BET Awards 2017: ‘Saturday Night Live’s’ Leslie Jones to host show

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The 2017 BET Awards are happening next month in Los Angeles. The host of this years ceremony will be comedienne and actress Leslie Jones of “Saturday Night Live.”

The 2017 BET Awards will take place  live on Sunday, June 25 at 8:00 p.m. ET at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles at The LA Live Complex.

Beyoncé leads this this year’s nominations with a total of seven, including Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, Best Collaboration with Kendrick Lamar for “Freedom,” and Video of the Year and Album of the Year for “Lemonade.” Bruno Mars follows with five noms.

 

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