 New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ BET Networks) - The 10 year celebration of the BET Awards '10 is promising to be bigger and better than ever. Each year The BET Awards continuously delivers memorable performances and this year is no different. Guaranteed to be the biggest night in television, BET is proud to announce and welcome Kanye West to the stage; making this his first major awards show appearance since his appearance on the 2009 MTV VMAs.
While West received much backlash and criticism following the VMAs, BET decided to give the multifaceted performer a spot in music history during its 10 year anniversary special.
Viewers can anticipate a dynamic comeback performance. Newly added performances also include Ludacris, DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Drake and many more. Also, slated to perform are T.I., Diddy-Dirty Money, Nicki Minaj, and Trey Songz. The BET Awards '10 will be hosted by Queen Latifah and some presenters confirmed are Taraji P. Henson, and Mike Epps, as well as this year's Humanitarian Award will be given to John Legend. The BET Awards '10 airs live, Sunday, June 27th 8:00 PM*, from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA. Don't miss it! Stay tuned for more performances and presenter updates for this year's BET Awards by logging on to www.bet.com.
*all times ET/PT BET AWARDS '10 NOMINEES AND CATEGORIES | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | 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 |
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| | 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 | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | 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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