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| D'Mile and Bruno Mars of Silk Sonic accept Album of the Year for 'An Evening With Silk Sonic' onstage during the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for BET) |
Sunday Silk Sonic slithered gracefully across the stage at Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater to take top honors at the 2022 BET Awards.
The funky R&B duo — composed of singer-songwriter Bruno Mars and rapper Anderson .Paak — took home Album of the Year honors. It was also named Best Group for the second year in a row and .Paak was honored as Video Director of the Year.
It was a triumphant outing for Silk Sonic on a night when some of hip-hop's biggest stars left the network's self-declared "Culture's Biggest Night" with nothing to show for it.
Leading nominees Doja Cat, with six nominations, Drake (4) and Ari Lennox (4) went home empty-handed.
Kendrick Lamar was the night's other big winner. The rapper won Best Male Hip-Hop Artist for the fifth time, overtaking Drake for the most wins in the category. "Family Ties" the video for the rap team-up with his cousin, Baby Keem, was named Video of the Year.
Other highlights included rapper and entrepreneur Diddy being given the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to music and Mary J. Blige receiving the BET Her Award.
The night was not without controversy.
While introducing the Best female R'n'B/pop artist singer Janelle Monae, stuck her middle finger in the air and gave a riveting speech about women's reproductive rights in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which protected a pregnant woman's right to have an abortion, Friday by the Supreme Court.
"These artists are making art on our own terms, owning our truths and expressing ourselves freely and unapologetically in a world that tries to control and police our bodies, my body and our decisions, my body," she said. "F—k you Supreme Court. I know we're celebrating us right now as we should. We absolutely deserve to celebrate — especially now we should celebrate our art by protecting our rights and our truths."
The funky R&B duo — composed of singer-songwriter Bruno Mars and rapper Anderson .Paak — took home Album of the Year honors. It was also named Best Group for the second year in a row and .Paak was honored as Video Director of the Year.
It was a triumphant outing for Silk Sonic on a night when some of hip-hop's biggest stars left the network's self-declared "Culture's Biggest Night" with nothing to show for it.
Leading nominees Doja Cat, with six nominations, Drake (4) and Ari Lennox (4) went home empty-handed.
Kendrick Lamar was the night's other big winner. The rapper won Best Male Hip-Hop Artist for the fifth time, overtaking Drake for the most wins in the category. "Family Ties" the video for the rap team-up with his cousin, Baby Keem, was named Video of the Year.
Other highlights included rapper and entrepreneur Diddy being given the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to music and Mary J. Blige receiving the BET Her Award.
Congrats to our favorite bad boy @diddy for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award! #BETAwards #CulturesBiggestNight #BET pic.twitter.com/U6oRVVSmRH
— BET (@BET) June 27, 2022
The night was not without controversy.
While introducing the Best female R'n'B/pop artist singer Janelle Monae, stuck her middle finger in the air and gave a riveting speech about women's reproductive rights in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which protected a pregnant woman's right to have an abortion, Friday by the Supreme Court.
"These artists are making art on our own terms, owning our truths and expressing ourselves freely and unapologetically in a world that tries to control and police our bodies, my body and our decisions, my body," she said. "F—k you Supreme Court. I know we're celebrating us right now as we should. We absolutely deserve to celebrate — especially now we should celebrate our art by protecting our rights and our truths."
.@JanelleMonae at #BETAwards: “Fuck you, Supreme Court.” pic.twitter.com/D5V5onpIcC
— Gerren Keith Gaynor (@MrGerrenalist) June 27, 2022
Monae received a standing ovation.
The complete list of winners follows:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
An Evening with Silk Sonic – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
BEST COLLABORATION
Wizkid feat. Justin Bieber & Tems – “Essence”
BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Jazmine Sullivan
BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST
The Weeknd
BEST NEW ARTIST
Latto
BEST GROUP
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST
Megan Thee Stallion
BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST
Kendrick Lamar
DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
Lil Baby and Kirk Franklin – “We Win”
BET HER AWARD
Mary J. Blige – “Good Morning Gorgeous”
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
Tems (Nigeria)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar – “Family Ties”
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Anderson .Paak a.k.a. Director .Paak
BEST MOVIE
King Richard
BEST ACTRESS
Zendaya
BEST ACTOR
Will Smith
YOUNGSTARS AWARD
Marsai Martin
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
Naomi Osaka
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
Stephen Curry
An Evening with Silk Sonic – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
BEST COLLABORATION
Wizkid feat. Justin Bieber & Tems – “Essence”
BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST
Jazmine Sullivan
BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST
The Weeknd
BEST NEW ARTIST
Latto
BEST GROUP
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST
Megan Thee Stallion
BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST
Kendrick Lamar
DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
Lil Baby and Kirk Franklin – “We Win”
BET HER AWARD
Mary J. Blige – “Good Morning Gorgeous”
BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT
Tems (Nigeria)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar – “Family Ties”
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Anderson .Paak a.k.a. Director .Paak
BEST MOVIE
King Richard
BEST ACTRESS
Zendaya
BEST ACTOR
Will Smith
YOUNGSTARS AWARD
Marsai Martin
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR
Naomi Osaka
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR
Stephen Curry
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