History Was Made At The 20th BET Awards — Winners Include Blue Ivy Carter, Nipsey Hussle, Beyoncé, And Lizzo

(CNN)One of the major highights of Sunday's BET Awards was Beyoncé receiving the prestigious Humanitarian Award.Michelle Obama presented the honor to the superstar, who also happens to be the friend of the former first lady.Obama praised Beyoncé for her passion, accomplishments and activism. "To my girl, I just want to say you inspire me," Obama said.

Beyoncé recently appeared at the BET Awards, where she was honored with the Humanitarian Award. For the occasion, she wore a $1,054 stunning Alessandra Rich gown dress and an impressive $311 choker from the same company.

Connie Orlando, BET’s evp of specials, music programming & music strategy. “What would an award show look like if we had to produce it during the pandemic?”Turns out, they had to do just that.

Alicia Keys, Anderson .Paak  Black Thought, Chloe X Halle, Chuck D, DaBaby, D Smoke, Flavor Flav, Jahi, Jay Rock, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend,, Megan Thee Stallion, Nas, Questlove, Rapsody, Roddy Ricch, SiR, Summer Walker, Usher, YG and others.Lil Wayne and Wayne Brady delivered tributes to Kobe Bryant and Little Richard, respectively, last night.Also Read: Ratings: ABC's Game Shows Top the BET Awards on CBSIntroduced by former First Lady Michelle Obama, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter accepted the

Beyoncé was honored at the 20th annual BET Awards tonight with the Humanitarian Award in honor of her BeyGOOD initiative .

The Lion King: The Gift. Blue and Beyoncé (and collaborators WizKid and Saint Jhn) Alicia Keys, Ciara featuring Lupita Nyong'o, Ester Dean, City Girls and La La, Layton Greene, Lizzo featuring Missy Elliott, and Rapsody featuring PJ Morgan for the 2020 BET HER Award. The ceremony, of course, was virtual this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic—and Blue did not make a speech for the award, which was given out during the pre-show.

After hiring a top-speaking firm, the former Duchess and Duke Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are reportedly expected to make up to USD 1 million per speech. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry signed up with the famous Harry Walker speaking Agency.

praised protesters who took to the streets following the killing of in Minneapolis in March.His death invigorated the movement across America and the world.Beyonce looked ahead to the US presidential election at the end of the year, saying: "Now we have one more thing we need to do to walk in our true power, and that is to vote. I'm encouraging you to continue to take action."Continue to change and dismantle a racist and unequal system.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor“I am here today to talk about the queen. You know the one,” said Michelle Obama by way of introduction.She was, of course, speaking about Beyoncé, who received the Humanitarian Award at the 2020 BET Awards on Sunday night.The superstar was honored for her work with the BeyGOOD foundation, which most recently provided much-needed coronavirus aid to Houston.

Blue Ivy Carter, following her parents' footsteps, took home her first BET prize at the 20th annual BET Awards. The 8-year-old won the BET HER award on Sunday night for her song "Brown Skin Girl," a collaboration with mother Beyoncé, WizKid & Saint Jhn.

Beyonce received a huge honor at the 2020 BET Awards!

Lemonade to Black Is King, her coming later this summer.Former First Lady Michelle Obama presented the award to Beyoncé. "From her music that gives voice to Black joy and Black pain to her activism that demands justice for Black lives," Obama said.

Beyoncé was recognized for her charitable work at the 2020 BET Awards on Sunday night. The virtual awards show presented the artist with the Humanitarian Award.

neo soul and/or traditional R&B artists, she also received the Humanitarian Award for her work with her BeyGOOD initiative, which has funded college scholarships, brought safe water and sanitation to the East African nation of Burundi and, most recently, brought COVID-19 testing resources to Black and brown communities as well as support Black small business honors.Also Read: Beyond Blackface: Can Hollywood's Reckoning on Race Lead to Substantive Change?Former First Lady Michelle Obama

Beyonce joined the ranks of activists like Muhammad Ali and Harry Belafonte on Sunday (June 28) when the 2020 BET Awards honored her with the BET Humanitarian Award during its socially distanced broadcast.

which earned him a record deal.