PopSugar — The BET Awards promised a lit ceremony, and it definitely delivered. Between a jaw-dropping performance from Beyoncé, several emotional tributes to Prince, and a powerful acceptance speech from humanitarian award recipient Jesse Williams, it was t... more info

The Mirror — The superstar opened Sunday night's show with an amazing duet with Kendrick Lamar but didn't stick around to accept her award more info

Rolling Stone — Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar's show-opening performance and the emotional Prince tributes weren't the only moments from the BET Awards making headlines Sunday night: Justin Timberlake found in a Twitter dispute.  Timberlake tweeted th... more info

Guardian Music — Beyoncé’s new tour finds her at the height of her artistic powers. What makes her sound, her dance moves, her image and her feminism so distinctive?Of late, some music writers have got into the habit of referring to Beyoncé as Queen Bey.... more info

Dlisted — I’m pretty sure it will soon be illegal to hold an big event in 2016 and not give Her Majesty Beyonce the highest spot on the bill (see: The Superbowl, the CFDAs), so it should come as a shock to exactly no one that Beyonce opened the BET Awards la... more info

USA Today Music — Beyonce's album made waves. Why didn't its singles?             more info

Rolling Stone — The 16th annual BET Awards took over the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles last night, featuring a mix of pop, rap and R&B A-listers. Though the chaotic state of America and the shadow of Prince's passing gave the broadcast a somewhat somber air, ther... more info

Rolling Stone — Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar surprised the BET Awards audience with a special performance of their collaboration "Freedom" off Beyoncé's latest album, Lemonade. Their Sunday night appearance was the first time the pair have performed together ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The BET Awards happened last night, and the ceremony began with a surprise performance by Beyonce. She played her charged-up Lemonade standout "Freedom," and like at Citi Field (and other stops on her tour), she performed it with her dancers in a poo... more info

PopSugar UK — Beyoncé hasn't attended the BET Awards since 2012, but she broke that streak on Sunday night when she showed up as a surprise (hey, she's all about surprises). Queen Bey opened the show with a flawless performance of "Freedom" and had the crowd in... more info