Watch: Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar surprise opening performance ‘Freedom’ at The BET Awards Beyonce pulled off an incredible surprise opening performance of “Freedom” at the 2016 BET Awards on Sunday, joined by Kendrick Lamar The anthemic track from Beyonce’s album “Lemonade" was an intense, thoroughly choreographed performance, replete with flying sparks and smoke and a stage that looked convincingly like it was made of molten lava