BET Awards '10 Adds Heat to an Already Explosive Performance Line Up With Eminem, Alicia Keys, Usher and T Pain

BET Awards '10 Adds Heat to an Already Explosive Performance Line Up With Eminem, Alicia Keys, Usher and T Pain

ALL SET TO HIT THE FIERY STAGE LIVE, JUNE 27, 2010 @ 8PM*

NEW YORK, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- 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.

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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 .

*all times ET/PT

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BET AWARDS '10
NOMINEES AND CATEGORIES

Best Female R&B Artist Best Male R&B Artist
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Beyonce Brown
Mary J. Blige Raheem DeVaughn
Melanie Fiona Maxwell
Alicia Keys Trey Songz
Rihanna Usher

Best Female Hip Hop Artist Best Male Hip Hop Artist
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Ester Dean B.o.B.
Lil Kim Drake
Nicki Minaj Fabolous
Rasheeda Jay-Z
Trina Ludacris

Best New Artist Best Gospel
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Justin Bieber The Anointed Pace Sisters
Kirk Franklin Presents Artists
Melanie Fiona United For Haiti
Nicki Minaj Tamela Mann
Wale Marvin Sapp
Young Money Vickie Winans

Best Group Best Collaboration
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Black Eyed Peas Beyonce f/ Lady Gaga - Video Phone
B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars - Nothin' On
Clipse You
Diddy-Dirty Money Drake & Trey Songz - Successful
Drake f/ Lil Wayne, Kanye West &
New Boyz Eminem - Forever
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State
Young Money of Mind
Trey Songz f/ Fabolous - Say Aah

Video Director of the Year Video of the Year
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Benny Boom Beyonce f/ Lady Gaga - Video Phone
B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars - Nothin' On
Gil Green You
Anthony Mandler Melanie Fiona - It Kills Me
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State
Chris Robinson of Mind
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West - Run
Hype Williams This Town

Best Actress Best Actor
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Taraji P. Henson Quinton Aaron
Regina King Don Cheadle
Mo'Nique Idris Elba
Zoe Saldana Jamie Foxx
Gabourey Sidibe Denzel Washington

Best Movie YoungStars Award
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Avatar Selena Gomez
Law Abiding Citizen Lil JJ
Michael Jackson's This Is It Keke Palmer
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push'
by Sapphire Willow Smith
The Blindside Tyler James Williams

Subway Sportswoman of the Year Subway Sportsman of the Year
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Tamika Catchings Carmelo Anthony
Vanessa James Usain Bolt
Candace Parker Kobe Bryant
Serena Williams LeBron James
Venus Williams Tiger Woods

Viewer's Choice
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Beyonce - Sweet Dreams
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State
of Mind
Monica - Everything To Me
Rihanna f/ Young Jeezy - Hard
Trey Songz f/ Fabolous - Say Aah
Young Money (Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda,
Nicki Minaj, Jae Millz, Drake, Tyga)
f/ Lloyd - Bedrock

Best International Act Centric Award
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Kojo Antwi (Ghana) Melanie Fiona
Chipmunk (UK) Maxwell
Dizzee Rascal (UK) Chrisette Michele
Estelle (UK) Monica
Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP) (South Africa) Sade
K'NAAN (Somalia)
M.I. (Nigeria)
P-Square (Nigeria)
Corinne Bailey Rae (UK)
Sade (UK)

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