
As I (and everyone else) predicted, Beyonce was a big winner at last night’s BET Awards, and seemed to loosen up considerably without Jay-Z at her side. Note to anyone that didn’t watch: Beyonce would like you to know she’s black, proud, and very smiley.
My favorite moment had to have been the Destiny’s Child reunion on stage, where Michelle Williams played her position in the background with sub par dance moves, and Kelly Rowland had the unfortunate honor of performing after Beyonce’s tour-trained voice and fell embarrassingly short. She looked beautiful in that Wonder Woman get-up, though.
Other moments: TGT standing in unison in the audience to honor Gerald Levert (of LSG), Chudney Ross (what will all the other socialites think) laughing in embarrassment as Diana Ross semi-scolded hip hoppers for their bad language, T.I. apologizing for acting “unroyally” at Kevin Lile’s charity brunch, Robin Thicke’s ill-advised dance breakdown, 50 Cent’s on-stage meltdown, and, although I do not necessarily support her proud-to-be-obese movement, Mo’nique sure compiled some limber big girls to do her back-up dancing.
I also learned that Mo’nique calls Al Sharpton Pop-Pop, if I ran into Jennifer Holliday singing Dreamgirls tunes in a back alley I would run screaming in the other direction, and proud black man Chuck D can actually still stomach sharing a stage with Flavor Flav. All-in-all quite edifying. More pics and the winners after the jump.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Beyonce - “Irreplaceable”
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BEST GROUP
Gnarls Barkley
BEST ACTOR
Forest Whitaker
BEST ACTRESS
Jennifer Hudson
BEST HIP-HOP ARTIST
T.I.
BEST COLLABORATION
Ludacris f/ Mary J. Blige - “Runaway Love”
BEST NEW ARTIST
Jennifer Hudson
BEST MALE ATHLETE
LeBron James
BEST FEMALE ATHLETE
Serena Williams
BETJ COOL LIKE THAT
Gerald Levert
BEST GOSPEL ARTIST
Kirk Franklin
BEST MALE R&B ARTIST
Ne-Yo
BEST FEMALE R&B ARTIST
Beyonce
VIEWERS CHOICE AWARD
Birdman and Lil Wayne “Stuntin’ Like My Daddy”
I liked the Beyonce thing but her outfit didn’t seem right. You’re right about Kelly. She looked really nice. Very leggy, but her voice was bad.
Don’t forget Ciara and Ms. Erykah now. I didn’t see the 50 Cent meltdown. Is that on YouTube yet? Surely, you didn’t think I watched the actual show
I was laughing out loud reading this! I love this site!!
ummm….i know you love beyonce and i do too, but ciara KILLED last night. she’s equal parts janet and aaliyah, wouldn’t you say? and the erykah/chaka/stevie tribute to diana’s disco queen moment was amazing (although chaka’s not as much as erykah and stevie).
i NEED to watch the repeat friday night. why didn’t i record this???
I watched it. A few observations:
1. Jesus be a girdle for Jennifer Hudson. I guess for every award she wins, she eats a whole pecan pie. Did you see her stomach?? And speaking of Jennifers - what was up with the funky, nasty, ugly faces that Jennifer Holiday was making while she was singing? It’s bad enough that her eyes are all crossed, does she also have to go all Al Jarreau on us, too?
2. Diddy sucked (yay!) and no one recognized Lil Kim when she came out! LOL! Did you see how no one applauded for her? I wonder if people know she’s outta jail? Ha! Oh..and did you hear how Diddy kept screaming “sing the song yall!!” b/c no one was into his performance?
3. Bey Bey is wonderful, and I love her. Period. Although (of course I have to say SOMETHING) the opening of her act was great, but the rest was a little anti-climactic. I’ve seen her live 3x so I know why her TV performances have been downgraded a little bit: Miss B sweats like a pig. Real talk.
4. Didn’t I call Gnarls Barkley winning an award??? Those dudes are awesome! I only wish they were there.
5. Kelly sounded terrible..like she was singing with a d!@$% in her mouth. She proved every argument for why Miss B is the queen. If you want to get outta some body’s shadow, you can’t stink up the joint, Kelly. Sorry.
6. Mo’Nique’s faux Beyonce act is.getting.tired. would somebody please let her know? Yes, big girls can do the splits. Thank you, we know.
7. Robin Thicke. I’d smash. Haha! Damn, he has one of those panty dropper kind of voices, ya know. Ok, bmd, enough.
8. 50 is a fool, and acted like somebody who knows his star is fading and fading FAST.
9. Ciara is too muscular right now. Muscles are great if you have some tatas or booty to round them out. She has neither. Her “matrix” dance reminds me more of Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow in the Wiz.
10. Just thinking to myself that the best performance of the night was Erykah Badu, my girl, and my second favorite singer, Ms. Chaka Khan came out. All is well in my world when I can hear me some Chaka!
11. And, then there was Weezy F. Baby. When he and I get married. I’m going to have to walk down the aisle barefoot b/c I am about 3 inches taller than hem. That’s ok, boo.
I thought the show was pretty good.
1. I think Robin should have avoided the “dance break”. I think he even knew it was lame. After it was over, he did a little “whatever” shrug. (he’s still wonderful, though)
2. 50, 50, 50. Why does he even try? The same goes for Diddy and Lil’ Kim.
3. Jennifer Hudson is my girl but she should have worn some Spanx. They’re $38 @ Lane Bryant. I would have picked her up a pair after I bought mine.
4. The Gerald Levert tribute made me cry.
5. Seeing Erykah Badu perform made me miss her.
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How can you win best new artist without having dropped an album? I don’t get it. Shouts to my boy Lupe.
Tired of the Monique “Beyonce” routine as well. It’s been done…emulate Ciara, that would shock me!
Still SMH at the boy 50…who knows what caused the meltdown. Some say it was b/c he wanted to lip synch and Whoo Kid forgot and put the instrumental on. I personally believe it was because no one was standing up for his performance. I guess it’s hard to get a room full of entertainers to get up and respect you after you’ve individually dissed 75% of them.
And lastly, this is not hate…I repeat…NOT HATE. I’ve been rockin’ to The Evolution of Robin Thicke since I downloaded it 3 weeks before it dropped. (And then I went and bought the album- shouts to the RIAA.) Anyway, his performance last nite left me feeling a bit duped. Dude’s voice wasn’t that strong and yes, the dance routine was a bit corny. All that kept playing in my mind was “haven’t I seen this before?” And by before, I’m referring to Jon B, another white boy who did his thing in a R & B world.
Anyway, the show was cool, but I could have done without the awards. Just call it what it is, the Black People’s Show.
Shouts to Kelly Rowland’s legs…she might be giving Amerie a run for her money!
FYI - I am reading on some other blogs that apparently Bey Bey jacked her opening (coming out of the robot suit) from Kylie Minogue.
I don’t care. Bey Bey can do no wrong I tell you! Besides…Kylie kinda sucks. See..now I am back to hating Australians. Hahaha.
I like Kylie. Her songs are good for working out.
“Robin Thicke. I’d smash. Haha! Damn, he has one of those panty dropper kind of voices, ya know.”
Yes! I was trying to find a term to describe it. “Panty dropper” is exactly right. Everyone looks sexy to me when his songs come on. I had to change it from vH1 or I truly would have been in some trouble.
Yes, his performance sucked. The quality of his performances varies, I believe with the amount of illegal substances in his body at any given time.
Robin and Amy Winehouse need to get it together! Blue eyed soul has never been this good. Amy is one drink away from an overdose. The girl is a mess. I don’t include Justin in that category. He’s very manufactured
Ne-Yo also has a panty dropper kind of voice. I hate his face, but he’s still sexy to me. Ugh.
Robin should stay away from Amy Winehouse. Which shouldn’t be a problem b/c she is going to OD any day now. He should also get a new makeup artist b/c he always looks too plastic for a man. I nominate myself. He doesn’t even have to pay me. He can just sing. I can see it now…I’m spraying Magic Tan on him while he’s singing and then ooops…the u know whats drop. And then Weezy comes in the room…
I can barely keep a straight face while I’m typing this. LOL.
I meant they need to get IT together as in themselves individually. He needs to get off the reefer. Amy Winehouse needs to be sent somewhere. She can’t get it together herself. Her husband looks like a crackhead too. 23 and married with all that drug money.
blackmistressdiva, if I were Paula, I would go on sabbatical to watch his ass. All the women I know who’ve heard him all made comments along the line of “I’d let him get it.” I’d be standing next to him with a machete in my hand as he signs autographs. Cut someone’s a– if they even look a little too long. Men are as faithful as their options and right now, he has too many options for any woman’s comfort level.
Oh, I see now. I’d put my money on coke being his drug of choice, but I personally don’t care about recreational drug use as long as you don’t turn into Winehouse with her yucky meth mouth and cutting herself and weighing 90 lbs. Regarding Robin’s wifey, I heard Paula was MIA last night.
I agree with you re his options. LA is NO place to be if your star is as hot as his right now and then trying to call yourself married. Yea, right. Damn, I miss LA (and being single !@#%^). LOL.
blackmistressdiva says:
“1. Jesus be a girdle for Jennifer Hudson. I guess for every award she wins, she eats a whole pecan pie. Did you see her stomach?? And speaking of Jennifers - what was up with the funky, nasty, ugly faces that Jennifer Holiday was making while she was singing? It’s bad enough that her eyes are all crossed, does she also have to go all Al Jarreau on us, too?”
Jesus be a girdle. Funniest thing I’ve seen ALL week!! blackmistress, you are too funny!!
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