BET Awards

 

Kanye Leads In BET Nods, Samuel Jackson To Host

Kanye West is spotted at the Givenchy Aftershow Party at L’Arc in Paris on October 2, 2011

May 22, 2012

NEW YORK, N.Y.

It’s a family affair at the upcoming BET Awards: Kanye West has the most nominations with seven, while his mentor, Jay-Z, earned five, and Jay-Z’s wife, Beyoncé, received six.

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Rick Ross Hospitalized In Atlanta Following Second Medical Scare

Rick Ross attends the ‘House Party’ music video shoot in Atlanta, GA, on October 2, 2011

October 15, 2011

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

Rapper Rick Ross was reportedly hospitalized in Alabama after suffering two medical scares in six hours that required planes to be diverted.

The first scare came Friday afternoon as Ross was on a Delta Air Lines flight from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Memphis, Tenn., where Ross was scheduled to appear at a University of Memphis basketball event that night. The plane returned to Florida after Ross suffered an unspecified medical problem. He was treated at a Fort Lauderdale hospital, and he even tweeted afterward: “Memphis here I come.”

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Alicia Keys Reflects On 10th Anniversary Of Her Multiplatinum, Grammy-Winning Debut Album

Alicia Keys performs onstage during the BET Awards ‘11 held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on June 26, 2011

June 29, 2011

NEW YORK, N.Y.

Music critics are invited to see burgeoning singer-songwriters almost every day. But when a request came across this writer’s desk to see a young singer-songwriter at an intimate showcase 10 years ago, it carried with it high expectations.

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Glam Slam: BET Beauty

Queen Latifah performs onstage during the BET Awards ‘11 held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 26, 2011 in Los Angeles

June 28, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

The BET Awards never disappoint when it comes to featuring lots of gorgeous ladies and Sunday’s show was no exception!

Here’s how you can achieve the red carpet look of two of our favorites.

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BET Executive Apologizes For Chris Brown & Rihanna Award Show Blunder; Presenter Left In Tears!

Terrence Jenkins, Tiffany Greene, and Rosci Diaz seen onstage during the BET Awards ‘11 held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on June 26, 2011, inset: Chris Brown/Rihanna

June 27, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

And the winner is Chris Brown! No, wait – it’s Rihanna! What’s Drake doing on stage?

Last night’s BET Awards had a bit of a blunder when Tiffany Green – winner of the BET Your World/Our World contest – announced that Chris Brown had won the Coca-Cola Viewers Choice Award, but then quickly corrected herself saying the winner was Rihanna.

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Alicia Keys Helping Produce Lydia R. Diamond Play ‘Stick Fly’ For Broadway

Alicia Keys performs onstage during the BET Awards ‘11 held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on June 26, 2011

June 27, 2011

NEW YORK, N.Y.

Alicia Keys is following Jay-Z and Will Smith into the world of Broadway producers.

Keys, whose hits include “Fallin’” and “A Woman’s Worth,” will help produce the play “Stick Fly.”

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