2007 BET Awards Winners

And the Winners Are ...

Black Entertainment Television's 2007 BET Awards ceremonies were held June 26 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The nominees and winners in each category are listed below, with the winners in bold and an asterisk (*) next to their names. In addition to those listed below, Diana Ross was honored with BET's Lifetime Achievement Award at the show and Don Cheadle was given the Humanitarian Award for his efforts to end genocide in Darfur.

Female R&B Artist:
Beyonce *
Mary J. Blige
Ciara
Jennifer Hudson
Corinne Bailey Rae

Male R&B Artist:
Akon
John Legend
Gerald Levert
Ne-Yo *
Robin Thicke

Group:
Gnarls Barkley *
Mary Mary
Outkast
Pretty Ricky
Three Six Mafia

New Artist:
Lupe Fiasco
Gnarls Barkley
Jennifer Hudson *
MIMS
Corinne Bailey Rae

BETJ "Cool Like That" award:
Gerald Levert *
Brian McKnight
Eric Roberson
Musiq Soulchild
Elisabeth Withers

BET Viewers Choice award:
Beyonce, "Irreplaceable"
Birdman & Lil Wayne, "Stuntin' Like My Daddy" *
Bow Wow featuring Chris Brown, "Shortie Like Mine"
Ciara, "Because of You"
Robin Thicke, "Lost Without You"
UNK "Walk It Out"

Collaboration:
Akon featuring Snoop Dogg, "I Wanna Love You"
Beyonce featuring Jay-Z, "Deja Vu"
Beyonce featuring Jay-Z, "Upgrade U"
Diddy featuring Keyshia Cole, "Last Night"
Ludacris featuring Mary J. Blige, "Runaway Love" *

Video of the Year:
Akon featuring Snoop Dogg, "I Wanna Love You"
Beyonce, "Irreplaceable" *
Beyonce & Shakira, "Beautiful Liar"
Ciara, "Like a Boy"
Gnarls Barkley, "Crazy"

Best Hip-Hop Artist:
Diddy
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Ludacris
T.I. *

Gospel Artist:
Shirley Caesar
Kirk Franklin *
Fred Hammond
Dave Hollister
Mary Mary

Actress:
Tichina Arnold
Angela Bassett
Jennifer Hudson *
Kerry Washington
Chandra Wilson

Actor:
Idris Elba
Jamie Foxx
Eddie Murphy
Will Smith
Forest Whitaker *

Female Athlete:
Swin Cash
Tamika Catchings
Gail Devers
Lisa Leslie
Serena Williams *

Male Athlete:
Reggie Bush
LeBron James *
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Dwyane Wade
Tiger Woods

Jay-Z, 50 Cent & Diddy Make Forbes 'Celebrity 100' List

Jay-Z, 50 Cent & Diddy Make Forbes 'Celebrity 100' List

Forbes recently revealed their annual Celebrity 100 list, naming the most wealthy celebrities of the year and for the first time, the magazine introduced a new category called Hip-Hop Impresarios.

Among the hip-hop alumni who made the list, Jay-Z was the man at the top of the totem pole, ranking in at no. 9 on the Power Rank chart, beating out the likes of Donald Trump , Howard Stern , Kobe Bryant and even Diddy and 50 Cent.

The mag reported that Jay-Z earned a whopping $83 million in 2006, thanks to the sale of his Rocawear clothing line for a reported $204 million to Iconix. Other business ventures in his portfolio includes a small stake in NBA team, the New Jersey Nets, and two locations for this 40/40 nightclubs.

Jay-Z also ranked at no. 7 in Pay Rank.

50 Cent slided in at no. 32, with reported earnings of $33 million from his vast empire that includes a record label, clothing line, books, ringtones and videogames. His stake in Glaceau was also mentioned, but will count toward next year's rankings.

The rapper owned a 10% stake in the company, which was recently bought by Coca-Cola for a reported $4.1 billion, earning the rapper an estimated $100 million in the deal.

50 Cent also ranked at no. 26 in Pay Rank.

Bad Boy Records co-founder, Sean "Diddy" Combs, was positioned at no. 43, as Forbes reported his earnings in 2006 at $23 million, due to his Warner-backed Bad Boy Records, Sean John clothing line and Unforgivable cologne label. He landed at no. 55 in the Pay Rank list.

Others on the list included Will Smith at no. 57 with earnings of $31 million, Kobe Bryant at no. 23 with earnings of $33 million, Shaquille O'Neal at no. 25 with earnings of $32 million, Lebron James at no. 48 with earnings of $27 million, and Tyra Banks at no. 61 with earnings of $18 million among others.

Oprah Winfrey topped the list though with Tiger Woods right behind her. They had reported earnings of $260 million and $100 million respectively.

In addition to taking second, Woods also set a record, becoming the first athlete in history to earn $100 million in one year, thanks in part to a raise given by longtime endorser Nike, according to Forbes.

The power rankings were based on each celebrity's rankings in pay, presence on the web, press and TV.

Corneille's 'Back To Life' Video

Corneille is out with the video to his new single 'Back To Life', the first release from his forthcoming English language debut album. Watch it:

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Congratulations San Antonio Spurs! -- 2007 NBA Champions

Sweeping Success : Spurs Win Final Series 4-0 Against Cavaliers



Tim Duncan & the Spurs captured their fourth title in nine seasons by completing a Finals sweep of the Cavaliers with Thursday's 83-82 win.

French Bliss : Parker Is MVP



Tony Parker, who averaged 24.5 points on 57 percent shooting, became the 1st European-born player to take home the NBA Finals MVP trophy.

Robert Horry became the first non-Celtic to earn 7 career championship rings:

Justin Timberlake's New Joint Venture With Interscope: Tennman Records, Announces First Signing To His New Label

Multi-platinum four time Grammy Award-winning recording artist Justin Timberlake has launched Tennman Records, a joint venture with Interscope Records, it was announced by Jimmy Iovine, Chairman, Interscope Geffen A&M. Mr. Timberlake will serve as Chairman and CEO of the new joint venture, which will be based in Los Angeles and will be distributed worldwide by Interscope Geffen A&M.

The first signing to Tennman Records is the Internet phenomenon and singer/songwriter Esmee Denters. She was discovered via YouTube when she began posting cover performances of Beyonce, Alanis Morrisette and Alicia Keys. 18 year-old Esmee Denters hails from Oosterbeek, Holland, where she has had 21 million views on her YouTube site since she posted her first performance less than 9 months ago. In addition, to being on tour this summer with Justin, she is currently writing/recording on her debut album which is slated for release later this year.

Esmee & Justin - "What Goes Around"


Esmee - "Let Me Love You"


Esmee - "How Come You Don't Call Me"


For the latest on Esmee Denters please visit www.esmeeworld.com
or www.youtube.com/esmeedenters.

For more information on Tennman Records please visit www.tennmanrecords.com.