This year's ceremony is hosted by comedian and internet personality Druski, who becomes the youngest host in BET Awards history. The 2026 BET Awards are set to bring together some of the biggest names in music, television, film and sports as the annual celebration of Black excellence returns to the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 28.Jaafar Jackson attends the 26th BET Awards at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (REUTERS)This year's ceremony is hosted by comedian and internet personality Druski, who becomes the youngest host in BET Awards history. The show features a packed lineup of performers, special honorees and celebrity presenters.The event airs live at 8 pm ET/PT on BET and will be simulcast across multiple Paramount-owned networks.Shirin Gupta is a content producer with the Hindustan Times. She covers everything between politics, entertainment and sports at the US desk. Shirin got interested in political journalism during her time as a web editor at her college newspaper NCC News in Syracuse when she first started seeing the effects of national politics in life of her fellow colleagues.
Shirin has worked on a wide range of fast-moving and developing stories locally when she was at NCC editing accessible reports for the audience.
