Trey Songz previews his upcoming Atlantic Records album, Passion Pain & Pleasure which is set to be released on Sept 14th with new single, “Can’t Be Friends”

Trey Songz
“Can’t Be Friends”
(Atlantic Records)

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BET announced the nominees for the upcoming BET AWARDS ‘10 to air on June 27, 2010. The show will be hosted by Queen Latifah, “We are thrilled that Queen Latifah is going to host the BET AWARDS ‘10,” commented Stephen Hill, President of Music Programming and Specials, BET Networks. “Her versatility as a performer perfectly matches the dynamism of our show. This will be the perfect 10. Get ready for stirring performances, a surprise that will knock you out and massive quantities of fun; all helmed by ‘The Queen.”

Nominees include courtesy of BET: Jay-Z gets 5 individual nominations across multiple categories: Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Best Collaboration, Video of the Year (for which he holds two nominations) and Viewer’s Choice. Closely behind are Beyonce (Best Female R&B Artist, Best Collaboration, Video of the Year, Viewer’s Choice), Alicia Keys (Best Female R&B Artist, Best Collaboration, Video of the Year, Viewer’s Choice), Trey Songz (Best Male R&B Artist, Best Collaboration – 2, Viewer’s Choice) and Melanie Fiona (Best Female R&B Artist, Best New Artist, Video of the Year, Centric Award) with 4 each. Drake obtains 3 individual nominations with an additional 3 for Young Money; similarly, Nicki Minaj has 2 individual nods as well as 3 for Young Money. Other multiple nominees include Rihanna, Fabolous, B.O.B., Maxwell and Monica. Justin Bieber secures nomination for Best New Artist, Disney(TM) actress Selena Gomez for the YoungStars Award and “Avatar” star Zoe Saldana for Best Actress.

See Full list of nominees below:

BET AWARDS '10
NOMINEES AND CATEGORIES

    Best Female R&B
     Artist              Best Male R&B Artist
    ---------------      --------------------
    Beyonce              Chris Brown
    Mary J. Blige        Raheem DeVaughn
    Melanie Fiona        Maxwell
    Alicia Keys          Trey Songz
    Rihanna              Usher

    Best Female Hip Hop
     Artist              Best Male Hip Hop Artist
    -------------------  ------------------------
    Ester Dean           B.o.B.
    Lil Kim              Drake
    Nicki Minaj          Fabolous
    Rasheeda             Jay-Z
    Trina                Ludacris

    Best New Artist      Best Gospel
    ---------------      -----------
    Justin Bieber        The Anointed Pace Sisters
    Melanie Fiona        Kirk Franklin Presents Artists United For Haiti
    Nicki Minaj          Tamela Mann
    Wale                 Marvin Sapp
    Young Money          Vickie Winans

    Best Group           Best Collaboration
    ----------           ------------------
    Black Eyed Peas      Beyonce f/ Lady Gaga - Video Phone
    Clipse               B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars - Nothin' On You
    Diddy-Dirty Money    Drake & Trey Songz - Successful
    New Boyz             Drake f/ Lil Wayne, Kanye West & Eminem - Forever
    Young Money          Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
                         Trey Songz f/ Fabolous - Say Aah

    Video Director of
     the Year            Video of the Year
    -----------------    -----------------
    Benny Boom           Beyonce f/ Lady Gaga - Video Phone
    Gil Green            B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars - Nothin' On You
    Anthony Mandler      Melanie Fiona - It Kills Me
    Chris Robinson       Jay-Z & Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
    Hype Williams        Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West - Run This Town

    Best Actress         Best Actor
    ------------         ----------
    Taraji P. Henson     Quinton Aaron
    Regina King          Don Cheadle
    Mo'Nique             Idris Elba
    Zoe Saldana          Jamie Foxx
    Gabourey Sidibe      Denzel Washington

    Best Movie           YoungStars Award
    ----------           ----------------
    Avatar               Selena Gomez
    Law Abiding Citizen  Lil JJ
    Michael Jackson's
     This Is It          Keke Palmer
    Precious: Based on
     the Novel 'Push' by
     Sapphire            Willow Smith
    The Blindside        Tyler James Williams

    Subway Sportswoman
     of the Year         Subway Sportsman of the Year
    ------------------   ----------------------------
    Tamika Catchings     Carmelo Anthony
    Vanessa James        Usain Bolt
    Candace Parker       Kobe Bryant
    Serena Williams      LeBron James
    Venus Williams       Tiger Woods

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

    Best International
     Act                 Centric Award
    ------------------   -------------
    Kojo Antwi (Ghana)   Melanie Fiona
    Chipmunk (UK)        Maxwell
    Dizzee Rascal (UK)   Chrisette Michele
    Estelle (UK)         Monica
    Hip Hop Pantsula
     (HHP) (South
     Africa)             Sade
    K'NAAN (Somalia)
    M.I. (Nigeria)
    P-Square (Nigeria)
    Corinne Bailey Rae
     (UK)
    Sade (UK)

SOURCE BET Networks

In an effort to promote her upcoming album, Pulse, Toni Braxton stopped by the Walmart Soundcheck for a performance of her latest single, “Yesterday.” The singer also did an exclusive interview saying she was considering retiring, “I’m a little nervous – I have to be honest – because it’s been awhile since I have been singing. I just wanted to make an album I felt great about. I tried to pull a Jay-Z and said ‘I’m gonna retire’ He couldn’t do it either,” she adds “It was a lot of pressure going back into the studio and recording. It’s been a while for me; I’m very fortunate that I found my particular niche on this album.”

Braxton is planning to tour late Spring, “I’m so excited about being out again and touring. It’s my favorite part. [That's my] adrenaline rush when I have that microphone in my hand. I’m so looking forward to kicking off a tour very soon. Braxton’s debut single, “Yesterday,” which features Trey Songz on the remix recently peaked at #12. on the Billboard Hip Hop & R&B Singles Chart. The singer is putting the finishing touches on her debut album for Atlantic Records which is scheduled for a March release. To watch the performance and hear more about, Pulse visit Walmart Soundcheck.

Singer Toni Braxton previewed her new album and debut from Atlantic Records last night (10/19) to an exclusive crowd in New York City. The album includes smoldering ballads and a few uptempos to keep her fans and competition on their toes. Among the favorites were, “No Way, No How,” “Make My Heart,” “Looking At You,” and the pop leaning ballad “Wait For You.”

The crowd was exceptionally pleased with the R&B-laden track, “Hands Tied,” and which Mrs. Braxton says, “I can love you with my hands tied, I can please you with my hands tied,” while on the track, “Not Enough (Woman),” she explains to her love, “All I needed was for you to tell me I’m beautiful but your not even talking at all.” Braxton’s current single, “Yesterday,” and remix featuring Trey Songz has been receiving a positive response with her album scheduled for release in February 2010.