The BET Awards 2012 took place  at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. As ever, That Grape Juice will be providing you with all the performances from the star studded event!

Check out performances from Chris Brown, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Usher and the flawless tribute to Whitney Houston below…

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As fans know, no two singers have paid more homage to the late great Whitney Houston than ‘The Boy Is Mine’ co-stars Brandy & Monica.  So, it would only be fitting that they would take to tonight’s stage to tribute their idol in what many will say came as the highlight of the 2012 BET Awards.

Kicking off with Monica’s soul-stirring rendition of ‘I Love the Lord’ followed by Brandy’s electric ‘I’m Your Baby Tonight’/‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ medley, the two divas blazed the stage like never before in Houston’s honor.

With excitement still at a high from the showing(s), Mo took to Twitter to share a snap of the two backstage.  As ever, we at That Grape Juice salute Whitney and Monica/Brandy for being the reminders that there are still vocalists left who nurture their crafts without the assistance of studio magic!  See their performances here.

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The BET Awards 2012 are currently underway at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. As ever, That Grape Juice will be providing you with performances as they occur!

Check out performances from Chris Brown, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Usher and more below. Keep refreshing, as we’ll be updating minute-by-minute:

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Tonight saw Willow Smith unveil her latest music video ‘I Am Me‘ at the 2012 BET Awards Pre-show.

A moving piece on individuality and ‘only living once’, the heartfelt visual sees Ms. Smith ditch the pomp and pageantry we met in ‘Whip My Hair‘ and show the world a side of her it’s never seen before.

Enjoy below…

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Earlier this evening, ‘End Of Time’ maestra Beyonce accepted the 2012 BET Award for ‘Best R&B Female‘.

Beating many of the genre’s staples to the top spot, Knowles took the time to thank the likes of Lauryn Hill for inspiring what she called her ‘core’.

Watch her speech below…

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The BET Awards 2012 concluded moments ago.

As the stars file out of Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium, check out the full list of winners below:

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Minutes ago, Rap sensation Nicki Minaj took to the 2012 BET Awards to serve up a long awaited performance for the event.

Curious to know how she fared? Watch her in action below…

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The stars shine for Urban music’s biggest calendar night – the 2012 BET Awards!  Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, the show airs live tonight from Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium! As some of the industry’s biggest stars arrive to the scene, see and sound off on the fashion hits and misses below…

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With the BET Awards 2012 set to get under-way live from Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium in a few hours, That Grape Juice’s ‘BET Awards 2012: Your Shout!’ area goes live right now!

Tonight’s show boasts performances from Nicki Minaj, Usher, Chris Brown, as well as an All-Star tribute to the late great Whitney Houston. Undeniably, Urban music’s biggest events of the year.

Here you can post your views on  anything and everything regarding the show. Pre-Show rumours…Who you’re looking forward to seeing… Who you feel rocked the red carpet, who should have skipped it altogether… Who deserved to win what…performances…and all that good stuff –  before, during, and after the show….

This is ‘Your Shout’!

Despite the successes of Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill and the like, Female Rappers have oft been forced to ‘play the back’ in the game that is Pop music.

Indeed, perhaps the fault of their labels and management teams, Femcees have very rarely enjoyed chart success with their own material, riding on the backs of hits released by the commercially potent acts whose music they feature on.

Now, in what can only mark the beginning of the end to this pattern, Rap Queen Nicki Minaj has extended her lead as one of Pop’s fastest selling debutantes.

This time, on the UK Singles Chart.

Record breaking details below…

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Iconic! That is fittest of description for this week’s From The Vault pick. Ladies and gents, we salute Britney Spears for her epic showing at MTV‘s 2000 Video Music Awards.

What are some the most iconic performances of the last few years…for you?

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Get familiar with behind scenes footage of No Doubt‘s latest clip ‘Settle Down’.

Surfacing online today, the clip sees the band gear up for their new era by way of the visual, set to hit screens in coming weeks.

Watch below…

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