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

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.

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
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
Ester Dean					B.o.B.
Lil Kim					Drake
Nicki Minaj					Fabolous
Rasheeda					Jay-Z
Trina					Ludacris
Best New Artist					Best Gospel
Justin Bieber					The Anointed Pace Sisters
Melanie Fiona					Kirk Franklin Presents Artists United For Haiti
Nicki Minaj					Tamela Mann
Wale					Marvin Sapp
Young Money					Vickie Winans
Best Group					Best Collaboration
Black Eyed Peas					Beyonce f/ Lady Gaga - Video Phone
Clipse					B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars - Nothin' On You
Diddy-Dirty Money					Drake & Trey Songz - Successful
New Boyz					Drake f/ Lil Wayne, Kanye West & Eminem - Forever
Young Money					Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
					Trey Songz f/ Fabolous - Say Aah
Video Director of the Year					Video of the Year
Benny Boom					Beyonce f/ Lady Gaga - Video Phone
Gil Green					B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars - Nothin' On You
Anthony Mandler					Melanie Fiona - It Kills Me
Chris Robinson					Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
Hype Williams					Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West - Run This Town
Best Actress					Best Actor
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
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
Tamika Catchings					Carmelo Anthony
Vanessa James					Usain Bolt
Candace Parker					Kobe Bryant
Serena Williams					LeBron James
Venus Williams					Tiger Woods
Viewer's Choice
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
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)