Wednesday Roundup

Nominees for the BET Awards have been announced and Beyoncé, Tamar Braxton, Alicia Keys, Elle Varner and Rihanna have been nominated for Best Female R&B/Pop, while Chris Brown, Miguel, Usher, Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars have all been nominated Best Male R&B/Pop. Other nominees include Macklemore & Ryan Lewis for Best Group, 2 Chainz/Drake for Best Collaboration and 2 Chainz for Best Male Hip Hop Artist. The BET Awards will air on June 30. Singer Solange Knowles, younger sister of singer Beyoncé Knowles, announced via Twitter that she's formed her own label. She stated during an interview that she wanted to make the creative artistic decisions and with her former label didn't trust her to do as such. She also added that she's been working on new music. No word on when her next album will hit stores. Hip hop fans will be happy to know that 90's female MC Eve is back. She's just release her first album since 2002's "Eve-Ovlution" titled "Lip Lock". The video for her first single was officially released on BET's "106 & Park" earlier this month. Eve says of the delay releasing the album that she wanted to make music she can feel. No word when fans can catch her on the big screen again. Former Fugees member Pras spoke out recently regarding former band mate Lauryn Hill's recent incarceration for tax evasion, indicating he'd be willing to help. He said while he hasn't spoken with Hill, what he has she has. In what has been a wild season no one will soon forget, it's down to the final two on Fox's "American Idol". The final two contestants will compete for a recording contract  and cash as well. Good luck to both. On the tube: "American Idol" on Fox, "2 Broke Girls" on CBS, "The Middle" on ABC and "Dateline NBC" on NBC. Happy hump day!