Many people have been waiting for this; an award show produced by the BET team. The 1st annual BET
Entertainment Awards will take place in the Paris hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 19th. The two-hour show will be hosted by comic legends Steve Harvey and Cedric The Entertainer. Check out BET.com for still to be announced performances. In the meantime, check out the nominee’s:
Best female R&B artist:
Jill Scott
Mary J. Blige
Erykah Badu
Janet Jackson
Aaliyah
Best male R&B artist:
R. Kelly
Joe
Carl Thomas
Maxwell
Musiq Soulchild
Best female hip-hop artist:
Eve
Lil’ Kim
Trina
Missy Elliott
Da Brat
Best male hip-hop artist:
Jay-Z
Nelly
Snoop Dogg
Ja Rule
Mystikal
Best female group:
Destiny’s Child
Mary Mary
3LW
702
Blaque
Best male group:
Boyz II Men
Outkast
112
Dr. Dre / Snoop Dogg / Nate Dogg
Jagged Edge
Best new artist:
Jill Scott
Musiq Soulchild
Nelly
Lil’ Bow Wow
India.Arie
Best gospel artist:
Yolanda Adams
Mary Mary
Donnie McClurkin
Kirk Franklin
Hezekiah Walker
Video of the year:
Outkast, “Ms. Jackson”
Dr. Dre / Snoop Dogg / Nate Dogg, “The Next Episode”
Janet Jackson, “All for You”
Eminem, “Stan”
Destiny’s Child, “Independent Women Pt. 1”
Viewers’ Choice:
Lil’ Bow Wow, “Bow Wow, That’s My Name”
Outkast, “Ms. Jackson”
Jay-Z, “I Wanna Love You”
R. Kelly, “I Wish”
Destiny’s Child, “Independent Women Pt. 1”
