It's Gonna Be a B-Day at The BET Awards '07 as Beyonce Tops All Nominees With Six Nods
BET Networks today announced the nominees, host and recipients of the Lifetime Achievement and Humanitarian honors for their signature awards show -- The BET Awards '07. As cable television's #1 awards show (take that, VMAs!), BET AWARDS '07 is raising the stakes and promises to be the hottest show on television for the seventh year running. BET is making history again as the biggest stars in music, sports and entertainment converge on Los Angeles for a night of fabulous performances and unforgettable surprises on June 26 at 8 p.m. ET/7 CT live from the historic Shrine Auditorium.
BET will recognize the achievements of artists, entertainers and athletes in 14 categories. R&B queen Beyonce, fresh off the success of her latest CD "B-Day" and the award-winning film "Dreamgirls," leads the pack with six nominations. Beyonce is up for Best Female R&B Artist; Best Collaboration for duets with Jay-Z on "Deja vu" and "Upgrade U"; Video of the Year for "Irreplaceable" as well as her sultry turn with Shakira on "Beautiful Liar"; and in the Viewer's Choice Award category. Among the other multiple nominees with three each are: Oscar® winner Jennifer Hudson, R&B singing sensation Ciara, Akon, and duo Gnarls Barkley.
New kid on the block Robin Thicke, scored his first pair of BET AWARDS nods for best R&B Artist and Viewer's Choice for his chart-topping hit "Lost Without You." Other two-fers include Ludacris, Diddy, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, the late Gerald Levert, Ne-Yo, Lil Wayne, Mary, Mary and Corrine Bailey Rae.
Hosting the show for the third time is the hilarious comedienne, actor and author Mo'Nique, who kicked things off last time around with a show-stopping rendition of Beyonce's "Crazy In Love," which was voted the number one moment of any BET AWARDS show and one of TV Guide Channel's Greatest Moments of the year (2004).
In keeping with the history-making track record of the most highly- anticipated night in Black entertainment, BET is pulling out all of the stops in naming this year's special honorees. The legendary songstress, the original Boss -- Diana Ross -- will be in the house to receive BET's Lifetime Achievement Award. Joining the former First Lady of Motown is award-winning actor and activist Don Cheadle, who will be honored with BET's Humanitarian Award for his efforts to bring an end to the genocide in Darfur.
I will post the complete list of nominees later!
