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Beyoncé won for Female R&B/Pop Artist, Album Of The Year for Lemonade, and Viewers Choice, Video Director Of The Year and Video Of The Year for “Sorry,” the latter honor shared with Bruno Mars’ “24K Magic”, Joinfo.com reports to Deadline.
Mars also won Best Male R&B/Pop Artist. Chance The Rapper was named Best New Artist, while Kendrick Lamar and Remy Ma won the male and female Hip Hop Artists honors, respectively.
According to Daily Mail, the new mother, who reportedly had her twins earlier this month, was not present to accept her honor at the BET Awards. When it was announced that she won the viewer’s choice award, Chloe x Halle – the young duo signed to Beyonce – recited a speech given to them from the pop star.
Beyoncé said in a letter: ‘Thank you BET for this award and your tremendous support of Lemonade. This has been a journey of love, of celebrating our culture, honoring the past, and approaching the present and future with hope and resolve.’
‘Thank you to my mother Tina Knowles-Lawson for being my biggest, biggest teacher and consistent influence. Thank you to my entire family for so much love. To my team at Parkwood, thank you. And thanks to all the fans, my Beyhive, for riding with me. I love and appreciate you. And to everyone at the show tonight, you all look so beautiful. And at home, thank you, and have a wonderful, wonderful night. From, Beyonce.’
It should be recalled that Beyoncé and the twins have been in the hospital since their birth a week ago Monday with a “minor issue.” The babies are “under the lights.”
The show, which aired live ET on BET and was tape-delayed in the West, was hosted by Saturday Night Live‘s Leslie Jones and featured former First Lady Michelle Obama making a surprise video appearance to present fellow Chicagoan Chance The Rapper with the Humanitarian Award.
Also among the highlights of the night performance-wise was a set by the original members of New Edition, who were joined onstage by the quartet that played them on BET’s hit miniseries The New Edition Story that aired earlier this year. The original band was honored with BET’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
The awards were mostly devoted to music, with Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Movie honors not part of the 3-plus hour telecast.
Here’s the complete list of winners:
Best Movie
Hidden Figures
Best Actress
Taraji P. Henson
Best Actor
Mahershala Ali
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Beyoncé
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Bruno Mars
Best New Artist
Chance The Rapper
Album Of The Year
Lemonade – Beyonce
Viewers’ Choice Award
“Sorry,” Beyonce
Best Group
Migos
Best Collaboration
“No Problem” Migos featuing Lil Uzi Vert – “Bad And Boujee,” Chance The Rapper featuring 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
Kendrick Lamar
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Remy Ma
Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
Lecrae – “Can’t Stop Me Now (Destination)”
Video Of The Year
Bruno Mars, “24K Magic” – Beyonce, “Sorry”
Video Director Of The Year
Kahlil Joseph and Beyonce Knowles-Carter – Beyonce, “Sorry”
Sportswoman Of The Year
Serena Williams
Sportsman Of The Year
Stephen Curry
Centric Award
Solange, “Cranes In The Sky”
Young Stars Award
Yara Shahidi
Best International Act: Europe
Stormzy (UK)
Best International Act: Africa
Wizkid (Nigeria)
Humanitarian Award
Chance the Rapper
Lifetime Achievement Award
New Edition
