Diva Extraordinaire Beyonce Set to Perform Live at 'BET AWARDS '09'

Leading the Charge with Five Nominations, Beyonce Returns to Ignite the BET
Awards Stage on Sunday, June 28

LOS ANGELES, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Hold on to your seats! Mega superstar and
bona fide diva Beyonce will set the stage ablaze live at the Shrine Auditorium
Sunday, June 28for the BET AWARDS '09 hosted by Jamie Foxx. Adding to the
current lineup of Maxwell, Kanye West, Ne-Yo, Mary Mary, Fabolous, Young Jeezy
and Soulja Boy, Beyonce will take a breather from her multi-city "I AM ..."
tour to perform live in front of millions of viewers.

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Beyonce is known for shutting down the stage with her show-stopping vocals and
unforgettable performances, and BET AWARDS '09 will be no different. Driving
fans crazy with drops of her simply made, yet genius music videos of "Single
Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," "Diva" and the newly released single "Ego,"
Beyonce is solidified as one of the most talented and recognized artists in
the game.

"Simply put, we love Beyonce. With her immense talent, boundless energy, total
professionalism and class, it's always an honor to have her grace a BET stage.
She's performed on the BET Awards show more times than any other performer and
each of her performances has been memorable. We know that the fire known as
Beyonce will again sear the stage on June 28 and leave another indelible
mark," said Stephen Hill, President of Music Programming and Specials, BET
Networks.

Since she emerged on the scene in 1997, Beyonce has become one of the most
highly respected women in pop culture. A creative genius, she established
herself as a founding member and front woman of Destiny's Child and has
developed into an iconic solo artist. Constantly reinventing herself to stay
ahead of the curve, Beyonce has earned three consecutive #1 selling solo
albums and starred in major blockbuster hits "The Fighting Temptations,"
"Cadillac Records," "Dreamgirls," and "Obsessed," which was her third #1 film,
following "Austin Powers" and "Pink Panther."

The BET AWARDS has held the #1 spot as the most watched awards show among
African-Americans as outstanding moments by James Brown, Michael Jackson,
Prince, Stevie Wonder, The Fugees, Rick James and many others lit up
households across America. The BET AWARDS '09 will premiere at 8:00 p.m.* on
Sunday, June 28.

Visit BET.com for BET On Blast video highlights, photos and continuous BET
AWARDS '09 updates at www.bet.com/betawards.

For more information on the "I AM ..." tour, go to
www.ticketmaster.com/beyonce.

*All times ET/PT

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television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET
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States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET
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International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the
extension of BET network programming for global distribution.

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