The 2010 BET Awards will be airing on June 27th and many people are looking forward to this exciting event. It’s no surprise that Jay-Z is at the top with five nominations, and his leading lady Beyonce has four nominations this year. In addition, Melanie Fiona, Alicia Keys, Trey Songz, Rihanna, Maxwell, Drake and Fabolous also have multiple nominations.
Queen Latifah will be hosting the awards show which will be held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
Check out the complete list below and make your predictions:
Best Female R&B Artist
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Melanie Fiona
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
Best Male R&B Artist
Chris Brown
Raheem DeVaughn
Maxwell
Trey Songz
Usher
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Ester Dean
Lil’ Kim
Nicki Minaj
Rasheeda
Trina
Maxwell performed his single “Fistful of Tears” live tonight on “Dancing With The Stars.” Maxwell tweeted that he had “to deal with the butterflies in his stomach” but we sure couldn’t tell. It was a great performance.
Classic, black and white done by Maxwell for his newest single (and my fave off the album), “Fistful of Tears.” Check it out and let us know what you think.
Woohoo! Who is not going to be at this concert? I think this is going to be the hottest event of the summer. Check below to see when Jill and Maxwell are coming to your town.
Fri-May-21-10 – Cleveland, Quicken Loans Arena
Sat-May-22-10 – Detroit, Palace of Auburn Hills
Mon-May-24-10 – Indianapolis, Conseco Fieldhouse
Tue-May-25-10 – Chicago, United Center
Sat-May-29-10 – St. Louis, Scottrade Center
Wed-Jun-02-10 – Seattle, Key Arena
Fri-Jun-04-10 – Oakland, Oracle Arena (on sale 3.13)
Sat-Jun-05-10 – Los Angeles, Staples Center
Tue-Jun-08-10 – Dallas, American Airlines Center
Wed-Jun-09-10 – Houston, Toyota Center
Sat-Jun-12-10 – Atlanta, Philips Arena (on sale 3.13)
Mon-Jun-14-10 – Miami, American Airlines Arena
Fri-Jun-18-10 – Washington DC, Verizon Center (on sale 3.12)
Sat-Jun-19-10 – Philadelphia, Wachovia Center (on sale 3.12)
Mon-Jun-21-10 – Uncasville, CT, Mohegan Sun
Fri-Jun-25-10 – New York, Madison Square Garden (on sale 3.13)
What’s better than Maxwell going on tour? Maxwell touring with Jill Scott! Fresh from his recent tour with Common, Maxwell and Jill will hit the road soon. The dates have not been released as of yet, but according to Billboard, the tour is scheduled to stop in Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Chicago, St. Louis, Seattle, Oakland, Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Miami, Washington DC, Philadelphia and New York.
Jill Scott’s upcoming album “The Light Of The Sun” will be released this summer.
The 52nd Annual Grammys took place last night and there were great performances and not so great performances. My favorite would have to be Lady Gaga’s and Pink’s performance. Also, the MJ Tribute was tear-jerking and memorable – everyone sounded amazing. Out of the entire night, who was your favorite? Your worst?
Pink
Lady Gaga featuring Elton John
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Oprah’s “Haiti Special” aired yesterday and Wyclef, Rihanna, and Maxwell were the special guests. Rihanna performed her remake of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song.” Maxwell performed his new single, “Fistful of Tears.” Check it out and let us know what you think.
Check out this exclusive interview where Maxwell speaks with Trace TV. He discusses why he took a break from the music scene, his current album BLACKsummer’s night, and much more.
This was a beautiful cover of one of my favorite songs from MJ. During the Grammy Nomination concert, Maxwell performed “Lady in My Life.” Check it out and let us know what you think.
Check out the nominees below for the 2009 American Music Awards, which are slated to be air on Sunday, November 22nd at 8pm on ABC. Special congrats goes out to Beyonce, Maxwell, and Mary Mary for their well deserved nominations.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Kings of Leon
Taylor Swift
Lady Gaga
Eminem
Michael Jackson
POP/ROCK – Favorite Male Artist
Eminem
Michael Jackson
T.I.
POP/ROCK – Favorite Female Artist
Beyonce
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift
POP/ROCK – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
The Black Eyed Peas
Kings of Leon
Nickelback
POP/ROCK – Favorite Album
Fame – Lady Gaga
Number Ones – Michael Jackson
Fearless – Taylor Swift
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Check out this footage from Maxwell’s concert in NYC last night. Maxwell will be in DC on Friday and judging by this footage it looks like he is going to put on a great show! Shout out to The Life Files for capturing this.
MMIM fave Maxwell had an interview and performance on Ellen yesterday and he did an amazing job. Check out the footage below where he discusses how he keeps up with his busy schedule, new album, and performs Pretty Wings.
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