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The 25th annual BET Awards is set to air on Monday, June 9. It will mark the first time that Culture’s Biggest Night, as the show likes to call itself, will not air on a Sunday night since 2008. The show shifted to Sundays in June 2009 after airing on Tuesdays for its first eight years on the air, 2001-2008.
The move to Monday avoids a conflict with the Tony Awards, which are scheduled for Sunday, June 8, on CBS. The. network in recent years has simulcast the BET Awards, though this year’s simulcast partners have not yet been named. CBS has aired the Tonys every year since 1978. The date and host (Cynthia Erivo) of this year’s Tonys were announced two weeks ago.
The BET Awards will air live on BET from Los Angeles. The venue and host have not yet been announced. The show has been held at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live every year since 2013 (except for a virtual show in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic). Taraji P. Henson hosted the show last year, and also in 2021 and 2022.
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Last year, Drake led the nominations for the BET Awards with seven nods, but was shut out on the night. Usher received a lifetime achievement award, but the best news for him was probably coupling that honorary award with a win in a competitive category – best male R&B/pop artist. Tyla and Victoria Monét also won two awards on the night.
Connie Orlando, EVP of specials, music programming & music strategy for BET, serves as executive producer for the 2025 BET Awards, along with Jamal Noisette, SVP of tentpoles & music community engagement. Jesse Collins Entertainment is the production company for the show, with Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay also serving as executive producers.
The BET Experience 2025 (BETX) is set to run from Thursday, June 5, through Sunday, June 8. The event promises “exclusive performances, celebrity panels, fan experiences, and more” from “the biggest names in entertainment, sports and culture.”
Jennifer Hudson inadvertently became part of the action at a New York Knicks game Tuesday (March 4), with the vocalist taking a basketball to the face in a moment that’s going viral on social media. In a clip from the team’s match against the Golden State Warriors at Madison Square Garden, Hudson sits courtside with […]
The 77th Emmy Awards will broadcast live coast-to-coast from the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 14 (8-11 p.m. ET/5-8 p.m. PT) on CBS. The show will also be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. The Creative Arts Emmy Awards, where the bulk of Emmys are awarded, […]
Lewis Capaldi has finally notched his first video in the YouTube billion-views club. The Scottish singer made it onto the 10-digit list this week when his 2019 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit became his first visual to notch a billie. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news […]
Kate Cassidy is opening up about her grief four months after losing Liam Payne, whom she dated for two years before his sudden death in October.
In one of her first interviews since the former One Direction star died in a third-story fall from his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, the social media star fought back tears while describing how she’s still coming to terms with his death on U.K. morning show Lorraine Wednesday (March 5). “I find myself talking about him so much in the present tense,” she told host Lorraine Kelly.
“I don’t even feel the need to correct myself, because I still can’t fully — that’s part of my healing journey — I’m still working on accepting the fact that he’s not here anymore,” Cassidy continued, adding that she’ll “always have so much love” for her late partner. “I never would’ve thought that I would be talking about him in the past tense.”
As for how she’s coping with her grief, the influencer told Kelly that things have been “really hard.” “I’ve never lost anybody before close to me, so this is my first time dealing with anything like this,” she added. “I am trying to do my best. I have my better days, I have my harder days, but I am surrounded by such a great support system that I cannot thank enough.”
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Payne died Oct. 16 after suffering multiple traumas from the 40-foot fall. Cassidy had been with him in Argentina up until a few days prior to the incident, during which the singer was under the influence of multiple substances, a subsequent toxicology report confirmed. Another report recently revealed that his blood-alcohol concentration at the time of his death was at a nearly life-threatening level of up to 2.7 grams per liter.
The X Factor alum had previously been open about struggling with mental health and seeking sobriety treatment before his death. To honor his memory, Cassidy is now partnering with Lorraine‘s 2025 mental health initiative, March 4 March, which encourages Brits to walk 10,000 extra steps each week as a proven way of boosting their moods. “I genuinely believe Liam, in a way, guided me to this campaign and wanted me to be involved in this and help other people,” Cassidy said on the show. “Liam was so open about his mental health.”
To honor his memory, Cassidy is now partnering with Lorraine‘s 2025 mental health initiative, March 4 March, which encourages Brits to walk 10,000 extra steps each week as a proven way of boosting their moods. “I genuinely believe Liam, in a way, guided me to this campaign and wanted me to be involved in this and help other people,” Cassidy said on the show. “Liam was so open about his mental health.”
She added, “I know he would want me to help anybody, because he no longer can help people.”
Watch Cassidy’s Lorraine interview below.
BTS‘ J-Hope gives new meaning to the phrase “teaser” with the 17-second preview of his upcoming collaboration with Miguel on the song “Sweet Dreams.” The K-pop superstar dropped the second taste of the upcoming single on Wednesday morning (March 5) and it (barely) pulled back the curtain a hair more on the anticipated team-up. Explore […]
Offset has announced a performance in Russia set for April despite his parent label, Universal Music Group, having suspended all operations and closed offices there, shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine. The Migos rapper confirmed plans for a performance at Moscow’s MTC Live Hall on April 18 with a post to his Instagram Story on Tuesday […]
Some of the biggest artists of the 21st century weren’t yet born when the century began. Billie Eilish — Billboard’s top artist of the first quarter of the century who was born in the first quarter of the century — made her (non-chart) debut on Dec. 18, 2001. Runner-up Olivia Rodrigo was born Feb. 20, […]
Fresh off her appearance at Sunday’s Academy Awards as part of a James Bond theme song tribute, BLACKPINK’s LISA bonded with Jimmy Kimmel over their shared experience of being flown up into the rafters on wires at the Oscars. “It seemed so elegant and graceful, but it’s kind of scary right?” asked Kimmel on Tuesday night’s (March 4) Jimmy Kimmel Live!, recalling the agita (and discomfort) he felt while flying over the stage during one of his hosting stints on the awards show.
“It was really scary,” LISA smiled. “I was like, ‘I’m not comfortable doing this!” The singer said producers repeatedly checked in to make sure she felt good about being lowered to the stage in a harness as she sang Paul McCartney and Wings’ “Live and Let Die” as part of a medley that also had Doja Cat covering Shirley Bassey’s “Diamond Are Forever” and RAYE’s take on Adele’s “Skyfall.” While Kimmel complained about gravity “squeezing everything down” if you know what he means, LISA said she couldn’t really feel her legs.
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“Those were the least of my problems,” Kimmel joked.
The BLACKPINK singer also talked about her well-received turn as Mook on the current season of HBO’s The White Lotus, noting that many fans have speculated that because her resort worker character is so sweet on the series she might turn out to be the killer. “Oh… am I supposed to tell you that?” she responded haltingly, with a coquettish glint in her eye. “Legally you should not, but I would appreciate it if you did,” Kimmel said, knowing that his ploy to squeeze some spoilers about the tightly-held plot of the show was going nowhere.
“I think she’s a sweet girl,” LISA said of the character whose name means “pearl” in Thai before Kimmel explained the not-as-nice meaning of the word in America. Kimmel also wondered if during the cast’s regular karaoke sessions on set if the crew or extras freaked out when they saw the K-pop superstar stepping up to the mic. “They don’t care!,” LISA said. “I’m just sitting in the corner of the room cheering them, hyping them up,” she said, explaining that she didn’t sing during the sessions, but was more into dancing.
“I feel weird for me to grab the mic and sing karaoke,” she smiled. “[There’s] a lot of pressure.” As for who was the best karaoke singer in the cast, LISA said for sure it was the lone returning actor from season two: horny masseuse Natasha Rothwell. “Oh, she’s so good!” LISA said.
She also discussed the concept behind her just-released solo album, Alter Ego, explaining that while recording it in Los Angeles she tried her hand at recording songs in a variety of styles, all of which she ended up loving. “That’s why I called this album Alter Ego and [I] have five different characters [on it],” she said of Roxi, Kiki, Sunni, Speedi and the main character, Vixi.
These days, she said, Vixi is the one that is closest to her actual personality, though, like Speedi, she loves to drive fast in her car.
Watch LISA on Jimmy Kimmel Live! below.
Boys Noize will open for Nine Inch Nails for the entirety of the band’s upcoming Peel It Back Tour. Nine Inch Nails’ first live run since 2022 is scheduled to start at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, on June 15, and move around Europe through mid-July before jumping to the U.S. beginning Aug. 3 for a […]