UPDATE (June 24): Will Smith has been additional as a performer at the 2024 Bet Awards, which will air reside from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 30 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Smith is established to debut a new special tune on the exhibit. Bet touts Smith’s common efficiency as an “exclusive” and “a key addition to Culture’s Most significant Night.”

Smith, 55, has a lengthy record with the Guess Awards. He and his spouse, Jada Pinkett Smith, hosted the exhibit in 2005. Smith is also a 3-time Guess winner for most efficient actor – for Ali (2001), Hancock/Seven Kilos (a twin entry in 2009) and King Richard (2022).

“From his start out as a rapper to The Refreshing Prince to remaining a box office king as one of the Bad Boys, Will Smith is truly a global icon, and we are honored to welcome him again to grace the Bet Awards stage,” Connie Orlando, EVP specials, new music programming & songs method at Bet, explained in a statement. “We seem ahead to Will adding to but a further defining night time for the lifestyle that is not to be skipped.”

Beforehand (June 13): Ms. Lauryn Hill & YG Marley, Ice Spice and Tyla have been additional as performers for the 2024 Guess Awards, which will air reside from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 30, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

They sign up for previously announced performers GloRilla, Latto, Muni Extended, Sexyy Red, Shaboozey and Victoria Monét. In addition, Tanner Adell, who guested on a new model of The Beatles’ “Blackbird” on Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, will execute on the Guess Amplified phase. Taraji P. Henson will host the exhibit for the 3rd time. Usher is established to get the life time accomplishment award. He also has 4 nominations.

Most of these performers have had stellar years. Usher headlined the Tremendous Bowl halftime exhibit in February, which set a new ratings report. Hill’s 1998 simple The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and also topped Apple Music’s checklist of the finest albums of all time.

Shaboozey’s “A Bar Track (Tipsy)” conquered quite a few charts. Billboard’s charts group research this 7 days that “A Bar Tune (Tipsy)” is the 1st track to be climbing in the top rated 25 simultaneously on the State Airplay, Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay and Rhythmic Airplay charts — which have coexisted for 28 yrs. 

Monét won 3 Grammys in February, which includes finest new artist. Tyla was the inaugural winner in the new best African songs effectiveness class for “Water,” which was a prime 10 strike on the Incredibly hot 100. Ice Spice didn’t acquire a Grammy, but she went into the ceremony with an exceptional 4 nominations.

GloRilla has two tracks in the prime 10 on this week’s Incredibly hot R&B/Hip Hop Music chart — “Yeah Glo!” and her “Wanna Be” collab with Megan Thee Stallion. Sexxy Purple has one particular unique track (“Get It Sexyy”) in the significant 10 and a different, a collab with Drake (“U My Everything”), in the top rated rated 20. Muni Very lengthy is also in the top 20 with her soulful ballad “Made for Me.”

If these artists total these hits on the show, it could not only give the hits a raise, but the records’ Grammy likelihood, for the purpose that the viewers will incredibly probably incorporate Grammy voters who are setting up to assume of their Grammy choices. (The Grammys’ online entry period runs from July 17 to Aug. 31.)

Henson formerly hosted the Guess Awards in 2021 and 2022. The Oscar-nominated actress (for The Curious Situation of Benjamin Button) is one particular of only two performers to host the exhibit 3 conditions (the other being Mo’Nique, who received an Oscar for Cherished).

Drake leads the 2024 Guess Awards nominations with 7 nods, adopted by Nicki Minaj with six J. Cole, Sexyy Crimson, SZA, Monét and Beyoncé with 5 every and each and every and 21 Savage, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Tyla and Usher with 4 just about each and every.

Voting for the 2024 Viewer’s Option Award commenced final 7 days and finishes June 30 (at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT). Nominees in that classification are Doja Cat’s “Agora Hills,” Lil Durk’s “All My Life” (that incorporates J. Cole), Gunna’s “Fukumean,” Jack Harlow’s “Lovin on Me,” Long’s “Made for Me,” Monét’s “On My Mama,” Drake’s “Rich Baby Daddy” (that incorporates Sexyy Red & SZA), Chris Brown’s “Sensational (showcasing Davido & Lojay), Beyoncé’s “Texas Maintain ‘Em” and Tyla’s “Water.”

Connie Orlando, BET’s EVP specials, music programming & new music strategy,will oversee and executive create the annual present. Jamal Noisette, SVP, tentpoles & songs neighborhood engagement, will co-government make for Guess. Jesse Collins Amusement is the production organization for the present, with Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon, and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay also serving as govt producers.

Listed right here are the performers for the 2024 Bet Awards. (Supplemental performers may perhaps possibly be integrated. In that occasion, this list will be up-to-date.)

2024 Bet Awards Performers

Ms. Lauryn Hill & YG Marley

Ice Spice

Tyla

GloRilla

Latto

Muni Extended

Sexyy Pink

Shaboozey

Will Smith

Victoria Monét

Tanner Adell (Bet Amplified phase)