Kehlani’s “Folded” Performance Had The Crowd Locked In At BET Awards ’26 [Video]
Kehlani performs “Folded” at the BET Awards ’26, bringing one of their biggest R&B moments to the stage with a surprise appearance from Jamie Foxx.
Kehlani didn’t need a crowded setup to make “Folded” hit at the BET Awards ’26. The performance leaned into control: soft pressure, clean vocal choices, and enough space around the song for every line to settle before the next one arrived.
Taken from their self-titled album Kehlani, “Folded” has already lived a full life beyond the usual single cycle. The record turned into a major R&B moment, won at the Grammys, and still feels intimate enough to work in a stripped-down award-show setting. That balance is what made the BET performance stand out. Kehlani sang it like a song the crowd already knew by heart, but without flattening it into a routine crowd-pleaser.
Jamie Foxx’s surprise appearance added another layer to the moment without pulling focus from the song. Instead, it made the performance feel warmer, almost communal—a reminder that “Folded” has become more than a streaming hit. It is a record people seem to carry with them, and Kehlani treated the BET stage accordingly.