BET Awards 2012: Performances

All the roof raising moments at the BET Awards 2012.

Run It - Chris Brown and dancers backstage before his stellar performance. The Fine China singer gives Wall to Wall energy at the 2012 BET Awards.(Photo: Mark Davis/Getty Images For BET)
Shirts Off - During the 106 & Park Pre-Show Tyrese announced that the R&B super group TGT (Tyrese, Ginuwine, Tank) will embark on the Shirts Off Tour in 2013. Well Chris Brown got the jump on the trio as he did his own top off performance tonight.(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images For BET)
Mama Knows - There have been a number of tributes dedicated to Whitney Houston since the music icon passed on February 11, 2012, but none have had quite the family feel that tonight's did. Whitney’s mother Cissy Houston made a rare nationally televised performance during the heartfelt musical tribute to her beloved daughter.(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images For BET)A Night to Remember - The 2012 BET Awards kicks off with a heartfelt tribute to the incomparable Whitney Houston. Here Cissy Houston sings songs of praise for her daughter Nippy.As we gear up for the 2013 BET Awards, relive all the great backstage, on stage and award-winning moments from last year's show. Don't forget, Anything Can Happen!(Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images For BET)

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Half Man, Half Amazing - For the third year in a row, Chris Brown electrified the BET Awards audience with a high energy performance. With his chiseled frame half parts body paint and tatted flesh, the all-world star performed two of his more recent jams in “Don’t Wake Me Up,” and “Turn Up the Music.” (Photo: Mark Davis/Getty Images For BET)

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