With the BET Awards returning to its 2022 edition on June 26, Taraji P. Con Hanson will present Black Brilliance’s annual celebration of music, film, television and sport at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
The awards returned live last year, after a virtual rerun in 2020, with Hanson as the show’s headliner, which attracted 2.4 million viewers on the then ViacomCBS networks, including BET Her, MTV, Logo and VH1. Simulcast.
With the ceremony itself, Countdown to the BET Awards preview e Pass the Microphone: DJ Cassidy’s BET Awards Edition After the party, BET alone received 4.6 million viewers in its eight hours.
Airing live on BET at 8pm ET / PT, this year’s show will be co-produced by Connie Orlando, EVP Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy, Jamal Noisette, VP Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy. For BET. Jesse Collins Entertainment is produced by Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay.
“I am honored to be back as a guest of the BET Awards and to share the stage with such a strong and prolific artist; This is probably the “empire” of black glitter, Hanson said Thursday. “Working with amazing partners like Scott and Connie at BET and Jesse Collins Entertainment is a creative dream. I am looking forward to celebrating black music, entertainment and culture with our audience on an unforgettable night. “
“Taraji P. Hanson is the epitome of black brilliance and we look forward to working with the extraordinarily multi-talented stage and film actor to present the ultimate celebration of black culture once again this year,” Orlando said. . “For more than two decades, the BET Awards have been the home of black excellence, talent and creativity, delivering unforgettable cultural moments and we look forward to raising the bar at the 2022 BET Awards.”
Source: Deadline
