On Easter Sunday, it was a star-studded celebration of women empowerment as BET aired their annual Black Girls Rock! event, which honored six extraordinary women including Jada Pinkett Smith, Cicely Tyson and Erykah Badu.

In addition to the honorees, the event featured performances from Ciara, Jill Scott, Faith Evans, Fantasia and Estelle. Watch some of the performances from the celebration beneath:

Ciara - "I Bet"



Jill Scott - "You Don't Know"



Faith Evans, Fantasia & Lalah Hathaway



Erykah Badu



Estelle - "Conqueror"

The 2012 Black Girls Rock special was filmed last month and tonight, the star-studded show, which honored Dionne Warwick, Susan Taylor, Kerry Washington, Alicia Keys, Janelle Monae and more, finally aired in full form on BET.

Filmed at the Paradise Theater in New York City, the special featured performances from Alicia Keys, Brandy, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, Missy Elliott, who surprised fans, and more. Watch all of the star-studded performances from the celebration beneath:

BET recently aired the second annual Black Girls Rock! event, which honored the achievements of extraordinary black women including iconic activist Angela Davis, living legend Shirley Caesar, Taraji P. Henson, Tatyana Ali and more.

View all the performances, including Mary J. Blige and Melanie Fiona, below: