Ms. Lauryn Hill & YG Marley , Ice Spice and Tyla have been added as performers for the 2024 BET Awards , which will air live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 30, at 8 p.m.
ET/PT. They join previously announced performers GloRilla , Latto , Muni Long , Sexyy Red , Shaboozey and Victoria Monét . Additionally, Tanner Adell , who guested on a new version of The Beatles’ “Blackbird” on Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter , will perform on the BET Amplified stage.
Taraji P. Henson will host the show for the third time. Usher is set to receive the lifetime achievement award.
He also has four nominations. Most of these performers have had stellar years. Usher headlined the Super Bowl halftime show in February, which set a new ratings record.
Hill’s 1998 classic The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and also topped Apple Music’s list of the best albums of all time. Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” conquered multiple charts. Billboard ’s charts team reports this week that “ A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is the first song to be rising in the top 25 simultaneously on the Country Airplay, Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay and Rhythmic Airplay charts — which have coexisted for 28 years.
Monét won three Grammys in February, including best new artist. Tyla was the inaugural winner in the new best African music performance category for “Water,” which was a top 10 hit on the Hot 100. Ice Spice didn’t win a Grammy, but she wen.