DWAYNE WADE, MUHAMMAD ALI, DENZEL WASHINGTON, WYCLEF JEAN, ALICIA KEYS, OTHERS TO BE HONOURED AT BET AWARDS ‘13

R&B singer Miguel has been added to the line-up of mega-star performers who will bring the heat to the BET Awards ’13 stage on Sunday 30 June 2013, live from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live. Miguel joins previously announced performers by platinum recording artist Chris Brown and R. Kelly. 

BET Awards ’13, hosted by Chris Tucker, takes place at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Sunday 30 June 2013. The TV premiere of BET Awards ‘13 will take place on Tuesday 2 July at 20:00 CAT on BET’s international network in the UK and Africa, reaching more than 13 million households in 50+ countries.

Miami Heat basketball player Dwyane Wade will be honoured with the BET Awards ‘13 Humanitarian Award for his commitment to excellence and dedication to community and worldly charitable causes.

Dwyane Wade has established himself as one of the most well-known figures in sport. Currently in the 2013 NBA playoffs, Wade consistently proves his athleticism and prowess on the court and continues to be a role model to people of every generation.  Affectionately, known as D-Wade, he founded The Wade’s World Foundation in 2003, which provides support to community-based organizations that promote education,

health, and social skills for children in at-risk situations.  In 2010, Wade co-founded the Haitian earthquake relief fund with former teammate Alonzo Mourning.  Wade is also an avid supporter of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and serves as an Ambassador for their Hoops for St. Jude basketball initiative.

Dwyane Wade joins a distinguished list of BET Awards Humanitarian recipients who have been honoured for their philanthropic efforts toward charitable causes including Reverend Al Sharpton, Steve Harvey, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Wyclef Jean, Quincy Jones, Don Cheadle, Harry Belafonte, Denzel Washington and Pauletta Washington, Danny Glover, Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Muhammad Ali.

This year the activity and excitement expands with the first ever BET Experience at L.A. LIVE!  This three-day festival filled with comedy, gospel and soulful music concerts, seminars, film screenings, “106 & PARK” tapings and so much more will build anticipation for the finest BET Awards show yet.

Anything can happen during this three-day weekend with The Roots performing on Saturday 29 June at Club Nokia on the Centric Soul stage as part of the BET Experience at L.A. Live.  The Roots will add to the high level performances by bringing along their celebrity friends including one of the hottest female rappers in the game, Eve, legendary hip-hop artist MC Lyte and Too $hort.

BET.com/BETAwards (www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards.html) is the official site for the BET Awards ‘13 and features content on nominees and award recipients. The microsite site will feature exciting interactive consumer elements and include information for ticket purchase, events, schedules and registration.

Join the conversation about BET Awards ‘13 on Facebook at facebook.com/TheBETAwards, on Tumblr at betawards.tumblr.com or follow the awards on Twitter & Instagram @BETAwards.  To tweet about the show, please use the hashtag: #BETAwards.

Stephen G. Hill, BET’s president of music programming and specials, and Lynne Harris Taylor, BET’s vice president of specials, are executive producers for the BET AWARDS ‘13, in conjunction with Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment.

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Alicia Keys styled by 3 African designers

Alicia Keys ignited a pleasant fury within the African Fashion community thanks to her VIBE April/May 2012 cover photo shoot. The Grammy award winning artist wore stunning style pieces from three prominent African designers- Anita Quansah London (Ghana/Nigeria), Tsemaye Binitie (Nigeria) and Christie Brown (Ghana). Alicia wore two stunning handcrafted jewelry neckpieces created by London-based Ghanaian-Nigerian fashion designer Anita Quansah London for her cover feature. Her cover look not only featured the stunning Anita Quansah London jewelry neckpiece but her black leather Tsemaye Binitie Autumn 2011 bomber jacket added to her rocker chic look. Anita, who MBM interviewed last year, expertly incorporated traditional African art with contemporary, modern design.

Not to be outdone, Alicia also donned two popular looks from Ghana’s Christie Brown collection including wax print strand necklace and the fringe necklace. You can purchase two of Alicia’s Christie Brown necklaces on myasho.com. Lastly Alicia wore two jackets from Nigerian fashion designer Tsemaye Binitie’s Autumn 2011 collection.

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African fabric worn by American celebs

African fashion appears to be making an exceptional leap to mainstream fashion this year. Although the New York Times attributes this latest interest in African fashion to the seductive sounds and movements of the Broadway hit, “Fela,” we believe Ankara spoke for herself - it's a fabric with a voice.

Everyday, we wake up to the African fabric getting celeb treatment.

Style icon Gwen Stefani rocked her own runway yesterday as she showed off her new collection for her clothing line L.A.M.B.

The 40 year old singer/designer who loves mixing different patterns and fabrics together is undoubtedly in love with the Ankara fabric. She unveiled her fashion label’s collection at the L.A.M.B. Spring 2011 runway show for New York Fashion Week.

Bright splashes of color, lovely flowers, vibrant green plaids sums it all up.

Gwen Stefani debuts her Spring 2011 L.A.M.B. collection (Photo Credit: Getty/Splash/Wire)

Other American celebrities we've spotted in African print (don't they all look fabulous?)

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Top to Bottom (L-R): Solange Knowles, Kimora Lee with Djimon, Kelis, Fergie, Keyshia Cole, Estelle, Erykah Badu, Beyonce, Alicia & Gwen Stefani.

The last picture is a fashion faux pas - someone should have told Gwen that the top & bottom don't match.

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Alicia Keys & Beyonce Knowles spotted in haute Ankara

Alicia Keys is ready for another music video, tagging recent Grammy winner, Beyonce, for the clip.

The pair are currently filming a clip for their duet Put It In A Love Song, which features on Alicia's recently released album, The Element Of Freedom.

Alicia Keys & Beyonce Knowles spotted in Ankara - Olamild Ent

Here are few pictures of Beyonce Knowles and Alicia Keys filming the music video for their duet “Put It In a Love Song” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Tuesday.The ladies wearing sexy colorful outfits [beautiful Ankara fabrics] shot the video in the slums of Morro da Conceicao and in Praca Maua square, in Rio de Janeiro.



Click play to listen to Put it in a love song - Alicia Keys ft. Beyonce

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