R&B singer Miguel has been added to the line-up of mega-star performers who will bring the heat to the BET Awards ’13 stage on Sunday 30 June 2013, live from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live. Miguel joins previously announced performers by platinum recording artist Chris Brown and R. Kelly.
BET Awards
’13, hosted by Chris Tucker, takes place at the Nokia Theatre
L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Sunday 30 June 2013. The TV premiere of BET Awards ‘13 will take place on Tuesday 2 July at 20:00 CAT on
BET’s international network in the UK and Africa, reaching more than 13 million
households in 50+ countries.
Miami Heat basketball player Dwyane
Wade will be honoured with the BET Awards ‘13 Humanitarian Award for
his commitment to excellence and dedication to community and worldly charitable
causes.
Dwyane Wade has established himself
as one of the most well-known figures in sport. Currently
in the 2013 NBA playoffs, Wade consistently proves his athleticism and prowess
on the court and continues to be a role model to people of every
generation. Affectionately, known
as D-Wade, he founded The Wade’s World Foundation in 2003, which provides
support to community-based organizations that promote education, health, and
social skills for children in at-risk situations. In 2010, Wade co-founded the Haitian
earthquake relief fund with former teammate Alonzo Mourning. Wade is also an
avid supporter of St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital and serves as
an Ambassador for their Hoops for St. Jude basketball initiative.
Dwyane Wade joins a distinguished
list of BET Awards Humanitarian recipients who have been honoured for their
philanthropic efforts toward charitable causes including Reverend Al Sharpton, Steve
Harvey, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Wyclef Jean, Quincy Jones, Don Cheadle, Harry
Belafonte, Denzel Washington and Pauletta Washington, Danny Glover, Earvin “Magic”
Johnson and Muhammad Ali.
This
year the activity and excitement expands with the first ever BET
Experience at L.A. LIVE! This
three-day festival filled with comedy, gospel and soulful music concerts,
seminars, film screenings, “106 & PARK” tapings and so much
more will build anticipation for the finest BET Awards show yet.
Anything
can happen during this three-day weekend with The Roots performing on
Saturday 29 June at Club Nokia on the Centric Soul stage as part of the BET
Experience at L.A. Live. The
Roots will add to the high level performances by bringing along their
celebrity friends including one of the hottest female rappers in the game, Eve,
legendary hip-hop artist MC Lyte and Too $hort.
BET.com/BETAwards (www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards.
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conversation about BET Awards ‘13 on Facebook at facebook.com/TheBETAwards,
on Tumblr at betawards.tumblr.com or follow the awards on Twitter & Instagram @BETAwards. To tweet about the show, please
use the hashtag: #BETAwards.
Stephen G. Hill, BET’s president
of music programming and specials, and Lynne
Harris Taylor, BET’s vice president of specials, are executive producers
for the BET AWARDS ‘13, in conjunction with Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment.
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