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How To Watch Last Night’s BET Awards

Updated on 2023-06-26 By Dennis Restauro

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The 2023 BET Awards aired live this Sunday, June 25, at 8:00 p.m. ET. The 23rd BET Awards show featured performances by 69 Boyz, Big Daddy Kane, Chief Keef, DJ Unk, E-40, Fast Life Yungstaz & Easton (F.L.Y.), Fat Joe, Ja Rule, Kid ‘N Play, MC Lyte, Percy “Master P” Miller, Remy Ma, Soulja Boy, The Sugarhill Gang, Trick Daddy, Trina, Tyga, Uncle Luke, Warren G, Ying Yang Twins, and Yo-Yo.

If you missed the live airing on Sunday, there are encore presentations today, Monday, June 26th at 5:30 PM, and Thursday, June 29th at 10:00 PM Eastern time. If you aren’t able to watch at those times, Philo carries BET, has a Free Trial, and provides a cloud DVR so you can record today’s or Thursday’s broadcast and watch the BET Awards whenever you like.

  • Best Way To Watch: Philo (Free Trial) carries BET, allowing you to watch BET Music Awards live when it airs. Just be sure to cancel before the 7-day period or you will be charged for the first month at the normal monthly rate of $25
Table of Contents
  • Best Ways To Watch BET Music Awards
    • Watch BET Music Awards on Philo
  • Other Ways to Watch BET Music Awards Live
    • Vidgo
    • fubo TV
    • Hulu Live TV
    • YouTube TV
    • Sling TV
    • DIRECTV STREAM
  • How To Watch the BET Awards Live for Free
  • 2023 BET Award Nominees

Best Ways To Watch BET Music Awards

While BET is available through a few streaming services, your best option is Philo. Philo will let you watch the BET Music Awards as they air on BET and on-demand.

Watch BET Music Awards on Philo

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Philo offers BET in its channel lineup so that you can watch BET Music Awards just as if you had cable TV. The service provides BET in addition to over 60 other channels for $25/month. That price includes a cloud DVR so you can record episodes of BET Music Awards and watch them later.

You can check out a free trial and see if the service will meet your needs. Philo also includes a cloud DVR for you to record shows to watch later. Philo is supported on Apple iPhone and iPad, Android phones and tablets, Fire TV, Apple TV, and Roku. Check out our review of Philo for more information.

Other Ways to Watch BET Music Awards Live

The following streaming service also offers BET in their channel lineup and gives you a way to watch BET Music Awards when it airs on BET.

Vidgo

vidgo live tv streaming service

Vidgo is a newer streaming service that offers fairly competitive pricing over other Live streaming services. They provide a DVR for 90 days with the Vidgo “Plus” plan, but you need to upgrade to the “Ultimate” plan to keep the DVR past 90 days. Their service offers BET as a part of its Core package along with over 60 other channels. New customers can sign up for $69.99 per month. (They offer discounted promo pricing for your first three months.)

Vidgo doesn’t force you into a contract, so you can cancel any time. They do offer promotional pricing and don’t force you into a contract. Therefore, you can cancel the service at any time. Vidgo is supported on available on Android, iOS, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV. You can also stream the service on up to 3 devices at the same time.  We have the full details in our guide to Vidgo’s live streaming service.

fubo TV

FuboTV

FuboTV is an excellent place to go for sports, but it offers many other channels, including BET, in its “Pro Plan” for $74.99, so you can watch the BET Music Awards when it airs. Fubo TV includes:

  • Over 100 channels including BET, ESPN, and FS1 are available in fuboTV’s channel lineup
  • You can watch on three screens at the same time 
  • 250 hours of cloud DVR storage
  • The FuboTV app is available on major platforms, including Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV. 

Check out our review of FuboTV for more details.

Hulu Live TV

Hulu Logo

You can watch BET Music Awards using Hulu Live TV. Previously Hulu was known for its vast on-demand streaming library. However, they also offer Hulu Live TV service, including live BET Streaming and most top channels typically found on cable. Hulu Live TV starts at $76.99 and consists of the following features:

  • TBS and 60+ other channels including local network channels.
  • Price includes a subscription to ESPN+ and Disney+
  • Unlimited cloud DVR storage. (Recordings save for 9 months)
  • Watch on 2 screens at once. (Upgrades available)
  • Comes with 6 customizable profiles
  • Includes entire Hulu streaming library
  • Supports iOS, Android, Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast, and more.

With Hulu Live TV, you can watch BET on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, and more. See our review of Hulu for more information.

YouTube TV

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The YouTube TV channel lineup includes BET for $72.99 a month. YouTube TV supports Roku, Android, iOS, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and more. Check our review of YouTube TV for more information.

For more information on these services, check out their individual review or see our guide to watching BET without cable.

Sling TV

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BET is available in Sling’s Orange and Blue packages. Each cost $40 per month and includes a Cloud DVR is included along with other features. Sling TV is available on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, and more, so it’s not a problem to enjoy it on a TV, tablet, computer, or other smart devices. More channels are available on Sling TV than what I’ve discussed here. To find out more about what Sling TV offers and more information about Sling TV device compatibility, check out this detailed review of Sling TV or check out these offers for new subscribers.

DIRECTV STREAM

DIRECTV STREAM

BET is one of the channels available on AT&T’s streaming service DIRECTV STREAM. For a price of $79.99, you will get the following:

  • watch 20 streams simultaneously per subscription 
  • a cloud-based DVR
  • channels like BET, AMC, HGTV, Discovery, and more
  • supported on Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon FireTV, and more

You can check out everything this service offers by taking advantage of their online offer or read about it in our DIRECTV STREAM review.

How To Watch the BET Awards Live for Free

The following streaming services will let you watch this year’s BET Awards live on BET. They all offer a free trial, and if you cancel before the free trial is up, you won’t be billed, allowing you to watch for free. 

Philo – Carries BET live. Watch the BET Awards with this free trial to Philo. Philo supports the Apple iPhone and iPad (running iOS 9 or newer), Android phones and tablets (running 5.0 or newer), Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku, and Chromecast. See or review of Philo for more details.

DIRECTV STREAM – Carries BET in their “Entertainment” package. You can check out everything this service offers by reading our DIRECTV STREAM review. They offer a 5-day free trial. After that, you pay $79.99 for the first month.

YouTube TV – Carries BET live and supports Roku, Android, iOS (includes AirPlay to Apple TV), and Chromecasts/Chromecast-compatible TVs. Check our review of YouTube TV for more information. They offer a 7-day free trial.

For more information on these services, check out their individual review or see our guide to watching BET without cable.

2023 BET Award Nominees

Below are all the award categories and nominees for the 2023 BET Awards.

Album of the Year

  • Anyways, Life’s Great, GloRilla
  • Breezy, Chris Brown
  • God Did, DJ Khaled
  • Her Loss, Drake & 21 Savage
  • Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar
  • Renaissance, Beyoncé
  • SOS, SZA

Best Collaboration

  • “Big Energy (Remix),” Latto & Mariah Carey feat. DJ Khaled
  • “Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2,” Pinkpantheress & Ice Spice
  • “Call Me Every Day,” Chris Brown feat. Wizkid
  • “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop,” King Combs feat. Kodak Black
  • “Creepin’,” Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage
  • “F.N.F. (Let’s Go),” Hitkidd & GloRilla
  • “Tomorrow 2,” GloRilla & Cardi B
  • “Wait For U,” Future feat. Drake & Tems

Best Female R&B / Pop Artist

  • Ari Lennox
  • Beyoncé
  • Coco Jones
  • H.E.R.
  • Lizzo
  • SZA
  • Tems

Best male R&B/Pop Artist

  • Blxst
  • Brent Faiyaz
  • Burna Boy
  • Chris Brown
  • Drake
  • The Weeknd
  • Usher

Best Group

  • City Girls
  • Drake & 21 Savage
  • Dvsn
  • FLO
  • Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin
  • Quavo & Takeoff
  • Wanmor

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

  • Cardi B
  • Coi Leray
  • GloRilla
  • Ice Spice
  • Latto
  • Megan Thee Stallion
  • Nicki Minaj

Best Male Hip Hop Artist

  • 21 Savage
  • Drake
  • Future
  • J. Cole
  • Jack Harlow
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Lil Baby

Video of the Year

  • “We (Warm Embrace),” Chris Brown
  • “2 Million Up,” Peezy, Jeezy & Real Boston Richey feat. Rob49
  • “About Damn Time,” Lizzo
  • “Bad Habit,” Steve Lacy
  • “First Class,” Harlow
  • “Kill Bill,” SZA
  • “Tomorrow 2,” GloRilla & Cardi B

Video Director of the Year

  • A$AP Rocky for AWGE
  • Benny Boom
  • Burna Boy
  • Cole Bennett
  • Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
  • Director X
  • Teyana “Spike Tey” Taylor

Best New Artist

  • Ambré
  • Coco Jones
  • Doechii
  • FLO
  • GloRilla
  • Ice Spice
  • Lola Brooke

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

  • “Bless Me,” Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin
  • “Finished (Live),” Tamela Mann
  • “I’ve Got Joy,” CeCe Winans
  • “Kingdom,” Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin feat. Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore
  • “New,” Tye Tribbett
  • “One Moment From Glory,” Yolanda Adams
  • “The Better Benediction (Pt.2),” PJ Morton feat. Lisa Knowles-Smith, Le’andria Johnson, Keke Wyatt, Kierra Sheard & Tasha Cobbs Leonard

BET Her

  • “About Damn Time,” Lizzo
  • “Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2,” Pinkpantheress & Ice Spice
  • “Break My Soul,” Beyoncé
  • “Her,” Megan Thee Stallion
  • “Lift Me Up,” Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From And Inspired By – Rihanna & Ludwig Göransson
  • “Players,” Coi Leray
  • “Special,” Lizzo

Best International Act

  • Aya Nakamura (France)
  • Ayra Starr (Nigeria)
  • Burna Boy (Nigeria)
  • Central Cee (UK)
  • Ella Mai (UK)
  • Ko (South Africa)
  • L7nnon (Brazil)
  • Stormzy (UK)
  • Tiakola (France)
  • Uncle Waffles (Swaziland)

Best Movie

  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
  • Creed 3
  • Emancipation
  • Nope
  • The Woman King
  • Till
  • Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Best Actor

  • Amin Joseph
  • Brian Tyree Henry
  • Damson Idris
  • Daniel Kaluuya
  • Demetrius ‘Lil Meech’ Flenory Jr.
  • Donald Glover
  • Michael B. Jordan

Best Actress

  • Angela Bassett
  • Coco Jones
  • Janelle James
  • Janelle Monáe
  • Keke Palmer
  • Viola Davis
  • Zendaya

Youngstars Award

  • Akira Akbar
  • Alaya High
  • Demi Singleton
  • Genesis Denise
  • Marsai Martin
  • Thaddeus J. Mixson
  • Young Dylan

Sportswoman of the Year Award

  • Alexis Morris
  • Allyson Felix
  • Angel Reese
  • Candace Parker
  • Naomi Osaka
  • Serena Williams
  • Sha’carri Richardson

Sportsman of the Year Award

  • Aaron Judge
  • Bubba Wallace
  • Gervonta Davis
  • Jalen Hurts
  • Lebron James
  • Patrick Mahomes
  • Stephen Curry

About The Author

Dennis Restauro

Dennis started Grounded Reason in 2014 to share his expertise in streaming devices, streaming services, local networking, and cutting the cord on cable TV. His expertise has been leveraged by The Washington Post, Forbes, Kiplinger, The Fiscal Times, podcasts, and other media. Dennis has spent over 25 years working in technology for the public and the private sector as a systems administrator and enterprise systems architect. Dennis is a graduate of Towson University with a degree in Computer Science. See Dennis on LinkedIn.

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