BET Betting on Las Vegas as Site of 2024 Hip Hop Awards
Written by Paul Grein on September 16, 2024
The 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards is headed to Sin City. The show will be held in Las Vegas for the first time on Oct. 8 and will premiere Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET. BET is expected to announce the venue next week.
“BET is excited to bring BET Hip Hop Awards to a city known for its electrifying atmosphere and rich history of awe-inspiring entertainment,” Scott Mills, president & CEO of BET, said in a statement. “From the groundbreaking performances of legends like Sammy Davis Jr. and Lena Horne, who shattered racial barriers, to today’s leading and emerging artists, Las Vegas’ vibrant energy reflects the innovation, soul, and storytelling that Black culture continuously contributes.”
The BET Hip Hop Awards, which originated in 2006, has been held in Atlanta in all but three years. It shifted to Miami in 2017-18 and was held in multiple locations in 2020, at the height of the pandemic. Fat Joe hosted the show the last two years. This year’s host has not yet been named.
Connie Orlando, EVP of specials, music programming & music strategy at BET, will oversee production of the annual event and serve as executive producer with Jamal Noisette, BET’s SVP of specials & music programming. Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment, will act as executive producer, with Jeannae Rouzan-Clay and Dionne Harmon from Jesse Collins Entertainment also serving as executive producers.
Collins and Harmon won Primetime Emmys two years ago for their work on The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, which was voted outstanding variety special (live).
Las Vegas has become a popular home for awards shows. The Billboard Music Awards were based there most years from 1996 to 2022. The Academy of Country Music Awards were held there in all but three years from 2003 to 2022. The Grammys were held there in 2022, the only time the show has been broadcast from a city in which it doesn’t have a chapter.
