Talented Nigerian Singer, Temilade Openiyi, better known as ‘Tems’ was one of the winners at the 2024 BET Awards, scooping the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational prize.
Tem’s Me & U beat big stars such as Kirk Franklin, CeCe Winans, Maverick City Music, and others to land the prize held at the Peacock Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles on Monday.
In 2022, the Grammy Award winner won the the BET awards for Best International Act and Best Collaboration for Wizkid’s ‘Essence’.
Black Entertainment Television established the award in 2001 to celebrate the achievements of black entertainers.
FULL LIST OF 2024 BET AWARDS 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