saw deserving winners, surprising winners and everything in between. Dive into the full list here.
1. Superstar, Lizzo, won the award for ‘Best Female R&B/ Pop Artist’. No surprises there, to be honest. (Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)
2. Can’t say we’re not on the fence about this one. Chris Brown won ‘Best Male R&B/ Pop Artist’. (Photo by Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for Drai’s Beachclub-Nightclub)
3. This trio refuses to stop. Migos nabbed the BET Award for ‘Best Group’. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Philymack)
4. Chris Brown and Drake (making this Drake’s only win), won ‘Best Collaboration’ with their track ‘No Guidance‘. (Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic)
5. New kid on the block, DaBaby, reigned supreme as he won ‘Best Male Hip Hop Artist’. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images)
6. Megan Thee Stallion proves to be unstoppable as she gets crowned ‘Best Female Hip Hop Artist’ at this year’s BET Awards. (Photo by Erik Voake/Getty Images for Roc Nation)
7. DJ Khaled, John Legend and the late Nipsey Hussle won ‘Video of the Year’ with the beautiful track ‘Higher‘. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Ciroc)
8. This rapper has been sweeping the music world off its feet. No surprise then, that Roddy Ricch is this year’s ‘Best New Artist’ at the BET Awards. (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)
9. Megan Thee Stallion scores a double whammy. The music video for ‘Hot Girl Summer‘ ft. Nicki Minaj won the ‘Viewer’s Choice Award’. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)
10. “Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial” by Roddy Ricch reigned supreme as it bagged ‘Album of the Year’. (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
By: Ahalya Narayanan
