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Cardi B, Doechii, Tems, Kehlani, And More Announced As First Performers For The 2026 BET Awards

Summary by Essence
With less than two weeks remaining until Culture’s Biggest Night, BET has unveiled the first wave of performers set to take the stage at the BET Awards 2026. Airing live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 28, this year’s ceremony will feature performances from Cardi B, Doechii, Don Toliver, Kehlani, Tems, Rick Ross, T.I., Common, Jill Scott, Queen Latifah, The War And Treaty, and rising R&B singer kwn, who will appear on the BET Amp…

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Essence broke the news on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
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