Naomi Osaka, H.E.R, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak win at BET awards

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Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak perform "Leave the Door Open" at the BET Awards.

The B.E.T. awards celebrates Black excellence in the entertainment world but AAPI artists made their presence felt.

H.E.R. was named the Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, the duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak as Silk Sonic was named Best Group and tennis player Naomi Osaka was named Sportswoman of the Year.

H.E.R. celebrated her 24th birthday with some of the biggest names in show business. She gave a show-stopping performance just before being named the Best Female R&B/Pop Artist.H.E.R., the Black/Filipino American whose real name is Gabrielle Sarmiento Wilson, took the stage for another stunning performance at the BET Awards on Sunday night.

The Oscar winner performed her song, "We Made It," and showed off her talents as a singer and musician as she opened her performance at the drums high above the rafters playing the drums. When the platform descended down, she switched to her trademark electric guitar.

Prior to the awards show, H.E.R. said, "We're celebrating our culture. We're celebrating Black women. We're also celebrating my birthday so it is a very big day," she said, adding that she plans to "kill the stage is what I'm going to do for my birthday." 

"I'm so excited to see all the faces and it just feels warm, that's what it feels like," H.E.R. said. She added that after the show, her friends and family are going continue celebrating her birthday.  "We're all going to go back to the house and eat -- that's what we doing."

Silk Sonic gave a well-received performance also. The duo of Mars and Henson presented their hit 70s-style R&B single "Leave The Door Open.