As
the 2015 BET Awards gets closer, the show's lineup gets more better. The Weeknd and Alicia
Keys have been
added to the list of performers and Janet
Jackson will be
honored at this year's ceremony.
Prior to his headlining
performance at the Made in America Festival in Philadelphia in September, The
Weeknd will grace the stage at L.A.'s Microsoft Theater on Sunday, June 28.
This will mark his first time performing at the BET Awards. He is nominated for
three awards including Best Male R&B/Pop Artist, the Centric Award and the
Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Award for his Fifty Shades
of Grey hit "Earned It."
Keys, who is also working on
her first album since 2012's Girl on Fire,
will perform for the first time since giving birth last December.
As noted by Rap-Up,
the "We
Are Here" singer has been in the studio with her husband Swizz Beatz andPharrell
Williams putting
together her forthcoming release.
"Alicia's album is crazy.
Harlem is gonna be real proud. New York is gonna be real proud," Williams
said during an interview with Angie
Martinez last year. "I'm tellin' you. She's
getting ready to do something super next level. It supercedes anything that's
out."
Janet Jackson will be honored
with the inaugural Ultimate Icon: Music Dance Visual award. Ciara, Jason Derulo and Tinashe will perform a dance tribute.
As previously reported, Smokey Robinson will receive the network's
prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award and radio personality Tom Joyner will be presented with the
Humanitarian Award for his philanthrophic efforts.
Chris Brown, Kendrick
Lamar, Nicki Minaj, Meek Mill, Big Sean, Robin Thicke and Janelle Monáe are also scheduled to perform.
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