Childish Gambino, Victoria Monet Perform

Usher is receiving his flowers this yr. The R&B icon was the person of the hour on the 2024 BET Awards Sunday (June 30) as this yr’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.

Forward of Usher receiving the award, BET arrange the second with an epic tribute medley efficiency that includes a plethora of artists giving their finest Usher impressions, operating by means of anthems from the 45-year-old’s adorned discography.

Whereas Usher could not rock the sandals and white linen match Infantile Gambino lined up, the multi-hyphenate did the R&B legend’s 2002 smash “U Don’t Need to Name” justice with a clean cowl earlier than Keke Palmer joined him on stage. Palmer took it again to 1997’s “You Make Me Wanna…,” which landed on Usher’s sophomore My Method album. The Illinois native put her dance abilities to the check and completed off undressing from her white kicks, bedazzled denims and Braves cap.

Summer time Walker notched a visitor look on Usher’s 2023 Coming Residence album, and delivered her steamy verse to their sultry “Good Good” collab, which additionally options 21 Savage. Sans Savage and with Usher watching from the entrance row, Summer time and her group of dancers in black corsets and matching fight boots held down the fort.

Performers got here from the group as Coco Jones stunned the group at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater, operating by means of Usher’s “There Goes My Child.” The rising singer seductively danced in entrance of Jennifer Goicoechea (Usher’s spouse), after which had the 45-year-old luminary arise earlier than she returned to the stage.

“Famous person” is a fan-favorite off Usher’s 2004 Confessions basic, and Marsha Ambrosius stepped up for the tender cowl. Chloe Bailey joined the celebration, singing “Good Kisser” in a shiny white leotard.

With “Nasty” taking pictures up the charts, Tinashe fittingly made a cameo, reimagining Usher’s “Good & Sluggish.” Nashe put her personal spin on the My Method basic and added a dance routine that the singer himself gave the impression to be in approval of.

Subsequent up, Victoria Monét and Teyana Taylor labored a tag-team collaboration, performing “Dangerous Lady,” which had the digicam doing flips whereas attempting to maintain up with the gymnastic acrobatics from the duo.

Latto closed out the tribute efficiency with the huge “Yeah!” sans visitor appearances from Lil Jon and Ludacris; the topped the Billboard Scorching 100 for 12 consecutive weeks in 2004. Huge Latto even tweaked a number of the lyrics to suit extra of what she’s bringing to the desk. “Huge butt and a few double-Ds,” she raps.

Watch the medley efficiency honoring Usher on the 2024 BET Awards beneath.