Last June, amid rising deaths from the coronavirus and widespread protests over police violence and racial injustice, BET aired the first major awards show of the pandemic. The 2020 BET Awards featured stunning pretaped performances from artists such as Megan Thee Stallion, who delivered “Girls in the Hood” and “Savage (Remix)” on a desert set that evoked the post-apocalyptic film “Mad Max.” The show spoke to the moment with recurring social commentary from host Amanda Seales and honorees, including Beyoncé, who urged viewers to “vote like our life depends upon it, because it does.”