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Voting Starts Today For Hometown BET Nominees
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlantans are in every musical category except gospel and best female hip-hop artist at this year’s BET Awards, and today you can start voting in, well, one of them.
The would be the Viewer’s Choice Award, where the nominees are “No One” by Alicia Keys; “Lollipop,” Lil Wayne featuring Static; “Kiss Kiss,” Chris Brown featuring College Park’s T-Pain (see the video HERE); “Let It Go,” our own Keyshia Cole (above) featuring Missy Elliott and Lil Kim (see it HERE); “Crank Dat (Soulja Boy),” by the teen phenom from the 404 area code, Soulja Boy Tell ’em (go to it HERE ); and “No Air,” Jordin Sparks featuring Chris Brown.
As for the other categories with Atlantans competing, they are:
Best female R&B artist: Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, Rihanna and Keyshia Cole.
Best male R&B artist: Raheem DeVaughn, Trey Songz, Chris Brown and hometown favorites Ne-Yo and J Holiday.
Best group: Danity Kane, Day 26, UGK and Atlanta’s Playaz Circle and Gnarls Barkley (somehow spelled differently on the BET site this morning).
Best male hip-hop artist: Common, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Snoop and Atlanta native Kanye West. (OK we fudged that one a bit).
Video of the year: “The Way That I Love You,” Ashanti; “Honey,” Erykah Badu; “Just Fine,” Mary J. Blige; “Int’l Players Anthem (I Choose You),” UGK and history-making local duo OutKast; “Good Life,” Kanye West and T-Pain.
Best video director: Erykah Badu and Mr. Roboto, Benny Boom, Gil Green, Chris Robinson and part-time resident Hype Williams.
Best collaboration: “Kiss, Kiss,” Chris Brown featuring T-Pain; “Let It Go,” Keyshia Cole featuring Missy Elliott and Lil Kim; “Low,” Flo Rida featuring T-Pain; “I’m So Hood (The Remix),” DJ Khaled featuring fellow Atlantans Young Jeezy, Ludacris and Big Boi, along with Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman and Rick Ross; “Good Life,” Kanye West featuring T-Pain.
And best new artist: Estelle, Flo Rida, Chrisette Michele, Soulja Boy Tell ‘em and the last of out metro area talents, The Dream.
Planning to cast your vote for the June 24 show, and if so, want to share your picks? Surprised there isn’t an Atlantan in the female hip-hop category? Or Ludacris, T.I., Young Jeezy, even Soulja Boy aren’t up for male? And with so much local gospel star power, anyone you feel should have been there with Franklin and the rest?
(Oh - and just because the Erykah Badu “Honey” video is the one nominee in the video of the year category that hasn’t gotten frequent airplay, she’s here this Friday at the Fox Theatre, AND it’s good, here’s a YouTube video of it below:
Comments
By tearisa.lindley
May 21, 2008 11:59 AM | Link to this
i vote 4 keshia coles bcuz she great i love her and im a fan of hers plus i have all her cds.
By Elizabeth
May 21, 2008 12:33 PM | Link to this
Dam you look so nice and sexy…
By Elizabeth
May 21, 2008 12:33 PM | Link to this
Dam you look so nice and sexy…
By Elizabeth
May 21, 2008 12:33 PM | Link to this
Dam you look so nice and sexy…
By Bileana
May 21, 2008 12:37 PM | Link to this
I vote chris brown because i think for the last couple of years he has worked that why i vote for chris breezy (MY HUSBAND!!!!!!!)that what’s up.
By BM
May 21, 2008 4:28 PM | Link to this
Where is the WET blog?
By jackal11726
May 21, 2008 4:31 PM | Link to this
Hova of course, reppin the Big apple.
By jackal11726
May 21, 2008 4:35 PM | Link to this
Hova!!!! could there be any question
By Propetia
May 21, 2008 5:09 PM | Link to this
I voote fo dat du who be trippin yo! Yall no! Dat foo who be carrin dat dun dat make dat noese.
By yvonne
May 21, 2008 5:15 PM | Link to this
hey i like you shoes man
By yvonne
May 21, 2008 5:16 PM | Link to this
hey chris brown i vote because i love him
By yvonne
May 21, 2008 5:16 PM | Link to this
hey chris brown i vote because i love him
By dont bite me bro
May 21, 2008 5:30 PM | Link to this
Mary J fights dogs
By Propetia
May 21, 2008 6:07 PM | Link to this
I goon bringin mi gun to da consert yo! i goon vote fo t-bag and dat oder fo loodikriss.
By Tom
May 21, 2008 6:24 PM | Link to this
I vote for Larry The Cable Guy. He may not be BET but he is FUNNY
By bronco
May 21, 2008 10:22 PM | Link to this
I vote hands down is for Toni Braxton shes just as nice in person as she is on stage. I would love to meet her again someday when I’m not photographing her friends wedding. And my WET award would go to Larry the Cable Guy, he is a great comedian.