Sunday’s BET Awards were quickly revamped into a tribute to Michael Jackson,Variety says.

The red carpet arrivals wore white gloves to honor the late King of Pop, and the show opened with a version of “ABC,” one of the Jackson 5’s first hits. A half-hour was added to the telecast to squeeze in all the tributes, including an appearance by sister Janet Jackson, who thanked fans for their “love and support,” says ET Online.

Father Joe Jackson, however, in a red carpet interview with CNN that Gawker called “completely cringe-worthy,” was less-than-emotional about his son’s death and at one point even plugged his new Blu-Ray disc.

–Elizabeth Jensen