Photos: BET Awards 2017 | Show highlights
Host Leslie Jones speaks at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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Bruno Mars performs at the 2017 BET Awards.
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Bruno Mars and his band perform at the awards.
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Actress Yara Shahidi accepts the Young Stars Award onstage at 2017 BET Awards.
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Kamasi Washington, left, and El DeBarge perform a tribute to George Michael.
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Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish, Queen Latifah and Jada Pinkett Smith speak onstage at 2017 BET Awards.
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Kendrick Lamar accepts the Male Hip Hop Artist award onstage at 2017 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater.
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Chloe Bailey, left, and Halle Bailey of Chloe x Halle accept Coca-Cola Viewer’s Choice Award on behalf of Beyonce at 2017 BET Awards.
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Remy Ma accepts the award for Female Hip Hop Artist onstage at 2017 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater.
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Jamie Foxx with kids speaks onstage at 2017 BET Awards.
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Mary J. Blige performs at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater.
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A$AP Rocky backstage at the 2017 BET Awards.
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Big Sean performs at the BET Awards.
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Tamika Scott, LaTocha Scott and Tameka Cottle of the group Xscape perform at 2017 BET Awards.
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Future, left, and Kendrick Lamar perform onstage at 2017 BET Awards.
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Logan Browning and Demetrius Shipp Jr. speak onstage at 2017 BET Awards.
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Lecrae accepts the Dr. Bobby Jones gospel/inspirational award for “Can’t Stop Me Now (Destination).”
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Maxwell performs onstage at 2017 BET Awards.
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French Montana onstage at 2017 BET Awards.
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French Montana, second from left, and dancers backstage at the 2017 BET Awards.
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Kamasi Washington, left, and El DeBarge
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Solange took home the Centric Award for “Cranes in the Sky.”
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Chance The Rapper accepts the Humanitarian Award onstage at 2017 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater.
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Lil Wayne, left, and Chance The Rapper perform “I’m The One.”
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Bruno Mars performs at 2017 BET Awards.
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Jessie Reyez performs at the BET Awards.
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Quavo, left, Offset and Takeoff of Migos perform at 2017 BET Awards.
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Roman GianArthur performs onstage at 2017 BET Awards.
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Young and adult cast members of “The New Edition Story” and original members of New Edition perform onstage at 2017 BET Awards.
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New Edition performs onstage at 2017 BET Awards.
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Young cast members of “The New Edition Story” perform during a New Edition tribute onstage.
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Ricky Bell, from left, Johnny Gill, Bobby Brown, Ronnie DeVoe, Michael Bivins and Ralph Tresvant\ of New Edition
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Chris Brown performs at the BET Awards.
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Cari Champion speaks onstage at 2017 BET Awards.
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Trey Songz performs at the 2017 BET Awards.
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Diddy, left, and Chance the Rapper are onstage as Chance picks up the award for new artist.
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