BET Awards 2013

The BET Awards nominations were announced on May 14, 2013, at a press conference on the rooftop of L.A.'s Icon Ultra Lounge, just up the street from the Nokia Theatre, where the BET Awards were staged for the first time.[2] Chris Brown was announced as the first confirmed performer. Charlie Wilson was announced as the Cadillac Lifetime Achievement Award honoree.^[3] R. Kelly also performed. The show was the culmination of the cable network's first ever BET Experience, a three-day music and lifestyle fest done in partnership with AEG Live. Brown won the Fandemonium Award for the fourth time in a row, while Nicki Minaj won Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, making history as the first female rapper to win the award four consecutive times. Olympic gold medalist Gabrielle Douglas received the YoungStars Award.^[4]

Nominations

With her eighth nomination,

BET Experience

BET revealed a deal with Anschutz Entertainment Group that would bring the show to the $2.5-billion L.A. Live complex in 2013. "It allows us to take the show to the next level," said Debra Lee, chairman and chief executive of BET. "We are making more opportunities for advertisers and taking it to a level that can get more consumers involved. In addition to concerts, comedy shows and the new home of the BET Awards, the BET Experience 3-day weekend featured "106 & Park" LIVE, BET Fan Fest, film screenings, BET Revealed seminars, BET Grammy Museum exhibit, various social events and celebrity appearances. BET Experience teamed with the BET Awards broadcasting live from Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on June 30, 2013.

Winners and nominees

Presenters

• Jamie Foxx
• Angela Bassett
• Gabrielle Union
• Wayne Brady
• Paula Patton
• La La Anthony
• Taraji P. Henson
• Lauren London
• Morris Chestnut
• Nelly
• Nia Long
• Nick Cannon
• Queen Latifah
• Sanaa Lathan
• Terrence Howard
• Terrence Jenkins
• Trey Songz
• Brandy
• Quvenzhané Wallis
• Boris Kodjoe
• Bobby Brown
• Don Cheadle
• Derek Luke
• Kevin Hart
• Duane Martin
• Cedric the Entertainer
• Gabrielle Douglas
• J. B. Smoove
• Forest Whitaker

Performers

106 & Park Pre-Show

• Young Marqus
• Jacob Latimore
• Ace Hood
• Trinidad James
• French Montana
• Schoolboy Q
• Problem
• K.Michelle

Main Show

• Chris Brown - "Fine China" / "Don't Think They Know" / "Love More" (with Nicki Minaj
  )
• Blurred Lines" (with Pharrell Williams and T.I.
  )
• Kendrick Lamar - "m.A.A.d city" / "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" (with Erykah Badu)
• Medley: "When a Woman's Fed Up", "Bump n' Grind", "Ignition", "I Wish", and "My Story
  "
• Young Jeezy
  )
• Young Jeezy - "R.I.P"
• Miguel - "How Many Drinks?" (with Kendrick Lamar)
• A Tribute to Charlie Wilson
  • India.Arie - "There Goes My Baby
    "
  • Jamie Foxx - "Yearning for Your Love"
  • Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
    "
  • Justin Timberlake - "Charlie, Last Name, Wilson"
• Charlie Wilson - Lifetime Achievement Award performance - "You Are"
  • Snoop Dogg - "Beautiful" (with Charlie Wilson and Pharrell Williams) and "Signs" with (Charlie Wilson and Justin Timberlake)
  • Charlie Wilson - "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" (with Justin Timberlake and Snoop Dogg) and "Outstanding" (with Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, and Snoop Dogg)
• Power Trip
  " (with Miguel)
• Tamela Mann - "Take Me To The King" (with Kirk Franklin)
• Ciara - "I'm Out" (with Nicki Minaj) / "Body Party"
• Surprise Reggae Tribute
  • Dawn Penn - "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)"
  • Elephant Man
    )
  • Beenie Man - "Who Am I (Sim Simma)" (with Elephant Man)
  • Elephant Man - "Pon De River" (with Beenie Man)
• 2 Chainz - "Feds Watching"
• A$AP Rocky - "Problems" (with 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar)
• Janelle Monáe - "Q.U.E.E.N." (with Erykah Badu)

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