BET Awards Performance LineUp

The BET Awards are right around the corner and all of Black America are waiting for the network's biggest day to come to light. The show will broadcast live on June 28th at 8 p.m. from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The performance lineup includes artists Beyonce, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Maxwell, Young Jeezy, Ne-Yo, and Soulja Boy. Jamie Foxx will host the event. Make sure you guys tune in and see what's cracking. June 28 @ 8 only on BET!

Beyonce, Lil Wayne, and T.I. Lead BET Award Nominations

Queen Bee and two of the best rappers alive that she once collaborated with ("Soldier") are all leading the list of BET nominations this year. With 5 nominations under their belt, I'm sure that Beyonce, Lil Wayne, and T.I. will snatch one or two awards.

Keri Hilson and T-Pain come second with four nominations a piece.

Kanye West, Rihanna, Jazmine Sullivan, and Jamie Foxx all got three nominations.

And I am proud to announce that my fave girl Solange even snabbed a nomination. THANK HEAVENS! I hope she gets it. She deserves the recognition.

The BET Awards 2009 will premiere on June 28 at 8 p.m. LIVE! So tune in! It's always a show to keep your eyes on. Click here to see the complete list of nominees.

Monica & Mo'Nique Get Their Own Shows

BET's JAZZ and VH1 Soul are merging (yet, not merging) to create a new network called "Centric". The network will launch in October, targeting African-Americans of ages 24-54.

BET J originally launched as BET on Jazz and features reality series and music-programs. Both BET J and VH1 Soul will continue as stand alone channels in addition to Centric's programming; Centric will start with BET J's distribution and annex channel slots allocated to VH1 Soul or possibly some other small MTVN service, rather than merge.

Announced last night at BET's Upfront announcement in New York, the network will launch with 45 million subscribers.

Centric will initially feature some original entertainment and reality shows, like "Model City," a reality show revolving around African-American models in New York City and "Keeping Up With The Joneses," which follows the exploits of a Houston-based family of entrepreneurs. R&B singer Monica will be starring in her own reality show entitled "Monica: Still Standing," set to air in October, and comedian/actress Mo'Nique will have her own nightly talk/variety show. News and public affairs programming are said to be added in the near future.

Centric will also re-launch the temporarily defunct Soul Train Awards.