Rihanna wins BET Award

Rihanna didn’t even attend the 2011 BET Awards but she’s a part of what will undoubtedly be the night’s most talked-about moment.

BET made a major snafu while announcing the winner of the fan-voted Viewer’s Choice Award. A fan chosen to present the award announced Chris Brown as the winner of the award, but it was quickly announced that it was an error and Rihanna was actually the winner for her Drake-assisted chart-topper, “What’s My Name.” Drizzy accepted the award and noted the awkwardness of the moment in his speech. To make matters more awkward, Chris Brown was the rightful winner of the award all along, and, after many rage-filled tweets from fans to the network on Twitter, the show’s host, comedian Kevin Hart, cleared up the mistake on-air.

So how does an awards show make an error so large and embarrassing? Simple. By having humans run it. At least that’s what BET’s Stephen Hill is blaming.

“That BET Awards Viewer’s Choice mix-up was due to human error. And I was the human that made that error,” he said in a tweet, before offering his apologies to “ALL affected.”

RiRi wasn’t win-less last night. She walked away with Best Female R&B artist.

Via NeonLimelight.

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LSZ

HOT GHETTO MESS!
ImGoing2Hell

Rih had more votes…5,000+ to be exact. But hey, its BET, the snubbing, ass kissing, and coonery is expected…
- Fenty-West
  
  "coonery" exactly…that is bet in a nutshell
bianavy

i just think its weird …..they played "whats my name "right away,AND,it was written "whats my name " on the screens…..they have those kind of things prepared before the award show begin….why this then?if it was chris the winner,they had his song prepared to play and stuff!
whatever……
http://twitter.com/The22PeggySue @The22PeggySue

I'm happy that Rihanna did not attend this award show. The fact that they tried to cause drama by mixing up those two, tells me that she made the right decision. There is no way in hell that Rihanna and Chris Brown names look alike. None. A human error is calling Rihanna Rhianna. Not what happened last night.

Stephen Hill and BET can save their apologies because I do not accept it whatsoever. They embarrassed a HUGE fan last night. Tiffany Green did not deserve the treatment she got. Drake also was embarrassed last night. Obviously, the situation was awkward BUT for them to have him go up there to accept an award that he wasn't apart of for the win? That was a low even for BET. I knew this show was going to try to be shady and cause drama BUT I didn't know it would be THAT much.
- lilly
  
  CO SIGN!
  I don't think I'll ever get over about what happen last night
  like really there were other names in that category nicki, lil wayne
  I'm being really spectacle about what happen last night BET set this all up. to embarrass rihanna and drake.
  - http://twitter.com/The22PeggySue @The22PeggySue
    
    This was the final nail in the coffin for me concerning BET, as a network and any form of support. I usually just watch for the movies and if Rihanna is there but now? Even the movie watching is gone. IDK what I will do about The Game but they did that mess on purpose and no one can convince me otherwise.
TK-75523

BET man, what a mess. Hehe no problem atleast no one got hurt!
I LOVE RIHANNA <33333333333333333333333
RIHLUV

LISTEN I WILL SAY TAHT LAST NIGHT, I WAS EXTREMELY DISSAPOINTED IN BET…BUT THIS IS NO REFLECTIION ON AFRICAN AMERICANS AS A WHOLE GUYS…IT WAS A HOT GHETTO MESS. AND IM VERY GLAD RIHANNA DDIDNT SHOW…NEITHER DID JAY KANYE OR BEY…THAT AWARD SHOW IS SHIT WITHOUT THEM…THEY WERE ANGRY SHE DIDNT SHOW UP SO THEY FIGURED THEY'D EXPLOIT HER.! ..THEY DIDNT EVEN AIR THE FEMALE R&B ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD…BET CAN SUCK MAJOR COCK
- tyson
  
  @RIHLOV CO SING
  how can you not air the female R&B Artist of the year, It`s one of the larger award of the night but I haven't seen A BET show in three years or more.
  It only makes( BET looks like A HOT GHETTO ASS MESS) not all AFRICAN AMERICAS. But It`s still sad because they should be leaders.but lets keep it moving don't for get to request download and buy if you can today, thanks
bodacious

Bet is so wrong, and they know that, how dare them make it seems like they are playing with Peoples
Emotions Shame On You BET. RIHANNA'S SALES TICKETS SPEAKS FOR HER AND BET WAS WRONG TO
CLOWN DRAKE & RIHANNA , BUT THATS OKAY NAVY, THIS TOOI SHALL PASS,,
COSIGNS ALL OF YOU 100000000000000%,,,,,THANKS
http://twitter.com/_Lindy_x @_Lindy_x

this is absolutely unprofessional and ridiculous BET took it to a whole new low yesterday i have no words. they clearly used rihanna's name to cause some controversy which will as a result increase their ratings on their diabolical show. i sincerely hope rihanna never goes onto that awards show ever again they clearly do not appreciate her which is sad considering she IS black.
- Demmi11
  
  And this is why I do not watch BET network at all..LMFAO
hbjason

i never will watch more Bet award because they lie too much for me I know who was the true winner so for me is BET AWARDS DEAD NOW.
Noni

Ha ha that bitch Rihanna deserved it lol
- AlexLOVESRihanna
  
  Are you MAD?
- Fenty-West
  
  Lmao they can keep all their EBT awards,she still has her grammys…doubt she's too broken up ;)
ALISON

Why didn't BEt give out the Best R&B award on air? Is it because riri won that award? Why does riri get so little respect from BET? I don't get it. Loud is a great album and riri is on fire touring but she gets dissed by BET over and over. I don't believe Brown won the viewer's choice award i think riri did. Something doesn't smell right.
tracee

look the real winner was RIHANNA they were insulted that even though she was in town she didn't attend.
the votes said it clearly rihanna won the evidence is there. on the viewers choice poll
ALISON

The navy is so strong i too think riri secured enough votes 2 win. Can't believe he won .
Tanya

I respect Rihanna because she's real. She knows who she is and owes it. With all the media speculation caused by the BET(aka GHETTO) Award show she still stands tall. The proof is in the pudding Rihanna is talented and rightly desered that award. It's ashame that they would stoop to such a low to attain ratings while making a stab at her. People complain about her right to artistic freedom as an Artist. But no one speculates how much cursing went on that night with all those kids in the audience at the BET Awards. While sending the message, at least to me, that as long as your a black man it doesn't matter what wrong you do, the black community will support you; a common theme in black households. Rihanna has always handled her self with the uttmost class despite media speculation, lies and rumors. She's not perfect , she's prone to mistakes but overall she's a decent human being and a strong woman with a good forgiving heart. Riri keep doing your thing (tougher than a lion). Your fans support you and know who you are! The nay sayers will always hate cause that's all they know how to be. Your most recent and loyal fan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SOSMANDOWN

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Perfect Hearing

Rihanna is the winner. Chris Brown's song should be in the same category as What's My Name. Cannot and will not touch this. BET need hearing aids
Love you Rihanna.