BET Awards 2023: Burna Boy wins Best International Act while Tems wins Best Collaboration [See Full List]

Nigerian Superstars Burnaboy and Tems were named winners of the 2023 BET Awards, which took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

The event, which took place on June 26, 2023, celebrated 50 years of hip-hop and featured incredible performances from rap giants including KRS1, Big Daddy and Fat Joe.

Nigerian sensation Davido took to the stage throughout the show, mesmerizing the audience with his track ‘Unavailable’. After Fireboy’s performance last year, this was the second year in a row that an Afrobeats musician has played the main event.

Burna Boy received the award for Best International Act, recognizing their outstanding contributions to the global music scene. Additionally, Tems won the Best Collaboration award for the second year in a row, recognizing their outstanding contributions to Future’s track “Wait For U.”

Full list of winners at the 2023 BET Awards

ALBUM OF THE YEAR (TIE)

SOS-SZA

REBIRTH – Beyoncé

BEST COLLABORATION

WAIT – Future feat. Drake & Time

BEST FEMALE R&B/POP ARTIST

SZA

BEST MALE R&B/POP ARTIST (TIE)

Chris Brown

Bailiff

BEST NEW ARTIST

Coco Jones

BEST GROUP

Drake x 21 savage

BEST FEMALE HIP HOP ARTIST

Latte

BEST MALE HIP HOP ARTIST

Kendrick Lamar

DR. BOBBY JONES GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD

Bless Me – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin

BET HIS PRICE

Break My Soul – Beyoncé

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Kill Bill – SZA

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Teyana “Spike Tey” Taylor

BEST FILM

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

BEST ACTRESS

Angela Bassette

BEST ACTOR

Damson Idris

YOUNG STARS AWARD

Marsai Martin

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

Angel Reese

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

Jalen hurts

VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD

Break My Soul – Beyoncé

BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT

Burnaboy