• Michelle Williams isn't getting any play on BET because her album isn't urban enough. [SR]

• Meanwhile, Kelly Rowland encouraging kids to have an open dialog about safe sex and HIV/AIDS. [CL]

• Black men unite against R. Kelly and his ilk. [WAOD]

• Young Jeezy was arrested yesterday, but not for selling coke. [AHH]

• That rumor about Diddy and Tracey Edmonds is supposedly true. Whatever — I can't keep up with either of them. [Bossip]

Apple Stores have regular iTunes Live concerts at stores across the country, but this month they'll have a special theme. The series is dedicated to Black Music Month, with performers ranging from Talib Kweli to Goapele to Michelle Williams to E-40. Check out the full list of performers and the schedule here. If you live near Troy, Michigan, Dwele will be performing at the Somerset Mall tonight at 7pm.

• Hill Harper wants to uplift young black women. [BV]

• Michelle Williams really doesn't want to be single for the rest of her life. Who does? [Str8NYC]

• 50 Cent: I didn't set my mansion on fire when my son was in it! [XXL]

• A Paris court convicted Brigitte Bardot of "provoking discrimination and racial hatred." [CNN]

• Suge Knight has been ordered to sell all of Death Row's assets. Bidding starts at $24 million. [RWS]

Last night, Beyonce, her parents, Michelle Williams, and others came out to support their girl Kelly Rowland at her NYC album release party, which benefited LifeBEAT, a music industry AIDS awareness organization. Another notable in attendance? Yours truly! But since I saw little more than a brief glimpse of Kelly Rowland and a clumsy-looking AJ Calloway, the photos after the jump will set the scene better than I can.

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I'm shocked and amazed at the lack of major fashion don'ts last night, considering the crowd. Even Lil' Kim, while I wouldn't have chosen that outfit/makeup/hair necessarily, could have done much, much worse. I'm not saying there weren't some questionable wardrobe and hair choices — I'm talking to Keyshia Cole and Vivica Fox specifically, here — but in general things were looking pretty good. More red carpet pics than you can handle after the jump.

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As I (and everyone else) predicted, Beyonce was a big winner at last night's BET Awards, and seemed to loosen up considerably without Jay-Z at her side. Note to anyone that didn't watch: Beyonce would like you to know she's black, proud, and very smiley.

My favorite moment had to have been the Destiny's Child reunion on stage, where Michelle Williams played her position in the background with sub par dance moves, and Kelly Rowland had the unfortunate honor of performing after Beyonce's tour-trained voice and fell embarrassingly short. She looked beautiful in that Wonder Woman get-up, though.

Other moments: TGT standing in unison in the audience to honor Gerald Levert (of LSG), Chudney Ross (what will all the other socialites think) laughing in embarrassment as Diana Ross semi-scolded hip hoppers for their bad language, T.I. apologizing for acting "unroyally" at Kevin Lile's charity brunch, Robin Thicke's ill-advised dance breakdown, 50 Cent's on-stage meltdown, and, although I do not necessarily support her proud-to-be-obese movement, Mo'nique sure compiled some limber big girls to do her back-up dancing.

I also learned that Mo'nique calls Al Sharpton Pop-Pop, if I ran into Jennifer Holliday singing Dreamgirls tunes in a back alley I would run screaming in the other direction, and proud black man Chuck D can actually still stomach sharing a stage with Flavor Flav. All-in-all quite edifying. More pics and the winners after the jump.

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Mary J Blige, Johnta Austin and Jermaine Dupri won songwriter of the year honors at last night's ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards in LA. Other winners include Sean Paul, Beyonce, Yung Joc, and Kirk Franklin. Check out the red carpet pics after the jump.

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