It's been a fairly drab year when it comes to red-carpet fashion, with many awards shows held online amid the pandemic. However, stars of the screen and soundwaves congregated in Los Angeles on Sunday night, bringing some much-needed glitz and glamour to proceedings. <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/bet-awards-2021-cardi-b-megan-thee-stallion-her-and-andra-day-are-big-winners-on-the-night-1.1250094">The annual BET Awards</a>, which honour African-American celebrities in the fields of sports, activism and entertainment, took place at the city's Microsoft Theatre, with actress Taraji P Henson taking up the mantle of the evening's host. Megan Thee Stallion, HER and Andra Day were among the ceremony's biggest winners, with Cardi B also choosing the night to reveal she is pregnant with her second child. Queen Latifah received the Lifetime Achievement Award, while performers included Jazmine Sullivan, Lil Kim and DJ Khaled. A number of attendees walked the red carpet before proceedings began, with Ciara, Ashanti and Jennifer Hudson among the stars to don their finest. Shimmering metallics, whether in avant-garde silhouettes or figure-skimming cuts, proved popular, while Sullivan and Day both sported voluminous, romantic gowns. Host Henson, meanwhile, plumped for ultra-glam Versace, as Lil Nas X dialled up the drama in exaggerated wide-leg trousers in a chintz print. <strong>Scroll through the gallery above to see who walked the red carpet on the night.</strong>
