The 24th BET Awards took place on June 30, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, to celebrate achievements in entertainment and honors music, sports, television, and movies. It was hosted for the third time by actress Taraji P. Henson.
The nominations were announced on May 16. Canadian rapper Drake received the most nominations with seven, followed by Nicki Minaj with six, J. Cole, Sexyy Red, SZA and Victoria Monét with five each, and Beyoncé, 21 Savage, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Tyla, and Usher all with four.
R&B singer Usher received the Lifetime Achievement Award during the ceremony.
Performers
The first round of performers was announced along with the nominees on May 16, 2024. Normani was scheduled to perform at the ceremony, but her performance was cancelled due to a leg injury during rehearsals.
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Main show | |
| Megan Thee Stallion | "Hiss" "Boa" "Where Them Girls At" |
| Victoria Monét Kaytranada |
"On My Mama" "Alright" |
| Sexyy Red | "U My Everything" "Get It Sexyy" |
| VanVan Heiress Harris |
"Be You" |
| Will Smith Fridayy Sunday Service Choir Kirk Franklin |
"You Can Make It" |
| GloRilla Megan Thee Stallion |
"Yeah Glo!" "Wanna Be" |
| Shaboozey J-Kwon |
"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" "Tipsy" |
| Latto | "Sunday Service" "Big Mama" |
| Tyla Gunna Skillibeng |
"Jump" |
| Doechii | "Rocket" |
| Ice Spice | "Phat Butt" "Think U the Shit (Fart)" |
| Childish Gambino Keke Palmer Summer Walker Coco Jones Marsha Ambrosius Chlöe Tinashe Teyana Taylor Victoria Monét Latto |
Tribute to Usher "U Don't Have to Call" "You Make Me Wanna..." "Good Good" "There Goes My Baby" "Superstar" "Good Kisser" "Nice & Slow" "Bad Girl" "Yeah!" |
| Lauryn Hill YG Marley Wyclef Jean |
"The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" "Lost Ones" "Survival" "Praise Jah in the Moonlight" "Fu-Gee-La" |
| BET Amplified Stage | |
| Tanner Adell | "Buckle Bunny" "Cowboy Break My Heart" |
Winners and nominees
Below is the list of winners and nominees. Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
In Memoriam
- Rico Wade
- Clarence Avant
- Maurice Hines
- Amp Fiddler
- Willie Mays
- Richard Roundtree
- Ron Cephas Jones
- Rudolph Isley
- Magoo
- Irish Grinstead
- The 45 King
- DJ Casper
- George "Funky" Brown
- Mister Cee
- Louis Gossett Jr.
- Brother Marquis
- Carl Weathers
- Dexter Scott King
- Aaron Spears
- Bo$$
- Hydeia Broadbent
- O. J. Simpson
- Joe E.M. Falcon II
- Rob Stone
- Bill Cobbs
