The BET Awards Promise Big Stars, Big Hits And The Word “Feat.”
As the MTV Music Awards become clumsier with every passing year in a less-than-subtle expression of how much acknowledging musical accomplishments has become an annoyance for a network that would much rather chase teenagers around with cameras, the BET Awards stand as the only place where you’ll see the biggest acts in pop music (Lil’ Wayne, Usher, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey and Nelly are already scheduled to perform) presented with production value and professional competence, acknowledging elders (Al Green and Quincy Jones will respectively receive lifetime achievement and humanitarian awards) without turning into a hoary grandpa fest. “Best Group” seems a little duo heavy, and it’s funny to see T-Pain lead the nominations solely on guest spots, but it’s refreshing to see a “Best Female Hip-Hop Artist” category. A list of the awards and nominees below.
Video of the Year Ashanti “The Way That I Love You” Alicia Keys “Like You’ll Never See Me Again” Mary J. Blige “Just Fine” UGK feat. OutKast “Int’l Player’s Anthem (I Choose You)” Kanye West feat. T-Pain “Good Life” Erykah Badu “Honey” Best Female R&B Artist Alicia Keys Mary J. Blige Keyshia Cole Rihanna Mariah Carey Best Male R&B Artist Raheem DeVaughn Trey Songz Ne-Yo Chris Brown J. Holiday
Best Group Danity Kane UGK Day 26 Playaz Circle Gnarls Barkley Best New Artist Flo Rida Estelle Chrisette Michele Soulja Boy The-Dream Best Female Hip-Hop Artist Kid Sister Trina Lil’ Mama Missy Elliott Eve Best Male Hip-Hop Artist Snoop Dogg Jay-Z Lil’ Wayne Common Kanye West Best Collaboration DJ Khaled feat. Lil’ Wayne, Big Boi, Ludacris, Fat Joe & Young Jeezy-“I’m So Hood (remix)” Keyshia Cole feat. Lil’ Kim & Missy Elliott-“Let It Go” Kanye West feat. T-Pain-“Good Life” Flo Rida feat. T-Pain-“Low” Chris Brown feat. T-Pain-“Kiss Kiss” Viewer’s Choice Chris Brown feat. T-Pain-“Kiss Kiss” Lil’ Wayne feat. Static Major-“Lollipop” Keyshia Cole feat. Missy Elliott & Lil’ Kim-“Let It Go” Alicia Keys-“No One” Soulja Boy-“Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)” Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown-“No Air” Lifetime Achievement Al Green
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