The BET Awards '10 Welcomes Grammy(R) Award-Winning Artist Kanye West to the Stage in His First Awards Show Performance Since 2009
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The BET Awards '10 Welcomes Grammy(R) Award-Winning Artist Kanye West to the Stage in His First Awards Show Performance Since 2009 NEW YORK, June 9, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --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. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20070716/BETNETWORKSLOGO ) Also, slated to perform areT.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 About BET Networks BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub- Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks - BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom, Middle East & Africa and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution. 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 Kirk Franklin Presents Artists Melanie Fiona 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 B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars - Nothin' On Clipse You Diddy-Dirty Money Drake & Trey Songz - Successful Drake f/ Lil Wayne, Kanye West & New Boyz Eminem - Forever Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State Young Money 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 B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars - Nothin' On Gil Green You Anthony Mandler Melanie Fiona - It Kills Me Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State Chris Robinson of Mind Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West - Run Hype Williams 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) SOURCE BET Networks .