Back To The Beach: BET's 'SPRING BLING' Returns for More Sun, Fun, and Red Hot Tapings on Saturday, April 10 in Riviera Beach!

Back To The Beach: BET's 'SPRING BLING' Returns for More Sun, Fun, and Red Hot Tapings on Saturday, April 10 in Riviera Beach!

WHAT: Taping for BET Networks' annual
spring break music special, SPRING BLING,
featuring hot performances and appearances
by Trey Songz, Soulja Boy, Chris Brown,
Nicki Minaj and more.

'Spring Blingers' are set for a sizzling day of
non-stop entertainment, starting with the BET
fan favorite BEACH TOWEL THROWDOWN,
which features blazing performances from
chart-topping musical artists. Next up is
MY KING, MY QUEEN (contestants vie for the
ruling title of King and Queen of Spring Bling 2010)
and WHO GOT GAME? (a new dating show with
a twist); followed by two very special segments,
READY 4 TREY with R&B superstar Trey Songz and
I AM NICKI featuring hip-hip princess Nicki Minaj.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070716/BETNETWORKSLOGO )

TALENT: Trey Songz Nicki Minaj Waka Flocka Flame
(*subject to change) Chris Brown Juelz Santana Trina
Lloyd Banks Roscoe Dash Soulja Boy
Yo Gotti Charlie Boy Plies
Tocarra Terrence J Rocsi

WHEN: Saturday, April 10 from 12:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. ET

WHERE: 2511 Ocean Drive, Riviera Beach, Florida 33404

MEDIA
CREDENTIALS: Media credentials are ONLY available
for working press who wish to cover the BET SPRING
BLING '10 taping. To request credentials please
email betprla@bet.net by Wednesday, March 31 and
include your name, outlet and complete contact information.

CONTACTS: Voncella McIntosh, BET Networks - (310) 481-3732;
voncella.mcintosh@bet.net
Kobe Swanson, BET Networks - (212) 205-3023;
kobe.swanson@bet.net
Crystal Thomas, BET Networks - (310) 481-3779;
crystal.thomas@bet.net

TELECAST
DATES: Friday, April 16 from 8:00 - 11:00 p.m.*
(encore presentation from 1:00 - 4:00 a.m.);
Saturday, April 17 from 3:00 - 6:30 p.m.*
(encore presentation from 12:30 - 4:00 a.m.).

For more information, please visit www.bet.com. Also, you can follow SPRING BLING '10 on twitter at www.twitter.com/SpringBling2010.

*All times ET/PT

About BET Networks

BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 98 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks - BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.

/PRNewswire -- March 18/

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Source: BET Networks

Web Site: http://www.bet.com/

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