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BET Awards 2021
2021 American television program From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 21st BET Awards took place on June 27, 2021. The ceremony celebrated achievements in entertainment and honors music, sports, television, and movies. The ceremony's theme was "Year of the Black Woman" and was held in-person with a vaccinated audience following the previous year's virtual ceremony.[1]
The nominees were announced on May 27, 2021. DaBaby and Megan Thee Stallion received the most nominations with 7 each, ahead of Cardi B and Drake, who tied with five nominations each.[2][3][4]
On June 14, it was announced that actress Taraji P. Henson would host the ceremony for the first time, and that musician and actress Queen Latifah would be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.[5][6]
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The list of performers was announced on June 17, and was said to be the largest in the ceremony's history.[7]
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In Memoriam
- Shock G
- Douglas Turner Ward
- Toots Hibbert
- Gale Sayers
- Thomas Jefferson Byrd
- Johnny Nash
- Anthony Chisolm
- MF Doom
- Bert Belasco
- Natalie Desselle Reid
- Carol Sutton
- Tommy Lister
- Charley Pride
- Whodini
- Joe Louis Clark
- Shabba Doo
- Eric Jerome Dickey
- Hank Aaron
- Cicely Tyson
- Leon Spinks
- Mary Wilson
- Vincent Jackson
- Bunny Wailer
- Reggie Warren
- Black Rob
- Paul Mooney
- Clarence Williams III
- Chadwick Boseman
- DMX
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