DIDDY TO TAKE THE STAGE FOR STAR-STUDDED RETROSPECTIVE OF HIS MUSICAL LEGACY AS A PRODUCER AND ARTIST
MARY J. BLIGE, JODECI, NAS, LIL’ KIM, BUSTA RHYMES, THE LOX, BRYSON TILLER, FAITH EVANS, AND THE MAVERICK CITY CHOIR ALSO CELEBRATE MUSIC MOGUL & CULTURAL PIONEER
BET announced Sean “Diddy” Combs will take the stage for a star-studded tribute performance featuring Mary J. Blige, Jodeci, Nas, Lil’ Kim, Busta Rhymes, The Lox, Bryson Tiller, Faith Evans, and The Maverick City Choir as he receives the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at “BET Awards” 2022. The performance will be a retrospective of his musical legacy as a producer and artist. Hosted by Academy Award®-nominated and Golden Globe®-winning actor, writer, director, producer, and philanthropist Taraji P. Henson, “BET Awards” 2022 will air LIVE Sunday, June 26 on BET at 8 pm ET/ PT from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
The coveted award honors industry giants who have not only significantly shaped culture through their extensive careers, but who have also been transformative leaders that consistently inspire generations by setting a true standard of excellence.
Past Lifetime Achievement Award recipients include industry legends Whitney Houston, Prince, Queen Latifah, Anita Baker, Mary J. Blige, Samuel Jackson, Lionel Richie, and New Edition, just to name a few.
In its twenty-second year, culture’s biggest night, the “BET Awards,” continues its reign as the ultimate platform to showcase the best, brightest, and most beautiful aspects of the Black experience – celebrating the present and future of Black music, while elevating the culture and being a driving force for social change.
Connie Orlando, BET Executive Vice President, Specials, Music Programming, Music Strategy, will oversee the annual show, along with Jamal Noisette, VP, Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy, who will serve as Co-Executive Producer for BET. Jesse Collins Entertainment is the production company for the show with Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon, and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay serving as Executive Producers.
For the latest “BET Awards” 2022 news and updates, including details on audience selection and eligibility, please visit BET.com/bet-awards.
ABOUT SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS
Sean Combs has cemented himself as one of the most successful entrepreneurs and cultural icons of all-time. With an incomparable career that spans over three decades, Combs has amassed an unrivaled influence only matched by a proven ability to consistently innovate, evolve and boldly defy convention. His Bad Boy Entertainment Group successfully carved out a new niche within the hip-hop genre, fostering superstar talent including Lil Kim, Faith Evans, 112, Mase, Total, Junior Mafia, and The Lox. To date, Bad Boy has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, amassing countless GRAMMY® Awards, Billboard No. 1 entries, and forming an extensive catalog of transcendent cult classics. After six years away from the music spotlight, Combs announced the launch of a new R&B label, LOVE Records, and the first album will launch this summer in partnership with Motown Records. An instrumental sartorial force, Combs bought back his Sean John fashion line in 2020. Through a partnership with Diageo, Sean Combs’ popular Ciroc Vodka has become the standard for premium vodka, prompting the entrepreneur to acquire luxury tequila brand DeLeón and launch the fitness and wellness water brand AQUAhydrate. In 2013, Combs made history by launching REVOLT Media & TV, the first Black-owned multi-platform cable music network. REVOLT now reaches over 80 million homes and 20 million monthly viewers digitally, with carriers like Time Warner, Xfinity, and Verizon FiOs. Sean Combs continues to apply the same drive and entrepreneurial spirit to his philanthropic work and political activism as well.