The 10th Annual BET Awards, hosted by Queen Latifah,

2010 BET Awards Winners List

Best Female R&B Artist

Alicia Keys *WINNER*
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Melanie Fiona
Rihanna

Best Male R&B Artist

Trey Songz *WINNER*
Chris Brown
Raheem DeVaughn
Maxwell
Usher

Best Gospel

Marvin Sapp *WINNER*
The Anointed Pace Sisters
Kirk Franklin Presents Artists United For Haiti
Tamela Mann
Vickie Winans

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

Nicki Minaj *WINNER*
Ester Dean
Lil Kim
Rasheeda
Trina

Best Male Hip Hop Artist

Drake *WINNER*
B.o.B.
Fabolous
Jay-Z
Ludacris

Best Group

Young Money *WINNER*
Black Eyed Peas
Clipse
Diddy-Dirty Money
New Boyz

Best New Artist

Nicki Minaj *WINNER*
Justin Bieber
Melanie Fiona
Wale
Young Money

Best Collaboration

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind *WINNER*
Beyoncé f/ Lady Gaga – Video Phone
B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars – Nothin’ On You
Drake & Trey Songz – Successful
Drake f/ Lil Wayne, Kanye West & Eminem – Forever

Trey Songz f/ Fabolous – Say Aah

Video of the Year

Beyoncé f/ Lady Gaga – Video Phone *WINNER*
B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars – Nothin’ On You
Melanie Fiona – It Kills Me
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – Run This Town

Video Director of the Year

Hype Williams *WINNER*
Benny Boom
Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Chris Robinson

YoungStars Award

Keke Palmer *WINNER*
Selena Gomez
Lil JJ
Willow Smith
Tyler James Williams

Viewers Choice Nominees

Rihanna f/ Young Jeezy – Hard *WINNER*
Beyoncé – Sweet Dreams
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
Monica – Everything To Me
Trey Songz f/ Fabolous – Say Aah
Young Money (Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda, Nicki Minaj, Jae Millz, Drake, Tyga) f/ Lloyd – Bedrock

Centric Award

Monica  *WINNER*
Melanie Fiona
Maxwell
Chrisette Michele
Sade

Best International Act

Dizzee Rascal (UK) *WINNER*
Kojo Antwi (Ghana)
Chipmunk (UK)
Estelle (UK)
Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP) (South Africa)
K’NAAN (Somalia)
M.I. (Nigeria)
P-Square (Nigeria)
Corinne Bailey Rae (UK)
Sade (UK)

Best Actress

Mo’Nique *WINNER*
Taraji P. Henson
Regina King
Zoe Saldana
Gabourey Sidibe

Best Actor

Idris Elba *WINNER*
Quinton Aaron
Don Cheadle
Jamie Foxx
Denzel Washington

Sportswoman of the Year

Serena Williams *WINNER*
Tamika Catchings
Vanessa James
Candace Parker
Venus Williams

Sportsman of the Year

LeBron James *WINNER*
Carmelo Anthony
Usain Bolt
Kobe Bryant
Tiger Woods

Best Movie

Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire *WINNER*
Avatar
Law Abiding Citizen
Michael Jackson’s This Is It
The Blindside

Chris Brown’s attorney, Mark Geragos and the prosecutor in the Rihanna case have been dealing in “serious” plea bargain negotiations and says an unnamed source, a “deal is close.”

TMZ is reporting that Chris will plead not guilty tomorrow, as the plea may just be a formality.

Sources say Rihanna has insisted that she does not want to tesitfy in the case and prefers that Chris cops a plea deal.

She’s in Barbados right now and TMZ says it is because “she wants to be as far away from this case as possible.”

Christina Milian is one half of Rap-Up’s double magazine cover, T.I. is the other half. It is also the first cover she’s done since parting ways with Island Def Jam in 2006.

The 27-year-old singer broke her silence to Rap-Up and talked about the emotional roller coaster ride she’s been on these past two years. She talks about her reaction to ex-boyfriend Nick Cannon’s marriage to Mariah Carey, and her brand new album on MySpace Records.

On how crushed she was after being dropped from her label:

“It was embarrassing. It was a week after my album [So Amazin’] got put out. I would be in my room a lot of the time crying by myself.”

On the reason she feels as to why she was dropped:

“It was a budget cut, I believe. [Def Jam] probably got rid of projects like mine to spend the money on [Rihanna].”

On who she credits with her getting back into music:

“I bumped into Janet Jackson at a club. We talked for an hour and I was telling her I don’t know if I’m gonna do this, and she was like, ‘Girl, do not let them stop you. I’m a fan and you make good music.’ She’s a person I actually looked up to growing up, so her telling me that really was the day I was like, ‘I’m not gonna let these people
hold me down. It’s time.’”

On learning about ex-boyfriend Nick Cannon’s marriage to Mariah Carey:

“I was surprised like everyone else. I was like, ‘Really?’ It just seemed like a weird match, but I was happy for him. I always feel Nick works hard to get what he wants, whether that be women—that’s how he got me.”

Rap-Up.com has a preview and the Winter 08/09 issue, hits stands December 23nd

Rihanna is rehearsing for her performance at the 2008 American Music Awards. Hot sizzle was happening at the Nokia Theatre L.A. yesterday in Los Angeles! Can’t wait to see her act.

With the pyrotechnics seen here looks as if she’ll put on an explosive show! Boyfriend Chris Brown was also seen in the theater.

Other performance for the night include:

Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Leona Lewis, Kanye West, Taylor Swift, Alicia Keys, Ne-Yo, Mariah Carey, Coldplay, New Kids on the Block, Pussycat Dolls, P!nk, The Fray and Annie Lennox.

Watch the AMAs this Sunday, November 23 @ 8PM ET/PT on ABC.

Here is an interesting lil picture of the two lovebirds in Ocean City, Maryland this weekend. No sense denying they are closerthanthis any longer… she has to be into him to be squeezing his zit! How sad for them that they don’t have any privacy during such an intimate moment.

Chris recently told a WENN reporter:

“Nobody wants to focus on what’s positive, they want to know about my personal life. Every interview I do, they’re like, ‘So, how are you and such and such doing?’ And I’m like, I don’t know you, why you all in my business? So that’s my take on it personally.”

This picture says it all. No need for anyone to ask him or her anymore!