Nigerian star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, won her fourth BET Awards at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles on Monday.
The Grammy winner edged out top stars like Kirk Franklin, CeCe Winans, Maverick City Music, and others to win the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award with her 2023 song, Me & U at the 2024 ceremony.
The BET Awards, established in 2001 by Black Entertainment Television, is an American award show that recognises and celebrates the achievements of Black entertainers and other underrepresented groups in music, film, sports and philanthropy.
In 2022, Tems won the award the BET awards for Best International Act and Best Collaboration for Wizkidās āEssenceā.
She also won the Best Collaboration award for her song with Drake and Future āWait for Uā in 2023. The song also received the same price at the BET Hip Hop Awards in 2022.
South African star Tyla also won the awards for Best New Artist and Best International Act earlier in the night.
Tyla accepting the award for Best International Act on July 1, 2024 at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles.
Below is the full list of winners:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
11:11 ā Chris Brown
A Gift & a Curse ā Gunna
American Dream ā 21 Savage
Coming Home ā Usher
For All the Dogs (Scary Hours Edition) ā Drake
Jaguar II ā Victoria MonĆ©t
Michael ā Killer Mike ā WINNER
Pink Friday 2 ā Nicki Minaj
BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST
BeyoncƩ
Coco Jones
Doja Cat
H.E.R.
Muni Long
SZA ā WINNER
Tyla
Victoria MonƩt
BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Brent Faiyaz
Bryson Tiller
Burna Boy
Chris Brown
Drake
Fridayy
October London
Usher ā WINNER
BEST GROUP
Ā„$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign) ā WINNER
2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
41
Blxst and Bino Rideaux
City Girls
FLO
Maverick City Music
WanMor
BEST COLLABORATION
āAll My Lifeā ā Lil Durk featuring J. Cole ā WINNER
āAmerica Has a Problem (Remix)ā ā BeyoncĆ© featuring Kendrick Lamar
āBarbie Worldā ā Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice with Aqua
āBongosā ā Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion
āCarnivalā ā Ā„$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign) featuring Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti
āDonāt Play with It (Remix)ā ā Lola Brooke featuring Latto and Yung Miami
āEverybodyā ā Nicki Minaj featuring Lil Uzi Vert
āGood Goodā ā Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage
āRich Baby Daddyā ā Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA
BEST FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Cardi B
Doja Cat
GloRilla
Ice Spice
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj ā WINNER
Sexyy Red
BEST MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
21 Savage
Burna Boy
Drake
Future
Gunna
J. Cole
Kendrick Lamar ā WINNER
Lil Wayne
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VIDEO OF THE YEAR
āAgora Hillsā ā Doja Cat
āAll My Lifeā ā Lil Durk featuring J. Cole
āBarbie Worldā ā Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice with Aqua
āBongosā ā Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion
āFirst Person Shooterā ā Drake featuring J. Cole
āGood Goodā ā Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage
āOn My Mamaā ā Victoria MonĆ©t ā WINNER
āRich Baby Daddyā ā Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Benny Boom
Child.
Cole Bennett ā WINNER
Dave Meyers
Janelle MonƔe and Alan Ferguson
Offset
Tems
Tyler, the Creator
BEST NEW ARTIST
41
4Batz
Ayra Starr
Bossman Dlow
Fridayy
October London
Sexyy Red
Tyla ā WINNER
DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
āAward All of the Gloryā ā Shirley Caesar
āAll Thingsā ā Kirk Franklin
āAngelā ā Halle Bailey
āCome Jesus Comeā ā CeCe Winans
āDo You Believe in Love?ā ā Erica Campbell
āGod Problemsā ā Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine and Chandler Moore
āMe & Uā ā Tems ā WINNER
āTry Loveā ā Kirk Franklin
VIEWERāS CHOICE AWARD
āAgora Hillsā ā Doja Cat
āAll My Lifeā ā Lil Durk featuring J. Cole
āFāumeanā ā Gunna
āLovin on Meā ā Jack Harlow
āMade for Meā ā Muni Long
āOn My Mamaā ā Victoria MonĆ©t
āRich Baby Daddyā ā Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA
āSensationalā ā Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay
āTexas Hold āEmā ā BeyoncĆ© ā WINNER
āWaterā ā Tyla
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
Asake (Africa)
Aya Nakamura (France)
Ayra Starr (Africa)
BKā (Brazil)
Cleo Sol (UK)
Focalistic (Africa)
Karol ConkĆ” (Brazil)
RAYE (UK)
Tiakola (France)
Tyla (Africa) ā WINNER
VIEWERāS CHOICE: BEST NEW INTERNATIONAL ACT
Bellah (UK)
Cristale (UK)
Duquesa (Brazil)
Holly G (France)
Jungeli (France)
Makhadzi (Africa) ā WINNER
Oruam (Brazil)
Seyi Vibez (Africa)
Tyler ICU (Africa)
BET HER
ā16 Carriagesā ā BeyoncĆ©
āBlessingsā ā Nicki Minaj featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard
āCommasā ā Ayra Starr
āFly Girlā ā FLO featuring Missy Elliott
āHissā ā Megan Thee Stallion
āOn My Mamaā ā Victoria MonĆ©t ā WINNER
āSaturnā ā SZA
āYeah Glo!ā ā GloRilla
BEST MOVIE
American Fiction
Bob Marley: One Love ā WINNER
Renaissance: A Film by BeyoncƩ
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
The Book of Clarence
The Color Purple
The Equalizer 3
The Little Mermaid
BEST ACTOR
Anthony Mackie
Colman Domingo
Damson Idris
Denzel Washington ā WINNER
Donald Glover
Idris Elba
Jeffrey Wright
Lakeith Stanfield
BEST ACTRESS
Angela Bassett
Ayo Edebiri
Coco Jones
Danielle Brooks
Fantasia
Halle Bailey
Issa Rae
Regina King ā WINNER
YOUNGSTARS AWARD
Akira Akbar
Blue Ivy Carter ā WINNER
Demi Singleton
Heiress Diana Harris
JaBria McCullum
Jalyn Hall
Leah Jeffries
Van Van
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Aāja Wilson
Angel Reese ā WINNER
Coco Gauff
Flau
ājae Johnson
Juju Watkins
Naomi Osaka
ShaāCarri Richardson
Simone Biles
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
Anthony Edwards
Gervonta Davis
Jalen Brunson ā WINNER
Jalen Hurts
Kyrie Irving
LeBron James
Patrick Mahomes
Stephen Curry