NEWS: BET Awards 2009 Winners

The 2009 BET Awards took on added resonance due to the sudden death of Michael Jackson just days before the ceremony. Members of the Jackson family were in attendance — sister Janet gave a speech to thank fans for the outpourings of support, and father Joe was seated front and center — while MJ was also the subject of several musical tributes.

Music video winners at the 2009 BET Awards as follows:

• Video of the Year: Beyonce "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" — Jake Nava, director
• Video Director of the Year: Benny Boom

Full list of winners at BET.com...

BET Adds for the Week of 6/29/09

BET Adds for the week of Jun 29:

• Clipse f/ Kanye West "Kinds Like A Big Deal"
• Method Man & Redman "Mrs. International"
• Wale f/ Lady Ga Ga "Chillin"
• Young Money "Every Girl"

BETJ Adds for the week of Jun 29:

• Choklate "Suns Out/Grown Folks"

NEWS: BET Awards This Weekend

The annual BET Awards air live this Sunday @ 8/7c. Jamie Foxx is hosting. Performers include Beyonce, Ne-Yo, Maxwell, Soulja Boy and many more.

In light of the sudden passing of Michael Jackson, you can expect some tributes to massive star.

Via the AP/Yahoo News:

An executive producer for the Black Entertainment TV Awards says Sunday night's live broadcast from Los Angeles will honor Michael Jackson.

Producer Stephen Hill says the show will be dedicated to Jackson because of his influence on music and pop culture. Jackson died Thursday at UCLA Medical Center after being stricken at his Los Angeles home.
Hill says many of the celebrities who will appear on the show contacted BET to see how they could help prepare a tribute to Jackson.

Says Hill: "I think what you're going to find is that acceptance speeches for awards will have nothing to do about the artists themselves, but about the influence that Michael Jackson had on them."

BET Adds for the Week of 6/22 + 6/15/09

BET Adds for the week of Jun 22:

• Birdman & Lil Wayne f/ Rick Ross & Young Jeezy "Always"

BET Adds for the week of Jun 15:

• The Alchemist f/ Maxwell & Twista "Smile"
• Juelz Santana "Days Of Our Lives "

BETJ Adds for the week of Jun 22:

• David Guetta f/ Kelly Rowland "When Love Takes Over"
• Joe "Majic"
• Maurette Brown Clark "It Aint Over"
• Paola Jean "Featherlight/Right On Time"

BET Adds for the Week of 6/08/09

BET Adds for the week of Jun 8:

• New Boyz "You're A Jerk "
• Webstar f/ Jim Jones & Juelz Santana "Dancin On Me"
• Yung LA f/ Ricco Barrino "Futuristic Love"

BETJ Adds for the week of Jun 8:

• Ras Penco  "Thousand Miles"

BET Adds for the Week of 6/01/09

BET Adds for the week of Jun 1:

• Fabolous f/ The Dream "Throw It In The Bag" (Island Def Jam)
• Glasses Malone f/ Rick Ross, T-Pain & Birdman "Sun Come Up" (Cash Money/Universal Motown)
• Jadakiss f/ Swizz Beatz & OJ Da Juiceman "Who's Real" (Ruff Ryders/Roc-A-Fella/IDJMG)

BETJ Adds for the week of Jun 1:

• Swing Out Sister "Butterfly" (Shanachie)

BET Adds for the Week of 5/25/09

BET Adds for the week of May 25:

• Dorrough "Ice Cream Paint Job" (E1/Ngenius)
• Flo Rida f/ Wynter "Sugar" (Atlantic)
• Mos Def "Casa Bey" (Downtown)

BETJ Adds for the week of May 25:

• Serani "No Games" (Daseca/Universal Motown)

BET Adds for the Week of 5/18/09

BET Adds for the week of May 18:

• Ace Hood f/ T-Pain "Overtime" (Def Jam/IDJMG)
• Paul Wall f/ Webbie "Bizzy Body" (Swisha House/Asylum)

BETJ Adds for the week of May 18:

• Keyshia Cole "Trust" (Geffen)
• Melanie Fiona "Give It To Me Right" (Universal Motown)
• Ziggy Marley " Family Time" (Tuff Gong)

BET Alert: 2009 BET Award Nominees

Nominees have been announced for the 2009 BET Awards, slated for a live telecast on June 20 with host Jamie Foxx.

The main video categories board the following nods...

Video of the Year

• Beyonce "If I Were A Boy" — Jake Nava, director
• Beyonce "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" — Jake Nava, directpr
• Jamie Foxx ft/ T-Pain "Blame It" — Hype Williams, director
• T.I. ft/ Rihanna "Live Your Life" — Anthony Mandler, director
• Kanye West "Heartless" — Hype Williams, director

Video Director of the Year

• Benny Boom
• Rik Cordero
• Gil Green
• Chris Robinson
• Hype Williams

Visit the BET Awards site for a list of nominees and video links.

BET Adds for the Week of 5/11/09

BET Adds for the week of May 11:

• Asher Roth f/ Cee-Lo "Be By Myself" (SRC/Universal Motown)
• Busta Rhymes f/ Lil Wayne & Jadakiss "Respect My Conglomerate (remix)" (Universal Motown)
• D-Block "Get That Paper" (E1/D-Block)
• Dorrough "Walk That Walk" (E1/Ngenius)
• Lil Kim f/ T-Pain & Charlie Wilson "Download" (Brookland/Universal Republic)

BETJ Adds for the week of May 11:

• Albin Janoska "All I Wanna Do" (Klein)
• The Foreign Exchange "Take Off The Blues" (Foreign Exchange)