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Alicia Keys hosted her annual Black Ball charity gala this week. The benefit helps raise money for orphaned children in Africa and India that are fighting HIV/AIDS. George Michael was one of the artists that was poised to perform at the function but the singer ended up bailing at the last minute complaining of a toothache. Alicia was not amused by it and took to her Twitter shortly after the event ended, saying “One question…..what kind of person bails on 15million orphans…..#GEORGEMICHEAL???? ;-(.” I guess George couldn’t find pain killers at his local pharmacy. I think he should make it up to Alicia and those orphans by making a donation before she decides to slam him some more.

The 10th Annual BET Awards, hosted by Queen Latifah,

2010 BET Awards Winners List

Best Female R&B Artist

Alicia Keys *WINNER*
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Melanie Fiona
Rihanna

Best Male R&B Artist

Trey Songz *WINNER*
Chris Brown
Raheem DeVaughn
Maxwell
Usher

Best Gospel

Marvin Sapp *WINNER*
The Anointed Pace Sisters
Kirk Franklin Presents Artists United For Haiti
Tamela Mann
Vickie Winans

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

Nicki Minaj *WINNER*
Ester Dean
Lil Kim
Rasheeda
Trina

Best Male Hip Hop Artist

Drake *WINNER*
B.o.B.
Fabolous
Jay-Z
Ludacris

Best Group

Young Money *WINNER*
Black Eyed Peas
Clipse
Diddy-Dirty Money
New Boyz

Best New Artist

Nicki Minaj *WINNER*
Justin Bieber
Melanie Fiona
Wale
Young Money

Best Collaboration

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind *WINNER*
Beyoncé f/ Lady Gaga – Video Phone
B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars – Nothin’ On You
Drake & Trey Songz – Successful
Drake f/ Lil Wayne, Kanye West & Eminem – Forever

Trey Songz f/ Fabolous – Say Aah

Video of the Year

Beyoncé f/ Lady Gaga – Video Phone *WINNER*
B.o.B. f/ Bruno Mars – Nothin’ On You
Melanie Fiona – It Kills Me
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – Run This Town

Video Director of the Year

Hype Williams *WINNER*
Benny Boom
Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Chris Robinson

YoungStars Award

Keke Palmer *WINNER*
Selena Gomez
Lil JJ
Willow Smith
Tyler James Williams

Viewers Choice Nominees

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

Centric Award

Monica  *WINNER*
Melanie Fiona
Maxwell
Chrisette Michele
Sade

Best International Act

Dizzee Rascal (UK) *WINNER*
Kojo Antwi (Ghana)
Chipmunk (UK)
Estelle (UK)
Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP) (South Africa)
K’NAAN (Somalia)
M.I. (Nigeria)
P-Square (Nigeria)
Corinne Bailey Rae (UK)
Sade (UK)

Best Actress

Mo’Nique *WINNER*
Taraji P. Henson
Regina King
Zoe Saldana
Gabourey Sidibe

Best Actor

Idris Elba *WINNER*
Quinton Aaron
Don Cheadle
Jamie Foxx
Denzel Washington

Sportswoman of the Year

Serena Williams *WINNER*
Tamika Catchings
Vanessa James
Candace Parker
Venus Williams

Sportsman of the Year

LeBron James *WINNER*
Carmelo Anthony
Usain Bolt
Kobe Bryant
Tiger Woods

Best Movie

Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire *WINNER*
Avatar
Law Abiding Citizen
Michael Jackson’s This Is It
The Blindside

New video for Alicia Keys’ “Unthinkable (I’m Ready)” from her album The Element Of Freedom
Alicia Keys – Unthinkable – Video

Alicia Keys has got in touch with her sexual side in her new material.

The singer revealed her manager “popped out of his seat” when he first heard her explicit new record. She said: “I’m discovering my sexual side. I have recorded my most sexual song yet. I recorded this track – it’s so sensual, it moves you. My manager told me, ‘We do not record songs like this!’ ”

The 27-year-old star – who shot to fame with debut single ‘Fallin” and album ‘Songs in A Minor’ – admits she suffered from depression after success came too quickly. She added: “I was hanging off the edge of a cliff. Something had to give, or I was going to lose my mind.”

Alicia also revealed her conspiracy theory behind the killing of rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. in the 90s. She said their deaths were orchestrated by “the government and the media, to stop another great black leader from existing”.

She added: “Gangsta rap was created as a ploy to encourage black people to kill each other.” The ‘No One’ singer now wears a gold pendant featuring an AK-47 gun around her neck “to symbolise strength, power and killing them dead.”