2016 BET Awards Red Carpet Arrivals (Photos)

Sunday's BET Awards airs live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, are shaping up to be an exciting television event. "Black-ish" stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross return to host. Drake leads the show's nominees with nine nods. Beyonce and Rihanna follow suit, having both scored five nominations each, while Chris Brown, Bryson Tiller and Future earned four nods apiece. Stevie Wonder Added to Prince Tribute Lineup at BET Awards Performers scheduled to appear include Jennifer Hudson, Usher, Alicia Keys, Maxwell, D'Angelo and many others. Also, look out for Stevie Wonder, The Roots, Sheila E, and Janelle Monae joining forces for a highly anticipated "Celebration of Prince" tribute to commemorate the death of the legendary music icon. There's also a tribute planned for Muhammad Ali, who died earlier this month. Other show highlights include actor Samuel L. Jackson receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to Hollywood, and "Grey's Anatomy" star Jesse Williams receiving the Humanitarian Award. Scheduled presenters include Gabrielle Union, Regina Hall, Morris Chestnut, the cast of the forthcoming New Edition biopic movie, Taraji P. Henson, and others. The 2016 BET Awards air live Sunday at 8 p.m. Eastern. Tonight is the 2016 BET Awards with Samuel L. Jackson picking up the Lifetime Achievement Award. Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson are hosting the show once again and it all goes down tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The show airs on several networks, but for those of us without our television handy, we have several options on how to watch the show via live stream online. In addition, the BET website features a backstage live stream to catch up with some of your favorite celebrities behind-the-scenes. Click here to access the BACKSTAGE LIVE STREAM. Now let's get into how to watch the actual BET Awards online.

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