BET Awards ’10 Adds Eminem, Alicia Keys, Usher and T Pain To Line Up
June 18, 2010 by imusicdaily
Filed under Awards Show, Celebrity, Music, TV
Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium is sure to be ablaze on June 27th at the BET AWARDS ’10 due to previously announced performances by Kanye West, Ludacris, TI, Drake, Diddy – Dirty Money, Nicki Minaj, and Rick Ross, to name a few. To further feed this fire, BET AWARDS ’10 is pleased to announce that rapper, producer and actor Eminem will take to the stage on the heels of his June 21 release of “Recovery.” In keeping with the tradition of celebrating the best of the best, platinum-recording artist and BET AWARDS ’10 “Best Female R&B Artist” nominee Alicia Keys as well as R&B superstar Usher, who is nominated for “Best Male R&B Artist,” will also take to the BET AWARDS ’10 stage. Audiences can also expect a sure-fire performance from T-Pain, who rounds out this HOT list of talent with his innovative and creative stage show.
Hosted by Queen Latifah, BET AWARDS ’10 will pay tribute to 2010 Humanitarian Award recipient John Legend as well as honor this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipient legendary musician and cultural icon Prince.
Make sure to tune into the BET AWARDS ’10 at 8PM* on June 27th on BET as this is a LIVE fire you won’t want to put out. Log onto http://www.bet.com/betawards for continuous updates and a complete Awards list of nominees 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/betawards.
MTVu’s Woodie Awards Round-Up
November 20, 2009 by imusicdaily
Filed under Celebrity, Music
Kings of Leon won Woodie of the Year and Green Day took home the Best Performing Woodie at the 2009 MTVu Woodie Awards, which brought together a cross-section of established and breaking artists Wednesday night (Nov. 19) at New York’s Roseland Ballroom.
Although neither band was in attendance, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool accepted their award by video.
Indie darlings Matt & Kim kicked off the show — which celebrates the year’s best music as determined by MTVu’s college-centric audience — with an energetic performance of their breakout single “Lessons Learned.” Later, the duo returned to accept their Best Video Woodie award.
“We’ve had one heck of a year,” said Matt Johnson, before counterpart Kim Schifino leapt into the crowd.
Additional performers included veteran alt-rockers Death Cab for Cutie, who rocked the audience with its “New Moon” soundtrack single “Meet Me on the Equinox,” as well as Passion Pit, the Dead Weather and Clipse, who were joined onstage by fellow rappers Cam’ron and Rick Ross.
Presenter highlights came from Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz and pop prankserts 3OH!3. Wentz rolled onto the stage holding a red Solo cup, while 3OH!3 gave a nod to Lady Gaga by dressing in her various VMA outfits. Asher Roth, will.i.am, and surprise guest Cyndi Lauper also presented awards.
While Kings of Leon and Green Day won the top prizes, smaller acts took home statues as well. Never Shout Never’s Christofer Drew Ingle and Missouri rapper Tech N9ne earned the Breaking Woodie and the Left Field Woodie, respectively.
The Woodie Awards air Dec. 4 on MTV Networks.
MTVs Hottest MCs In The Game 2009
October 5, 2009 by imusicdaily
Filed under Music, Music Charts, Video
MTV just released its list of the Hottest MCs In The Game. Topping the list is Jay-Z followed by Lil Wanye and Drake.
Check out the videos below from MTV to find out more about the Top 3 MCs –
The Top 10 MCs on the list are as follows –
10. Raekwon
9. 50 Cent
8. Fabolous
7. Young Jeezy
6. Gucci Mane
5. Rick Ross
4. Kanye West
3. Drake
2. Lil Wayne
1. Jay-Z
Wonder how Kanye feels…and where’s Eminem?
What do you guys think?
