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Talent And Nominees Are Announced For BET Awards ’13

Chris+Tucker+Celebs+BET+Awards+Press+Conference+uFrGFQ4msjnxNominees were recently announced at the official BET Awards ’13 press conference in Los Angeles, by BET’s President of Music Programming and Specials, Stephen G. Hill ; this year’s BET Awards ’13 host, blockbuster movie star and comedian Chris Tucker ; R&B artist Chris Brown ; hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar; and singer and television personality Tamar Braxton .

Leading the pack of A-list nominees include, hip hop artist Drake, with an impressive 12 nominations including Best Male Hip Hop Artist and Video of the Year; close behind is breakthrough hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar and rapper 2 Chainz tied with 8 nominations; A$AP Rocky with 5 nominations; while Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake and Miguel face off with 4 nominations each in the categories of Best Collaboration, Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award and Video of the Year.

In what is sure to be a showdown of epic proportions, this year’s Video of the Year Award has a phenomenal line-up of 10 nominees including Kanye West , Justin Timberlake , Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, 2 Chainz, A$AP Rocky, Miguel and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis , all vying to get their hands on the sought-after trophy.

During the press conference, Chris Brown was exclusively announced as the first confirmed performer.  As an added bonus, R. Kelly is closing the BET Awards ’13 and will head over to the Staples Center immediately after to open the BET Experience concert. In addition, a living legend, Charlie Wilson was announced as the recipient of the prestigious Cadillac Lifetime Achievement Award, to honor his four decades in the entertainment industry.

The nominees for the BET Awards ’13 include:

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Beyonce
Tamar Braxton
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
Elle Varner

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Chris Brown
Bruno Mars
Miguel
Justin Timberlake
Usher

Best Group
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Mary Mary
Mindless Behavior
Slaughterhouse
The Throne (Kanye West & Jay-Z)

Best Collaboration
2 Chainz f/ Drake – No Lie
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
French Montana f/ Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne – Pop That
Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake – Poetic Justice
Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z – Suit & Tie
Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz – Mercy

Best Male Hip Hop Artist
2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar

Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Azealia Banks
Eve
Nicki Minaj
Rasheeda
Rye Rye

Video of the Year
2 Chainz f/ Drake – No Lie
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
Drake – Started From The Bottom
Drake f/ Lil Wayne – HYFR
Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake – Poetic Justice
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Wanz – Thrift Shop
Miguel – Adorn
Rihanna – Diamonds
Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z – Suit & Tie
Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz – Mercy

Video Director of the Year
A$AP Rocky & Sam Lecca
Benny Boom
Director X
Dre Films
Hype Williams

Best New Artist
Azealia Banks
Joey Bada$$
Kendrick Lamar
Trinidad Jame$
The Weeknd

Best Gospel Artist
Deitrick Haddon
Lecrae
Tamela Mann
Mary Mary
Marvin Sapp

Best Actress
Angela Bassett
Halle Berry
Taraji P. Henson
Gabrielle Union
Kerry Washington

Best Actor
Don Cheadle
Common
Jamie Foxx
Samuel L. Jackson
Denzel Washington

YoungStars Award
Gabrielle Douglas
Jacob Latimore
Keke Palmer
Jaden Smith
Quvenzhane Wallis

Best Movie
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Sparkle
Think Like A Man

Subway Sportswoman of the Year
Gabrielle Douglas
Brittney Griner
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Venus Williams

Subway Sportsman of the Year
Victor Cruz
Kevin Durant
Robert Griffin III
LeBron James
Ray Lewis

Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
Drake – Started From The Bottom
Kendrick Lamar – Swimming Pools (Drank)
Miguel – Adorn
Rihanna – Diamonds
Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z – Suit & Tie

Centric Award
Tamar Braxton – Love and War
Fantasia – Lose To Win
Miguel – Adorn
Nas – Daughters
Charlie Wilson – My Love Is All I Have

Best International Act: Africa
2Face Idibia (Nigeria)
Toya Delazy (South Africa)
Donald (South Africa)
Ice Prince (Nigeria)
R2Bees (Ghana)
Radio and Weasel (Uganda)

Best International Act: UK
Marsha Ambrosius
Estelle
Labrinth
Rita Ora
Emeli Sande
Wiley

This year for the first time, the general public can purchase tickets to the BET Awards with a BET Experience VIP Package, which also includes 3-day tickets to nightly concerts at the Staples Center.

Join the conversation on social media by following BET’s multiple social media platforms, dedicated to the BET Awards:

Follow on Twitter & Instagram : @BETAwards, Use hashtag: #BETAwards
On Facebook: facebook.com/TheBETAwards
On Tumblr: betawards.tumblr.com
*All times are ET/PT

The BET AWARDS ’13 will premiere Sunday, June 30, 2013 at 8:00PM BST across BET’s international platforms in the UK and Africa.

Talent And Nominees Are Announced For BET Awards ’13

Chris+Tucker+Celebs+BET+Awards+Press+Conference+uFrGFQ4msjnxNominees were recently announced at the official BET Awards ’13 press conference in Los Angeles, by BET’s President of Music Programming and Specials, Stephen G. Hill ; this year’s BET Awards ’13 host, blockbuster movie star and comedian Chris Tucker ; R&B artist Chris Brown ; hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar; and singer and television personality Tamar Braxton .

Leading the pack of A-list nominees include, hip hop artist Drake, with an impressive 12 nominations including Best Male Hip Hop Artist and Video of the Year; close behind is breakthrough hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar and rapper 2 Chainz tied with 8 nominations; A$AP Rocky with 5 nominations; while Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake and Miguel face off with 4 nominations each in the categories of Best Collaboration, Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award and Video of the Year.

In what is sure to be a showdown of epic proportions, this year’s Video of the Year Award has a phenomenal line-up of 10 nominees including Kanye West , Justin Timberlake , Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, 2 Chainz, A$AP Rocky, Miguel and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis , all vying to get their hands on the sought-after trophy.

During the press conference, Chris Brown was exclusively announced as the first confirmed performer.  As an added bonus, R. Kelly is closing the BET Awards ’13 and will head over to the Staples Center immediately after to open the BET Experience concert. In addition, a living legend, Charlie Wilson was announced as the recipient of the prestigious Cadillac Lifetime Achievement Award, to honor his four decades in the entertainment industry.

The nominees for the BET Awards ’13 include:

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Beyonce
Tamar Braxton
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
Elle Varner

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Chris Brown
Bruno Mars
Miguel
Justin Timberlake
Usher

Best Group
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Mary Mary
Mindless Behavior
Slaughterhouse
The Throne (Kanye West & Jay-Z)

Best Collaboration
2 Chainz f/ Drake – No Lie
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
French Montana f/ Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne – Pop That
Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake – Poetic Justice
Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z – Suit & Tie
Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz – Mercy

Best Male Hip Hop Artist
2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar

Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Azealia Banks
Eve
Nicki Minaj
Rasheeda
Rye Rye

Video of the Year
2 Chainz f/ Drake – No Lie
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
Drake – Started From The Bottom
Drake f/ Lil Wayne – HYFR
Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake – Poetic Justice
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Wanz – Thrift Shop
Miguel – Adorn
Rihanna – Diamonds
Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z – Suit & Tie
Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz – Mercy

Video Director of the Year
A$AP Rocky & Sam Lecca
Benny Boom
Director X
Dre Films
Hype Williams

Best New Artist
Azealia Banks
Joey Bada$$
Kendrick Lamar
Trinidad Jame$
The Weeknd

Best Gospel Artist
Deitrick Haddon
Lecrae
Tamela Mann
Mary Mary
Marvin Sapp

Best Actress
Angela Bassett
Halle Berry
Taraji P. Henson
Gabrielle Union
Kerry Washington

Best Actor
Don Cheadle
Common
Jamie Foxx
Samuel L. Jackson
Denzel Washington

YoungStars Award
Gabrielle Douglas
Jacob Latimore
Keke Palmer
Jaden Smith
Quvenzhane Wallis

Best Movie
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Sparkle
Think Like A Man

Subway Sportswoman of the Year
Gabrielle Douglas
Brittney Griner
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Venus Williams

Subway Sportsman of the Year
Victor Cruz
Kevin Durant
Robert Griffin III
LeBron James
Ray Lewis

Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
Drake – Started From The Bottom
Kendrick Lamar – Swimming Pools (Drank)
Miguel – Adorn
Rihanna – Diamonds
Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z – Suit & Tie

Centric Award
Tamar Braxton – Love and War
Fantasia – Lose To Win
Miguel – Adorn
Nas – Daughters
Charlie Wilson – My Love Is All I Have

Best International Act: Africa
2Face Idibia (Nigeria)
Toya Delazy (South Africa)
Donald (South Africa)
Ice Prince (Nigeria)
R2Bees (Ghana)
Radio and Weasel (Uganda)

Best International Act: UK
Marsha Ambrosius
Estelle
Labrinth
Rita Ora
Emeli Sande
Wiley

This year for the first time, the general public can purchase tickets to the BET Awards with a BET Experience VIP Package, which also includes 3-day tickets to nightly concerts at the Staples Center.

Join the conversation on social media by following BET’s multiple social media platforms, dedicated to the BET Awards:

Follow on Twitter & Instagram : @BETAwards, Use hashtag: #BETAwards
On Facebook: facebook.com/TheBETAwards
On Tumblr: betawards.tumblr.com
*All times are ET/PT

The BET AWARDS ’13 will premiere Sunday, June 30, 2013 at 8:00PM BST across BET’s international platforms in the UK and Africa.

Second Annual Epic Summer Hip-Hop Tour Under The Influence of Music Starring Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky

wizasapThe second annual Under The Influence of Music Tour will hit the road this summer, starring two of the most dynamic and exciting performers in music, Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky.  The expanded, 20-city epic hip-hop trek will also feature special guests B.o.B., Trinidad Jame$, Joey Bada$$ & Pro Era and Berner, with performances by Chevy Woods and Smoke DZA

The Live Nation-produced tour is set to begin on July 17 th in the San Francisco Bay Area at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View and will culminate on August 11 th at Cincinnati’s Riverbend Music Center. 

“Last year’s Under the Influence Tour was such a blast, that we decided to double the number of dates and take the tour to even more of our fans across the country,” said tour founder Wiz Khalifa.  Last year’s Under the Influence Tour was a major success, making stops at 10 Live Nation amphitheatres around the country and averaging more than 17,000 tickets per show.

“I’m looking forward to getting out on the road with Wiz,” said A$AP Rocky.  “We’ve talked a lot about doing this and I’m excited that it’s finally come together.  This is going to be the biggest party of the summer.”

$15 Early Bird tickets will be available from the start of the tour presale through Sunday, April 28 th at 10PM local time, additional fees may apply, quantities limited. 

Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning on Saturday, April 27 th at www.livenation.com or www.ticketmaster.com.  Beginning today, fans can click here or visit http://on.fb.me/XUtLV6 to RSVP for early access to presale tickets available on April 25 th.  Citi® cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, April 23 rd at 10AM local time through Citi’s Private Pass® Program.  For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.  VIP Packages are available at VIPNation.com.  

Live Nation mobile app users will have access to presale tickets beginning April 26 th.  Mobile users can text “LNAPP” or 404040 to download the Live Nation mobile app (available for iOS and Android).

Both Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky have massive live followings.  Wiz has played more than 400 shows since the beginning of 2010 with major tours including “Deal or No Deal,” “Campus Consciousness,” “Rolling Papers” as well as last summer’s “UTIOM” tour.  His latest album, O.N.I.F.C. debuted at Number Two on the charts and the single “Let It Go,” featuring Akon is currently making its way up the charts.  Khalifa has released three albums previously including Show and Prove (2006), Deal or No Deal (2009) and Rolling Papers (2011).  Khalifa’s megahit single from Rolling Papers, “Black and Yellow,” has sold over 4 Million copies to date.

With the announcement of the “Under The Influence Tour,” Wiz Khalifa is proud to announce The Influence Club – The Official Wiz Khalifa Tour Club. The Influence Club will offer you access to ticket presales and VIP packages before the general public and tons of exclusive content from EACH AND EVERY SHOW of Wiz’s upcoming tour! Simply click the ‘Influence Club” link on the wizkhalifa.com home page to get started. 

A$AP Rocky announced his global arrival in a major way earlier this year when his highly anticipated debut album LONG.LIVE.A$AP entered at the Number One spot on Billboard’s Top 200, Hip-Hop Albums, R&B Albums and Digital Albums chart.  The album entered the charts Top 10 in 24 countries around the world.  Currently a special guest on Rihanna’s “Diamonds World Tour,” Rocky’s take-no-prisoners live set has been galvanizing audiences from coast-to-coast.

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MUSIC TOUR

   
     
DATE           CITY                    VENUE    
Wed, Jul 17*        Mountain View, CA        Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View    
Thu, Jul 18          Irvine, CA                 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre    
Fri, Jul 19       Chula Vista, CA            Sleep Train Amphitheatre    
Sun, Jul 21          Albuquerque, NM          Isleta Amphitheater    
Tue, Jul 23**       Denver, CO             Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre    
Thu, July 25      Austin, TX              Austin 360 Amphitheatre    
Fri, July 26         Houston, TX             Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion    
Sun, July 28        Dallas, TX             Gexa Energy Pavilion    
Tue, July 30     Chicago, IL                First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre    
Wed, July 31    Detroit, MI               DTE Energy Music Theatre    
Thu, Aug 1         Washington, DC           Jiffy Lube Live    
Fri, Aug 2             Holmdel, NJ          PNC Bank Arts Center    
Sat, Aug 3              Pittsburgh, PA        First Niagara Pavilion    
Sun, Aug 4         Indianapolis, IN          Klipsch Music Center    
Tue, Aug 6         Wantagh, NY                Nikon at Jones Beach Theater    
Wed, Aug 7+        Boston, MA                Comcast Center    
Thu, Aug 8        Hartford, CT              Comcast Theatre    
Fri, Aug 9            Montreal                    Parc Jean Drapeau    
Sat, Aug 10            Toronto, ON                  Molson Canadian Amphitheatre    
Sun, Aug 11         Cincinnati, OH           Riverbend Music Center    
         
*Trinidad James will not be appearing on the Bay Area date.
**Tickets for Denver show go on sale on Saturday, May 11th.
+Ticket on sale date for Boston, to be determined.
           

For more information please visit:  LiveNation.com, theinfluencetour.com, WizKhalifa.com and asvpxrocky.com  Join the conversation at #TheInfluenceTour.

Second Annual Epic Summer Hip-Hop Tour Under The Influence of Music Starring Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky

wizasapThe second annual Under The Influence of Music Tour will hit the road this summer, starring two of the most dynamic and exciting performers in music, Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky.  The expanded, 20-city epic hip-hop trek will also feature special guests B.o.B., Trinidad Jame$, Joey Bada$$ & Pro Era and Berner, with performances by Chevy Woods and Smoke DZA

The Live Nation-produced tour is set to begin on July 17 th in the San Francisco Bay Area at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View and will culminate on August 11 th at Cincinnati’s Riverbend Music Center. 

“Last year’s Under the Influence Tour was such a blast, that we decided to double the number of dates and take the tour to even more of our fans across the country,” said tour founder Wiz Khalifa.  Last year’s Under the Influence Tour was a major success, making stops at 10 Live Nation amphitheatres around the country and averaging more than 17,000 tickets per show.

“I’m looking forward to getting out on the road with Wiz,” said A$AP Rocky.  “We’ve talked a lot about doing this and I’m excited that it’s finally come together.  This is going to be the biggest party of the summer.”

$15 Early Bird tickets will be available from the start of the tour presale through Sunday, April 28 th at 10PM local time, additional fees may apply, quantities limited. 

Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning on Saturday, April 27 th at www.livenation.com or www.ticketmaster.com.  Beginning today, fans can click here or visit http://on.fb.me/XUtLV6 to RSVP for early access to presale tickets available on April 25 th.  Citi® cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, April 23 rd at 10AM local time through Citi’s Private Pass® Program.  For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.  VIP Packages are available at VIPNation.com.  

Live Nation mobile app users will have access to presale tickets beginning April 26 th.  Mobile users can text “LNAPP” or 404040 to download the Live Nation mobile app (available for iOS and Android).

Both Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky have massive live followings.  Wiz has played more than 400 shows since the beginning of 2010 with major tours including “Deal or No Deal,” “Campus Consciousness,” “Rolling Papers” as well as last summer’s “UTIOM” tour.  His latest album, O.N.I.F.C. debuted at Number Two on the charts and the single “Let It Go,” featuring Akon is currently making its way up the charts.  Khalifa has released three albums previously including Show and Prove (2006), Deal or No Deal (2009) and Rolling Papers (2011).  Khalifa’s megahit single from Rolling Papers, “Black and Yellow,” has sold over 4 Million copies to date.

With the announcement of the “Under The Influence Tour,” Wiz Khalifa is proud to announce The Influence Club – The Official Wiz Khalifa Tour Club. The Influence Club will offer you access to ticket presales and VIP packages before the general public and tons of exclusive content from EACH AND EVERY SHOW of Wiz’s upcoming tour! Simply click the ‘Influence Club” link on the wizkhalifa.com home page to get started. 

A$AP Rocky announced his global arrival in a major way earlier this year when his highly anticipated debut album LONG.LIVE.A$AP entered at the Number One spot on Billboard’s Top 200, Hip-Hop Albums, R&B Albums and Digital Albums chart.  The album entered the charts Top 10 in 24 countries around the world.  Currently a special guest on Rihanna’s “Diamonds World Tour,” Rocky’s take-no-prisoners live set has been galvanizing audiences from coast-to-coast.

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MUSIC TOUR

   
     
DATE           CITY                    VENUE    
Wed, Jul 17*        Mountain View, CA        Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View    
Thu, Jul 18          Irvine, CA                 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre    
Fri, Jul 19       Chula Vista, CA            Sleep Train Amphitheatre    
Sun, Jul 21          Albuquerque, NM          Isleta Amphitheater    
Tue, Jul 23**       Denver, CO             Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre    
Thu, July 25      Austin, TX              Austin 360 Amphitheatre    
Fri, July 26         Houston, TX             Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion    
Sun, July 28        Dallas, TX             Gexa Energy Pavilion    
Tue, July 30     Chicago, IL                First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre    
Wed, July 31    Detroit, MI               DTE Energy Music Theatre    
Thu, Aug 1         Washington, DC           Jiffy Lube Live    
Fri, Aug 2             Holmdel, NJ          PNC Bank Arts Center    
Sat, Aug 3              Pittsburgh, PA        First Niagara Pavilion    
Sun, Aug 4         Indianapolis, IN          Klipsch Music Center    
Tue, Aug 6         Wantagh, NY                Nikon at Jones Beach Theater    
Wed, Aug 7+        Boston, MA                Comcast Center    
Thu, Aug 8        Hartford, CT              Comcast Theatre    
Fri, Aug 9            Montreal                    Parc Jean Drapeau    
Sat, Aug 10            Toronto, ON                  Molson Canadian Amphitheatre    
Sun, Aug 11         Cincinnati, OH           Riverbend Music Center    
         
*Trinidad James will not be appearing on the Bay Area date.
**Tickets for Denver show go on sale on Saturday, May 11th.
+Ticket on sale date for Boston, to be determined.
           

For more information please visit:  LiveNation.com, theinfluencetour.com, WizKhalifa.com and asvpxrocky.com  Join the conversation at #TheInfluenceTour.