Copycat said:

who gave her the idea to dress up as Sparklehype Barbie for this? yeah, i imagine the outfit was thought up before the awards ceremony turned into an impromptu mj tribute, but still...

vainandy said:

I find the younger artists much more boring. No originality like the older artists. Absolutely no real creativity.

Copycat said:

I did not get that performance. Not to mention, what's up with the wedding attire?

MsMisha319 said:

Lil Wayne sucks period. I'm so tired of his minstrel ass. Now all he needs are the white gloves when he performs on stage.

Hi all,

My comment is why is Soulja Boy even allowed on a stage?

That "song" of his may well be the WORST song in existence today!

Mike will be missed for actually creating some of the best music in modern times (IMO)

Mutts

And Beyonce really needs to just stop.....(Seriously, just stop)

JayJai said:

True, the O'Jays brought back some good memories and real music. It's a damn shame what these young artists that the industry blows up like they have real talent is what are replacing them.

The young actress that sang MJ's song "Who's Loving You" sang it just as good as MJ when MJ was young. Now her singing was on the money. We need more singers like her, with real talent at the forefront. I'm tired of these fake, made-up Barbie impersonators imitating "real talent."

felt to weird like noone could or wanted to really show how were all feeling ... this is mj were talking about ..To soon for a bet show .. and damn janet got all dolled up, shit if that were my bro whos been making the world dance since forever influencing everything i woulda been in my rags lookin like shit cryn showing real emotion not the stoic crap. And whats with that dad lookin like a pimp actin as if his bank roll just dried up could you be any less emotional.You wanna honor mj that wasnt it. Wheres Diana Ross Berry Gordy .. Q all the motowners,Wheres the Jcksn 5 brothers ;. wheres the family .wheres the world . theres gaziliions of us in serious mourning and you wanna do a lil hr or so show. Ya it was nice but damn it could really be an all out global love / artist appreciation festival with everyone he touched i mean cmon . Live Aid style. We wanna cry,dance / embrace the mans legacy this needs some more time to soak in and then do this. "The show must go on" no i dont think so not this time,not yet.. I wanna serious world festival, artists from everywhere imaginable,no time limit commercial bs Im hurting and i know we all are feelin it this is so damn sad .
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misschestylarue said:

I certainly can't argue with you there.

I think my incredulousness comes more from the constant strangeness of the family overall than Janet's capability to represent them. I have the greatest respect for her strength.

But I admit I don't know exactly what they're all going through, so...

JackieBlue said:

Now you know it was bad when we get Jackie this mad

I couldn't watch Janet...she looked like she was about to cry...

peacenlovealways said:

she did good. it was rather heartbreaking to watch that though, she had to gather herself before she spoke and all...

Copycat said:

What. on. God's. green. EARTH ?

Can somebody please tell her Mama that now is not the time to get her Houseofderionwouldbecouturefetish on? Lord,Lord, LORD .

Well, I really don't know what to say...

... was that Ne-Yo performance of "Lady In My Life" supposed to have been somehow avant-gardist, or just plain bad? The melody was all over the place there.

novabrkr said:

The one I saw was pitch perfect with nary a note out of place. He pretty much copied it verbatim ( at least for the one I saw in the red shirt).

If that is pitch perfect to the ears of today's generation I really must be getting old.

Maybe it's just the phrasing, but the chords and the singing don't really match in the same way as on the original. Well, whatever.

I'ma just say this: Although the show could have been a whole lot better, in BET's defense there were many issues, beyond their control, that occurred behind the scenes that hampered their ability to do a better show. It's really easy for the public to sit back and judge yet not have any clue whatsoever of what their intentions were and why they failed to deliver. And of course there's no way for them to publically defend themselves because they'd risk ruining relationships with various celebrities. There was a WHOLE lot going on and knowing this I'm willing to cut BET some slack. They had their hearts in the right place.

2elijah said:

Okay lol, maybe a totally-off guess of mine, but i think "Ave Maria" is sometimes used at ceremonial services and maybe her outfit was somewhat a reference to that last dance in the "Swan Lake" story ?

The BET Awards Shows never fail to put the "g" in Ghetto and the "m" in minstrel.

that was the best bET award show ever, minus a few minstrel show type stuff. We all could of done without that stupid ghetto "Baby Boy" Ving rhames, Tyrese bullshit. It seemed like the perfect show until that shit started. Just think the whole world was tuning in to see them act a fool. Making Black folks look bad.

Also those stupid promos for the Toya and Tiny bullshit. That has got to be one of the most ghetto shows ever. Why hasn't BET moved beyond these negative black images on television?

Other that the negative minstrel shit. I really liked all of the 90's artists' performances. I also liked the tribute to the Ojays. Jaime Foxx and Ne-yo did hell of a job. They could of left off little weeze and Souja boy.

Who was that fat dude on stage with New Edition? Was that Bobby Brown?

She looks like a spoiled little girl playing an angel in an elementary school Christmas show. You know the kind, where all the other kids are singing fun songs like "Jingle Bells" and clapping their hands and then all of a sudden the teacher's pet has to come out dressed like an angel and sing something slow like "Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem" to bore the hell out of everyone. All her classmates hate her but all the teachers and parents are watching her and saying...."Awwww...she's so precious".
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SCNDLS said:

Not 2 mention 3 days 2 prep the show with the changes.

SCNDLS said:

You're so diplomatic when you want to be.

What sort of stuff was going on? Have you heard things?

Finally saw a rewind of the O'Jays-tribute. It was on point ! And great to see the originals in the audience wearing all classic white suits.

Some of y'all acting politically correct. The show was rushed.

Paris9748430 said:

dont tell me he sung that song!?!?!?

paisleypark4 said:

Yes he did.

Instead of Evil Tv saying that they were gonna go all out, They should have waited and did a Tribute show ala Freddie Mercury.

But the show was simply a Disgrace, They didn't really change anything. They keep on promoting buffoonary. And we complain when white people do it. This is suppose to be Black TV!

paisleypark4 said:

Yup, it was a half bleeped mess!!! Drake's overhyped ass sitting on a stool, 'cause he tore up his knee. 2 other Douchebags, and I don't think there was a single girl on stage over 15!!!

tamewar said:

TV in general is a disgrace, BET just happens to join a large bunch. Just because their hearts were supposedly sincere don't mean that they did the best they could. If that's the best then they done lost the plot.

Paris9748430 said:

I was wondering why he was still sitting on that fucking stool.