Grand Opening, Grand Closing . . . Beyonce and Prince Lead Galaxy of Stars at The BET Awards '06 on June 27 with Show-Stopping Performances
"It's All In The Stars" will ring true on June 27th as the BET Awards '06 telecasts live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT (tape delayed to PT and MT). The star-studded telecast will kick off with a show-stopping performance by Hollywood's favorite new dream girl, Beyonce, and conclude with a highly anticipated performance by the legendary Prince. (PRNewsFoto/BET (Black Entertainment Television),Michael Caufield/Courtesy BET)
LOS ANGELES, CA UNITED STATES 06/15/2006
Megastar Lineup Also Includes Top Nominee Jamie Foxx, Host Damon Wayans,
Chaka Khan, Mary J. Blige, Busta Rhymes, Ne-Yo, T.I., Chris Brown, Keyshia
Cole, Mary Mary and Many More
LOS ANGELES, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Rumors have been flying and fans
have been eagerly anticipating the show-stopping "Grand Opening" and "Grand
Closing" of BET Awards '06, as each year proves to be more extraordinary
than before.
This year, the BET Awards show begins with a Grand Opening
salvo by America's favorite new Dreamgirl Beyonce, and the world premiere
television performance of her new smash "Deja Vu." To cap the show, BET
Awards '06 has the legendary Prince bringing it home with the Grand Closing
to this annual tribute to music, movies, sports and more with an
out-of-this-world performance. Prince's song selection is a closely guarded
secret ... even to the show producers at this point. The stage is set for
BET AWARDS '06 to be the most sizzling night of live television this year!
The three-hour 'live' telecast premieres on June 27 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
(tape-delayed in the Mountain and Pacific zones).
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These celebrated BET AWARDS alumni/nominees join top nominee Jamie
Foxx, who will perform hits from his debut CD, as well as Busta Rhymes,
Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, Keyshia Cole, Lil Wayne and Mary Mary who will blaze
the stage with big-time production numbers. Previously announced show
talent Mary J. Blige and T.I. will round out the set list, along with a few
surprises.
Elevating the star presence at the historic Shrine Auditorium is host
Damon Wayans, BET Lifetime Achievement Award winner Chaka Khan, BET
Humanitarian Award recipient Harry Belafonte, and presenters including:
film and TV star Vivica A. Fox, hip hop luminaries Outkast, NFL first-round
draft pick Vince Young, sultry songstress Rihanna, the hilarious Shawn and
Marlon Wayans, old-school sitcom stars Bernadette Stanis and Jimmy Walker,
and former BET AWARDS host Steve Harvey.
To ensure that viewers never miss a beat, the party will kick off with
a series of specials. You can catch the ever-popular I Want To Thank My
Mama: BET Nomination Special airing Friday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m. and 11
p.m. ET/PT. BET will highlight the artists who have been nominated and get
predictions on the street as to who will take home some hardware on June
27. And check out exciting highlights of past BET AWARDS shows during the
encore telecast of the Top 12 Award Show Moments airing June 16 at 10 p.m.
ET/PT.
106 & Park hosts Julissa and Big Tigger will jumpstart the coverage on
awards day at 6 p.m. ET/PT with 106 & Park Live From the Red Carpet.
They'll get first crack at all the celebrities and nominees before they
head into the Shrine for the telecast where artists will be feted in 15
different categories. After the show, more BET AWARDS action can be seen
and heard during BET NEWS Special: The Black Carpet Lounge hosted by Toure
at 11 p.m. ET/PT. This one-hour program will feature exclusive interviews,
show highlights and recap all of the day's exploits.
In addition, BET viewers can cast their votes for their favorite
performer in the BET.com Viewer's Choice poll at
http://www.bet.com, which
takes place in "real-time" during the course of the telecast. Viewers can
tune in to the ceremony to see if their chosen performer won the Viewer's
Choice award, and also check out other interactive features.
ABOUT BET NETWORKS
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom, Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), is
the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and
public affairs television programming for the African-American audience.
The primary BET channel reaches more than 80 million households according
to Nielsen media research, and can be seen in the United States, Canada and
the Caribbean. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a
diverse group of businesses extensions: BET.com, the Number 1 Internet
portal for African Americans; BET Digital Networks - BET J, BET Gospel and
BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes;
BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production
company; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for
the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; and BET Mobile, a
service venture into the lucrative world of ring tones, games and video
content for wireless devices.
SOURCE BET (Black Entertainment Television)
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