Blue Ivy Carter has become the youngest artist to win a BET award.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s eight-year-old daughter was one of the first-time winners at the 20th annual BET Awards, which took place during a virtual ceremony.
Blue Ivy shared the award with her parents, along with Wizkid and SAINT JHN, for the song “Brown Skin Girl”. The song was featured in The gift, a music album inspired by the 2019 Disney remake The Lion King.
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The previous record for the youngest winner was held by Willow Smith, who shared the YoungStars award with his brother, Jaden, when he was 10 years old.
Lizzo beat Beyoncé to win the best female R&B / pop artist, while Megan Thee Stallion won the best female hip-hop artist.
DaBaby managed to beat four-time winner Drake for his first award for best male hip-hop artist.
Beyoncé delivered a powerful speech during the ceremony, where she urged black American citizens to vote “as if their lives depended on it” in the upcoming presidential election.
Over the weekend, she surprisingly announced a new movie with Disney Plus, Black is king to be released in July.
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