Beyonce earns 6 BET Awards nominations

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Beyonce earned a leading six nominations Wednesday for the 2007 BET Awards, including nods for top female R & amp;B artist, video for "Irreplaceable" and duets with Jay-Z on "Deja Vu" and "Upgrade U."
Beyonce's nominations haul doubled that of anyone else. "Dreamgirls" Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson, R & amp;B singer Ciara, hip-hop's Akon and the group Gnarls Barkley all took three nominations.
The Black Entertainment Television Awards in music, television, film and sports will be presented June 26. Mo'Nique is slated to host the show on cable's BET Network from the Shrine Auditorium. Performers include 50 Cent and T.I.
Diana Ross will be honored with BET's Lifetime Achievement Award and Don Cheadle will be given the Humanitarian Award for his efforts at ending genocide in Darfur.
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