Grammy® Award-Winning Rapper T.I. Takes Center Stage for Long Awaited Comeback Performance at the BET AWARDS ’10
R&B Singer John Legend to Receive Humanitarian Award
Every year BET brings you the hottest awards show on cable television and this year will be no different. Hosted by entertainment superstar Queen Latifah with performances by Nicki Minaj, Drake, Trey Songz and Diddy-Dirty Money the BET AWARDS ’10 promises to bring the house down!
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Newly added to the line-up is the highly anticipated and explosive return of the “King of the South.” Multi-platinum, rap heavyweight T.I. will hit the stage in his first, televised performance since his release. BET is pulling out all the stops this year bringing you the biggest and best in music, sports, television, and entertainment.
Six-time GRAMMY® Award-winning artist and philanthropist John Legend will be awarded the 2010 Humanitarian Award for his work to end poverty through education.
It’s impossible to contain that much star power and entertainment into one night. In celebration, BET will highlight some of the greatest moments from the past nine BET AWARDS in a one-hour special titled, “Smash!! The Best of the BET Awards,” premiering on June 14 at 10:00 P.M.* Full performances from “Smash!! The Best of the BET Awards” will be available on BET.com/BETAwards.
Do you remember when Monique did Crazy in Love? What about the reunion of the girl groups TLC and SWV? How about when Usher defied gravity by dancing on the wall? Or Michael Jackson with James Brown? All of these moments and more took place on the BET AWARDS stage! The show will not only feature clips from past shows, but also behind-the-scenes commentary from the celebrities and staff who made many of these unforgettable moments possible. It’s going to be an hour that you won’t want to miss.
The BET AWARDS ’10 will broadcast live from the Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, June 27, 2010 at 8:00 P.M.*
BET INTERNATIONAL will also premiere the BET AWARDS in the 54 countries across the UK, Middle East and Africa on Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. GMT; 8:00 P.M. BST; 9:00 P.M. CAT; 10:00 P.M. KSA.
BET has once again teamed with Cossette Productions, the famed producers of the GRAMMY® Awards and the nine record-setting BET AWARDS shows, to handle production of the telecast. Stephen Hill, President, Music Programming and Specials, BET Networks, along with Lynne Harris-Taylor, Vice President of Specials, BET Networks, will executive produce the telecast.
Additionally, BET has secured a deal with the Upfront Market Group who will be providing a 360 degree camera for extra glitz and glamour for the BET AWARDS red carpet coverage.
For continuous BET AWARDS ’10 updates, please visit: http://www.bet.com/betawards. Stay on the pulse of any and everything relating to the BET AWARDS ’10 through our Twitter page at www.twitter.com/BETAWARDS (hash tag: #BETAWARDS) and Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/TheBETAwards.
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BET AWARDS ’10
NOMINEES AND CATEGORIES
Best Female R&B Artist
Best Male R&B Artist
Beyonce
Chris Brown
Mary J. Blige
Raheem DeVaughn
Melanie Fiona
Maxwell
Alicia Keys
Trey Songz
Rihanna
Usher
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
Ester Dean
B.o.B.
Lil Kim
Drake
Nicki Minaj
Fabolous
Rasheeda
Jay-Z
Trina
Ludacris
Best New Artist
Best Gospel
Justin Bieber
The Anointed Pace Sisters
Melanie Fiona
Kirk Franklin Presents Artists United For Haiti
Nicki Minaj
Tamela Mann
Wale
Marvin Sapp
Young Money
Vickie Winans
Best Group
Best Collaboration
Black Eyed Peas
Beyonce f/ Lady Gaga – Video Phone
Clipse
B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars – Nothin’ On You
Diddy-Dirty Money
Drake & Trey Songz – Successful
New Boyz
Drake f/ Lil Wayne, Kanye West & Eminem – Forever
Young Money
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
Trey Songz f/ Fabolous – Say Aah
Video Director of the Year
Video of the Year
Benny Boom
Beyonce f/ Lady Gaga – Video Phone
Gil Green
B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars – Nothin’ On You
Anthony Mandler
Melanie Fiona – It Kills Me
Chris Robinson
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
Hype Williams
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – Run This Town
Best Actress
Best Actor
Taraji P. Henson
Quinton Aaron
Regina King
Don Cheadle
Mo’Nique
Idris Elba
Zoe Saldana
Jamie Foxx
Gabourey Sidibe
Denzel Washington
Best Movie
YoungStars Award
Avatar
Selena Gomez
Law Abiding Citizen
Lil JJ
Michael Jackson’s This Is It
Keke Palmer
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Willow Smith
The Blindside
Tyler James Williams
Subway Sportswoman of the Year
Subway Sportsman of the Year
Tamika Catchings
Carmelo Anthony
Vanessa James
Usain Bolt
Candace Parker
Kobe Bryant
Serena Williams
LeBron James
Venus Williams
Tiger Woods
Viewer’s Choice
Beyonce – Sweet Dreams
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
Monica – Everything To Me
Rihanna f/ Young Jeezy – Hard
Trey Songz f/ Fabolous – Say Aah
Young Money (Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda, Nicki Minaj, Jae Millz, Drake, Tyga) f/ Lloyd – Bedrock
Best International Act
Centric Award
Kojo Antwi (Ghana)
Melanie Fiona
Chipmunk (UK)
Maxwell
Dizzee Rascal (UK)
Chrisette Michele
Estelle (UK)
Monica
Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP) (South Africa)
Sade
K’NAAN (Somalia)
M.I. (Nigeria)
P-Square (Nigeria)
Corinne Bailey Rae (UK)
Sade (UK)
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