Usher had a big night at the 2024 BET Awards, which were presented at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday (June 30). In addition to receiving a lifetime achievement award, Usher won best male R&B/pop artist for the fifth time.
Usher is second only to Chris Brown for most wins for best male R&B/pop artist. Brown has won the award seven times. Usher first won in the category 22 years ago, giving him the longest span of wins in any BET category.
Usher, 45, is the second-youngest recipient of the BET’s lifetime achievement award. Only Whitney Houston, the inaugural recipient in 2001, was younger – 37 at the time.
Tyla and Victoria Monét each won two awards. Tyla won best new artist and best international act. The South African singer is just the third winner for best new artist who was not born in the U.S. She follows Nicki Minaj, who was born in Trinidad, and Sam Smith, who was born in England. In January, Tyla’s breakthrough hit, “Water,” reached its No. 7 peak on the Billboard Hot 100. In February, that track won the inaugural Grammy Award for best African music performance.