The 2026 BET Awards are being handed out Sunday night.
Hosted by comedian Druski, the BET Awards are airing live at 8 p.m. ET/PT from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on BET and other Paramount networks including BET HER, CMT, Logo, MTV, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount, Pop, VH1, Comedy Central and TV Land.
Heading into the show, Cardi B leads all nominees with six total mentions, followed by Kendrick Lamar and Mariah the Scientist with five apiece. Other top nominees include Doechii, Doja Cat, Clipse, Teyana Taylor, Olivia Dean and Latto.
This year, BET added two new categories: the Fashion Vanguard Award and the Pulse Award. The Fashion Vanguard Award “will recognize a global figure whose fashion presence has had long-standing cultural impact, has significantly influenced style narratives and continues to elevate fashion as a form of storytelling across music, film, sports and public life,” while the Pulse Award is given to “a creator, campaign or content series that most powerfully moved Black culture forward in digital spaces by sparking conversation, building community and defining the moment online.”
BET also will hand out special awards to three honorees: Teyana Taylor will receive the Icon of the Year Award, legendary music executive Sylvia Rhone will accept the Ultimate Icon Award, and Lauryn Hill will receive the Living Legend Icon Award.
