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Hosted by comedian Ricky Gervais for the third consecutive time, the 2012 Golden Globes’ red carpet also saw appearances from Jessica Alba, Jane Lynch, Mary J. Blige, Lea Michele, Amber Riley, Heidi Klum, Salma Hayek, Ryan Seacrest, Owen Wilson, and Jessica Biel, among many others.

Check out 50+ pictures from the red carpet of the 2012 Golden Globe Awards below:

Selena Gomez and Katy Perry blow bubblegum bubbles, while Nicki Minaj makes one of her famous funny faces and Taylor Swift looks completely lost and out of the “action” in this candid photo from the 2011 American Music Awards!

The AMAs aired live on ABC Sunday night (Nov 20) and featured appearances/performances from so many celebrities that it would be too many to name.

But believe it or not, some of the best moments happened backstage and/or in the audience … and we have the photos to prove it!

So what are you waiting for? Check them out below!!

If there was an award for the best way to close out an awards show, it would definitely go to LMFAO!

Last night at the 2011 American Music Awards, the Hip-Pop duo performed their smash hit single “Party Rock Anthem” alongside teen Pop sensation Justin Bieber as they closed out the show.

After LMFAO and the Biebs finished shuffling, actor David Hasselhoff, Will.i.am, and YouTube sensation Keenan Cahill, joined them to finish off the performance with the group’s latest single “Sexy And I Know It.”

Watch the highly entertaining performance below:

Will.i.am teamed up with Jennifer Lopez to debut his brand new solo single “T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)” with a visually stunning glow in-the-dark performance Sunday night (Nov 20) at the 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles.

The song will appear on the Black Eyed Peas frontman’s upcoming solo album “#Willpower,” due in stores next year.

Watch Will.i.am and Jennifer Lopez’s performance below:

Drake’s sophomore album “Take Care” just dropped last week, so the 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles last night (Sun. Nov 20) was the perfect venue to perform his latest single “Headlines.”

“Take Care” is expected to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart this week. According to early predictions, the album should see sales of around 675K – 727K copies.

Watch Drake perform “Headlines” below:

Justin Bieber chose to bring a little Christmas cheer to the 2011 American Music Awards in L.A. last night with a performance of his Holiday-themed song “Mistletoe,” taken from his Christmas album “Under the Mistletoe.”

Take a look at Justin Bieber’s AMA performance below:

Following an introduction from Bruno Mars, Adam Levine and Maroon 5 shared the stage with an EXTREMELY curvaceous Christina Aguilera (who wore a skin-tight dress) Sunday Night (Nov 20) at the 2011 American Music Awards in L.A. as the group performed their “Moves Like Jagger” single.

After they finished performing “Moves Like Jagger,” Levine broke from the band and joined Gym Class Heroes for a performance of their single “Stereo Hearts.”

Watch below:

Katy Perry kept things simple as she, dressed in all pink (including her hair and guitar!), took to the stage at the 2011 AMAs last night (Sun Nov 20) in Los Angeles and performed an acoustic version of her latest single “The One That Got Away.”

At the end of her performance, the Pop star was met with a standing ovation, and was also presented with a special award of achievement for scoring five #1 singles from her latest album “Teenage Dream” on Billboard’s Hot 100, an accomplishment only equal to Michael Jackson and his 1987 “Bad” album.

Check out Katy Perry’s performance at the 2011 AMAs below:

Donning a long, elegant red dress, Kelly Clarkson added a touch of class to the 2011 American Music Awards Sunday night (Nov 20) in Los Angeles when she performed a jazzy rendition of her single “Mr. Know It All.”

Watch the performance below:

Chris Brown put on a great performance when he hit the stage at the 2011 AMAs in L.A. last night (Sun Nov 20).

Donning a simple white t-shirt and jeans, the R&B/Pop singer began his performance with the slow jam “All Back” before transitioning into the upbeat dance tune “Say it With Me,” where Breezy got a chance to really let loose and show off his slick dance moves.

Watch Chris Brown steal the show below:

Following an introduction from Alanis Morissette, R&B diva Mary J. Blige, dressed in all white, gave a soul-baring performance of her Drake-assisted single “Mr. Wrong” (without the Young Money rapper) during last night’s American Music Awards in L.A.

Watch the performance below:

Pitbull and Marc Anthony were suited and booted as they, following an intro from rapper/producer Lil Jon, performed their collaboration single “Rain Over Me” last night (Sun. Nov 20) in L.A. at the 2011 American Music Awards.

Watch the performance below:

Jennifer Lopez gave a sizzling performance last night (Sun. Nov 20) of her singles “Until It Beats No More,” “Papi” and “On the Floor,” featuring a brief guest appearance from Pitbull, Sunday night (Nov 20) at the 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, CA.

Check it out below:

Enrique Iglesias got a little assistance from rapper Ludacris and the Crenshaw High Elite Choir during his performance medley of his singles “I Like How It Feels” and “Tonight I’m Loving You” at the 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles Sunday night (Nov 20).

Watch below:

Nicki Minaj and David Guetta opened up the 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles with a performance of their collaboration single “Turn Me On.”

In the middle of Nicki’s rap verse, the pink-haired performer segued into her smash hit “Super Bass,” with DJ David Guetta backing her up on the turntables and Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez singing along in the audience.

Watch the performance below:

The 2011 American Music Awards took place at the Nokia Theater L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California last night (Sun. Nov 20).

The annual showcase of American music was quite the star-studded spectacle too, with red carpet appearances from the likes of Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Jennifer Hudson, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Soulja Boy, Taio Cruz, Miguel and many more.

Take a look at over 20+ photos from the red carpet of the 2011 AMAs below:

The 2011 Soul Train Awards were held in Atlanta at the Fox Theater last Thursday night (Nov 17).

Hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, this year’s Soul Train Awards saw appearances from a variety of celebrities, including R&B singer Keri Hilson, model Amber Rose, actor Lance Gross, NeNe Leakes and Cynthia Bailey from the Real Housewives of Atlanta, Tamar Braxton, our blogger friend Necole Bitchie (who won the award for Best Soul Site — CONGRATS!!), and many more.

The show also featured performances from Mindless Behavior, Common, Cee-Lo, Melanie Fiona, Robin Thicke, Eric Benet, Mary Mary, Gladys Knight, Lloyd, Miguel and a few others.

The Soul Train Awards also paid tribute to the late Heavy D midway through the ceremony with a touching video of the rapper accepting a Soul Train award for 1990′s “Big Time,” and performances from Big Daddy Kane, Naughty By Nature, Kurtis Blow and Goodie Mob.

The 2011 Soul Train Awards will air next Sunday (Nov 27) at 9 pm on BET and Centric. Until then, check out over 30+ photos from the show and red carpet below!

The 2011 MTV Europe Awards were held Sunday night (Nov 6) in Belfast, North Ireland.

The show, which was hosted by singer/actress Selena Gomez, is held annually to highlight European music, and also draws A-List stars from the United States. This year’s show featured appearances and performances from Gomez’s boyfriend Justin Bieber, Taio Cruz, David Guetta, Bruno Mars, Ludacris, LMFAO, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and more.

As far as the actual awards were concerned, Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga picked up the most trophies, including best male and best female act. Gaga also won awards for best song and best video for her hit single “Born This Way,” while Bieber picked up the award for best Pop act.

Other awards went to Bruno Mars, Eminem, Katy Perry and British rock band Queen, who received the “Global Icon” lifetime achievement award.

25+ photos from the red carpet, the show and the press room of the 2011 MTV Europe Awards are below:

Big Sean and Roscoe Dash brought the “Marvin & Chardonnay” to the 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards.

Clad in a red hoodie and jean vest combo jacket, Big Sean kicked off his BET HHAs set with “I Do It” (a song from his debut album “Finally Famous”), followed by a performance of his hit single “Marvin & Chardonnay,” featuring a guest appearance from Roscoe Dash.

Kanye West, who also appears on the song, was not in attendance at this year’s Hip-Hop Awards, and wasn’t a part of Big Sean’s performance.

Watch Big Sean & Roscoe Dash perform below:

Lupe Fiasco, dressed in a black tee with the word “occupy” printed on it, tried to make a statement as he performed his “Words I Never Said” single alongside singer Erykah Badu (who, filling in for Skylar Grey, didn’t reveal her identity until the end of the performance when she took a black veil off that was covering her face).

Watch below:

One of the biggest surprises of the 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards was when DMX, whose appearance wasn’t even advertised, hit the stage and performed a medley of his hits.

Joined by Swizz Beatz as his hype-man, the growling human dog got the crowd amped up with his performances of “Get at Me Dog,” “Ruff Ryders Anthem” and “Party Up.”

Watch DMX and Swizz Beatz perform below:

Maybach Music Group‘s biggest artists — Rick Ross, Wale and Meek Mill — graced the stage of the 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards, which were held earlier this month (Sat. Oct 1st) in Atlanta at the Civic Center, and aired last night (Tue. Oct 11th) on BET.

90′s R&B crooner El DeBarge, who has recently been making a comeback and popping up at almost every BET awards show, opened up the performance by singing the intro the “That Way,” which lead into Wale’s appearance, followed by fellow MMG newcomer Meek Mill, who performed his single “I’ma Boss”

With flames in the background and to much fanfare, MMG’s head honcho Rick Ross joined his artists on stage, asserting his status as a “Bawse” as he rapped along to his verse on Meek Mill’s song.

Watch MMG’s BET Hip-Hop Awards takeover below:

A shirtless Wiz Khalifa jumped around like a little maniac as he showed love to the “Taylor Gang” with his performance at this year’s BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta.

The Hip-Hop newcomer rocked a pair of skinny shorts and his signature Chuck Taylors as he chanted “Taylor,” “Gang,” “Taylor,” “Gang,” during the show that aired last night (Oct 11) on BET following its original recording in Atlanta on October 1st.

Watch Wiz Khalifa’s “Taylor Gang” performance below:

Following a grand entrance in the middle of Young Jeezy‘s performance, T.I. got the crowd amped up as he performed his new Big K.R.I.T. produced single “I’m Flexin” at the 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards.

This particular performance served as Tip’s first televised performance since being released from prison last month.

Ironically, T.I. was arrested just fours hours before the 2007 BET Hip-Hop Awards outside a Walgreen’s parking lot after federal agents discovered he was purchasing an arsenal of unregistered machine guns and silencers.

The rapper recently joked that he had a “Love-Hate” relationship with the show because of that particular incident. But now, T.I. is finally out of prison and back to doing what he does best: putting on a damn good show.

Watch T.I. “flex” his rapping skills below:

Young Jeezy lit the stage on fire (literally!) as he opened up the 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards with fellow ATLien T.I., who just days before was released from an Atlanta halfway house.

The BET HHAs were held October 1st in Atlanta at the Civic Center, and the show finally aired on BET last night (Oct 11).

Jeezy kicked off the festivities with his latest single “F.A.M.E. (Fake A** Mothaf**kas Envy)“ and was joined by T.I., who rapped his verse on the track, and later segued into his own solo performance of his new come-back song “I’m Flexin.”

Watch Young Jeezy and T.I. perform below:

The 2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards just went down over the weekend (Sat. Oct 1) in Atlanta, and the black carpet posted up outside the Civic Center was littered with rappers and other celebrities.

Hip-Hop figures like Big Sean, Rick Ross, Tyrese, Nelly, Wiz Khalifa, Wale, Da Brat, DJ Khaled, Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J and tons more all posed for pictures as they arrived at the show, hosted by comedian Mike Epps.

Take a look at 25+ pics from the BET Hip-Hop Awards Black Carpet below:

The stars were out last night on the red carpet of the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards!

Held at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles and hosted by Jane Lynch, the 2011 Emmys featured red carpet appearances from tons of celebs, including actresses Taraji P. Henson, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kerry Washington, Lea Michele and Amber Riley from “Glee,” rappers/actors Common and LL Cool J, supermodel Heidi Klum and her husband Seal, TV personalities Kelly Osbourne and Paula Abdul, actor Laurence Fishburne and plenty others.

Check out 25+ pics below:

Check out this hilarious picture of Justin Bieber wedged right in between Katy Perry and Russell Brand last night at the VMAs!

The Biebs was also spotted kicking it with Lil Wayne and Adele. Other celebs spotted backstage, in the audience and in various other places around the scene of the VMAs were Jay-Z, Beyonce, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj and more.

Take a look at 10+ pics below:

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The 2011 MTV VMAs went down last night in L.A. and boasted appearances and performances from several A-List celebrities/entertainers, including Beyonce, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and more.

As far as the winners were concerned, Katy Perry took home the evening’s top prize: “Video of the Year” for her “Firework” clip, while other stars also took home awards, like Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Britney Spears and Adele (who won 3 moon men).

Check out the full list of winners from the VMAs (along with over 20+ pictures from the show) below:

WINNERS:

Video of the Year:
Katy Perry, “Firework”

Best Female Video:
Lady Gaga, “Born This Way”

Best New Artist:
Tyler, The Creator, “Yonkers”

Best Male Video:
Justin Bieber, “U Smile”

Best Collaboration:
Katy Perry featuring Kanye West, “E.T.”

Best Hip-Hop Video:
Nicki Minaj, “Super Bass”

Best Rock Video:
Foo Fighters, “Walk”

Best Pop Video:
Britney Spears, “Till the World Ends”

Best Video With A Message:
Lady Gaga, “Born This Way”

Best Choreography:
Beyoncé, “Run the World (Girls)”

Best Visual Effects:
Katy Perry featuring Kanye West, “E.T.”

Best Art Direction:
Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”

Best Editing:
Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”

Best Cinematography:
Adele, “Rolling in the Deep”

PHOTOS FROM THE SHOW:

Lil Wayne rocked the stage — literally — as he closed out this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.

But first, the rapper, whose new album “Tha Carter IV” is in stores as of today, showed off his sensitive side with his Hip-Hop ballad “How to Love.” He then ripped his shirt off and moved into a high-energy rock-and-roll inspired performance of “John,” which he ended by smashing an electric guitar on the stage.

Watch Lil Wayne rock out below,  and check out the pics!

Chris Brown cranked the energy level up a couple of notches at last night’s VMAs with his high-energy performance, which consisted of a medley of hits, some his own, some not.

Breezy, dressed in all white, kicked off his showing with the club-friendly “Yeah 3X” before transitioning into a dance breakdown to “Protect Ya Neck” (by Wu-Tang Clan) and Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” After rocking out to Nirvana, the R&B singer was hoisted in the air and flew above the crowd as he performed “Beautiful People,” a cut from his latest album “F.A.M.E.”

One of the most epic performances of the night, if you ask us!

Check out the pics and the video footage below:

“Tonight I want you to stand up on your feet, I want you to feel the love that’s growing inside of me,” Beyonce said last night at the MTV VMAs as an introduction to her performance, hinting at her pregnancy, which she announced on the black carpet just an hour or so prior.

A pregnant Beyonce took the stage in heels, a black and white tuxedo, topped off with a black and purple sparkly sequined jacket, Sunday night (Aug 28) and performed “Love On Top,” a song from her platinum-selling album “4,” which was just released 2 short months ago.

After Beyonce and her voice brought down the house (sidenote: this girl can SANG!) she ended her performance by dropping her mic, opening up her jacket and rubbing her baby bump, which was met with a round of applause and a standing ovation. The cameras then cut to Kanye West and Beyonce’s husband Jay-Z, who both couldn’t contain their excitement and were seen with huge smiles on their faces as Kanye congratulated his pal.

The video footage (and pics) are below!

After touching intros from Russell Brand the legendary Tony Bennett, R&B singer/songwriter Bruno Mars ripped the stage as he gave an impressive Amy Winehouse tribute performance!

Backed by a live band and backup singers, Mars took the stage in a sharp blue suit and performed a riveting rendition of Winehouse’s cover of the Zutons’ “Valerie,” which had everybody in the crowd, including music newcomer Adele, up and singing along to the words.

A touching tribute indeed, and no one else could have done better than Bruno!

Check out the pics and peep the video footage below:

Last night, MTV took a few minutes to pay tribute to one of Pop music’s greatest performers: Britney Spears!

Introduced by Lady Gaga — er, we we mean Jo Calderone — a group of young girls, dressed in Britney’s various iconic outfits, danced up a storm to a mash-up of Britney’s hit singles, including “Baby One More Time,” “Oops I Did It Again,” “Slave 4 U,” “Toxic,” “Hold It Against Me” and “Til the World Ends.”

Immediately after the tribute performance, Jo presented Britney with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and tried to seal it with a kiss, but Britney wasn’t having it. “I’ve done that already,” Britney quipped. “I don’t want Gaga to get pissed,” Jo said after Britney turned down his advance.

Watch below (and check out the pics!)

Everybody’s favorite rapping duo Kanye West and Jay-Z — aka “The Throne” — showed up and showed out last night (Sun. Aug 28) at the VMAs!

The pair, who just released their joint album “Watch the Throne” a few weeks ago, delivered a highly energetic rendition of their single “Otis.” The performance had so much energy, in fact, that a fan decided he’d Lil Mama the stage (around the 1:40 mark) but was swiftly removed by MTV security.

A fun performance indeed. Watch it below and check out the pics!

All soul singer Adele needed was a microphone and a piano to deliver a classy rendition of “Someone Like You” Sunday night (Aug 28) at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.

Proving that she doesn’t need fireworks or a fancy light show to give a good performance, Adele, dressed in a sophisticated black dress, belted the notes out to her debut (platinum-selling) album 21′s second single in a performance similar to that of a jazz musician at a small, intimate nightclub.

Watch Adele’s moving performance below:

Rapper Pitbull was joined by R&B singer Ne-Yo (along with a bevy of beautiful women) on stage during last night’s 2011 MTV VMAs, where the duo performed Pitbull’s hit single “Give Me Everything.”

Check out video footage from the performance, as well as pics, below:

Dressed and styled as her male alter-ego Jo Calderone, Lady Gaga opened the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards with a very strange rendition of her latest single “You and I.”

But before sitting down at her piano to play the tune, Lady Gaga — excuse us, we mean Jo Calderone — emerged on the dark, empty stage wearing a black suit and dingy white T-shirt with slick black hair and a lit cigarette she continued to puff on as she ranted on during a nearly 4-minute opening monologue.

After playing the more jazzy version of “You and I,” the Pop star was joined by a slew of male back-up singers who danced along to the uptempo version of the song currently playing on the radio now.

Pics from the performance are below, as well as the video footage. Check it out!

MTV decided to switch things up and do something different this year by having an indoor red carpet black carpet for the VMAs.

Held at the Nokia Theater L.A. Live in Los Angeles Sunday night (Aug 28), the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards featured black carpet appearances from several celebs, including Beyonce (who announced her pregnancy), Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Kelly Rowland, Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj, Wiz Khalifa & Amber Rose, Kim Kardashian, and more.

Check out 30+ pics of celebs arriving at the 2011 MTV VMAs in Los Angeles below:

Talk about shocking!!

Beyonce just made a HUGE announcement on the red carpet of tonight’s MTV Video Music Awards: SHE’S PREGNANT!

Yes folks, you read it right. Beyonce and Jay-Z are expecting their first child together, as confirmed by various media outlets and even MTV.

King B just stepped out on the VMA red carpet in a figure-hiding dress, holding her stomach and showing off her tiny bump.

Check out a few pics below:

More pics from the red carpet of the 2011 VMAs are on the way. Stay clicked!!!

Check out pictures of celebrities like Justin Bieber, Tyra Banks, Demi Lovato, Kim Kardashian, Will Ferrell, Jon Cryer, Kerry Washington, David Beckham, Nick Cannon and more attending the 2011 VH1 Do Something Awards at the Hollywood Palladium this past Sunday night (Aug 14) in Hollywood, California!

The 9th Annual Ford Hoodie Awards went down over the weekend (Sat. Aug 13) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Hosted by Steve Harvey, the 2011 Hoodie Awards featured appearances from R&B singer Letoya Luckett, actor/BET personality Terrence J, actor/comedian Kevin Hart, gospel singers Tye Tribbett, Marvin Sapp, & Kirk Franklin, actresses Tisha Campbell-Martin & Tichina Arnold, and many more. The show also featured performances by soul singers Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton and Kem.

As hinted by its name, the Hoodie Awards — conceived and developed by Steve Harvey — celebrates the best of the “hood,” ordinary people doing extraordinary things. So instead of celebrities taking home trophies, its every day people that get their time to shine in the spotlight.

Check out 20+ pics from the 2011 Hoodie Awards (as well as the full list of winners) below!

2011 FORD HOODIE AWARDS WINNERS LIST:

Best Fried Chicken – Carey’s Cuisine (Washington, DC)

Best Nail Salon – Salon Couture (Washington, DC)

Best High School Teacher – Glendora Franklin (Washington, DC)

Best Car Wash/Detail Showroom – Shine (St. Louis, MO)

Best Church Choir – Family Worship and Praise Center(Tallahassee, FL)

Best Soul Food Place – Croaker’s Spot, The Soul of Seafood (Richmond, VA)

Best Barbershop – Moon’s Barbershop (Washington, DC)

Best Beauty Salon – Salon Couture (Washington, DC)

Best High School – Cass Technical School (Detroit, MI)

Best Barbecue – This is It BBQ & Seafood (Atlanta, GA)

Best Church – First Baptist Church of Glenarden (Washington, DC)

Best Community Leader – Tony Lewis Jr. (Washington, DC)

Congratulations to all of the winners!

The 2011 Teen Choice Awards, which went down Sunday night (Aug 7) at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles, saw appearances from many different celebrities, including Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Sean Kingston, LL Cool J, Taylor Swift, David Beckham, Ashton Kutcher, Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, Robert Pattinson and more.

Check out 15+ pics from the backstage/audience area of L.A.’s Gibson Amphitheater below:

Video Credit: Neon Limelight

The “blue carpet” of the 2011 Teen Choice Awards last night in L.A. was a huge melting pot of celebrities from all walks of life, with singers, rappers, actors, actresses, reality TV stars, internet sensations and more all posing for pics!

Some of the big names who took pictures outside the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA before the big show were Justin Bieber, Tyra Banks, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, the Kardashian/Jenner family (Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Kendall, Kylie AND Lamar and two of his kids), Zoe Saldana, YouTube sensations Rebecca Black and Keenan Cahill, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell, and Troian Bellisario from “Pretty Little Liars,” Raven Symone, Taylor Swift, Sean Kingston, Taylor Lautner and many many more.

Check out 30+ pics of celebs arriving at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards below!!

Lots of celebrities showed up on the red carpet of the 2011 Espy Awards in Los Angeles Wednesday (Jul 13).

Among the big names who posed for pics as they arrived at the Nokia Theater were Justin Bieber, Serena Williams, Matt Kemp, Maria Sharapova, Jason Kidd, Kerry Washington, Hank Baskett and Kendra Wilkson, and plenty more.

Check out over 20+ pics of celebs arriving at the 2011 Espy Awards below:

The 2011 BET Awards were held Sunday night (Jun 26) in Los Angeles, California at the Shrine Auditorium … and the show, hosted by actor/comedian Kevin Hart, featured appearances/performances from Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Taraji P. Henson, Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Gladys Knight and many many more celebrities.

Take a look at over 30+ pictures from the show and backstage in the press room below:

Lil Wayne poses with his 12-year-old daughter Reginae Carter in the audience at the 2011 BET Awards.

Other famous faces spotted in the crowd of the 11th annual ceremony included Nelly & Ashanti, Nicki Minaj, Diddy, the entire Smith family (Jaden, Willow, Will and Jada), Keri Hilson, Laz Alonso, Big Sean, Mary J. Blige, Justin Bieber and plenty more.

Check out 20+ pics below:

Justin Bieber tried to put the moves on Nicki Minaj last night at the 2011 BET Awards. But it’s apparent … he still isn’t ready for those curves!

In case you missed it, peep the footage of the two presenting the award for “Best Male Hip-Hop Artist” below:

Sidebar: Calm down Selena … it’s just an awards show. (LOL!)

Willow and Jaden Smith made their parents proud last night at the 2011 BET Awards when they both “tied” to win the show’s “Youngstar’s Award.”

Check out more photos (along with the video footage of them accepting their award) below:

Something about this has “BS” written all over it … but hey who really cares? We all love the Smith kids!