The BET Awards will not forget the ladies this year. A star-studded group of icons, actresses and up-and-coming divas will all be in the building: Brandy, Melanie Fiona, Elle Varner, Cissy Houston, Nicki Minaj, Taraji P. Henson, Meagan Good, Yolanda Adams, Amber Bullock, Y’Anna Crawley, Jessica Reedy and BET’s Music Matters artist Jennah Bell.  
The 2012 show will be full of surprises and legendary moments, especially from the highly anticipated and top-secret Whitney Houston tribute.  

The BET Awards airs live on Sunday, July 1 at 8 p.m., hosted by Samuel L. Jackson and featuring performances by D’Angelo, Usher, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross and others.  

Download the BET Awards App to relive the entire history of the BET Awards in video and pics and to POWER vote for Viewers’ Choice and Who Rocked the Mic!

BET.com is your #1 source for Black celebrity news, photos, exclusive videos and all the latest in the world of hip hop and R&B music.
Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. 

(Photos from left: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images, Jason Merritt/Getty Images, John Ricard / BET, D Dipasupil/Getty Images)