The BET Awards will celebrate their 20th anniversary virtually, as the annual ceremony will air on Sunday, June 28 using “innovative techniques and artist-generated content.” This year is also the 40th anniversary of the BET network itself.
“The BET Awards are a seminal event – the biggest celebration of Black culture, Black accomplishment, Black excellence, and Black potential,” said Scott Mills, President of BET. “Our community, and the many millions who love Black culture, look to the BET Awards for signature moments of enrichment, entertainment and empowerment. Recognizing the unique role the BET Awards plays for so many, and the challenging times we find ourselves in, we know it was more important than ever to deliver the BET Awards in 2020.”
“At BET, we place the health and safety of attendees, staff, vendors, and partners first, which is why the biggest night in black entertainment will go on implementing this innovative production direction,” said Connie Orlando, EVP Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy at BET. “For the past twenty years, The BET Awards have paid homage to all things now and relevant. Despite the challenges of today, we will deliver a show filled with larger than life, inspiring, empowering and entertaining moments, which have shown the magic of our culture for over two decades.”
Due to the current global health crisis and pandemic of COVID-19, BET’s three-day event that leads up to the BET Awards, the BET Experience, will not take place as scheduled on June 25-27. The BET Experience will return in 2021.
Nominations for the 2020 BET Awards will be announced at a later date.
