With the 2016 BET Awards set for next week Sunday (June 26th), organisers for Urban music’s biggest calendar night have announced a slew of new performers.
Previously announced stage blazers included Alicia Keys and Maxwell, as well as a star-studded tribute to Prince courtesy of D’Angelo, Janelle Monae, The Roots, and Sheila E.
More on who’ll be joining the line-up below…
Per a press released by That Grape Juice moments ago, it has been confirmed that Usher, Bryson Tiller, and Future will be stepping into the spotlight at LA’s Microsoft Theater to rock the mic.
Tiller and Future scored notable nominations, while veteran Ush recently returned with two new singles ‘No Limit’ and ‘Crash.’
As for presenters on the night, they include:
DJ Khaled, Gabrielle Union, Tinashe, Fantasia, Regina Hall, BET’s “Music Moguls” (Damon Dash, Birdman, Jermaine Dupri and Snoop Dog,) Aja Naomi King, Nate Parker, Terrence J, Morris Chestnut, J.B. Smoove, Kimberly Elise, Omar Epps, the cast of BET’s New Edition Biopic (Bryshere Y. Gray, Elijah Kelley, Luke James, Algee Smith, Keith Powers and Woody McClain) and BET’s “F in Fabulous” cast (Kamie Crawford, Eny Oh, Stephon Mendoza and Savannah Lynx).
The 2016 BET Awards, hosted by Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross, airs live at 8pm ET June 26th.
BEYONCE PLEASE IM BEGGING !
Meh. No superstars? I’ll be there anyway. * Shrugs*
Honey it will slay n do better than the bs awards shows of today.
No superstars? U must have missed out Usher.
Looking forward to BAEson Tiller❤️
I hope the girls of chasing destiny perform.
BET has always shown Usher love so not surprised he’s back two years later. Perched for what will be Bryson’s second televised performance. This line-up is looking hella weak this year though. I love the BET awards for their performances but they’re running really low on star power these days.
Usher hasn’t put on a good performance since 2008
2012 climax performance was vocally excellent. Did you miss that? 2014 medley featuring Good Kisser, did you miss that one too?
Look at who you talking to tho, lmao!
They never give fantasia an opportunity to perform, they already know she will command her performance and take over the show, but y’all can have her present, BET BYE, SHE HAS A GOOD SONG OUT “SLEEPING WITH THE ONE I LOVE” BUT YALL THAT SHE WOULD SLAY, YOU KNOW WHY TODAYS ARTIST CANT MAKE IT, BECAUSE OUR OWN WONT EVEN GIVE THEM A PLATFORM TO PERFORM, BET DONT WANT ANYONE OVERSHADOWING THAT PRINCE TRIBUTE, AT THIS POINT I WILL TRADE A ALICIA PERFORMANCE FOR A FANTASIA PERFORMANCE
Great idea
I think they need to start breaking the show up into segments
Rap hr 1
R&B soul hr 2
Tributes and gospel hr 3
Then a closing act to seal the show
They don’t let enough talented artists Person
Too much trap
They need to take gospel out give it its own show, replace that boring ass EBT Honors with a gospel award show because I’m so sick of the best vocal performances of the whole entire show being the 4 minute gospel segment. It’s also sad that it’s usually at the end or dead middle of the show when ppl change the station or start to leave. But I know this want happen since all their gospel/faith shows have been canceled, all but LEV which is usually watered down with secular artist and talking more about success & money that God or Jesus. The Sheared debuted with 1.4 million views and haven’t been back since yet they’re shoving Being Mary Jane & Keyshia Coleslaw down our throats.
The Stellar Awards??
They do need to let Fantasia perform. She has a new album coming out and the promo is much needed.
Bryson sucks live. Usher sucks now. Not looking forward to this show. Maybe the Prince tribute will be worth the while.
So your saying Usher sucks but he’s the best performer of our generation hands down. Is it because he doesn’t have wigs, titties and stilettos singing about Work,Work,Work or Sorry (I aint sorry hell naw) type b*******. Cause Usher runs circles around them
Wow the show is in less than two weeks. The gotta do better with these performers.
Beyoncé, Fantasia, Drake and Kanye should be on the performance list. They all have current projects.
I’m glad that Chris Brown and Keyshia Cole aren’t on that list. I’m sick of them performing almost every year off-key as hell.
Keyshia Cole Hastnt performed in yrs :/
KIIII.
Excited for usher! I need ciara to perform aswell but that won’t happen i guess
Perform what?
I want her to drop 2nd quarter 2017 and perform she wore I bet out last yr and this yr she’s been recording and focused on the wedding
Usher has been disappointing in his performances to be honest. I was very upset what he did at the Billboard awards and the BET Awards two years ago.
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I’ll be SHOCKED if BET didn’t announce their “Golden Boy” Chris Brown to perform.
*MTV Video Music Awards* Honestly, Usher’s MUCH BETTER in concert, tbh. I’ve seen him and it’s clear there’s a disconnect when he’s on TV. As for Chris, he said he wasn’t invited this year. That’s the REAL shocker, lol.
Wait…what? What Usher do that was “upsetting” ? And what on earth will Chris Brown even offer on stage aside form Crump dancing?
Where’s tinashes slot?
blaaah….where’s tasia, jazmine, drake, bey (fingers crossed)… these sub par performers….ugh!! i hate politics
Bryson’s live vocals are about to be exposed
KIIIIIIIIIII
KIIIIII KIIIII!
I won’t be watching especially since they have allowed people like Future to perform. Nah I’ll pass.
I need Tinashe and Fantasia to perform. I also wouldn’t mind if Rihanna performed. Y’all can give Bryson Tiller the pre-show stage.
OR, ooorrrrr…they can give him nothing and let him take his ass home!
Tory lanez should do preshow and Kelly’s group
Bryson should open (love or hate him ppl are critical of weeknds voice too)
Beyonce should perform atleast via satellite
Drake, Future, Kanye Khaled schoolboy q and Chris should be in hip hop segment
Fantasia k Michelle maxwell jazmine the prince tribute should’ve been hr 2
DAMN DAWN!!!! Coming in VR … I havent seen this done by anybody yet….
https://youtu.be/vBtlUl-Xh5w
Love that Tinashe and Fantasia will be there but they should perform too they SLAY! love there music!
I will hold my tongue….after I say this…..Fantasia NEEDS to perform an entire song and NOT just be a damn feature BET.
And she BETTER not just be presenting! I am Sorry, but not at all!
Carry On…
Beyoncé needs to come & do sorry & formation !!! I have a feeling that she may attend but I hope she performs it’s been too long ?
After that Blue Ivy joke stint, she will never show her physical face at another BET function. Maybe if she’s receiving some Aritist Millenium award or something, but I bet that acceptance speech will also be via satellite. Lol
I think that she’s over that. I think the past few years she’s been on tour & she had a show the next day or on that day. I really believe she may come
Usher will kill it on stage as usual ! I’m ready for the King !
Hope Beyoncé performs, it would be her first televised Lemonade performance. I think she should perform a bit of “Sorry” and then whatever the next single will be, like “Freedom” or “Hold Up.”
Usher has been vocally good. As great as Beyonce is in terms of performing she brings nothing new to the table. These shows are uneventful.
In your dreams you hating-ass bitxh!!!! Beyoncè is the best performer of this generation. It would be an honor if BET had her grace their stage.
Okay calm down your reaching when you say best performer of this generation. Best female I’ll agree to that but Usher and JT are much better performers than her.
@ Bey>Rih, I agree.
The BET awards are scoldfully missable. Its a ghetto fiasco every year. The Host & whether or not Bey performs or dominating the nominees usually determine the outcome. 2014 had hige ratings highly becuz of the elavator incident. Tha carters Digitized performance lol & the greatest Hast of all time CHRIS ROCK. This year will be the same boring future weekend nikki drake kendrick boring crowd every year. No big or relavant names & the usual corney THROWBACK performances. God if i see jarule & Ashanti i may throw up… Not that ill be watching. Usher is the onluy thing there and hes.Far past his Prime. So is STRUGGLE KEYS.
Even having the BET awards is a risk in it of its self. Isolated masacres are a trending topic. Even the philips arena has recently been said to be a target wrestlemnia i think. Idk but u never know. I sense a bog terroristic attack happening soon, celebrities being the new target.
Monica
Sam chose a amazing pic of usher btw. I was expecting the headline to be usher announcing a big tour whichi think he still has a largr enough audiance to tour unlike chris brown that has to ALWAYS do a JOINT TOUR. What a Flop, even nikki can go on tour… sort of. Idc my least favs are all flops and are limited in the touring department (insert Frih)
Usher may not come across as passionate or as ‘hungry’ as he once was as a performer (or as an artist) but there’s still a lot to be said about him. He’s still my favourite male talent.
100% correct. His last good performance was at victoria secrets where he performed this aint s**
Last best performance was “Twisted” on The Voice! Probably his best ever.
So we gon act like Usher didnt have one the best BET Award performances of all time?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wAsl2yp4G28
I hope this is not the final list of performers… This can’t be right. Fantasia better be doing more than just presenting a damn award.
I honestly was expecting a better performance list. Bey and Rihanna both need to pull through.
Rih and Bey heading to the uk for their tour . Ughhh I need them on the show
Wow nice