Los Angeles - It is time for celebrations in
Nigeria today after Ice Prince won the award for “Best International Act –
Africa” at the 2013 edition of the BET Awards (30 June 2013).
Having lost out to Wizkid and Sarkodie last year, Ice Prince
showed his staying power by beating former winner and fellow Nigerian 2FACE
Idibia, Toya Delazy (South Africa), Donald (South Africa), R2Bees (Ghana) and
Radio and Weasel (Uganda).
Commenting on behalf of BET International, Alex Okosi,
Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Viacom International Media
Networks Africa said, "It is thrilling to see an African artist of the
calibre of Ice Prince be duly recognised alongside the biggest artists in the
world at the BET Awards. We are
delighted that all of the African nominees have been able to enjoy the BET
Awards and the BET Experience while benefiting from this fantastic promotional
platform in the world's biggest music market."
Music fans will be able to see the hip hop star collect his
coveted award during the TV premiere of the BET Awards 13 in sub-Saharan Africa
tomorrow night (Tuesday 2 July, 20:00
WAT/21:00 CAT).
Hosted by actor and comedian Chris Tucker, BET Awards ’13
saw Hollywood’s biggest stars come together to celebrate the accomplishments of
their peers in music, sports and film, at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los
Angeles.
The biggest winner on the night was Kendrick Lamar who took
home three awards: Best New Artist, Best Male Hip Hop Artist and Best
Collaboration for “Problems’” with A$AP Rocky, Drake and 2 Chainz. Miguel took home the trophy for Best Male
R&B/Pop artist while Rihanna scored a win for Best Female R&B/Pop
artist. Nikki Minaj was voted Best Female Hip Hop Artist.
The BET AWARDS ‘13 kicked off with an electrifying
performance by Chris Brown performing a medley of hits including his current
single “Fine China” and a special performance of “Don’t They Know” with vocals
from Aaliyah.
Nicki Minaj made a surprise appearance, flying onto the
stage and joining Brown for an energizing performance of “Love More”.
“House of Lies” and “Iron Man” actor Don Cheadle dedicated
the evening to Nelson Mandela, saying, "We want to take a moment and send
our prayers and thoughts to a man who literally changed the world.
This evening we would like to offer prayers and support and
hope to the extraordinary Nelson Mandela and his family."
Cheadle also presented the evening’s first award for Best
Male R&B/Pop Artist to Miguel.
Miguel played double duty as he performed his solo number “How Many
Drinks” with Kendrick Lamar and joined Mariah Carey during her performance of
“Beautiful” featuring Young Jeezy.
Notable performances of the evening were Robin Thicke, who
performed his new hit single “Blurred Lines” with Pharrell and T.I. Ciara and Nicki Minaj also debuted their new
single “I’m Out” on the BET Awards ‘13 stage.
BET surprised the audience with a Caribbean music tribute
featuring reggae artists Beenie Man who performed his hit “Who Am I”, Dawn
Penn's club anthem “No, No, No” and reggae classic “Murder She Wrote” by Chaka
Demus and Pliers. As if that wasn't enough, Elephant Man jumped on stage for
the finale singing “Pon Di River”.
Kendrick Lamar hit the stage three times performing his
songs “M.A.A.D City” and “B*tch Don’t Kill My Vibe” featuring Erykah Badu and
“Problems” with A$AP Rocky and 2 Chainz.
One of the most unforgettable performances of the night
began with Justin Timberlake presenting R&B legend Charlie Wilson with the
Lifetime Achievement Award. India.Arie
opened the moving tribute to Wilson with "There Goes My Baby" while
Jamie Foxx blessed the crowd with fan favourite "Yearning For Your
Love": The legendary Stevie Wonder
then took the stage and energized the audience with the funky "Burn Rubber
On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)". Wilson joined Timberlake, Snoop Lion and
Pharrell for 2003’s "Beautiful", a hit that reintroduced Wilson to a
new generation of fans along with knock-out renditions of “Signs”, “You Dropped
A Bomb On Me” and "Girl You Knock Me Out", bringing the crowd to its
feet.
The King of R&B, R. Kelly, surprised fans with a choir
singing his hits acapella along the aisles of the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live. He
sang a medley of his songs including “I Wish”, “When a Woman’s Fed Up”,
“Ignition (remix)” and more.
Q.U.E.E.N. of the night, Janelle Monáe closed the show with
a hot performance of her hit single with sultry singer Erykah Badu.
BET Awards ’13 - Winners
Best International Act: Africa: Ice Prince (Nigeria)
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist: Rihanna
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist: Miguel
Best Group: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Best Collaboration: A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and
Kendrick Lamar – Problems
Best Male Hip Hop Artist: Kendrick Lamar
Best Female Hip Hop Artist: Nicki Minaj
Best International Act – UK: Emeli Sandé
Video of the Year: Drake – Started From The Bottom
Video Director of the Year: Benny Boom
Best New Artist: Kendrick Lamar
Best Gospel Artist: Mary Mary
Best Actress: Kerry Washington
Best Actor: Jamie Foxx
YoungStars Award: Gabrielle Douglas
Best Movie: Think Like A Man
Viewers’ Choice Award: Drake – Started From The Bottom
Centric Award: Tamar Braxton – Love and War
Lifetime Achievement Awards – Charlie Wilson
Humanitarian Award - Dwyane Wade
Sportswoman of the Year: Gabrielle Douglas
Sportsman of the Year: LeBron James
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and award recipients. The microsite site will feature exciting interactive
consumer elements and include information for ticket purchase, events,
schedules and registration.
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