Popsugar Celebrity Award Season Rihanna at the 2019 BET Awards Pictures Surprise! Rihanna Returns to the BET Awards For the First Time in 3 Years 24 June 2019 by Monica Sisavat Solís Image Source: Getty / Paras Griffin/VMN19 Surprise! After three long years, Rihanna returned to the BET Awards on Sunday. The 31-year-old singer — and world's richest female musician — somehow managed to skip the red carpet and make her way inside undetected, however, cameras finally spotted her when she was cheering on Lizzo during her energetic "Truth Hurts" performance. Even though Rihanna's appearance was unannounced, she was on hand to present Mary J. Blige with the lifetime achievement award. During her speech, Rihanna praised Mary for "forever aligning the worlds of hip-hop and R&B" and "changing the game with her unique sound." She also linked up with Wale and Billy Ray Cyrus after he took the stage for "Old Town Road" with Lil Nas X. Yep, Rihanna at the BET Awards is a whole mood! Related: OMG! Rihanna Goes Day Drinking With Seth Meyers, and Of Course, They Got "Sh*tfaced" #Rihanna presents #MaryJBlige with the #LifetimeAchievementAward. #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/XGDyL0pXwr— No Hipsters Allowed (@nohipstersblog2) June 24, 2019 1 / 9 Rihanna watching Lizzo is a MOOD #BETAwards pic.twitter.com/p9YQhUmxIG— Nicole Perez (@nicole_perez1) June 24, 2019 2 / 9 View this post on Instagram star struck A post shared by Lil Nas X (@lilnasx) on Jun 23, 2019 at 5:45pm PDT 3 / 9 Image Source: Getty / Johnny Nunez/VMN19 4 / 9 Image Source: Getty / Johnny Nunez/VMN19 5 / 9 Image Source: Getty / Johnny Nunez/VMN19 6 / 9 Image Source: Getty / Johnny Nunez/VMN19 7 / 9 Image Source: Getty / Johnny Nunez/VMN19 8 / 9 Image Source: Getty / Paras Griffin/VMN19 9 / 9 Award SeasonBET AwardsRihanna