T-Pain leads the way with five nominations for the 2008 BET Awards, it was announced today. The ceremony is scheduled to air June 24 in Los Angeles.
A highly sought-after hook man, T-Pain is nominated for his guest spots on Kanye West’s “Good Life,” Flo Rida’s “Low” and Chris Brown’s “Kiss Kiss” in the best collaboration category. He’s also nominated twice for video of the year.
Despite releasing a gold-selling album, Epiphany and a chart-topping single, “Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’),” none of the Auto-Tune artist’s nominations came from his own work.
Other multiple nominees include West and Keyshia Cole with three nods apiece, while Flo Rida, Alicia Keys and Mary J. Blige earned two nods.
Legendary soul singer Al Green is set to receive a lifetime achievement award from BET and producer Quincy Jones will be rewarded for this humanitarian work.
Lil’ Wayne, Usher, and Nelly are scheduled to announce the nominees live on “106 & Park” later today.
Weezy, Blige and Mariah Carey are already confirmed to perform live at the awards. -Carl Chery
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May 15th, 2008
at 2:25 pm
sheldon says:
1st
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May 15th, 2008
at 2:53 pm
no way says:
june 24? the day that will live in infamy. the day that chris benoit murdered his family.
and with that being said, they’re gonna hold an awards show on the one-year anniversary of that family-killing prick! fuck that!
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May 16th, 2008
at 12:29 am
the brown says:
Yo you lost me homey…
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May 15th, 2008
at 3:22 pm
RCV says:
There is something wrong with the music industry when a motherfucker that can’t naturally sing is nominated for five awards.
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May 15th, 2008
at 11:28 pm
Be a n***** Too says:
Preach! The fact that he has the most nominations but doesnt actually sing is not only a testament to the demise of black music, but also a testament to our ignorance. T-Pain is not an ARTIST, he is a robot…
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May 15th, 2008
at 3:55 pm
Meech says:
How could “Goodlife” get nominated for anything when it’s known that he stole that shit from some nobody artist?
Does that guy who really is the “genius” behind the song get an award?
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May 15th, 2008
at 4:59 pm
SOFAKING says:
since when did BET awards mean anything??
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May 15th, 2008
at 7:34 pm
BeT 567 says:
@SOFAKING…we both think alike,BET suck ass
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May 16th, 2008
at 4:07 am
Dark Prophet says:
Now ya’ll know hip hop is really dead and buried. Just listen to the old joints again and drift away…The rest is garbage talking bout nuttin’..
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May 16th, 2008
at 9:01 am
niggafrommemphis says:
That’s good for T Pain and everythang but………………who gives a fuck about the bet awards.Bet ain’t nothin but Mtv in blackface,yall need to get up on yall boondocks and shit.T pain gettin paid,so don’t knock him.If you want to knock someone,knock Akon ass.He lying talkin’ bout he was a leader of a car theft ring and did 4 years,when he actually did 4 months for stealing a BMW.This is the very type of bullshit Pimp C went to his grave sayin,about these lame ass niggas out here.No wonder why Akon got a country and western album coming out,if all he knows is shit from africa,then why don’t he represent his land,or,hood.I always thought that convict was skinin’ and grinin too hard.
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May 16th, 2008
at 5:08 pm
DJGakaDIGGER says:
BET Awards? Who gives a fuck.
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