# BET Awards 2022

The 22nd BET Awards took place on June 26, 2022. The ceremony celebrates achievements in entertainment and honors music, sports, television, and movies. The ceremony was hosted for the second time by Taraji P. Henson at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California.
The nominees were announced on June 1, 2022. Doja Cat received the most nominations with 6, ahead of Drake and Ari Lennox, who received with four nominations each.
American rapper, songwriter and producer Sean Combs, professionally known as Puff Daddy and Diddy, was honored with the BET Lifetime Achievement Award for his "incomparable cultural force and creative visionary whose impact has created historic paradigm shifts across music, media, fashion, and lifestyle".

## Performers

The list of performers was announced on June 16, 2022.
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Main show ||
| Lizzo | "About Damn Time" |
| Jack Harlow DJ Drama Lil Wayne Brandy | "Poison" "First Class" |
| Maverick City Music Kirk Franklin | "Kingdom" "Melodies from Heaven" |
| Fireboy DML | "Playboy" "Peru" |
| Doechii | "Persuasive" "Crazy" |
| Muni Long | "Time Machine" "Hrs and Hrs" |
| Chance the Rapper Joey Badass | "The Highs & the Lows" |
| Ella Mai Babyface Roddy Ricch | "DFMU" "Keeps On Fallin" "How" |
| Latto Young Dirty Bastard Mariah Carey | "It's Givin" "Big Energy (Remix)" |
| Diddy Jodeci Mary J. Blige Shyne Bryson Tiller Busta Rhymes The Lox Lil' Kim Faith Evans Maverick City Music | Medley "Come and Talk to Me "I'm Goin' Down" "Victory" "Bad Boyz" "All About the Benjamins" "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" "Gotta Move On" "I'll Be Missing You" |
| Chlöe | "Surprise" "Treat Me" |
| Giveon | "Heartbreak Anniversary" "For Tonight" "Lie Again" |
| BET Amplified Stage ||
| Gogo Morrow | "In the Way" |
| Ogi | "I Got It" |

## Winners and nominees

| Album of the Year | Video of the Year |
| An Evening with Silk Sonic – Silk Sonic Back of My Mind – H.E.R. Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler, the Creator Certified Lover Boy – Drake Donda – Kanye West Heaux Tales, Mo' Tales: The Deluxe – Jazmine Sullivan Planet Her – Doja Cat | Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar – "Family Ties" Silk Sonic – "Smokin out the Window" Chlöe – "Have Mercy" Doja Cat featuring SZA – "Kiss Me More" Ari Lennox – "Pressure" Drake featuring Future and Young Thug – "Way 2 Sexy" |
| Best New Artist | Best Collaboration |
| Latto Baby Keem Benny the Butcher Bleu Muni Long Tems | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems – "Essence" DJ Khaled featuring Lil Baby and Lil Durk – "Every Chance I Get" Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar – "Family Ties" Doja Cat featuring SZA – "Kiss Me More" Drake featuring Future and Young Thug – "Way 2 Sexy" Bia featuring Nicki Minaj – "Whole Lotta Money" |
| Best Female R&B/Pop Artist | Best Male R&B/Pop Artist |
| Jazmine Sullivan Ari Lennox Chlöe Doja Cat H.E.R. Mary J. Blige Summer Walker | The Weeknd Bleu Blxst Chris Brown Giveon Lucky Daye Wizkid |
| Best Female Hip Hop Artist | Best Male Hip Hop Artist |
| Megan Thee Stallion Cardi B Doja Cat Latto Nicki Minaj Saweetie | Kendrick Lamar Drake Future J. Cole Jack Harlow Kanye West Lil Baby |
| Best Group | Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award |
| Silk Sonic Chloe x Halle City Girls Lil Baby and Lil Durk Migos Young Dolph and Key Glock | Kirk Franklin and Lil Baby – "We Win" Marvin Sapp – "All in Your Hands" Kanye West – "Come to Life" Kelly Price – "Grace" Fred Hammond – "Hallelujah" H.E.R. and Tauren Wells – "Hold Us Together (Hope Mix)" Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music – "Jireh" |
| BET Her Award | Video Director of the Year |
| Mary J. Blige – "Good Morning Gorgeous" Alicia Keys – "Best of Me (Originals)" Chlöe – "Have Mercy" Ari Lennox – "Pressure" Jazmine Sullivan – "Roster" Summer Walker featuring Ari Lennox – "Unloyal" Doja Cat – "Woman" | Anderson .Paak Benny Boom Beyoncé and Dikayl Rimmasch Director X Hype Williams Missy Elliott |
| Best Movie | Best Actress |
| King Richard Candyman Respect Space Jam: A New Legacy Summer of Soul The Harder They Fall | Zendaya Aunjanue Ellis Coco Jones Issa Rae Jennifer Hudson Mary J. Blige Queen Latifah Quinta Brunson Regina King |
| Best Actor | YoungStars Award |
| Will Smith Adrian Holmes Anthony Anderson Damson Idris Denzel Washington Forest Whitaker Jabari Banks Sterling K. Brown | Marsai Martin Akira Akbar Demi Singleton Miles Brown Saniyya Sidney Storm Reid |
| Sportswoman of the Year | Sportsman of the Year |
| Naomi Osaka Brittney Griner Candace Parker Serena Williams Sha'Carri Richardson Simone Biles | Stephen Curry Aaron Donald Bubba Wallace Giannis Antetokounmpo Ja Morant LeBron James |
| Best International Act | Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Tems (Nigeria) Dave (UK) Dinos (France) Fally Ipupa (DRC) Fireboy DML (Nigeria) Little Simz (UK) Ludmilla (Brazil) Major League DJz (South Africa) Tayc (France) | Sean Combs |
| Best New International Act |
| MD Chefe (Brazil) Ayra Starr (Nigeria) Pheelz (Nigeria) Cleo Sol (UK) SDM (France) Digga D (UK) Guy2Bezbar (France) Young Stunna (South Africa) |

## In Memoriam

* Roe v. Wade
* Young Dolph
* Calvin Simon
* Lusia Harris
* Fred Parris
* Betty Davis
* Jimmy Johnson
* Syl Johnson
* Lashun Pace
* Jessie D
* Moses J. Moseley
* Kevin Samuels
* Andre Leon Talley
* Trouble
* Andre Woolfolk
* James Mtume
* Max Julien
* Fitzroy "Bunny Diamond" Simpson
* Donald "Tabby Diamond" Shaw
* Dwayne Haskins
* Tytyana Miller
* Biz Markie
* Traci Braxton
* Bob Lanier
* Johnny Brown
* Cheslie Kryst
* DJ Kay Slay
* Lil Keed
* Michael K. Williams
* Kangol Kid
* Virgil Abloh
* Sidney Poitier
At the end of the tribute section, the last panel honors those who lost their lives to gun violence such as the Uvalde shooting.