The BET
"Hip Hop Awards" 2017 Will Be Taping in Miami, FL on Friday,
October 6, 2017 at the Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater
and Premiering on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 8PM ET/PT
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
BET Networks is excited to announce the return of multi-platinum artist,
mega-producer and ‘Anthem King' DJ Khaled as host of the BET
"Hip Hop Awards" 2017.
DJ Khaled embodies real life "keys to success" by picking up a total of
9 nominations including ‘Album of the Year,' ‘DJ of the Year,' ‘Best
Hip-Hop Video,' ‘Best Collabo, Duo Or Group,' ‘Producer Of The Year,'
‘Hustler of the Year,' ‘MVP of the Year,' and 2 nods for ‘Single of the
Year'.
"I am so excited to host the BET Hip Hop Awards for a second year. This
is such an iconic show that highlights the hustle of hip hop artists in
the industry. It is a huge honor to be a part of a night that pays
homage to some of the greatest talent of our generation and I'm looking
forward to the amazing performances and tributes. You know I'll be
bringing the cloth talk and the keys - Hip Hop Awards 2017 is going to
be major!" - DJ Khaled
DJ Khaled remains one of the most respected and celebrated artists in
the music industry with hit after hit topping charts for the past
decade. The multi-platinum recording artist and producer recently
received critical acclaim for his latest album, Grateful, which
debuted at #1 on Billboard 200 and featured an array of award-winning
artists and performers.
The BET
"Hip Hop Awards 2017" has remained the most prominent hip hop
showcase on television for ten years with powerful performances, iconic
hip hop honorees, legendary tributes and much-anticipated cyphers. BET
"Hip Hop Awards 2017" heads to Miami on Friday, October 6,
2017 at its new venue, The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason
Theater in Miami, FL and will premiere on Tuesday, October 10, 2017
at 8:00PM ET/PT.
Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment, will serve as
Executive Producer of the
BET Hip Hop Awards along with Connie Orlando, BET
Interim Head of Programming and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay, Vice President of
Specials, Jesse Collins Entertainment.
Join the conversation on social media by logging on to BET's multiple
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*Note: BET "Hip Hop Awards" is a private event and tickets
are not available for purchase to the public. Talent tickets are
reserved for BET "Hip Hop Awards" show talent and nominees.
ABOUT BET NETWORKS
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B), is the
nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and
public affairs television programming for the African-American audience.
The primary BET channel is in nearly 85 million households and can be
seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom,
sub-Saharan Africa and France. BET is the dominant African-American
consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions including BET.com,
a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture,
and news; BET HER (formerly CENTRIC), a 24-hour entertainment network
targeting the African-American woman; BET Music Networks - BET Jams, BET
Soul and BET Gospel; BET Home Entertainment; BET Live, BET's growing
festival business; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video
content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET
Networks around the globe.
ABOUT BET "HIP HOP AWARDS":
BET "Hip Hop Awards" is an annual celebration that pays homage to a
culture that changed the world while highlighting the best in hip hop
music. Year after year, BET Networks delivers the best in hip-hop for an
unforgettable night of performances, cyphers and tributes honoring
hip-hop legends that have and continue to make hip-hop culture a global
force.
ABOUT JESSE COLLINS ENTERTAINMENT:
Jesse Collins Entertainment is a full service television and film
production company founded by entertainment industry veteran and
multi-Image Award® winner Jesse Collins. Collins has played an integral
role in producing many of television's most memorable moments in music
entertainment. Most recently Collins was the executive producer of the
critically-acclaimed film, The New Edition Story, a biopic on the boy
band that aired as a 3-part mini-series on BET in January 2017 and
posted record ratings for the network and attracted nearly 30 million
viewers. Collins has also produced award-winning programming including
the BET Awards, BET Honors, UNCF's An Evening of Stars, ABFF Honors,
Soul Train Awards and the BET Hip Hop Awards, is a consulting producer
for the iconic GRAMMY Awards and executive producer of BET's hit TV
series, Real Husbands of Hollywood starring Kevin Hart and VH1 shows
Dear Mama and Hip Hop Squares with Ice Cube. Will Smith, Beyonce, Chris
Rock, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Prince and
Mariah Carey are a few of the myriad of superstar talent that Collins
has worked with through the years. Follow Jesse Collins Entertainment
@JesseCollinsEnt on Twitter and Instagram and go to http://www.jessecollinsent.com/
for more information on the company.
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