BET AWARDS 2013 ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN AT BET AWARDS �13 ---------- HOSTED BY BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE STAR AND COMEDIAN CHRIS TUCKER --------- Hip-Hop Artist Drake Takes Command with 12 Nominations while Kendrick Lamar and 2 Chainz Are Tied with 8 Nominations ---------- An Unprecedented 10 Nominees Rival For The Coveted Video of the Year Award ---------- Chris Brown and R. Kelly Confirmed As the First Performers For This Year�s Awards Show ---------- Legendary R&B Singer Charlie Wilson To Be Honored with the 2013 Cadillac Lifetime Achievement Award ---------- LIVE from Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles Wednesday, July 2, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. on BET Networks ---------- Leading the pack of A-list nominees include, hip hop artist Drake, with an impressive 12 nominations including Best Male Hip Hop Artist and Video of the Year; close behind is breakthrough hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar and rapper 2 Chainz tied with 8 nominations; A$AP Rocky with 5 nominations; while Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake and Miguel face off with 4 nominations each in the categories of Best Collaboration, Coca-Cola Viewers� Choice Award and Video of the Year. In what is sure to be a showdown of epic proportions, this year�s Video of the Year Award has a phenomenal line-up of 10 nominees including Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, 2 Chainz, A$AP Rocky, Miguel and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, all vying to get their hands on the sought- after trophy. During the press conference, Chris Brown was exclusively announced as the first confirmed performer. As an added bonus, R. Kelly is closing the BET Awards �13 and will head over to the Staples Center immediately after to open the BET Experience concert. In addition, a living legend, Charlie Wilson was announced as the recipient of the prestigious Cadillac Lifetime Achievement Award, to honor his four decades in the entertainment industry �This year�s line-up of nominees and performers is reflective of the variety of fantastic talent that�s rocking the world right now,� says Stephen G. Hill, President of Music Programming and Specials. �We are especially excited as we move on up to the Nokia Theatre at LA Live. You know how we do. Big thangs shall indeed be poppin�. The BET Awards. Anything Can Happen�and most likely will.� The nominees for the BET Awards �13 include: Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Beyonc� Tamar Braxton Alicia Keys Rihanna Elle Varner Best Male R&B/Pop Artist Chris Brown Bruno Mars Miguel Justin Timberlake Usher Best Group Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Mary Mary Mindless Behavior Slaughterhouse The Throne (Kanye West & Jay-Z) Best Collaboration 2 Chainz f/ Drake � No Lie A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar � Problems French Montana f/ Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne � Pop That Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake � Poetic Justice Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z � Suit & Tie Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz � Mercy Best Male Hip Hop Artist 2 Chainz A $AP Rocky Drake Future Kendrick Lamar Best Female Hip Hop Artist Azealia Banks Eve Nicki Minaj Rasheeda Rye Rye Video of the Year 2 Chainz f/ Drake � No Lie A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar � Problems Drake � Started From The Bottom Drake f/ Lil Wayne � HYFR Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake � Poetic Justice Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Wanz � Thrift Shop Miguel � Adorn Rihanna � Diamonds Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z � Suit & Tie Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz � Mercy Video Director of the Year A$AP Rocky & Sam Lecca Benny Boom Director X Dre Films Hype Williams Best New Artist Azealia Banks Joey Bada$$ Kendrick Lamar Trinidad Jame$ The Weeknd Best Gospel Artist Deitrick Haddon Lecrae Tamela Mann Mary Mary Marvin Sapp Best Actress Angela Bassett Halle Berry Taraji P. Henson Gabrielle Union Kerry Washington Best Actor Don Cheadle Common Jamie Foxx Samuel L. Jackson Denzel Washington YoungStars Award Gabrielle Douglas Jacob Latimore Keke Palmer Jaden Smith Quvenzhan� Wallis Best Movie Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap Sparkle Think Like A Man Subway Sportswoman of the Year Gabrielle Douglas Brittney Griner Candace Parker Serena Williams Venus Williams Subway Sportsman of the Year Victor Cruz Kevin Durant Robert Griffin III LeBron James Ray Lewis Coca-Cola Viewers� Choice Award A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar � Problems Drake � Started From The Bottom Kendrick Lamar � Swimming Pools (Drank) Miguel � Adorn Rihanna � Diamonds Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z � Suit & Tie Centric Award Tamar Braxton � Love and War Fantasia � Lose To Win Miguel � Adorn Nas � Daughters Charlie Wilson � My Love Is All I Have Best International Act: Africa 2Face Idibia (Nigeria) Toya Delazy (South Africa) Donald (South Africa) Ice Prince (Nigeria) R2Bees (Ghana) Radio and Weasel (Uganda) Best International Act: UK Marsha Ambrosius Estelle Labrinth Rita Ora Emeli Sand� Wiley
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 22:54:16 +0000
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