Last night at the BET Awards which is an event that honours black recording artists, actors and athletes. Alicia Keys was one of several stars who used the occasion to salute presidential contender Barack Obama. In all 15 awards were handed out during a three-hour show mixing the heroes of contemporary hip-hop and old-school R&B. Two of the Awards went to Kayne west for best male hip-hop artist and shared a second BET prize with R&B singer T-Pain for their collaboration on the hit single “Good Life.”
Chris Brown, who topped the U.S. singles chart last year with “Kiss Kiss,” was named best male R&B performer.
The best part of the evening was when Al Green one the lifetime achievement award, he got the audience in the Shrine Auditorium on their feet singing, and dancing, along with his classic 1970s hit “Let’s Stay Together.” Later on that night when he was backstage Al Green apologized he said that “I’m sorry I didn’t sing as well as I should because I got scared. I was nervous,”
The prize for best female hip-hop performer went to Missy Elliott, who has not had an album out since 2005 but has a new CD set for release in August. The Dream was named best new artist, and the viewers’ choice award, determined by an online vote of fans, went to Lil Wayne and his single “Lollipop,” featuring Static. The best and actress awards went to Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Halle Berry, neither of whom attended.
Do you think that the right people won?
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