New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ BET Networks) - 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!
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: https://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: No BETAWARDS) and Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/TheBETAwards.
*all times ET/PT
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) |
