Culture's Biggest Night, also known as the 2024 BET Awards , is jam-packed with some of the hottest acts in the music industry. From Megan Thee Stallion kicking off the night's festivities to Lauryn Hill , Victoria Monét , GloRilla, Latto and more hitting the stage, fans have a lot to look forward to with the annual show on Sunday. ET chatted with show executives Connie Orlando and Dionne Harmon about the upcoming show, and the pair opened up about why this year's show is the best so far; starting with Taraji P.
Henson making her third hosting stint . "She shows up and she's so excited -- she's more excited than we are sometimes with the ideas," Orlando tells ET. "She's creative.
Our audience loves Taraji and we're so excited to have her back because she's the full package and she definitely elevates the show." "I agree, and she's so incredibly talented," Harmon adds. "You need somebody that's funny, that can sing, that can dance, that can act and she is all that.
She's going to bring all of that to the show." The Golden Globe-winning actress previously hosted the 2021 BET Awards , where she used the opportunity to honor some iconic Black women who have impacted pop culture. Henson, 53, started the show with a memorable opening monologue and had roses handed out to several women in the audience, including Zendaya, Jazmine Sullivan, Issa Rae and "Queen" Maxine Waters.
She also donned various ensembles throughout the show that honored and celebrated the styles and looks of so.