Once again, Black excellence stood front and center during this year’s dual celebration of the BET Awards and Black Music Month. Kendrick Lamar’s surprise The Pop Out – Ken & Friends at the Kia Forum and T-Pain’s co-curated concert at the Hollywood Bowl — both held on the Juneteenth holiday in Los Angeles — catapulted everything into high gear in the days leading up to BET Week 2024.
Those six days before the BET Awards (June 30) were jam-packed with opportunities to hear new music, reunite/network with industry colleagues or just plain chill. There were album listening parties involving a diverse array of artists including Eric Benét, Lucky Daye and Marsha Ambrosius. There were also artist showcases, including Columbia’s featuring R&B newcomers Aqyila, Iniko, Qing Madi and Q and SiriusXM Pandora Presents Coco Jones. There were other awards events such as ASCAP’s annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards honoring Usher, Victoria Monét and Lil Baby, YouTube’s second Leaders and Legends gala honoring Cash Money’s Bryan and Ronald Williams and the 12th annual Culture Creators fete honoring Teyana Taylor, BET executive vp Connie Orlando and more. Also celebrating in full effect on different evenings: Interscope Geffen and Republic with its own “kickback” hang.
Among the weekend highlights were two BET-affiliated concerts. The first (June 28) featured Cardi B, Gunna, Sexyy Red, Davido and Jordan Ward. The next evening (June 29), in partnership with Live Nation Urban, the Roots Picnic: Hip-Hop Is the Love of My Life rolled into the Hollywood Bowl. The 44-song setlist included compelling performances by The Roots (also the night’s back-up band), The Pharcyde, Common, Arrested Development and more. But it was the ladies who brought the house down. Queen Latifah started out the gate with several songs including “Had It Up To Here” before ushering fellow female rap trailblazers The Lady Rage, Monie Love, MC Lyte and Yo-Yo to the stage — all of whom came together for a rousing take on Latifah’s Grammy-winning hit “U.N.I.T.Y.”
So without further ado, here’s a gallery of photo highlights capturing BET Week 2024.
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Money Man & Ghazi
Money Man and Ghazi attend EMPIRE Celebrates BET Weekend 2024 at Academy LA on June 29, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Willie “Prophet” Stiggers
Willie “Prophet” Stiggers attends Republic Records BET awards kickback at The Highlight Room on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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YK Osiris & Ralan Styles
YK Osiris and Ralan Styles attend Republic Records BET awards kickback at The Highlight Room on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Thea Martin, Angie Martinez, Angela Yee & Ivy Rivera
Thea Martin, Angie Martinez, Angela Yee and Ivy Rivera attend Republic Records BET awards kickback at The Highlight Room on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Westside Boogie & Lebra Jolie
Westside Boogie and Lebra Jolie at Interscope + Geffen Records 2024 BET Awards Celebration at Private Residence on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Ari Lennox & Krystal Allen
Ari Lennox and Krystal Allen at Interscope + Geffen Records 2024 BET Awards Celebration at Private Residence on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Pusharod & BJRNCK
Pusharod and BJRNCK at Interscope + Geffen Records 2024 BET Awards Celebration at Private Residence on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Heran Mano & Len Brown
Heran Mano and Len Brown at Interscope + Geffen Records 2024 BET Awards Celebration at Private Residence on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Alicia Keys & Andra Day
Alicia Keys and Andra Day attend Mercedes-Benz Presents ‘The Table’ at Verse LA on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Black Thought
Black Thought of The Roots performs onstage during the BET Experience – Roots Picnic: Hip-Hop is The Love of My Life at Hollywood Bowl on June 29, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Common
Common performs onstage during the BET Experience – Roots Picnic: Hip-Hop is The Love of My Life at Hollywood Bowl on June 29, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah performs onstage during the BET Experience – Roots Picnic: Hip-Hop is The Love of My Life at Hollywood Bowl on June 29, 2024 in Los Angeles, California
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Saweetie
Saweetie attends the House of Creed Celebrates Creative Artists at Intimate Dinner during BET Weekend at the Chateau Marmont on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA.
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Joey Bada$$ & Lena Waithe
Joey Bada$$ and Lena Waithe attend the House of Creed Celebrates Creative Artists at Intimate Dinner during BET Weekend at the Chateau Marmont on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA.
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Coco Jones
Coco Jones performs onstage at ‘SiriusXM and Pandora present Coco Jones’ at Academy LA on June 27, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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BET’s 2024 Culture Class
BET’s 2024 Culture Class from left: Speedy, Tunde, Pretty Vee, Vic Mensa, Rapsody, Kimmy Kreations, Lynae Venee, Flau’Jae, Bryon Javar, and DeAndre Brown.
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Baby Tate
Baby Tate performs on the BET Amplified Music Stage during Day 2 of the BET Experience Fan Fest at Los Angeles Convention Center on June 29, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Doechii
Doechii performs during BET Experience 2024 Fan Fest at Los Angeles Convention Center on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Sexyy Red
Sexyy Red performs at the 2024 BET Experience Concert Series at Crypto.com Arena on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Luh Tyler & Omarion
Luh Tyler and Omarion attend BET Experience 2024 Fan Fest at Los Angeles Convention Center on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Lola Brooke
Lola Brooke attends BET Experience 2024 Fan Fest at Los Angeles Convention Center on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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NLE Choppa, Master P & Hercy Miller
NLE Choppa, Master P and Hercy Miller attend BET Experience 2024 Fan Fest at Los Angeles Convention Center on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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J-Kruz, Saweetie, & DeDe in the Morning
J-Kruz, Saweetie, and DeDe in the Morning attend the BET Awards Media House on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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4Batz
4Batz attends the BET Awards Media House on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Coco Jones
Coco Jones attends the BET Awards Media House on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Ice Spice
Ice Spice interviews with Angela Yee at the BET Media House on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Latto
Latto performs during BET Experience 2024 Fan Fest at Los Angeles Convention Center on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Cardi B
Cardi B performs at 2024 BET Experience Concert Series at Crypto.com Arena on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Gunna
Gunna performs at 2024 BET Experience Concert Series at Crypto.com Arena on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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Davido
Davido performs at the 2024 BET Experience Concert Series at Crypto.com Arena on June 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.