How to Watch the 2026 BET Awards: Date, Time, Stars, Host and More
Are you ready to experience “culture’s biggest night” of the year? The 2026 BET Awards are just around the corner, and this year’s edition promises to be the biggest yet in the ceremony’s 25-year history.
Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are scheduled to perform and present, with several scheduled presentations that highlight several trailblazers in the movie, music and media industries.
Grammy award-winning singer Lauryn Hill is set to receive the Living Legend Icon Award, while Oscar-nominated actress Teyana Taylor will accept the award for Icon of the Year. There’s also a musical tribute to ’90s R&B legend D’Angelo, who passed away last year.
For a complete guide to the 2026 BET Awards, including when and how to watch it, who is hosting and more, Watch With Us has all the information you need below.
The 2026 BET Awards will take place on June 28 at 8:00 p.m. EST/PST. The ceremony will be held at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
If you want to watch the 2026 BET Awards on cable television, well, you know where to go: BET. It will also be simulcast on MTV, MTV2, Logo, the Paramount Network, and Pop TV.
If you want to stream the ceremony, head over to Paramount+. The two-hour ceremony will be streamed live on the platform. If you miss it, you can watch it anytime afterwards on Paramount+.
This year’s host is Druski, the 31-year-old comedian and influencer who stirred up controversy earlier this year when he impersonated Erika Kirk in a viral sketch that was seen by millions and talked about by a lot of media outlets.
When he takes the stage Sunday night, Druski will make history as the ceremony’s youngest host ever.
Carl Anthony Payne II
Chlöe Bailey
Chris “Comedian CP” Powell
Deon Cole
DeRay Davis
Diarra Kilpatrick
Gail Bean
Isaiah John
Jaafar Jackson
Jacob Latimore
Keke Palmer
Kelly Rowland
Latto
Luke James
Nia Long
Alexia Jayy
Common
Doechii
Doja Cat
Lizzo
Nas
Queen Latifah
Rapsody
selah
Tierra Whack
The War and Treaty
Zion Marley
YG Marley
Other performers include Cardi B, T.I., Tems, Erica Campbell and Le’Andria Johnson.
“Headphones” — Lecrae, Killer Mike & T.I.