No wins for Africa: Tems, Burna Boy, Wizkid and Tyla leave 2026 BET Awards empty-handed (full list)

The 2026 BET Awards were held Sunday night at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, with comedian Druski hosting the ceremony for the first time.

Winners were announced live across music, film and sports categories, with Cardi B entering the night as the most-nominated artist with six, trailing only by Kendrick Lamar and Mariah the Scientist. 

Clipse and Teyana Taylor walked away as the night's biggest winners, each taking home three competitive awards.

For Africa, the night ended without a single win.

Tems, who also performed on the night, went in with three nominations: Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, BET Her for ‘First,’ and Viewers' Choice for 'Raindance' with Dave. She lost all three.

Burna Boy was nominated for Best Collaboration through ‘wgft’ with Gunna. Wizkid and Asake picked up a Best Group nomination. Tyla featured in Video of the Year for ‘Chanel.’ None of them won.

It rounds off a night where African artists were present across multiple major categories, but never closed one out, despite competing in some of the most contested categories of the evening.

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Below is the full list of winners (Music Categories) from the 2026 BET Awards:

• AM I THE DRAMA? — Cardi B

• DON’T TAP THE GLASS — Tyler, the Creator

• everything is a lot. — Wale

• HEARTS SOLD SEPARATELY — Mariah the Scientist

• WINNER: Let God Sort Em Out — Clipse

• MUTT Deluxe: HEEL — Leon Thomas

• The Fall-Off — J. Cole

• The Romantic — Bruno Mars

• Ari Lennox

• Coco Jones

• Ella Mai

• Jill Scott

• WINNER: Kehlani

• Mariah the Scientist

• Olivia Dean

• SZA

• Tems

• Brent Faiyaz

• Bruno Mars

• Bryson Tiller

• Chris Brown

• Durand Bernarr

• GIVĒON

• WINNER: Leon Thomas

• October London

• Usher

• WINNER: Cardi B

• Coi Leray

• Doechii

• Doja Cat

• GloRilla

• Latto

• Megan Thee Stallion

• Monaleo

• YK Niece

• A$AP Rocky

• Baby Keem

• BigXthaPlug

• DaBaby

• Don Toliver

• Drake

• J. Cole

• WINNER: Kendrick Lamar

• T.I.

• 41

• WINNER: Clipse

• De La Soul

• FLO

• French Montana & Max B

• Metro Boomin & DJ Spinz

• Nas & DJ Premier

• Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon

• Wizkid & Asake

• WINNER: ‘Chains & Whips’ — Clipse & Kendrick Lamar

• ‘Errtime Remix’ — Cardi B feat. Jeezy & Latto

• ‘Go Girl’ — Summer Walker feat. Latto & Doja Cat

• ‘Good Flirts' — Baby Keem feat. Kendrick Lamar & Momo Boyd

• ‘Is It a Crime’ — Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis

• ‘It Depends (The Remix)’ — Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller & Usher

• ‘Take Me Thru Dere’ — Metro Boomin feat. Quavo, Breskii, YK Niece & DJ Spinz

• ‘wgft’ — Gunna feat. Burna Boy

• Belly Gang Kushington

• DESTIN CONRAD

• JayDon

• kwn

• Miles Minnick

• Monaleo

• WINNER: Olivia Dean

• RAYE

• Trap Dickey

• ‘Able’ — Kirk Franklin

• ‘ABLE (REMIX)’ — Darrel Walls, PJ Morton & Kim Burrell

• ‘All to Thee’ — BeBe Winans

• ‘Already Good (Tasha Slide)’ — Tasha Cobbs Leonard

• ‘At the Cross’ — CeCe Winans

• ‘Church’ — Tasha Cobbs Leonard & John Legend

• ‘Do It Again’ — Kirk Franklin

• WINNER: ‘Headphones’ — Lecrae, Killer Mike & T.I.

• ‘Already Good (Tasha Slide)’ — Tasha Cobbs Leonard

• ‘Be Great’ — Jill Scott feat. Trombone Shorty

• ‘Beautiful People’ — Jill Scott

• ‘First’ — Tems

• WINNER: ‘girl, get up.’ — Doechii feat. SZA

• ‘Go Girl’ — Summer Walker feat. Latto & Doja Cat

• ‘Gorgeous’ — Doja Cat

• ‘Lady Lady’ — Olivia Dean

• WINNER: ‘Burning Blue’ — Mariah the Scientist

• ‘Chains & Whips’ — Clipse feat. Kendrick Lamar

• ‘Chanel’ — Tyla

• ‘Folded’ — Kehlani

• ‘I Just Might’ — Bruno Mars

• ‘It Depends’ — Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller

• ‘Man I Need’ — Olivia Dean

• ‘Outside’ — Cardi B

• ‘Raindance’ — Dave & Tems

• ‘Take Me Thru Dere’ — Metro Boomin feat. Quavo, Breskii, YK Niece & DJ Spinz

• ‘100’ — Ella Mai

• ‘Anxiety’ — Doechii

• ‘Burning Blue’ — Mariah the Scientist

• ‘Chanel’ — Tyla

• ‘Escape Room (Short Film)’ — Teyana Taylor

• WINNER: ‘Folded’ — Kehlani

• ‘LET ‘EM KNOW’ — T.I.

• ‘luther’ — Kendrick Lamar & SZA

• A$AP Rocky & Dan Streit

• Anderson.Paak

• Benny Boom

• Cactus Jack

• Cardi B & Patience Foster

• Cole Bennett

• Director X

• Hype Williams

• WINNER: Teyana “Spike-Tey” Taylor