NEW YORK, June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today BET
Networks announces the first group of performers for the 19th
annual "BET Awards" including Cardi B, DJ Khaled, Migos,
H.E.R., Lil Nas X, Billy Ray Cyrus,
Lizzo, Mustard, Lil Baby, City Girls' Yung
Miami, Lucky Daye and Kiana
Ledé. Hosted by Regina
Hall, the "BET Awards" 2019 will air LIVE on
Sunday, June 23rd at 8 pm ET from the Microsoft Theatre in
Los Angeles, CA on BET.
Additionally, the network announced the first group of
presenters who will take the stage including Taraji P. Henson,
Lena Waithe, Morris Chestnut, Yara
Shahidi, and Marsai Martin.
"The BET Awards stage has become synonymous with powerful and
groundbreaking performances that are authentic and bold,
celebrating the influence and power of black culture," said
Connie Orlando, Executive
Vice-President, Head of Programming at BET. "We are thrilled to
have been and continue to be the launch pad and home for some of
today's most talented and inspiring voices, as BET continues to
showcase the impact of established and up-and-coming artists,
providing them a global stage to share their art and
creativity."
As previously announced, Cardi B leads this year's
nominations with a total of seven, including Best Female Hip-Hop
Artist, two separate nods in both the Best Collaboration and Video
of the Year categories, Album of the Year and the Coca-Cola
Viewers' Choice Award. Drake follows with five nods for Best
Male Hip-Hop Artist, Video of the Year, Best Collaboration and the
Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Award. Other leading nominees include
Beyoncé, Travis Scott
and J. Cole who received four nominations each, with
Bruno Mars, 21 Savage,
Childish Gambino, H.E.R. and Ella Mai each scoring three nominations.
The "BET AWARDS" 2019 will simulcast LIVE at
8 pm ET across seven Viacom networks
in the U.S. including BET, BET HER, MTV, MTV 2, MTV Classic, VH1,
and Logo. Internationally, the show will simulcast for the
first-time on BET Africa at 2 am CAT
on June 24th, followed by
international broadcasts in the UK on June
24th at 9:00 pm
BST, South Korea on
June 25th at 9 pm KST and in France on June
25th at 9 pm
CEST. Internationally, BET will honor Best
International Act in-show, along with the fan-voted category Best
New International Act and BET International Global Good Award
during the live red carpet pre-show.
Connie Orlando, Executive
Vice-President, Head of Programming at BET will serve as Executive
Producer for the "BET Awards" 2019 along with
Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins
Entertainment.
BET.com/betawards is the official site for the "BET Awards" and
will have all the latest news and updates about this year's
show.
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10th
ABOUT BET NETWORKS
BET Networks, a subsidiary of
Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, 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 90 million households and can be seen in
the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is
the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group
of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for
black entertainment, music, culture and news; BET HER, a 24-hour
entertainment network targeting the African-American woman; BET
Music Networks - BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET Home
Entertainment; BET Live, BET's growing festival business; BET
Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for
wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET around
the globe.
ABOUT "BET AWARDS"
The "BET Awards" is one of the most
watched award shows on cable television according to the Nielsen
Company. The "BET Awards" franchise remains as the #1 program in
cable TV history among African-Americans, and it is BET's #1
telecast every year. It recognizes the triumphs and successes of
artists, entertainers, and athletes in a variety of categories.
ABOUT JESSE COLLINS ENTERTAINMENT
Jesse Collins
Entertainment (JCE) is a full-service television and film
production company founded by entertainment industry veteran
Jesse Collins. For more than a
decade, Collins has played an integral role in producing some of
television's most memorable moments in music entertainment. Collins
has produced groundbreaking and award-winning television
programming, including "BET Awards," "Grammy Awards," "Soul Train
Music Awards," "BET Honors," "UNCF an Evening of Stars," "ABFF
Awards" and "BET Hip Hop Awards." Collins was an executive producer
of the hit TV series "Real Husbands of Hollywood," starring Kevin Hart, and the critically acclaimed "The
New Edition Story," a biopic on the boy band that aired as a
three-part miniseries on BET in January
2017. He is also the executive producer of VH1 shows "Dear
Mama" and "Hip Hop Squares" with Ice Cube. Most recently, JCE
executive-produced "The Bobby Brown Story." The miniseries picked
up where "The New Edition Story" miniseries left off and chronicled
the talented but troubled singer's exit from the popular 80s boy
band through his solo success. It debuted on BET in September 2018 and was the highest-rated
non-tentpole program on the network since "The New Edition Story."
Next for JCE is the second season of "American Soul" on BET and
Netflix's upcoming series "Rhythm and Flow."
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