BET Awards

The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other American minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. ^[1]

Aaliyah

Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer, actress, and model.

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African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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Al Green

Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), often known as The Reverend Al Green, is an African American singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including "Take Me to the River", "Tired of Being Alone", "I'm Still in Love with You", "Love and Happiness", and his signature song, "Let's Stay Together".

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Al Sharpton

Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, television/radio talk show host and a former White House adviser for President Barack Obama.

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Alicia Keys

Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter.

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Americans

Americans are citizens of the United States of America.

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Angela Bassett

Angela Evelyn Bassett (born August 16, 1958) is an American actress and activist.

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Anita Baker

Anita Denise Baker (born January 26, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter.

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Anthony Anderson

Anthony Anderson (born August 15, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and game show host.

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Anthony Hamilton (musician)

Anthony Cornelius Hamilton (born January 28, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame with his platinum-selling second studio album Comin' from Where I'm From (2003), which featured the title track single "Comin' from Where I'm From" and the follow-up "Charlene".

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ASAP Mob

ASAP Mob (stylized as A$AP Mob) is an American hip hop collective formed in 2006, in Harlem, New York, by members ASAP Yams, ASAP Bari and ASAP Illz.

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ASAP Rocky

Rakim Mayers (born October 3, 1988), better known by his stage name ASAP Rocky (stylized as A$AP Rocky), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor.

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August Alsina

August Anthony Alsina Jr.(8 April 2013).

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B.o.B

Bobby Ray Simmons Jr. (born November 15, 1988), known professionally as B.o.B, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Decatur, Georgia.

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B2K

B2K was an American R&B boy band that was active from 1998 to 2004.

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Benny Boom

Benny Douglas, professionally known as Benny Boom, is an American director of film and music videos.

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BET

Black Entertainment Television (BET, stylised as BET★) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the BET Networks division of Viacom.

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BET Award for Album of the Year

The BET Award for Album of the Year is given to the most popular album released the same or previous year of the year the awards are handed out.

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BET Award for Best Actor

The BET Award for Best Actor is awarded to actors from both television and film.

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BET Award for best Actor & Actress of the year

Below are the nominees & winners for the BET Award for Best Actress & Movie.

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BET Award for Best Actress

The BET Award for Best Actress is awarded to actresses from both television and film.

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BET Award for Best Collaboration

The BET Award for Best Collaboration honors rap collaborations, R&B collaborations or Rap/Sung collaborations.

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BET Award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist

The BET Award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist is an award given to honor the outstanding achievements female artists have made in Hip hop every year.

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BET Award for Best Female R&B Artist

The BET Award for Best Female R&B Artist is awarded to the overall best female contemporary R&B and soul singers who have released an album the previous or same year.

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BET Award for Best Group

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.

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BET Award for Best International Act: Africa

The BET Award for Best International Act: Africa is an award given to honor the outstanding achievements of international artists from Africa every year.

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BET Award for Best International Act: UK

The BET Award for Best International Act: UK was an award given to honor the outstanding achievements of international artists from the United Kingdom every year.

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BET Award for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist

The BET Award for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist is an award given to honor the outstanding achievements male artists have made in Hip hop every year.

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BET Award for Best Male R&B Artist

The BET Award for Best Male R&B Artist is awarded to the overall best male contemporary R&B and soul singers who have released an album the previous or same year.

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BET Award for Best Movie

The BET Award for Best Movie is given to the overall best film released in the same or previous year.

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BET Award for Best New Artist

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.

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BET Award for Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

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BET Award for Sportsman of the Year

The BET Award for Sportsman of the Year is given to the best and most successful male athlete of the previous year.

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BET Award for Sportswoman of the Year

The BET Award for Sportswoman of the Year is given to the best and most successful female athlete of the previous year.

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BET Award for Video Director of the Year

The BET Award for Video Director of the Year is given to the best directors of music videos released in the same or previous year.

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BET Award for Video of the Year

The BET Award for Video of the Year is given to the most popular music video released the same or previous year of the year the awards are handed out.

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BET Award for Viewer's Choice

The BET Award for Viewer's Choice Award is determined by the fans.

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BET Awards 2001

The 1st BET Awards took place at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 19, 2001.

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BET Awards 2002

The 2nd BET Awards took place at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, California on June 25, 2002.

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BET Awards 2003

The 3rd BET Awards took place at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, California on June 24, 2003.

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BET Awards 2004

The 4th BET Awards took place at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, California on June 29, 2004.

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BET Awards 2005

The 5th BET Awards took place at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, California on June 28, 2005.

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BET Awards 2006

The 6th BET Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on June 27, 2006.

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BET Awards 2007

The 7th BET Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on June 26, 2007.

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BET Awards 2008

The 8th BET Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on June 24, 2008.

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BET Awards 2009

The 9th BET Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on June 28, 2009.

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BET Awards 2010

The 10th BET Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on June 27, 2010.

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BET Awards 2011

The 11th BET Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on June 26, 2011.

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BET Awards 2012

The 12th BET Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on July 1, 2012.

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BET Awards 2013

The 13th BET Awards were held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California on June 30, 2013.

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BET Awards 2014

The 14th BET Awards were held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California on June 29, 2014.

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BET Awards 2015

The 15th BET Awards was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on June 28, 2015 and was televised on BET.

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BET Awards 2016

The 16th BET Awards were held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on June 26, 2016.

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BET Awards 2017

The 17th BET Awards was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on June 25, 2017.

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BET Awards 2018

The 18th BET Awards was held at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on June 24, 2018.

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BET Centric Award

In the BET Awards, the BET Centric Award (simply called the Centric Award) recognizes neo soul and/or traditional R&B artists.

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Beyoncé

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and businesswoman.

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Big Boi

Antwan André Patton (born February 1, 1975), better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor and record producer, best known for being a member of American hip hop duo Outkast alongside André 3000.

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Big Sean

Sean Michael Leonard Anderson (born March 25, 1988), known professionally as Big Sean, is an American rapper.

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Bow Wow (rapper)

Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9, 1987), better known by his stage name Bow Wow (formerly Lil' Bow Wow), is an American rapper, actor and television host.

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Bruno Mars

Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and dancer.

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Busta Rhymes

Trevor George Smith Jr. (born May 20, 1972), better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive and actor.

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Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Kyam Anthony (born May 29, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Cedric the Entertainer

Cedric Antonio Kyles (born April 24, 1964), better known by his stage name, Cedric the Entertainer, is an American actor, comedian, and game show host.

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CeeLo Green

Thomas DeCarlo Callaway (born May 30, 1975), known professionally as CeeLo Green (or Cee Lo Green), is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor.

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Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens, March 23, 1953) is an American recording artist whose career has spanned five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist and focal point of the funk band Rufus.

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Chance the Rapper

Chancelor Jonathan Bennett (born April 16, 1993), known professionally as Chance the Rapper, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and philanthropist from the West Chatham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.

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Charlie Wilson (singer)

Charles Kent Wilson (born January 29, 1953), also known as Uncle Charlie, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, producer and the former lead vocalist of The Gap Band.

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Chris Brown

Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor.

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Chris Rock

Christopher Julius Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director.

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Chris Tucker

Christopher Tucker (born August 31, 1971) is an American actor and stand-up comedian.

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Ciara

Ciara Princess Harris (born October 25, 1985), known mononymously as Ciara (pronounced), is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, model and actress.

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Common (rapper)

Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. (born March 13, 1972), better known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American rapper, actor, poet, and film producer.

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D. L. Hughley

Darryl Lynn "D.

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Damon Wayans

Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (born September 4, 1960) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer, and member of the Wayans family of entertainers.

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Danny Glover

Danny Lebern Glover (born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist.

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Denzel Washington

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, director, and producer.

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Destiny's Child

Destiny's Child was an American girl group whose final and best-known line-up comprised Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams.

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Diana Ross

Diana Ernestine Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer.

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Dolby Theatre

The Dolby Theatre (formerly known as the Kodak Theatre) is a live-performance auditorium in the Hollywood and Highland Center shopping mall and entertainment complex, on Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue, in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, United States.

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Don Cheadle

Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (born November 29, 1964) is an American actor, writer, film producer and director.

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Donnie McClurkin

Donald Andrew "Donnie" McClurkin, Jr. (born November 9, 1959) is an American gospel singer and minister.

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Drake (musician)

Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and entrepreneur.

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Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. (born January 17, 1982) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Earth, Wind & Fire

Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF) is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, rock, Latin, and Afro pop.

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Eminem

Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, and actor.

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Erica Campbell (musician)

Erica Monique Campbell (née, Atkins; born April 29, 1972) is an American Grammy winner urban contemporary gospel, Christian R&B and contemporary R&B recording artist, musician and radio host.

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Erykah Badu

Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), known professionally as Erykah Badu, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, activist, and actress.

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Eve (rapper)

Eve Jihan Jeffers-Cooper (born November 10, 1978) is an American rapper and actress from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Fantasia Barrino

Fantasia Monique Taylor (née Barrino; born June 30, 1984), known professionally by her mononym Fantasia, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and actress.

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Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Monique Union-Wade (born October 29, 1972) is an American actress, activist, and author.

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Gladys Knight

Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.

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Halle Berry

Halle Maria Berry (born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress.

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Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and social activist.

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Hollywood

Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California.

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Hype Williams

Harold "Hype" Williams (born July 1970) is an American music video director, film director, film producer, and screenwriter.

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Idris Elba

Idrissa Akuna Elba (born 6 September 1972) is an English actor, producer, musician, and DJ.

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Jada Pinkett Smith

Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (born September 18, 1971) is an American actress, dancer, singer-songwriter, and businesswoman.

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James Brown

James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader.

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Jamie Foxx

Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer, songwriter, record producer, film producer, and comedian.

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Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress.

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Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969) known professionally as Jay-Z (stylized JAY-Z), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur.

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981) is an American singer, actress, and spokesperson.

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Jesse Williams (actor)

Jesse Wesley Williams (born August 5, 1981) is an American actor, director, producer and activist, best known for his role as Dr.

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Jill Scott

Jillian "Jill" Scott (born April 4, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter, model, poet and actress.

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John Legend

John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter and actor.

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Justin Timberlake

Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer.

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Kanye West

Kanye Omari West (born June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and fashion designer.

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Keke Palmer

Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer (born August 26, 1993) is an American actress, singer, songwriter and presenter.

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Kelly Rowland

Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality.

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Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.

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Keri Hilson

Keri Lynn Hilson (born December 5, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.

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Kevin Hart

Kevin Darnell Hart (born July 6, 1979) is an American comedian and actor. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Hart began his career by winning several amateur comedy competitions at clubs throughout New England, culminating in his first real break in 2001 when he was cast by Judd Apatow for a recurring role on the TV series Undeclared. The series lasted only one season, but he soon landed other roles in films such as Paper Soldiers (2002), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Soul Plane (2004), In the Mix (2005), Little Fockers (2010) and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017). Hart's comedic reputation continued to grow with the release of his first stand-up album, I'm a Grown Little Man (2008), and performances in the films Think Like a Man (2012), Grudge Match (2013), Ride Along (2014) and its sequel Ride Along 2 (2016), About Last Night (2014), Get Hard (2015), Central Intelligence (2016), The Secret Life of Pets (2016), and George Beard in Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017). He also released four more comedy albums, Seriously Funny in 2010, Laugh at My Pain in 2011, Let Me Explain in 2013, and What Now? in 2016. In 2015, Time Magazine named Hart one of the 100 most influential people in the world on the annual Time 100 list. He starred as himself in the lead role of Real Husbands of Hollywood.

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Keyshia Cole

Keyshia Myesha Cole (born October 15, 1981) is an American singer/songwriter, record producer, business woman, and television personality.

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Kirk Franklin

Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American gospel musician, singer, songwriter, choir director, and author.

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Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player.

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L.A. Live

L.A. LIVE is an entertainment complex in the South Park District of Downtown Los Angeles, California.

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Las Vegas Strip

The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of South Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada that is known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos.

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Las Vegas Valley

The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada.

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LeBron James

LeBron Raymone James Sr. (born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.

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Leslie Jones (comedian)

Annette Jones (born September 7, 1967), better known as Leslie Jones, is an American comedian and actress who is a cast member and writer on Saturday Night Live.

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Lil Jon

Jonathan Smith (born January 27, 1971), better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, record producer, and DJ.

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Lil Wayne

Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper.

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Lil' Kim

Kimberly Denise Jones (born July 11, 1975 or 1976), known professionally by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, model, and actress.

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Lionel Richie

Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer.

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List of performers at the BET Awards

*2001: Destiny's Child, Snoop Dogg, Usher, Bow Wow, Donnie McClurkin, Patti Labelle, Eve feat.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

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Ludacris

Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor.

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Magic Johnson

Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American retired professional basketball player and current president of basketball operations of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Mare139

Carlos Rodriguez (also known as Mare 139) is a New York-based artist born in 1965 in Spanish Harlem, New York City.

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Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969 or 1970) is an American singer and songwriter.

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Marsha Ambrosius

Marsha Ambrosius (born 8 August 1977) is an English singer-songwriter from Liverpool, England.

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Mary J. Blige

Mary Jane Blige (born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and actress.

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Mary Mary

Mary Mary are an American gospel duo composed of sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell and Trecina Atkins-Campbell.

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Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (album)

Maze featuring Frankie Beverly is the debut album by Bay Area-based R&B group Maze.

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Melanie Fiona

Melanie Fiona Hallim (born July 4, 1983), known professionally as Melanie Fiona, is a Canadian R&B recording artist with Guyanese background.

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Microsoft Theater

The Microsoft Theater (formerly Nokia Theatre L.A. Live) is a music and theatre venue in downtown Los Angeles, California at L.A. Live.

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Miguel (singer)

Miguel Jontel Pimentel (born October 23, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer.

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Mindless Behavior

Mindless Behavior was an American boy band, best known for the singles "My Girl" and "Mrs. Right", produced by Walter Millsap.

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Minority group

A minority group refers to a category of people differentiated from the social majority, those who hold on to major positions of social power in a society.

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Missy Elliott

Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971), better known as Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, is an American rapper, singer, dancer and record producer.

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Mo'Nique

Monique Angela Hicks (née Imes; born December 11, 1967), known professionally as Mo'Nique, is an American comedian and actress.

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Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist.

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Musiq Soulchild

Taalib Johnson, professionally known as Musiq Soulchild or simply Musiq (born September 16, 1977) is an American singer and songwriter whose style blends R&B, funk, blues, jazz, gospel influences fused with hip hop.

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Myrlie Evers-Williams

Myrlie Louise Evers–Williams (née Beasley; born March 17, 1933) is an American civil rights activist of the Civil Rights Movement and journalist who worked for over three decades to seek justice for the murder of her civil rights activist husband Medgar Evers in 1963.

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Ne-Yo

Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1982), known professionally as Ne-Yo, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor.

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Nelly

Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), known professionally as Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, investor, and occasional actor from St. Louis, Missouri.

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New Edition

New Edition is an American R&B group from the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1978.

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Nicki Minaj

Onika Tanya Maraj (born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj, is a Trinidadian-born American rapper, singer, songwriter, model, and actress.

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Omarion

Omari Ishmael Grandberry (born November 12, 1984), known by his stage name Omarion, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, actor and dancer.

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Outkast

Outkast (stylized as OutKast) is an American hip hop duo formed in 1991 in East Point, Georgia, composed of Atlanta-based rappers André "André 3000" Benjamin (formerly known as Dré) and Antwan "Big Boi" Patton.

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Paris Las Vegas

Paris Las Vegas is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.

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Patti LaBelle

Patricia Louise Holt-Edwards known professionally as Patti LaBelle, (born Patricia Louise Holt on May 24, 1944), is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur.

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Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (born April 5, 1973) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer.

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Philanthropy

Philanthropy means the love of humanity.

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Prince (musician)

Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and filmmaker.

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Pusha T

Terrence LeVarr Thornton (born May 13, 1977), better known by his stage name Pusha-T, is an American rapper and record executive.

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Queen Latifah

Dana Elaine Owens (born March 18, 1970), known professionally as Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, songwriter, singer, actress, and producer.

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Quincy Jones

Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933), also known as "Q", is an American musician and record producer.

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R. Kelly

Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former professional basketball player.

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Regina King

Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971) is an American actress and television director.

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Rick Ross

William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally by his stage name Rick Ross, is an American rapper and entrepreneur.

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Rihanna

Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born 20 February 1988) is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman.

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Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and film producer.

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Sean Combs

Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969), also known by his stage names Puff Daddy, Puffy, P. Diddy, Diddy, Love and Brother Love is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and entrepreneur.

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Serena Williams

Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American professional tennis player.

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Shrine Auditorium

The Shrine Auditorium is a landmark large-event venue in Los Angeles, California.

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Smokey Robinson

William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive.

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Snoop Dogg

Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, television personality and actor.

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Society Awards

Society Awards is an American company best known for its custom design and manufacturing of high-profile entertainment industry awards, including the Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and GLAAD Media Award, among others.

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Solange Knowles

Solange Piaget Knowles (born June 24, 1986), known mononymously as Solange, is an American singer, songwriter and actress.

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Steve Harvey

Broderick Stephen Harvey Also aired August 16, 2015.

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T-Pain

Faheem Rashad Najm (born September 30, 1985), better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer.

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T.I.

Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980), known professionally as T.I. and Tip (often stylized as TIP or T.I.P.), is an American rapper and actor.

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Taraji P. Henson

Taraji Penda Henson (born September 11, 1970) is an American actress, singer, and author.

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The Isley Brothers

The Isley Brothers are an American musical group originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, that started as a vocal trio consisting of brothers O'Kelly Isley, Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley.

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The O'Jays

The O'Jays are an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in 1958 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert (born June 16, 1942), Walter Williams (born August 25, 1943), William Powell (January 20, 1942 – May 26, 1977), Bobby Massey and Bill Isles.

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Tom Joyner

Thomas Joyner (born November 23, 1949) is an American radio host, host of the nationally syndicated The Tom Joyner Morning Show, and also founder of Reach Media Inc., the Tom Joyner Foundation, and BlackAmericaWeb.com.

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Tracee Ellis Ross

Tracee Ellis Ross (born Tracee Joy Silberstein; October 29, 1972) is an American actress, model, comedian, director and television host, best known for her lead role as Joan Clayton in the comedy series Girlfriends (2000–2008) and Dr.

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Trey Songz

Tremaine Aldon Neverson (born November 28, 1984), better known as Trey Songz, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and actor.

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Trina

Katrina Laverne "Trina" Taylor (born December 3, 1978) is an American rapper.

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Tyga

Micheal Ray Stevenson (born November 19, 1989), known by his stage name Tyga (a backronym for Thank you God always), is an American hip hop recording artist.

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Usher (musician)

Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978), is an American singer, songwriter and dancer.

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Venus Williams

Venus Ebony Starr Williams (born June 17, 1980) is an American professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No.

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Wale (rapper)

Olubowale Victor Akintimehin (born September 21, 1984), better known by his stage name Wale, is an American recording artist, record producer and actor.

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Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress.

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Will Smith

Willard Carroll Smith Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, producer, rapper, comedian, and songwriter.

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Willow Smith

Willow Camille Reign Smith (born October 31, 2000), known professionally as Willow, is an American singer, actress and dancer.

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Wyclef Jean

Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (born on October 17, 1969) is a Haitian rapper, musician and actor.

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Yolanda Adams

Yolanda Yvette Adams (born August 27, 1961) is an American gospel singer, record producer, actress, and former radio host of her own nationally syndicated morning gospel show.

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2 Chainz

Tauheed Epps (born September 12, 1977), known professionally as 2 Chainz (formerly Tity Boi), is an American rapper.

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50 Cent

Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, businessman, and investor.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BET_Awards

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