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BET ALERT: 25 Strong Celebration

The BET playlist is frozen for the week of October 31 due to a celebration of the channel's 25th anniversary.

25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Celebration. is being taped tonight, October 26, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and will air on BET on November 1. Scheduled to perform and/or appear at the fete are such stars as Alicia Keys, Queen Latifah, Earth Wind & Fire, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, R. Kelly, Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J and Nelly.

BET ALERT: Adds for the Week of 9/19/05

BET Adds:Lil' Kim "Lighters Up" (Atlantic)Missy Elliott "Teary Eyed" (Goldmind/Atlantic)Ne-Yo feat. Peedi Peedi "Stay" (Island Def Jam)R. Kelly "Let Your Light Shine (from BET's S.O.S.)" (Jive/ZLG)R. Kelly "Slow Wind" (Jive/ZLG)T.O.K. "Footprints" (VP)Rap City Adds:The Game "Put You On The Game" (G Unit/Interscope)Juelz Santana "There It Go (The Whistle Song)" (Diplomats/Island Def Jam)

BET ALERT: Hurricane Telethon Set For Sept 9

BET will host a telethon on Thursday, September 9 to benefit those affected by Hurricane Katrina. Kicking off at 7:30pm EST, the program will be hosted by Russell Simmons and will feature many musicians and celebrities with ties to the New Orleans area, including Wynton Marsalis, Master P and David Banner.

BET's partners for the event include the American Red Cross, the National Urban League, Russell Simmons’ Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, Kevin Liles, the Warner Music Group, and Essence Communication.

NEWS: BET And Wal-Mart Team Up

BET has a new agreement with Wal-Mart that will create special BET-branded retail spaces and displays in thousands of Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores. Wal-Mart and Sam's Club will be the offering exclusive BET Official" DVDs that will be packaged as added value content with select urban music and movie releases.

The series launched with Kanye West's Late Registration, which is available at the retail chains as a special two-pack that  contains the CD and a BET Official Presents Kanye West DVD. Content on the DVD includes several Kanye West music videos, an interview with the performer on BET countdown show 106 & Park, a BET-produced Access Granted documentary and other footage.