Megan Thee Stallion emerged from an egg – a metaphor for her a new musical rebirth, opening the 2024 BET Awards Sunday night with an energetic medley of her new singles “Hiss” and “Boa.”
Megan Thee Stallion emerged from an egg – a metaphor for her a new musical rebirth, opening the 2024 BET Awards Sunday night with an energetic medley of her new singles “Hiss” and “Boa.”
“BET, Where my girls at?” she said, shouting out Victoria Monét and Coco Jones in the crowd before launching into “Where Them Girls At” – a track that’s been an immediate fan favorite since Friday’s release of her third studio album, “Megan.”
The show, airing live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, is being hosted by Oscar-nominated actor Taraji P. Henson for a third time. Her opening monologue was a performance, Henson rapping “It’s about us,” in a loose parody of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” The diss track became Lamar’s fourth No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 this year – and was released in the midst of his recently reignited, once-dormant feud with Drake.
“No beef in here tonight,” she joked, “Can we say plant-based?”
The first award of the night, best international act, was presented by actor Colman Domingo. It was given to Tyla, the Johannesburg , South African amapiano superstar.
“This is very heavy, guys,” she joked about the weight of the award. “Thank you to BET for always pushing the culture.”
Monét, who earlier this year won the Grammy for best new artist, made her BET debut with “On My Mama.
