Some of the hottest and most prolific talent assembled to watch today’s top musicians, actors and industry icons take the stage at the 17th Annual BET Awards. The ceremony led by first-time host and comedy all-star, Leslie Jones, aired live from the Microsoft Theatre at L.A. LIVE. This year’s broadcast marked 17 years of unexpected performances, trailblazing moments, super dope talent, and entertainment’s most provocative players. There were a lot of highlights which included: BRUNO MARS opened the show with a funky, energetic performance of his hit “Perm” while rocking his signature 24 Karat hat and custom “Hooligans” baseball jersey. MARY J. BLIGE looked stunning while giving a remarkably powerful performance of her song “Set Me Free”, before being joined by A$AP ROCKY for a duet of their collaboration “Love Yourself.” MICHELLE OBAMA and BET Chairman & CEO DEBRA LEE introduced CHANCE THE RAPPER who gave an impassioned acceptance speech after receiving the evening’s Humanitarian Award for supporting educational and social initiatives within his community and throughout the U.S. Celebrating one of the most successful and influential adult R&B acts in music history, NEW EDITION was honored with the iconic Lifetime Achievement Award - but not before the cast of ‘The New Edition Story’ performed a four song medley of their greatest hits including “Candy Girl”, “Sensitivity”, “My Prerogative” and “Can You Stand The Rain”. With a full standing ovation, New Edition then took to the stage and had the crowds dancing in the aisles on “Mr. Telephone Man” and “Can You Stand The Rain”. DJ KHALED closed out the show, bringing out hip hop heavyweights LIL WAYNE, CHANCE THE RAPPER, QUAVO and of course Baby Asahd, for their song of the summer, “I’m the One.” In addition to all of these unforgettable moments, the complete list of the “BET AWARDS 17” winners is below: Best Female R&B/Pop Artist BEYONCÉ Best Male R&B/Pop Artist BRUNO MARS Best Group MIGOS Best Collaboration CHANCE THE RAPPER FT. 2 CHAINZ & LIL WAYNE - NO PROBLEM MIGOS FT. LIL UZI VERT - BAD AND BOUJEE Best Male Hip-Hop Artist KENDRICK LAMAR Best Female Hip-Hop Artist REMY MA Video of the Year BEYONCÉ – SORRY BRUNO MARS – 24K MAGIC Video Director of the Year KAHLIL JOSEPH & BEYONCÉ KNOWLES-CARTER - BEYONCÉ “SORRY” Best New Artist CHANCE THE RAPPER Album of the Year LEMONADE - BEYONCÉ Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award LECRAE - CAN’T STOP ME NOW (DESTINATION) Best Actress TARAJI P. HENSON Best Actor MAHERSHALA ALI Young Stars Award YARA SHAHIDI Best Movie HIDDEN FIGURES Sportswoman of the Year Award SERENA WILLIAMS Sportsman of the Year Award STEPHEN CURRY Centric Award SOLANGE - CRANES IN THE SKY Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Awards BEYONCE - SORRY   #GlitzCelebrities #GlitzEvents #GlitzAfrica