Usher’s amazing 2024 just keeps getting better. As the multi-generational heartthrob preps to take the stage at the 2024 ESSENCE Festival of Culture to commemorate both our 30th Anniversary and 20 years of his classic Confessions next weekend, the ‘Superstar’ singer was honored for a lifetime of excellence at the 2024 BET Awards.
In true BET tribute fashion, Usher was honored by mentors, collaborators, contemporaries, and a generation of artists influenced by his illustrious three-decade-long career.
Presented by Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, L.A. Reid, and Babyface, who each spoke highly of the singer’s artistry, work ethic, and talent, Usher’s musical tribute was spearheaded by a rendition of ‘You Don’t Have to Call’ by Donald Glover/Childish Gambino.
Keke Palmer took the stage next, with a version of ‘You Make Me Wanna’ that found her emulating Usher’s trouser-dropping choreography.
Summer Walker took the stage perform Usher’s most recent smash hit ‘Good Good,” Coco Jones performed a sultry rendition of “There Goes My Baby,” Marsha Ambrosious tapped her powerful vocals for “Superstar,” and Chlöe pulled out all the stops for “Good Kisser.”
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