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  THE “BET AWARDS” 2021 WILL AIR LIVE FROM MICROSOFT THEATER AT L.A. LIVE ON SUNDAY, JUNE 27 AT 8 PM ET/ PT ON BET ---------- MEGAN THEE STALLION AND DABABY LEAD WITH SEVEN NOMINATIONS EACH CARDI B AND DRAKE FOLLOW WITH FIVE NOMINATIONS APIECE ---------- ANDERSON .PAAK, BRUNO MARS, CHLOE X HALLE, AND CHRIS BROWN TIE WITH FOUR NOMINATIONS BET announces the  “BET AWARDS” 2021  nominees with  Megan Thee Stallion  and  DaBaby  leading the pack with  seven  nominations respectively. This year’s nominees reflect an abundance of creative expression and Black excellence across music, television, film, and sports.  The “BET AWARDS” 2021  will air  LIVE,   Sunday, June 27  on  BET  at 8 pm ET/ PT. “We are back and excited to bring culture’s biggest night, the 2021 ‘BET Awards,’ safely back to Los Angeles to celebrate this year’s incredible roster of nominees,” said  Connie Orlando, EVP Specials, Music Programming...

This is a "cheap" new low for Candace Owens. . . On Tuesday, the conservative Blexit organizer and Trump supporter attempted to boost her name by inviting Cardi B to debate her or another black conservative she chooses with a $250k offer and guess what? She was trending this morning.  Leeching off the New York Hip Hop artist to get attention is not an original idea among Owens and fellow conservative women. Twice before Cardi replied to right wingers who made the news. Once was when she told Tomi Lahrens should would "dog-walk" her for making a snide remark when she expressed her political views online. Cardi shared an IG post with her presidential pick Bernie Sanders and Owens took the opportunity to pounce on the publicity. In less than 24-hours the photo of Cardi interviewing Sanders in a nail shop got 3 million likes.  The post came with a caption that Owens clearly did not read explaining that Cardi wants to get answers to political...

DRAKE kicked off the moth of May on a winning streak.  Cardi B, was on his trail with the second most wins.  Shattering the previous record of most all-time Billboard Music Awards wins, Drake took home 12 awards Wednesday night, including Top Artist – the most of the evening, bringing his total to 27, now the most of any artist ever! Airing this evening from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas at 8pm ET/PT on NBC, the “2019 Billboard Music Awards” opened with a spectacular world premiere performance by global superstar Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie, followed by a show-stopping medley of today’s biggest hits from show host, Kelly Clarkson. The night was full of legendary, nostalgic, and never-before-seen performances, celebrating this year’s biggest and best in music! Cardi B followed Drake for most wins of the night, including Top Rap Female Artist, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Selling Song, Top Radio Song, Top Collaboration and Top Rap Song. Her “Girls Like You” colla...