Connie Orlando, BET’s evp of specials, music programming & music strategy. “What would an award show look like if we had to produce it during the pandemic?”Turns out, they had to do just that.
Last night, on Sunday (June 28), BET aired the 20th annual BET Awards, hosted virtually by Amanda Seales, with the important tagline: Our Culture Can’t Be Cancelled.
The three-hour long show featured video appearances from Michelle Obama, Beyoncé (who accepted the Humanitarian Award), Lizzo and more, and included powerful performances from rap and R&B’s biggest stars, including DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Wayne and Alicia Keys.Unlike award shows of our pre-COVID past, where just a handful of performers might steal the show with a stellar vocal.
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