The 2021 BET Awards ceremony is officially going down. With super anticipation growing for star-studded event – including a DMX tribute and major nominations – we’re looking at the Album of the Year artists’ flashy slays and what we’re hoping they might rock on the broadcast. From Nas and The Weeknd giving new meaning to […]
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The 2021 BET Awards airs live this Sunday at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT and will feature a special tribute honoring the late, great DMX. Among the performers honoring the late legend are Busta Rhymes, Griselda, Method Man, Swizz Beatz, and more, performing some of DMX’s most-beloved songs and new work from his posthumous album Exodus. Swizz Beatz curated the setlist to celebrate the life and music of DMX in conjunction with Ruff Ryders, including hits such as “Party Up,” “Where The Hood At?,” and “X Gon’ Give It To Ya.”
Connie Orlando, Executive Vice President of Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy, said in a press release, “We look forward to celebrating DMX’s indelible mark in music and pop culture. DMX inspired fans around the world with his signature raspy voice, the delivery of raw emotion through his lyrics and performances, and his giving spirit. We are proud to pay our respects to a hip-hop legend on our biggest stage, the BET Awards.”
DMX passed away in April after suffering a coma caused by an accidental drug overdose. Since then, seven of his hit singles have been certified gold or platinum by the RIAA, and he’s been the subject of a number of fond tributes, including one from legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who played a cover of “Ruff Ryders Anthem” on Desus & Mero.
The 2021 BET Awards are set to air live on Sunday, June 27 at 8 pm ET/PT live from Los Angeles with a truly impressive lineup of the most performers in the last 21 years. Today, BET announced that those will include performances from Andra Day, City Girls, DaBaby, DJ Khaled, HER, Jazmine Sullivan, Kirk Franklin, Lil Baby and Lil Durk, Migos, Moneybagg Yo, Rapsody, Roddy Ricch, and Tyler The Creator, among others. The show will be hosted by Taraji P. Henson and will honor Queen Latifah with a Lifetime Achievement BET Award.
The nominees are led by DaBaby and Megan Thee Stallion, who are each nominated for seven awards, including Best Female Hip Hop Artist for Megan and Best Male Hip Hop Artist for DaBaby. 2020’s Awards featured performances from Roddy Ricch, Public Enemy, Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, D Smoke, Anderson .Paak, Lil Wayne, and more, and set the blueprint for how awards shows could flourish without a live studio audience.
This year’s show will be the first with an audience since 2019, the lowest-rated show in BET Awards history, but it seems some of the lessons the network took away from last year’s show stuck; namely, the focus on performances over bells and whistles.
Watch the 2021 BET Awards 6/27 on BET.
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Flo Milli, the breakthrough Alabama artist who put the early half of the quarantine in a chokehold with her fan-favorite mixtape Ho, Why Is You Here?, is nowhere to be found on the list of nominees for the 2021 BET Awards — and now, fans want answers. While the Best Female Hip Hop artist nominees include shoo-ins Cardi B, Coi Leray, Doja Cat, Latto, Megan Thee Stallion, and Saweetie, Flo Milli’s name climbed into Twitter’s top trending topics as many wondered why she wasn’t nominated herself after dropping beloved singles like “Weak” and “Send The Addy” and featuring on Yung Baby Tate’s viral hit “I Am.” She was, however, nominated for Best New Artist.
Some fans complained that Flo Mili’s absence — as well as those of names like Chika, Tierra Whack, and Yung Baby Tate — constituted colorism on BET’s part. “If Flo Milli was yellow, then she’d be on the list,” asserted one fan. Another grouped Chika and Tierra Whack with Flo Milli, asking, “Wtf is going on???”
If Flo Milli was yellow, then she’d be on the list.. there. I said it.
— bloop (@_boobasnot) May 27, 2021
no flo milli? No chika? No Tierra Whack????? Wtf is going on??? https://t.co/pk2MlDxPtj
— gojou
(@luvalaine) May 27, 2021
“Flo Milli didn’t rebrand the entire state of Alabama to get snubbed like this,” one fan said. However, another pointed out the lack of statistical support for claims of the Mobilian’s popularity. “Everyone in the quotes acting confused on why Flo Milli not nominated when y’all don’t even support her offline,” they wrote. “Her mixtape peaked at #78 and none of her singles charted. Y’all need to stop showing fake love because she is talented.”
Flo Milli didn’t rebrand the entire state of Alabama to get snubbed like this @BET
— BRI (@BriMalandro) May 27, 2021
Everyone in the quotes acting confused on why Flo Milli not nominated when y’all don’t even support her offline. Her mixtape peaked at #78 and none of her singles charted. Y’all need to stop showing fake love because she is talented. https://t.co/5rxmgNv0Bu
— Rap Alert (@rapalert3) May 27, 2021
Flo Milli and Yung Baby Tate deserve more https://t.co/bXlDWYIMIH
— jordan • they/them (@jd_occasionally) May 27, 2021
And while much of the outcry focused on Coi Leray’s two 2021 singles blowing up, they seemed to overlook her 2020 EP Now or Never, which was supported by a number of well-received singles, and the three years of foundation building she’d done with appearances on the Spider-Verse soundtrack and breakout single “Huddy.”
coi leray but not flo milli nominated for best female rap…i done seen it all
— nao (@PIEDSMAZE) May 27, 2021
Smells like privilege and nothing more cause Coi Leray gave 2 songs and said Big Purr the whole time on one of them.
Flo Milli came, saw, and conquered. Keep it. https://t.co/zwSXHyQmFL
— J. (@_lovejak) May 27, 2021
Y’all been screaming “I like cash and my hair to my ass” all year and flo milli ain’t on here?? https://t.co/brOcM514o8
— maybe: kweli (@kwaelee) May 27, 2021
The only explanation for Flo Milli being left out is colorism bc it’s def not a lack of talent. https://t.co/4dxhaDZLP8
— Imani (@youdoingtoomuch) May 27, 2021
Of course, invested fans can spot a snub for any given award show and this isn’t even the first time that BET has been called out in this particular field. In 2017, Dreezy called out the BET Awards for including multiple women who hadn’t even released projects in the prior year, so while there’s no pleasing everybody, there’s at least been a tremendous amount of progress made in the years since. And hey, there’s always next year.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
The 2021 BET Awards have been announced and once again, DaBaby leads the field — although this year, there’s a little twist. Whereas last year, he had 12 nominations by himself, this year, he’s tied with Megan Thee Stallion with seven nominations each after what was an interesting and relatively slow year for hip-hop thanks to the pandemic shutdown. Behind them is another tie; Cardi B and Drake both received five nominations apiece. The BET Awards will air Sunday, June 27 at 8 pm ET/PT from the Microsoft Theater in LA. See below for the full list of music nominations.
The Weeknd — After Hours
DaBaby — Blame It On Baby
Megan Thee Stallion — Good News
Jazmine Sullivan — Heaux Tales
Nas — King’s Disease
Chloe X Halle — Ungodly Hour
Cardi B — “WAP” Feat. Megan Thee Stallion
DaBaby — “Rockstar” Feat. Roddy Ricch
Dj Khaled — “Popstar” Feat. Drake
Jack Harlow — “What’s Poppin (Remix)” Feat. DaBaby, Tory Lanez & Lil Wayne
Megan Thee Stallion — “Cry Baby” Feat. DaBaby
Pop Smoke — “For The Night” Feat. Lil Baby & DaBaby
Beyoncé
H.E.R.
Jazmine Sullivan
Jhené Aiko
Summer Walker
Sza
6Lack
Anderson .Paak
Chris Brown
Giveon
Tank
The Weeknd
Coi Leray
Flo Milli
Giveon
Jack Harlow
Latto
Pooh Shiesty
21 Savage & Metro Boomin
Chloe X Halle
Chris Brown & Young Thug
City Girls
Migos
Silk Sonic
Cardi B
Coi Leray
Doja Cat
Megan Thee Stallion
Latto
Saweetie
DaBaby
Drake
J. Cole
Jack Harlow
Lil Baby
Pop Smoke
Cardi B — “WAP” Feat. Megan Thee Stallion
Chris Brown & Young Thug — “Go Crazy”
DaBaby — “Rockstar” Feat. Roddy Ricch
Dj Khaled — “Popstar” Feat. Drake
Drake — “Laugh Now Cry Later” Feat. Lil Durk
Lil Baby — “The Bigger Picture”
Megan Thee Stallion — “Savage (Remix)” Feat. Beyoncé
Silk Sonic — “Leave The Door Open”
Cardi B — “Up”
Cardi B — “WAP” Feat. Megan Thee Stallion
Chloe X Halle – -“Do It”
Chris Brown & Young Thug — “Go Crazy”
Drake — “Laugh Now Cry Later” Feat. Lil Durk
Silk Sonic — “Leave The Door Open”
Benny Boom
Bruno Mars And Florent Déchard
Cole Bennett
Colin Tilley
Dave Meyers
Hype Williams
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
The BET Hip Hop Awards is making what many would say is a controversial decision. The legendary event has announced through its official social media channels audience members must be fully vaccinated. BET Awards Goes Fully Vaccinated BET Awards organizers promoted the show through Twitter, among other social platforms, and specified in order to participate, […]
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