BET Awards 2024 top 5 moments includes Lauryn Hill, Usher, Keke Palmer, more

The top 5 moments from the 2024 BET Awards

An all-star tribute to Usher, Taraji P. Henson's epic wardrobe changes, and standout performances from R&B's hottest newcomers.

Lester Fabian Brathwaite

Published on July 1, 2024 12:16AM EDT

The 2024 BET Awards was, as usual, a joyous if chaotic celebration of Black culture. Victoria Monét was arguably the star of the night, winning Video of the Year and performing twice, as a solo act and as part of the Lifetime Achievement Award winner Usher — both of which made our best moments list. Check them all out below.

Teyana Taylor and Victoria MoneÃÂt perform onstage during the 2024 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 30, 2024 — Teyana Taylor and Victoria Monét.
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Taraji P. Henson's wardrobe game

Taraji P Henson bet awards outfit change — Taraji P. Henson.
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Taraji P. Henson returned to host for a third time, and obviously they upped the Oscar- and Emmy-nominees clothing budget this year because every time she stepped out on stage mother was slaying, snatching, and serving.

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A Different World reunion

Debbie Allen, Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown, Cree Summer, Kadeem Hardison, and Dawnn Lewis.
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The BET Awards took a page out of the Emmys' playbook with a cast reunion, this time giving some much-needed flowers to the legendary A Different World, which still has one of the greatest theme songs in history.

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Tyla and Victoria Monét burn up the stage

Victoria Monet and tyla perform onstage at the the 2024 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 30, 2024 — Tyla and Victoria Monét.
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Two of the hottest new acts in pop and R&B (though Victoria Monét has been around for years) woke up and chose violence. Among a slew of performances, many of them from the young women blowing up in hip hop, Tyla and Monét turned in two of the most energetic and just plain enjoyable numbers of the night: Tyla performed the infectious "Jump" while Monét turned it out to "Alright."

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The Usher tribute

Donald Glover AKA Childish Gambino and Keke Palmer perform onstage during the 2024 BET Awards — Donald Glover AKA Childish Gambino and Keke Palmer.
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BET really pulled out all the stops to honor Lifetime Achievement Award winner Usher, as they should, with an all-star tribute to the singer featuring Childish Gambino, Keke Palmer, Marsha Ambrosious, Chlöe, Tinashe, and Latto, but Teyana Taylor and Victoria Monét stole the show with a sapphic, acrobatic interpretation of the Usher hit "Bad Girl."

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Ms. Lauryn Hill not only showed up but showed out

Lauryn Hill performs onstage during the 2024 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 30, 2024 — Lauryn Hill.
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People love them some Lauryn Hill, and especially her seminal 1998 album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, but let's be real — most of y'all didn't think she was going to show up. At least not on time. But show up she did, with her son YG Marley and surprise guest Wyclef Jean, providing a show-closing set that had the audience at the BET Awards on their feet and singing along.