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"BET AWARDS '08" Premieres Tuesday, June 24

Hosted By D.L. Hughley, BET AWARDS '08 Features Performances by Ne-Yo, Rihanna, Keyshia Cole, Marvin Sapp, Alicia Keys, Chris Brown, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Nelly, Usher and Young Jeezy, With Appearances by Terrence Howard, Jennifer Hudson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ice Cube, LL Cool J, Gabrielle Union, Mary Mary, Lauren London and Kevin Hart

NEW YORK, June 23, 2008 -- Rihanna, Ne-Yo, Keyshia Cole, Usher, Lil Wayne, Alicia Keys, Chris Brown, Kanye West, Nelly, Marvin Sapp, and Young Jeezy are all on board to perform at BET AWARDS '08. In addition, LL Cool J, Samuel L.    » read more »

D.L. Hughley To Host 'BET AWARDS '08' Live from Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium on Tuesday, June 24

Alicia Keys, Chris Brown, Kanye West and Young Jeezy Will Join Previously Announced Performers Usher, Lil Wayne and Nelly for 'The Hottest Ticket on Television'

Legendary R&B Icon Al Green to Receive BET's Lifetime Achievement Award and Celebrated Producer/Arranger/Composer Quincy Jones Set for BET's Humanitarian Award    » read more »

The BET Awards 2008 Announced

T-Pain Leads the Pack with Five Nominations, Chris Brown Follows Closely with Four Nods, Kanye West and Keyshia Cole with Three and Mary J. Blige, Flo Rida and Alicia Keys Hold Steady with Two Each

NEW YORK, May 17, 2008 -- BET Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA; VIA.B), today announced the nominees, performers and recipients of the Lifetime Achievement and Humanitarian honors for the BET AWARDS '08. The BET AWARDS '08 is raising the stakes and promises to be the "hottest ticket on television" for the eighth year running, as the biggest stars in music, sports and entertainment unite in Los Angeles' historic Shrine Auditorium for a night of explosive LIVE performances on Tuesday, June 24 at 8:00 PM ET/PT.

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EMI Artists, Songwriters Win Seven BRIT Awards

London, 21 February 2008 – EMI’s songwriters and artists enjoyed a successful night at the BRIT Awards yesterday with wins for Arctic Monkeys, Take That, Kylie Minogue, Mark Ronson and Kanye West. For the second consecutive year EMI Music Publishing songwriters won BRITs in six of the 12 categories.    » read more »

EMI Music Publishing Songwriters Dominate at the 50th Grammy Awards

Kanye West and Amy Winehouse win big at 50th anniversary celebrations

Los Angeles, CA, February 11, 2008 -- Amy Winehouse and Kanye West dominated the 50th anniversary Grammy Awards and led an array of EMI Music Publishing's songwriters, producers and performers who scored big at the show in Los Angeles. Winehouse scored five Grammys and was the biggest winner of the night, while West garnered four.    » read more »

Amy Winehouse Dominates at the 50th Grammys

11 February 2008, Los Angeles (By Mike O'Sullivan) -- British pop star Amy Winehouse led the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles Sunday, winning five of the music industry's top honors. As Mike O'Sullivan reports, the singer was absent from the ceremony, but took part by satellite from London.

Amy Winehouse won Grammys for record of the year, song of the year, and best pop vocal performance for "Rehab," a track from Back to Black, which was named best pop vocal album.

She was also named best new artist.    » read more »

Herbie Hancock Wins Top Album Grammy

11 February 2008 -- Veteran jazz pianist Herbie Hancock has won the album of the year prize at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards.

Hancock's album - River: The Joni Letters is a tribute to singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell.

Hancock said in his acceptance speech Sunday in the U.S. city of Los Angeles that it had been 43 years since a jazz artist won the top album Grammy.

Troubled artist Amy Winehouse won song of the year for her hit "Rehab", an autobiographical song about drug addiction that closely mirrors her life.    » read more »

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