The 17th BET Awards was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on June 25, 2017.

The ceremony celebrated achievements in entertainment and honors music, sports, television, and movies released between April 1, 2016, and March 31, 2017.

It publishes pieces involving news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style, and is also known for its music charts, including the Hot 100 and Billboard 200, tracking the most popular songs and albums in different genres.

Usually held on a Saturday night in late March or early April, the show honors the year's biggest television, movie, and music acts as voted by viewers worldwide of Nickelodeon networks.

took it over in April 2017, is an American awards show, recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the general public and fans.

It was founded in San Francisco, California in 1967 by Jann Wenner, who is still the magazine's publisher, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason.

In the 1990s, the magazine shifted focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music.

In recent years, it has resumed its traditional mix of content, including music, entertainment, and politics.

Conceived as an alternative to the MTV Video Music Awards and since 2011 other worldwide, regional nominations have been added.