Grammy-, Golden Globe- and Academy Award-winning actor and musician Jamie Foxx ("Ray," "Django Unchained") hosts Beat Shazam, a unique and interactive game show in which teams of two race against the clock and each other as they attempt to identify the biggest hit songs of all time. In the end, the team with the highest score will outlast the competition and go against Shazam, the world's most popular song identification app, for the chance to win a cash prize.
This revolutionary awards show features the most popular songs and artists in the nation based on the iHeartRadio Chart, a ranking decided by what consumers listen to both on the radio and online. The inaugural special delivered a ton of thrilling, touching and memorable moments including Pitbull and GRL's opening number on a full-size yacht, music all-star tributes to Pharrell as he was presented with the Innovator Award, followed by a show-stopping performance of his greatest hits, Billy Ray Cyrus accepting the Best Lyrics award from Lionel Richie on behalf of his daughter Miley Cyrus, Usher performing a dance tribute to Michael Jackson with music off the King of Pop's new posthumous album "Xscape" and Rihanna winning the awards for Hip Hop/R&B Song of the Year, Best Fan Army and Artist of the Year! Next year promises to bring even more of the huge stars, fresh music and stunning surprises we all heart so much.
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET.
This show starred Jamie Foxx as Texas native Jamie King, a struggling actor who works in his Aunt Helen and Uncle Junior's hotel to support himself as he searches for a job in Hollywood. On the job, he often annoys up-tight accountant and co-worker Braxton P. Hartnabrig, and tries to win the attention of Francesca "Fancy" Monroegorgeous desk clerk.
An ESPY Award (short for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award) is an accolade presented by the American cable television network ESPN to recognize individual and team athletic achievement and other sports-related performance during the calendar year preceding a given annual ceremony. The first ESPYs were awarded in 1993. Because of the ceremony's rescheduling prior to the 2002 iteration thereof, awards presented in 2002 were for achievement and performances during the seventeen-plus previous months. As the similarly styled Grammy (for music), Emmy (for television), Academy Award (for film), and Tony (for theatre), the ESPYs are hosted by a contemporary celebrity; the style, though, is more relaxed, light, and self-referential than that of many other awards shows, with comedic sketches usually included.
Since 1984, MTV came up with a new awards show for the year's top and new pop music videos. Now known as the VMA's, it was traditionally held on the first Thursday of September on the East or West coast. But since 9/11, it has been moved to the previous week. Every year there is a host and performances by the nominees and newer artists.