Nischelle_Turner's Blog

I am an unbiased...straight down the middle jpurnalist.....one who LOVES music!  Every year there are really great awards shows and events here in Los Angeles, but I have to say the one I look forward to the most is the BET I joked on the air the other day that I love it because it's the only show i get invited to (which is true but it's still fantatastic). My friend, Ron Weisner is one of the people who overseas the production of the show and he, along with the company he works with (Cossette Productions) always puts together a great show.  On Monday I went to rehearsals for the show and I met Stephen Hill, who produces the show for BET and Reginald Hudlin, the president of the network.  They were like two little kids, they were so giddy about this years show...it was at that moment I knew the audience would be in for a treat.  Boy was I right!

My day started kindof crazy I was late getting to the Shrine..still ont ime for the show but later than I wanted to get there and I saw Terrance Howard on the red carpet. Now ladies, you all know he has the reputation of a charmer...and my goodness he is!  He was a gentleman though and I thought that was really dope.  So onto the show....

There were so many great moments....Usher opened and KILLED it!  He is so talented and my girlfriend Monique says she has a llittle crush on him now because he ios a "grown" man.  Married...father..in love...it's al very attractive.  I agree.  I also really liked the segement with T-Pain...Flo-Rida...Rick Ross...DJ Khaled....Big Boi...and LUDA!  It was just fun. (although I have to admit I hadn't heard that song "I'm so Hood" until Monday afternoon)  I'm a big Rihanna and Chris Brown fan so I thought they were great.  My two favorites moments by far though were the tribute to the girl groups of the 90"s and the Al Green tribute.  The audience LOST it when Alicia Keys introduced SWV...En Vogue...and TLC.  Classic moment on television...just so good.  And with all the popular music going on on the stage last night it was an oldie but goodie that brought the house down.  Al Green performed "Let's Stay Together" and "Love and Happiness"...all I can say is WOW!!  He had everyone in the building rocking.  Just goes to show you classic melody and a consummate performer makes magic.

D.L. Hughley was the host....and I though he was so good....he kept it flowing and showed the mark of a true quick-wit comedien when he messed up gospel singer Marvin Sapp's name (warren Sapp) and came back saying, "Oh sorry you're a christian so you have to forgive me right?"..Funny.

I am so tired tough...I have had an hour and a half sleep in the past two days and I realized I'm not a spring chicken anymore....so for now I'm going to end this blog...if i think of something else I'll add it later.

by the way, if you missed the show there is an encore friday night at seven i think. :)

By the way a couple people have written and called me about my hair....I get it done by a lady named Valarie Harrell....she has ashop in the valley called DayDreams...she's fantastic!  Yes, I do have a weave...the hair i use is indian curly...it's a little pricey but I think worth it.  I get it at Giovanni and Son's in Van Nuys (Tyrone and Victory).  I like it becaue you can go back and forth between curly and straight.  good stuff.