Tenth Anniversary BET Awards Called the Rise of the Phoenix and is Night of Comebacks for Kanye West, T.I., Chris Brown
CHRIS BROWN BRINGS BET AWARDS '10 CROWD TO TEARS WITH EMOTIONAL MICHAEL JACKSON TRIBUTE PRINCE HONORED WITH SHOE LOSING LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD TRIBUTE PERFORMANCE Hosted by Queen Latifah, BET Awards '10 included Performances and Appearances by John Legend, Drake, Eminem, Nicki Minaj, El DeBarge, Diddy-Dirty Money, Patti LaBelle, Alicia Keys, Black Eyed Peas, Tommy Lee, Taraji P. Henson, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Chaka Khan LOS ANGELES, June 28 -- There was not a dry-eye in the house at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 27, 2010 when Chris Brown took to the BET AWARDS '10 stage to honor the late Michael Jackson . Kanye West opened the show with a monumental performance of "Power" atop a smoky crag of rocks marking his return to the Awards show spotlight and circuit. King of the South T.I., backed by Travis Barker on drums and flaming pyrotechnics, tore the house down with his first national TV performance since being released f...