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20th anniversary: A closer look into BET's successful artistic gala

BET 2020 awards [Photo: Courtesy]

You’d think trying to produce the 2020 BET Awards during the coronavirus pandemic would be filled with restrictions, but instead, show producers took another approach: We’re not limited to a single-stage, so sky’s the limit and let your creative minds run free.

That’s what the producers of the show ran with when crafting the special event, which was a major success and one of the first virtual awards shows of the coronavirus era. While abiding by safety guidelines and rules, the BET Awards featured highly produced, artsy pre-taped performances from DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, John Legend and Alicia Keys, while also addressing current issues in the world about the Black Lives Matter movement, police brutality and inequality.

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