Live from Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 30 th, the BET AWARDS ’13 kicked off with an electrifying performance by Chris Brown. Brown performed a medley of hits including his current single “Fine China” and a special performance of “Don’t They Know” with vocals from Aaliyah. Nicki Minaj made a surprise performance by flying onto the stage and joining Brown for an energizing performance of “Love More.” BET AWARDS ’13 nominees Kendrick Lamar, Drake and Olympic medalist Gabrielle Douglas all took home two awards. This year marked Chris Brown’s fourth year in a row winning the Fandemonium Award.
“House of Lies” and “Iron Man” actor Don Cheadle presented the evening’s first award for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist to Miguel. Miguel played double duty as he performed his solo number “How Many Drinks” with Kendrick Lamar and joined Mariah Carey during her performance of #Beautiful featuring Young Jeezy.
Notable performances of the evening were Robin Thicke, who performed his new hit single “Blurred Lines” with Pharrell and T.I. Ciara and Nicki Minaj debuted their new single “I’m Out” on the BET Awards ’13 stage.
In addition to all of these spectacular moments, the full list of BET AWARDS ’13 winners are:
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Rihanna
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist Miguel
Best Group Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Best Collaboration A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
Best Male Hip Hop Artist Kendrick Lamar
Best Female Hip Hop Artist Nicki Minaj
Video of the Year Drake – Started From The Bottom
