Sean “Diddy” Combs channelled the spirit of the Rev Martin Luther King Jr while accepting the BET Awards’ highest honour. He was presented the award by Babyface and Ye (formerly known as Kanye West), who called Combs his “favourite artist” growing up. Awards host Taraji P Henson (AP)Doja Cat, Drake and Ari Lennox entered the awards with the most nominations, but came away with no trophies. Silk Sonic – formed by Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak – won two awards including album of the year for their project An Evening With Silk Sonic. Mary J Blige performs a tribute to lifetime achievement award winner Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs (AP)“It’s giving pro-choice,” said the rapper, who later performed her smash hit Big Energy with Mariah Carey.

Source: The Star June 27, 2022 13:57 UTC