The 2013 BET Awards will be held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California on June 30, 2013. The awards ceremony recognize Americans in music, movies, sports and other fields of entertainment over the past year. Chris Tucker will host the event. The BET Awards nominations were announced May 14, 2013 at a press conference on the rooftop of L.A.’s Icon Ultra Lounge, just up the street from the Nokia Theatre, where the BET Awards will be staged for the first time. Chris Brown was announced as the first confirmed performer. Charlie Wilson was announced as this year’s Cadillac Lifetime Achievement Award honoree. R. Kelly will also perform at the awards show. This year’s show will be the culmination of the cable network’s first ever BET Experience, a three-day music and lifestyle fest done in partnership with AEG Live.
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