| 2022 BET Awards | |
| Ratings: | 2.06 million |
| Runtime: | 3 hours, 28 minutes |
| Location: | Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California |
| Network: | BET BET Her Comedy Central Logo TV MTV MTV2 Nick at Nite Pop TV TV Land VH1 (simulcast) |
| Date: | June 26, 2022 |
| Most Awards: | Anderson Paak (4) |
| Most Nominations: | Doja Cat (6) |
| Host: | Taraji P. Henson |
| Director: | Sandra Restrepo |
| Producer: | Jesse Collins Connie Orlando Jeannae Rouzan-Clay Dionne Harmon Taraji P. Henson (executive producers) |
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.[1] [2]
The nominees were announced on June 1, 2022.[3] Doja Cat received the most nominations with 6, ahead of Drake and Ari Lennox, who received with four nominations each.[4] [5]
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".[6]
The list of performers was announced on June 16, 2022.[7]
| 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" | |
At the end of the tribute section, the last panel honors those who lost their lives to gun violence such as the Uvalde shooting.