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BET Awards
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The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET.
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The inaugural ceremonies, in 2001, were held at the Paris resort on the Las Vegas Strip. From 2002 through 2005, the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood hosted the ceremonies. The 2006 and 2007 awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
Comedians Steve Harvey and Cedric the Entertainer hosted the first BET Awards in 2001 and the second in 2002. Actress/comedian Mo'Nique hosted in 2003 and 2004. Will Smith with his wife, actress and rock musician, Jada Pinkett Smith hosted the 2005 BET Awards.The 2006 BET Awards were held on June 27 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California and hosted by Damon Wayans . On June 26, Mo'Nique returned for her third time, and hosted the 2007 BET Awards at the Shrine Auditorium.
Tagline: The Main Event
The nominations for the BET Awards '07 were announced live from Hollywood at a press conference and live on BET's video countdown show, "106 & Park" on Wednesday, May 16, 2007. Tichina Arnold, 50 Cent, T.I., and Robin Thicke announced the nominations in Hollywood at the press conference.
On June 26, 2007, Mo'Nique hosted the ceremonies. The "106 & Park: Live from the Red Carpet" pre-show was hosted by Terrence J & Rocsi for their first time. Diana Ross was honored with the BET Lifetime Achievement Award this year and Don Cheadle was honored with the Humanitarian Award. T.I., Robin Thicke, Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland were among the number of performers. Fans were able text their vote for which of 50 Cent's recent singles he will perform. They were given a choice between "Straight to the Bank" and "Amusement Park". "Amusement Park" received the most votes, therefore that was what 50 Cent performed, along with Tony Yayo.
Beyoncé received the most amount of nominations, earning 6, one for "Best Female R&B Artist", another for the "Viewer's Choice Award", two for "Best Collaboration" ("Déjà Vu" and "Upgrade U", both featuring Jay-Z), and two more for "Video of the Year" ("Irreplaceable" faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaadfdfsdfefefher performance, Destiny's Child (with the addition of Solange Knowles) made a very brief appearance dancing.
In sequential order
- "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" - Jennifer Hudson & Jennifer Holliday [Opening performance]
- "Déjà Vu" - Mo'Nique [dancing & lip-syching]
- "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" - T.I.
- "Because of You"/"Make Me Better" Medley - Ne-Yo & Fabolous
- "Last Night (Remix)" - Diddy, Keyshia Cole, & Lil' Kim
- "Get Me Bodied (Extended Mix)" - Beyoncé featuring Solange Knowles, Michelle Williams, & Mo'Nique [dancers]
- "Like This" - Kelly Rowland featuring Eve & Destiny's Child
- "Lost Without U" - Robin Thicke
- "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" - T-Pain
- "Tribute to Gerald Levert" - Eddie Levert, Gladys Knight, Yolanda Adams & Patti LaBelle
- "Amusement Park" - 50 Cent
- "Love Hangover"1 - Erykah Badu
- "I'm Coming Out"1 - Chaka Khan
- "Upside Down"1 - Stevie Wonder featuring Erykah Badu [background vocals & tambourine]
- "Like a Boy/That's Right Medley" - Ciara featuring Lil' Jon
- "Fight the Power/"Soul Power"/"911 is a Joke"/"Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud" Medley - Public Enemy featuring Bootsy Collins [guitar] (James Brown tribute)
1Diana Ross tribute
Every year the nominees and or winners for the Best New Artist Category, have won or were nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy Award
- 2001: India.Arie & Jill Scott both were nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy
- 2002: Alicia Keys won the Best New Artist Grammy, and Ashanti was nominated
- 2003: 50 Cent, Heather Headley & Sean Paul were all nominees for the Best New Artist Grammy
- 2004: Kanye West was a nominee for the Best New Artist Category
- 2005: John Legend won the Best New Artist Grammy and Ciara was a nominee
- 2006: Chris Brown earned a Best New Artist Nomination
- 2007: Corinne Bailey Rae earned a Best New Artist nomination
- Aaliyah was the first person to receive a posthumous nomination for a BET Award.
- Beyoncé has performed at the BET Awards the most times a staggering 5 BET Awards.
| Year | Song |
|---|---|
| 2007 | "Get Me Bodied" |
| 2006 | "Deja Vu" |
| 2005 | "Cater 2 U" (with Destiny's Child) |
| 2003 | "Crazy in Love" |
| 2001 | "Bootylicious" (with Destiny's Child) |
- Beyoncé is the only artist to be the opening act for the award show twice or more.
| Year | Song |
|---|---|
| 2006 | "Deja Vu" |
| 2001 | "Bootylicious" (with Destiny's Child) |
The BET Award for Best Female R&B Artist is given to the overall best female contemporary R&B and soul singer who has released an album the previous or same year. As of 2007, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, India.Arie, and Alicia Keys have been nominated for the most BET Awards for Best Female R&B Artist.
The same rules apply for the BET Award for Best Male R&B Artist. Anthony Hamilton, Usher, R. Kelly, and Musiq Soulchild have been nominated for the most BET Awards for Best Male R&B Artist.
| Best Female R & B Artist | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Nominees |
| 2007 | Beyonce | Mary J. Blige Ciara Jennifer Hudson Corinne Bailey Rae |
| 2006 | Mary J. Blige | India.Arie Mariah Carey Keyshia Cole Beyoncé |
| 2005 | Alicia Keys | Jill Scott Amerie Mariah Carey Ciara Fantasia |
| 2004 | Beyonce | Mary J. Blige Brandy Janet Jackson Alicia Keys |
| 2003 | India.Arie | Amerie Vivian Green Heather Headley Erykah Badu |
| 2002 | India.Arie | Alicia Keys Aaliyah Mary J. Blige Faith Evans |
| 2001 | Mary J. Blige | Aaliyah Jill Scott Janet Jackson Erykah Badu |
| Best Male R & B Artist | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Nominees |
| 2007 | Ne-Yo | Akon John Legend Gerald Levert Robin Thicke |
| 2006 | Prince | Jamie Foxx Chris Brown Ne-Yo Anthony Hamilton |
| 2005 | Usher | Anthony Hamilton John Legend Mario Prince |
| 2004 | Usher | Anthony Hamilton Ruben Studdard R. Kelly Luther Vandross |
| 2003 | Jaheim & R. Kelly (Tie) | Musiq Justin Timberlake Ginuwine |
| 2002 | Usher | Craig David Musiq Maxwell Jaheim |
| 2001 | Musiq | R. Kelly Carl Thomas Joe Maxwell |
The BET Award for Best Group is given to the overall best R&B, hip hop, or gospel group who has released an album the previous or same year. As of 2007, Mary Mary has been the only gospel group to be nominated for this award. A group can be a duo (Gnarls Barkley, Mary Mary) or have at least 3 members (Pretty Ricky, Destiny's Child). Mary Mary, OutKast and Destiny's Child have received the most nominations ever for the BET Award for Best Group, having four each.
| Best Group | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Winners | Nominees |
| 2007 | Gnarls Barkley | Mary Mary OutKast Pretty Ricky Three 6 Mafia |
| 2006 | Destiny's Child | The Black Eyed Peas Three 6 Mafia Mary Mary Floetry |
| 2005 | Destiny's Child | 112 Terror Squad featuring Fat Joe Lil' Jon & The Eastside Boyz The Roots |
| 2004 | Destiny's Child | G-Unit Lil' Jon & The Eastside Boyz Jagged Edge Floetry |
| 2003 | Destiny's Child | Clipse Mary Mary Floetry The Roots |
| 2002 | Destiny's Child | Outkast 112 B2K Jagged Edge |
| 2001 | Destiny's Child [Best Female Group] | Mary Mary 3LW 702 Blaque |
| OutKast [Best Male Group] | Jagged Edge Dr.Dre, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg Boyz II Men 112 |
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The BET Awards for Best Male and Female Hip-Hop Artist are given to the overall best male and female rappers because of their albums, singles, and videos the same or previous year. Missy Elliott has been nominated for a BET Award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist every year since the awards ceremony started in 2001, except for 2005.
In 2007 there was no award category for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, there was only the BET Award for Best Male Artist which was renamed the BET Award for Best Hip-Hop Artist. The reason is because most female rappers had not released any promotional material, mainly due to recording albums, criminal charges, and legal disputes.
| Best Female Hip-Hop Artist | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Nominees |
| 2006 | Missy Elliott | Remy Ma Lil' Kim Trina Shawnna |
| 2005 | Remy Ma | Miri Ben-Ari Jacki-O Shawnna |
| 2004 | Missy Elliott | Rah Digga MC Lyte Jacki-O Da Brat |
| 2003 | Missy Elliott | Eve Lil' Kim Trina Ms. Jade |
| 2002 | Missy Elliott | Trina Angie Martinez Rah Digga Mystic |
| 2001 | Eve | Missy Elliott Trina Da Brat Lil' Kim |
| Best Male Hip-Hop Artist | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Nominees |
| 2007 | T.I. | Diddy Jay-Z Lil' Wayne Ludacris |
| 2006 | T.I. | Kanye West 50 Cent Common Busta Rhymes |
| 2005 | Kanye West | T.I. Snoop Dogg Ludacris Jay-Z 50 Cent |
| 2004 | Jay-Z | Kanye West 50 Cent Chingy Ludacris |
| 2003 | 50 Cent | Baby Eminem Jay-Z Nelly Snoop Dogg |
| 2002 | Ja Rule | Busta Rhymes Nas Jay-Z Ludacris |
| 2001 | Jay-Z | Nelly Ja Rule Mystikal Snoop Dogg |
The BET Award for Best New Artist is given to an artist who made their debut the previous or same year of the awards ceremony. A former group member can be nominated for the award if they have made their solo debut. For example, Omarion was a member of the hip hop quartet B2K from 2001 until 2004 and B2K had already been nominated for a BET Award for Best New Artist in 2002. Despite this, Omarion was nominated for the category in 2005 because he made his solo debut in the same year. Jennifer Hudson won the award in 2007 even though her only solo release at the time was a single of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"; her first album is scheduled for release in October 2007.
| Best New Artist | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Nominees |
| 2007 | Jennifer Hudson | Lupe Fiasco Gnarls Barkley MIMS Corinne Bailey Rae |
| 2006 | Chris Brown | Ne-Yo Rihanna Paul Wall Chamillionaire |
| 2005 | John Legend | Fantasia The Game Ciara Omarion |
| 2004 | Kanye West | Pharrell Ruben Studdard Anthony Hamilton Chingy |
| 2003 | 50 Cent | Floetry Heather Headley Sean Paul Justin Timberlake |
| 2002 | Alicia Keys | Craig David B2K Tweet Ashanti |
| 2001 | Nelly | Lil' Bow Wow Musiq Jill Scott India.Arie |
The BET Award for Best Gospel Artist is given to an urban contemporary gospel artist.
| Best Gospel Artist | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Winners | Nominees |
| 2007 | Kirk Franklin | Shirley Caesar Mary Mary Fred Hammond Dave Hollister |
| 2006 | Kirk Franklin | Mary Mary Yolanda Adams CeCe Winans Smokie Norful |
| 2005 | Donnie McClurkin | Ruben Studdard Fred Hammond CeCe Winans Kanye West |
| 2004 | Yolanda Adams | Vickie Winans Byron Cage Smokie Norful Donnie McClurkin |
| 2003 | Yolanda Adams | Donnie McClurkin Kirk Franklin Tonéx Smokie Norful |
| 2002 | Yolanda Adams | Kurt Carr Kirk Franklin Fred Hammond CeCe Winans |
| 2001 | Donnie McClurkin | Mary Mary Yolanda Adams Hezekiah Walker Kirk Franklin |
See BET Award for Video of the Year
Of the nominees for Best Actress Halle Berry holds the record with the most wins in this category. This category had two Oscar Winners [Hudson & Berry] and three Oscar nominees [Alfre Woodard, Angela Bassett & Queen Latifah].
| Best Actress | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Winners | Nominees |
| 2007 | Jennifer Hudson | Tichina Arnold Chandra Wilson Kerry Washington Angela Bassett |
| 2006 | Taraji P. Henson | Tichina Arnold Queen Latifah Alfre Woodard Thandie Newton |
| 2005 | Regina King | Queen Latifah Gabrielle Union Kimberly Elise Halle Berry |
| 2004 | Halle Berry | Vivica A. Fox Sanaa Lathan Beyoncé Knowles Gabrielle Union |
| 2003 | Queen Latifah | Nicole Ari Parker Gabrielle Union Sanaa Lathan Halle Berry |
| 2002 | Halle Berry | Aaliyah Angela Bassett Vivica A. Fox Jada Pinkett Smith |
| 2001 | Sanaa Lathan | Aaliyah Angela Bassett Regina King |
The BET Lifetime Achievement and Humanitarian Award recipients, along with the nominees for other categories are announced in a press conference. At the awards ceremony a mini-documentary is shown covering the honoree's life. The awards are given out separately.
The BET Lifetime Achievement Award is given a R&B, pop, and soul artist or group who has been a recording artist (or group) for numerous years and is known for their notable contributions to the music industry. The honoree is paid tribute to by current popular singers who perform the honoree's most recognized songs. The honoree will usually perform themselves after being paid tribute.
In 2002, at the second annual BET Awards the category for the BET Award Humanitarian Award was created. The Humanitarian Award is given a celebrity philanthropist who donates their time and money to a charitable cause.
| Lifetime Achievement Award | |
|---|---|
| Year | Recipient |
| 2007 | Diana Ross |
| 2006 | Chaka Khan |
| 2005 | Gladys Knight |
| 2004 | The Isley Brothers |
| 2003 | James Brown |
| 2002 | Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 2001 | Whitney Houston |
| Humanitarian Award | |
|---|---|
| Year | Recipient |
| 2007 | Don Cheadle |
| 2006 | Harry Belafonte |
| 2005 | Denzel & Pauletta Washington |
| 2004 | Danny Glover |
| 2003 | Earvin "Magic" Johnson |
| 2002 | Muhammad Ali |
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| Major ceremonies | American Music Award • Billboard • Grammy • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction |
| Other ceremonies | ACM • BET • BET Hip Hop • Billboard Latin • CMA • Dove Award • Kids' Choice • Latin Grammy • MTV VMA • NAACP Image • People's Choice • Radio Music • Soul Train • Teen Choice |