BET AWARDS 12 COULD ALSO BE REMEMBERED AS BLEEP AWARD 12
Cissy Houston performs during a tribute to her daughter Whitney Houston at the BET Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles
*(Via Yahoo News) – Cissy Houston’s tribute to her late daughter was the emotional highlight of Sunday’s BET Awards, a show that was defined by extended bleeps and the vulgarities that censors failed to catch onstage throughout the night.
Whitney Houston’s mother gave a rousing performance of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” that left the crowd in tears, including Beyonce and Melanie Fiona.
SOULJA BOY WAS REDUCED TO TEARS AT THE BET AWARDS DURING A TRIBUTE TO WHITNEY HOUSTON.
Soulja Boy was reduced to tears at the BET Awards during a tribute to Whitney Houston.
The 'Kiss Me Thru The Phone' rapper was seen with tears streaming down his cheeks during a poignant performance of 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' by Cissy Houston in honor of her deceased daughter.
The 21-year-old wasn't the only one touched by the moving tribute, as the cameras panned around the audience to reveal several others also welling up.
The rapper may have been feeling double the sadness as his younger brother was killed just last year March in a car crash.
Mariah Carey opened the tribute with memories of her friend. She was followed by a moving number by Monica. Brandy, heavily influenced by Houston, sang two of the late singer’s hits.
Chaka Khan blazed the stage with “I’m Every Woman,” which Houston remade. Gary Houston, Whitney’s brother, also performed.
Read/learn more at Yahoo News.
· Best group: Kanye West and Jay-Z
*(Via Yahoo News) – Cissy Houston’s tribute to her late daughter was the emotional highlight of Sunday’s BET Awards, a show that was defined by extended bleeps and the vulgarities that censors failed to catch onstage throughout the night.
Whitney Houston’s mother gave a rousing performance of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” that left the crowd in tears, including Beyonce and Melanie Fiona.
SOULJA BOY WAS REDUCED TO TEARS AT THE BET AWARDS DURING A TRIBUTE TO WHITNEY HOUSTON.
Soulja Boy was reduced to tears at the BET Awards during a tribute to Whitney Houston.The 'Kiss Me Thru The Phone' rapper was seen with tears streaming down his cheeks during a poignant performance of 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' by Cissy Houston in honor of her deceased daughter.
The 21-year-old wasn't the only one touched by the moving tribute, as the cameras panned around the audience to reveal several others also welling up.
The rapper may have been feeling double the sadness as his younger brother was killed just last year March in a car crash.
Mariah Carey opened the tribute with memories of her friend. She was followed by a moving number by Monica. Brandy, heavily influenced by Houston, sang two of the late singer’s hits.
Chaka Khan blazed the stage with “I’m Every Woman,” which Houston remade. Gary Houston, Whitney’s brother, also performed.
But the nearly four-hour BET
Awards was more like the Bleep Awards, as entire segments of
performances from Nicki Minaj to Rick Ross were muted out due to foul
language.
Spike Lee, left, and Samuel L. Jackson (host) do their thing onstage during the 2012 BET Awards in LA at The Shrine Auditorium.
It started during the opening number by Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. music group, which included Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz.
There were long moments of censored silence when the rappers performed “Mercy,” though not all the offending words were bleeped out.
Moments later, Samuel L. Jackson, the show’s host, was joined by Spike Lee as they did a comedic version of Jay-Z and West’s hit song “… In Paris,” to laughs.
“Two distinguished Morehouse men,” Lee joked after the performance, referencing the alma mater of the two.
The censor police also worked overtime when Rick Ross performed with his Maybach Music Group and during Minaj’s performance and acceptance speech for best female hip-hop artist.
Minaj’s win was her third consecutive time taking the prize.
It started during the opening number by Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. music group, which included Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz.
There were long moments of censored silence when the rappers performed “Mercy,” though not all the offending words were bleeped out.
Moments later, Samuel L. Jackson, the show’s host, was joined by Spike Lee as they did a comedic version of Jay-Z and West’s hit song “… In Paris,” to laughs.
“Two distinguished Morehouse men,” Lee joked after the performance, referencing the alma mater of the two.
The censor police also worked overtime when Rick Ross performed with his Maybach Music Group and during Minaj’s performance and acceptance speech for best female hip-hop artist.
Minaj’s win was her third consecutive time taking the prize.
“I really, really appreciate BET
for keeping this category alive, and I appreciate all the female rappers
doing their thing, past, present and future,” she said, before uttering
an obscenity.
Read/learn more at Yahoo News.
List of key winners and awardees at BET Awards 12:
· Best group: Kanye West and Jay-Z
· Best actor: Kevin Hart
· Sportswoman of the year: Serena Williams
· Sportsman of the year: Kevin Durant
· Best new artist: Big Sean
· Best male R&B artist: Chris Brown
· Best collaboration: Wale featuring Miguel “Lotus Flower Bomb”
· Best gospel: Yolanda Adams
· Best female R&B artist: Beyonce
· Best female hip-hop artist: Nicki Minaj
· Video of the Year: Jay-Z and Kanye West, “Otis”
· Lifetime Achievement: Frankie Beverly featuring Maze
· Humanitarian Award: Rev. Al Sharpton
· Viewer’s Choice Award: Mindless Behavior
· Video Director of the Year: Beyonce and Alan Ferguson
· Fandemonium Award: Chris Brown
· Centric award: Common
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