Nigerian star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, won her fourth BET Awards at the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles 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

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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

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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

•Sourced from The PUNCH.

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