Nigerian star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, won her fourth BET Awards at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, United States, on Monday.
The Grammy winner edged out top stars like Kirk Franklin, CeCe Winans, Maverick City Music, and others to win the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award with her 2023 song, ‘Me & U’ at the 2024 ceremony.
The BET Awards, established in 2001 by Black Entertainment Television, is an American award show that recognises and celebrates the achievements of Black entertainers and other underrepresented groups in music, film, sports and philanthropy.
In 2022, Tems won the award the BET awards for Best International Act and Best Collaboration for Wizkid’s ‘Essence’.
She also won the Best Collaboration award for her song with Drake and Future, “Wait for U” in 2023.
The song also received the same price at the BET Hip Hop Awards in 2022.
South African star Tyla also won the awards for Best New Artist and Best International Act earlier in the night.
Below is the full list of winners:
| ALBUM OF THE YEAR 11:11 – Chris Brown A Gift & a Curse – Gunna American Dream – 21 Savage Coming Home – Usher For All the Dogs (Scary Hours Edition) – Drake Jaguar II – Victoria Monét Michael – Killer Mike – WINNER Pink Friday 2 – Nicki Minaj |
| BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST Beyoncé Coco Jones Doja Cat H.E.R. Muni Long SZA — WINNER Tyla Victoria Monét |
| BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST Brent Faiyaz Bryson Tiller Burna Boy Chris Brown Drake Fridayy October London Usher – WINNER |
| BEST GROUP ¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign) – WINNER 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne 41 Blxst and Bino Rideaux City Girls FLO Maverick City Music WanMor |
| BEST COLLABORATION “All My Life” – Lil Durk featuring J. Cole – WINNER “America Has a Problem (Remix)” – Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar “Barbie World” – Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice with Aqua “Bongos” – Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion “Carnival” – ¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign) featuring Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti “Don’t Play with It (Remix)” – Lola Brooke featuring Latto and Yung Miami “Everybody” – Nicki Minaj featuring Lil Uzi Vert “Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage “Rich Baby Daddy” – Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA |
| BEST FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST Cardi B Doja Cat GloRilla Ice Spice Latto Megan Thee Stallion Nicki Minaj – WINNER Sexyy Red |
| BEST MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST 21 Savage Burna Boy Drake Future Gunna J. Cole Kendrick Lamar – WINNER Lil Wayne |
| VIDEO OF THE YEAR “Agora Hills” – Doja Cat “All My Life” – Lil Durk featuring J. Cole “Barbie World” – Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice with Aqua “Bongos” – Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion “First Person Shooter” – Drake featuring J. Cole “Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage “On My Mama” – Victoria Monét — WINNER “Rich Baby Daddy” – Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA |
| VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR Benny Boom Child. Cole Bennett – WINNER Dave Meyers Janelle Monáe and Alan Ferguson Offset Tems Tyler, the Creator |
| BEST NEW ARTIST 41 4Batz Ayra Starr Bossman Dlow Fridayy October London Sexyy Red Tyla – WINNER |
| DR. BOBBY JONES BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD “Award All of the Glory” – Shirley Caesar “All Things” – Kirk Franklin “Angel” – Halle Bailey “Come Jesus Come” – CeCe Winans “Do You Believe in Love?” – Erica Campbell “God Problems” – Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine and Chandler Moore “Me & U” – Tems – WINNER “Try Love” – Kirk Franklin |
| VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD “Agora Hills” – Doja Cat “All My Life” – Lil Durk featuring J. Cole “F–umean” – Gunna “Lovin on Me” – Jack Harlow “Made for Me” – Muni Long “On My Mama” – Victoria Monét “Rich Baby Daddy” – Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA “Sensational” – Chris Brown featuring Davido and Lojay “Texas Hold ‘Em” – Beyoncé – WINNER “Water” – Tyla |
| BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT Asake (Africa) Aya Nakamura (France) Ayra Starr (Africa) BK’ (Brazil) Cleo Sol (UK) Focalistic (Africa) Karol Conká (Brazil) RAYE (UK) Tiakola (France) Tyla (Africa) – WINNER |
| VIEWER’S CHOICE: BEST NEW INTERNATIONAL ACT Bellah (UK) Cristale (UK) Duquesa (Brazil) Holly G (France) Jungeli (France) Makhadzi (Africa) – WINNER Oruam (Brazil) Seyi Vibez (Africa) Tyler ICU (Africa) |
| BET HER “16 Carriages” – Beyoncé “Blessings” – Nicki Minaj featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard “Commas” – Ayra Starr “Fly Girl” – FLO featuring Missy Elliott “Hiss” – Megan Thee Stallion “On My Mama” – Victoria Monét — WINNER “Saturn” – SZA “Yeah Glo!” – GloRilla |
| BEST MOVIE American Fiction Bob Marley: One Love – WINNER Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse The Book of Clarence The Color Purple The Equalizer 3 The Little Mermaid |
| BEST ACTOR Anthony Mackie Colman Domingo Damson Idris Denzel Washington – WINNER Donald Glover Idris Elba Jeffrey Wright Lakeith Stanfield |
| BEST ACTRESS Angela Bassett Ayo Edebiri Coco Jones Danielle Brooks Fantasia Halle Bailey Issa Rae Regina King — WINNER |
| YOUNGSTARS AWARD Akira Akbar Blue Ivy Carter – WINNER Demi Singleton Heiress Diana Harris JaBria McCullum Jalyn Hall Leah Jeffries Van Van |
| SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD A’ja Wilson Angel Reese – WINNER Coco Gauff Flau’jae Johnson Juju Watkins Naomi Osaka Sha’Carri Richardson Simone Biles |
| SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD Anthony Edwards Gervonta Davis Jalen Brunson – WINNER Jalen Hurts Kyrie Irving LeBron James Patrick Mahomes Stephen Curry |
