Will Smith to perform a new song at the BET Awards.
Culture’s Biggest Night just got a little larger.

Will Smith, a Grammy-winning actor and recording artist, has joined the program for the forthcoming BET Awards 2024. He’ll take the stage to perform a brand new tune.”From his start as a rapper to The Fresh Prince to being a box office king as one of the Bad Boys,
Will Smith is truly a global icon, and we are honored to welcome him back to grace the BET Awards stage,” Connie Orlando, EVP of specials, music programming, and music strategy at BET, said in a statement Monday.

“We look forward to Will adding to yet another defining night for the culture that is not to be missed.”
Smith, who stars in the recently released “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” joins performers GloRilla, Ice Spice, Latto, Ms. Lauryn Hill & YG Marley, Muni Long, Sexyy Red, Shaboozey, Tyla, Victoria Monét, and Tanner Adell from BET Amplified stage.

Taraji P. Henson will host, while Usher will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The BET Awards 2024 will be broadcast live on BET on Sunday, June 30, at 8 p.m. ET.