BET Awards 2013 – date, time, info

What: BET Awards 2013

When: Sunday, June 30, Live, 8pm ET on BET. Red carpet pre-show live at 6pm ET; after-party show live at 11:30pm ET.

Chris Tucker (pictured) is hosting the BET Awards 2013 from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Established in 2001, the BET Awards recognize distinguished achievements of artists, entertainers and athletes in a number of categories, including music, film and sports.

Among the performance highlights at BET Awards 2013 will be Stevie Wonder, Justin Timberlake and Snoop Dogg AKA Snoop Lion. Other announced performers include Mariah Carey, R. Kelly, Nicki Minaj, Miguel, India.Arie, Ciara, Chris Brown, Erykah Badu, Charlie Wilson and Kendrick Lamar. For the fourth year in a row, BET Music Matters artists will perform, with the BET Awards 2013 featuring performances from Austin Brown and Curtis Fields.

Announced presenters for the BET Awards 2013 include Angela Bassett, Gabrielle Union, Paula Patton and La La Anthony. Dwyane Wade, fresh off his Miami Heat winning their second NBA championship in a row, will be honored with the Humanitarian Award. R&B singer/songwriter Charlie Wilson will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.

 

SELECT BET AWARDS 2013 CATEGORIES AND NOMINEES (Click here for a complete list of BET Awards 2013 nominees.)

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Beyoncé
Tamar Braxton
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
Elle Varner

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Chris Brown
Bruno Mars
Miguel
Justin Timberlake
Usher

Best Male Hip Hop Artist
2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar

Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Azealia Banks
Eve
Nicki Minaj
Rasheeda
Rye Rye

Best Actress
Angela Bassett
Halle Berry
Taraji P. Henson
Gabrielle Union
Kerry Washington

Best Actor
Don Cheadle
Common
Jamie Foxx
Samuel L. Jackson
Denzel Washington

Best Movie
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Sparkle
Think Like A Man

Subway Sportswoman of the Year
Gabrielle Douglas
Brittney Griner
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Venus Williams

Subway Sportsman of the Year
Victor Cruz
Kevin Durant
Robert Griffin III
LeBron James
Ray Lewis

The BET Awards 2013 air June 30 live at 8pm ET on BET.

The BET Awards 2013 red carpet pre-show airs live at 6pm ET on June 30, and there will be a live after-party show following the awards, at 11:30pm ET.

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Chris Tucker image courtesy of BET

2 Comments

    • Hi, Charles, BET’s most recent information says the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards will air in the 4th Quarter of this year. In the past several years the ceremony has been held in October, so I would expect sometime around then.

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