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BET awards to honor James Brown and Magic Johnson
May 28 - June 3. Volume 80, Number 38, Pg 1C
(Special to the NNPA)—Music legend James Brown and the NBA Hall of Fame’s Earvin “Magic” Johnson will be honored at the 3rd Annual BET awards show on June 24, at Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre. The awards show will recognize persons in 16 categories covering the entertainment, music and sports spectrum. Brown, who will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award and Johnson, the Humanitarian Award, will lead an all-star group of performers, presenters and nominees. BET will kick off the show with a 2-hour “106 & Park: Live from the Red Carpet,” hosted by AJ and Free. India.Arie, Yolanda Adams, Snoop Dogg, Donnie McClurkin, 50 Cent, and James Brown are among the many artists scheduled to perform. Mo’Nique, one of the “Original Queens of Comedy,” will host the show.

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JAMES BROWN AND "MAGIC" JOHNSON TOP HONOREES AT 3rd ANNUAL BET AWARDS
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And the Winner Is: Ruben Studdard
May 28 - June 3. Volume 80, Number 38, Pg 1C
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mel Torme was renowned as “The Velvet Fog.” They call James Brown “The Hardest Working Man in Show Business” and Frank Sinatra went by “Ole Blue-Eyes.” So how would new “American Idol” winner Ruben Studdard like to be known? “Ruben. Just plain old Ruben,'' responded the 24-year-old R&B singer from Birmingham, Ala., minutes after narrowly winning the Fox talent show's top prize on Wednesday. The big-and-tall singer is a man of few words. His favorite phrases: “It's all good,'' “It's cool'' and “I'm just chillin'.”

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Ashanti finally gets a man (and an elephant) in 'Rock Wit U' video
May 28 - June 3. Volume 80, Number 38, Pg 1C
With all her protective Murder Inc. brothers always around, Ashanti says it's hard for her to get any action, even when she's shooting a video. With Irv Gotti directing all her clips, we've seen Ashanti exchange pecks on the cheek, throw her man's keys out the window in frustration and pin him to the bed to chastise him. But the Inc.'s princess has never really had a chance to exude that loving feeling on camera until recently. While shooting a video for "Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)" earlier this month in Miami, Ashanti got more action than she bargained for. In the clip, helmed by "Bulletproof Monk" director Paul Hunter, fans will see the 22-year-old at her most affectionate and adventurous.

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Ashanti Wants To Rock Wit U
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Oprah Winfrey continues talk show through 2008
May 28 - June 3. Volume 80, Number 38, Pg 3C
NEW YORK (AP) — Television's top talk show host, Oprah Winfrey, has had second thoughts about retiring. Winfrey extended her contract with King World Productions by two more years, taking her through the 2007- 2008 television season, and agreed to make more shows over the next few years than planned, it was announced Monday. At her last contract extension, Winfrey, 49, had said she would quit her show after the 2005-2006 season. “It's fulfilling being able to do this kind of television,” Winfrey said, “and I believe continuing to have a voice and a platform to speak to the world is still the right thing to do.” After a few years of decline, ratings for The Oprah Winfrey Show have increased this year. She's also watched her onetime protege, Dr. Phil McGraw, start his own successful talk show.

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Miamians win $100K in Star Search competition
May 28 - June 3. Volume 80, Number 38, Pg 4C
Two talented Miami teens are shining. Dancers Candace Rodriguez, 16, and Brandon Bryant, 13, have been in the spotlight for the past three weeks on CBS talent show Star Search. The duo has been dancing together for almost a year. They attend different schools. Rodriguez is at New World School of the Arts, and Bryant attends South wood Middle School. Last week, Rodriguez’s friends flew to Los Angeles to watch her perform. One of them, Erica Rehr, says each time Candace won, she would come back home to let everyone in the school know.

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LOCAL LEVEL America's Star Search IN Miami At Bayside Marketplace
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