BET Awards return June 30 with performances from Lauryn Hill, Childish Gambino, Will Smith and more

By Maria ShermanAP Music Writer The BET Awards return June 30, with a performance-filled show that will kick off with a fiery set from Megan Thee Stallion, two days after the release of her third studio album.The show, which takes place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, will be hosted by Oscar-nominated actor Taraji P. Henson for a third time.Megan Thee Stallion, seen here performing during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12, 2023, will kick off this year’s BET Awards on June 30. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) Performers will include Lauryn Hill and her son YG Marley, Childish Gambino, Ice Spice, Tyla, Chlöe, Coco Jones, Keke Palmer, Marsha Ambrosius, Summer Walker, GloRilla, Latto, Muni Long, Sexyy Red, Shaboozey, and Victoria Monét. Will Smith will perform a new song, though no details were announced. The Grammy and Oscar winner is still emerging from the infamous Oscars slap two years ago, with the successful launch of “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” helping boost his comeback. And country musician Tanner Adell will also perform on the BET Amplified stage.The BET Awards will air live beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern on BET from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. It will...