The annual BET Awards for this year has gone virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic. Hosted by Amanda Seales, the award show pay tribute to black excellence in the entertainment industry. This year artists performed live on stage with a green screen with no audience. Several entertainers took home awards such as Roddy Ricch, Megan Thee Stallion, Migos and more. Album of the Year "Cuz I Love You," Lizzo"Fever," Megan Thee Stallion "Homecoming: The Live Album," Beyoncé "I Used to Know Her," H.E.R. "Kirk, "DaBaby "Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial," Roddy Ricch Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Beyoncé H.E.R. Jhene Aiko Kehlani Lizzo Summer Walker Best Male R&B/Pop Artist Anderson .Paak Chris Brown Jacquees Khalid The Weeknd Usher Best Group Chloe x Halle City Girls EarthGang Griselda JACKBOYS Migos Best Collaboration Chris Brown Ft. Drake, "No Guidance" DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend, "Higher" Future ft. Drake, "Life Is Good" H.E.R. ft. YG, "Slide" Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign, "Hot Girl Summer" Wale ft. Jeremih, "On Chill" Best Male Hip Hop Artist DaBaby Drake Future Lil Baby Roddy Ricch Travis Scott Best Female Hip Hop Artist Cardi B Doja Cat Lizzo Megan Thee Stallion Nicki Minaj Saweetie Video of the Year Chris Brown Ft. Drake, "No Guidance" DaBaby, "Bop" DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend, "Higher" Doja Cat, "Say So" Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign, "Hot Girl Summer" Roddy Ricch, "The Box" Video Director of the Year Benny Boom Cole Bennett Dave Meyers Director X Eif Rivera Teyana "Spike Tee" Taylor Best New Artist DaniLeigh Lil Nas X Pop Smoke Roddy Ricch Summer Walker YBN Cordae Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Fred Hammond, "Alright" John P. Kee ft. Zacardi Cortez, "I Made It Out" Kanye West, "Follow God" Kirk Franklin, "Just for Me" PJ Morton ft. Le'Andria Johnson & Mary Mary, "All In His Pain" The Clark Sisters, "Victory" Best Movie "Bad Boys for Life" "Dolemite Is My Name" "Harriet" "Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé" "Just Mercy" "Queen & Slim" Best Actress Angela Bassett Cynthia Erivo Issa Rae Regina King Tracee Ellis Ross Zendaya Best Actor Billy Porter Eddie Murphy Forest Whitaker Jamie Foxx Michael B. Jordan Omari Hardwick Young Stars Award Alex Hibbert Asante Blackk Jahi Di'Allo Winston Marsai Martin Miles Brown Storm Reid Sportswoman of the Year Ajeé Wilson Claressa Shields Coco Gauff Naomi Osaka Serena Williams Simone Biles Sportsman of the Year Giannis Antetokounmpo Kawhi Leonard LeBron James Odell Beckham Jr. Patrick Mahomes II Stephen Curry BET HER Award Alicia Keys, "Underdog" Beyoncé ft. Blue Ivy, WizKid & Saint Jhn, "Brown Skin Girl" Ciara ft. Lupita Nyong'o, Ester Dean, City Girls & La La, "Melanin" Layton Greene, "I Choose" Lizzo ft. Missy Elliott, "Tempo" Rapsody ft. PJ Morgan, "Afeni" Viewer's Choice Award Chris Brown Ft. Drake, "No Guidance" DaBaby, "Bop" Future ft. Drake, "Life Is Good" Megan Thee Stallion ft. Nicki Minaj, "Hot Girl Summer" Roddy Ricch, "The Box" The Weeknd, "Heartless" Best International Act Burna Boy (Nigeria) Innoss'B (DRC) Sho Madjozi (South Africa) Dave (U.K.) Stormzy (U.K.) Ninho (France) S.Pri Noir (France) Viewer's Choice: Best New International Act Rema (Nigeria) SHA SHA (Zimbabwe) Celeste (U.K.) Young T & Bugsey (U.K.)Hatik (France) Stacy (France)
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Music icon Aretha Franklin started as a young girl singing in her father's church choir and grows into a successful international superstar. The soul singer story gets told in a new biopic film called RESPECT.
Directed by Liesl Tommy, RESPECT stars Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin, Forest Whitaker as C.L. Franklin, Marlon Wayans as Ted White and Mary J. Blige as Dinah Washington. The film will be released on December 25, 2020. You can watch the full trailer to RESPECT above! 6/10/2020 0 Comments Cops Is CanceledRealty show Cops has been canceled by Paramount Network in the wake of protest for racial injustice and George Floyd.
A spokesperson for the network stated about cops "Cops is not on the Paramount Network and we don’t have any current or future plans for it to return." Spike TV, Paramount's forerunner, picked up the series in 2013. Reruns of Cops airs on WGN America and ViacomCBS-owned streaming service Pluto TV. WGN America plan to not renew the series and airing at the end of June. A&E also pulled Live PD from their network. 6/10/2020 0 Comments Netflix Adds A New Category Black Live Matters To Their Category To Support The Black CommunityWith the world response to the death of George Floyd and racial injustice, Netflix launches Black Lives Matter category to support the black community and ending racism. The category will consist of films, tv shows and documentaries to help understand the black culture and experience. Shows such as Orange Is The New Black, Dear White People and Moonlight will be featured on the BLM category
Netflix stated in a statement that "With an understanding that our commitment to true, systemic change will take time — we're starting by highlighting powerful and complex narratives about the Black experience." |
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