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The BET AWARDS '07, the annual mega-salute to music, film and sports from BET Networks, delivered a knock-out night full of performances, surprises and memorable moments live from the Shrine Auditorium.
Mega-star Beyoncé and first-time BET Awards nominee Jennifer Hudson each walked away with two awards. Beyoncé was moreThe BET AWARDS '07, the annual
mega-salute to music, film and
sports from BET Networks,
delivered a knock-out night
full of performances,
surprises and memorable
moments live from the Shrine
Auditorium.
Mega-star Beyoncé and
first-time BET Awards nominee
Jennifer Hudson each walked
away with two awards. Beyoncé
was named Best Female R&B
Artist and won for Video of
the Year for the
female-empowering
'Irreplaceable,' while Hudson
won Best New Artist and Best
Female Actress. Rapper T.I.
repeated his win from last
year's awards for Best Hip Hop
Artist, and Kirk Franklin also
came through with a repeat win
for Best Gospel Artist.
Ludacris and Mary J. Blige
were awarded Best Song
Collaboration for 'Runaway
Love,' and Gnarls Barkley was
named Best Group.
Actress/comedienne Mo'Nique
hosted the 'Main Event' for an
unprecedented third time, with
sizzling performances by T.I.,
50 Cent, Ciara, Diddy, Keyshia
Cole, Robin Thicke, Eve, Kelly
Rowland and Ne-Yo. The BET
Awards also honored legendary
songstress Diana Ross with the
Lifetime Achievement Award,
and award-winning actor Don
Cheadle was presented with the
Humanitarian Award for his
efforts to raise awareness
about the genocide in Darfur.
A star-studded list of
Hollywood heavyweights also
made appearances at the show,
including: Chaka Khan, Queen
Latifah, Rihanna, Erykah Badu,
Nelly, Alicia Keys, Nick
Cannon, Michael Clark Duncan
and Tyler Perry.
'We've built a brand by having
the most dazzling opening
performances in all Awards
shows,' said Stephen Hill, BET
AWARDS '07 executive producer
and BET EVP of Music
Programming and Talent. 'This
year's open will simply and
sensationally stun. Sometimes
we tell you what'll stun, like
last year's grand opening with
Beyonce. Others we sneak on
ya, like 2005's reunion
performance from The Fugees.
We're choosing 'sneak attack'
this year, but trust me: you
don't want to get to your TV
at 8:02 p.m. ..... for real.'
BET will also honor Diana
Ross, the icon of Motown style
with BET's Lifetime
Achievement Award for her four
decade long, accomplished
career in popular music.
Additionally, beloved and
accomplished actor, Academy
Award nominee Don Cheadle will
receive the BET Humanitarian
Award for his efforts in
Darfur and fundraising for the
African AIDS epidemic.
BET is the only award show
that recognizes the
achievements of music artists,
entertainers and athletes in
14 categories; this year's
nods for best-in-class
performances go to Beyonce`
with six nominations, followed
by Jay-Z, Ciara, Jennifer
Hudson, Akon and Gnarls
Barkley among others.
BET eliminates the hassle of
guessing what's hot with the
debut of its new interactive
series, the 5ive. This
half-hour show will keep
viewers caught up and in the
know of the latest happenings
in the world at any given
time. With the 5ive being the
new # '1', host, Alesha Reneé
(HOTWYRED, 'New Faces' Winner)
will count up the most talked
about and desired people,
places, events, gadgets, and
websites...you name it!
Ranging from must-haves like
the new blue tooth virtual
laser keyboard to the
environmentally charged call
to go green, the 5ive has you
completely covered. Viewers
will be treated three times a
week to expert and timely
information spanning all
realms of pop culture,
beginning Monday, June 4, 2007
@ 7:30 p.m. ET/PT.
In today and gone tomorrow is
the name of the game for our
fast paced society, and the
5ive will be here to keep
viewers up to date on the
latest. As host, Alesha Reneé
will scope out scorching,
exclusive and evasive
happenings for viewers and
deliver the top 5 picks three
times a week. Beating out a
bevy of 15,000 hopefuls,
Alesha joined the network as
one of five winners selected
during the networks nationwide
'New Faces' Talent Search in
2006. As the former host of
HOTWYRED and guest
correspondent to the networks
entertainment magazine show,
THE BLACK CARPET, Alesha's
impeccable smile, 'street, but
sweet' personality, wit and
charisma will only add to the
sizzle factor of the show.
Viewers will be able to vote
for their favorite picks of
the day, select songs to
appear in the daily video
remix; upload home videos;
view past episodes and much
more. Tune in to the 5ive
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