How To Watch TODAY'S BET Awards Sunday, June 25, Starting At 8 p.m. ET — Here's Everything You Need To Know.

How To Watch TODAY'S BET Awards Sunday, June 25, Starting At 8 p.m. ET — Here's Everything You Need To Know.

"Culture’s Biggest Night returns to Los Angeles. The 2023 BET Awards take place on Sunday, June 25, at the Microsoft Theater and “celebrates 50 years of hip-hop and honors music artists, actors, athletes and more for their work, achievements and cultural impact.”

The 23rd annual ceremony will honor Busta Rhymes with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and the award-winning MC, producer, songwriter and actor will be celebrated with a tribute featuring performances by Bia, Coi Leray, Cutty Ranks, Dexta Daps, M.O.P., Rah Digga, ScarLip, Spice, Supercat, Swizz Beatz and others.

“For five decades, hip-hop has not only influenced American culture but has become a global phenomenon and one of the most influential musical genres of our lifetime,” BET evp of specials, music programming and music strategy Connie Orlando said in an April statement. “From music to fashion, art, and entertainment, we are honored to have always provided a platform for hip-hop to thrive. We look forward to paying tribute to the pioneers and innovators as we amplify the new generation of hip-hop artists like only BET can.”

The BET Awards mainly honors the music industry, but this year, ir includes categories in film and sports. Nominees for best movie are Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Woman King, Till, Creed III, Emancipation, Nope and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody.

Below, read on for more on the nominees, performers and how to watch the awards show with or without cable.

2023 BET Awards: Who Is Nominated?

Drake leads the nominees with seven nods, including for best male hip-hop artist; best male R&B/pop artist; best collaboration for his song, “Wait for U” with Future and Tems; album of the year for his collaborative release, Her Loss, with 21 Savage; and more.

Breakthrough rapper GloRilla — who scored her first Grammy nomination this year — is behind Drake with six nominations. She will compete for best female hip-hop artist, best new artist, album of the year with her EP Anyways, Life’s Great and video of the year for “Tomorrow 2” with Cardi B. She’s a double nominee for best collaboration with “Tomorrow 2” and “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)” with Hitkidd.

21 Savage and Lizzo earned five nominations each, while Beyoncé, SZA, Ice Spice, Chris Brown and Burna Boy each scored four nods.

Albums battling Drake, 21 Savage and GloRilla for album of the year include Beyoncé’s Renaissance, SZA’s SOS, Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, Brown’s Breezy and DJ Khaled’s God Did.

Angela Bassett, Viola Davis, Zendaya, Keke Palmer, Janelle James, Janelle Monáe and Coco Jones are up for best actress, while best actor nominees include Michael B. Jordan, Donald Glover, Damson Idris, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr. and Amin Joseph. 

Alaya High aka That Girl Lay Lay — a previous The Hollywood Reporter cover star — is nominated for the YoungStars award.

See the full list of nominees here.

2023 BET Awards: Who Is Performing?

The 2023 BET Awards “will be a non-stop hip-hop party,” per a release. “From West Coast to East Coast, Trap to Bounce, Afro Beats and Dance Hall, the culture’s finest are set to deliver a full range of hip-hop favorites.”

Nominees Coco Jones, GloRilla and Ice Spice will hit the stage, and other performers will include 69 Boyz, Big Daddy Kane, Chief Keef, DJ Unk, Doechii, E-40, Fast Life Yungstaz & Easton (F.L.Y.), Fat Joe, Ja Rule, Kid ‘N Play, Lil Uzi Vert, MC Lyte, Percy “Master P” Miller, Remy Ma, Soulja Boy, The Sugarhill Gang, Trick Daddy, Trina, Tyga, Uncle Luke, Warren G, Ying Yang Twins and Yo-Yo, with more to be announced, per BET.

How to Watch the BET Awards Online

The BET Awards will air live on Sunday, June 25, at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET on the BET channel and will stream at the same time on BET.com, BET+ and Paramount+. Traditional cable subscribers can watch the ceremony by simply heading over to the BET channel or by signing into their TV provider account on BET.com."  -Hollywoodreporter.com