Sunny Daytona, Florida 'Gets Wet' With the Return of BET's SPRING BLING '05 on April 15-17

Sunny Daytona, Florida 'Gets Wet' With the Return of BET's SPRING BLING '05 on April 15-17

Special Appearances and Performances by T.I., Ciara, Fabolous, Fat Joe, Mario, Bow Wow, Omarion, Trick Daddy, Trillville, Scrappy, Marcus Houston, and Many More

NEW YORK, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- BET heads back to sunny Daytona Beach, Florida for its signature spring break music special SPRING BLING '05. With this year's theme "GET WET", prepare to get drenched by the hottest performances, fashion shows, and competitions ever to hit one dynamic stage. For three days of non-stop fun, experience episodes of Revamp (segments showcasing the hottest dance acts across the country accompanied by live performances); Beach Towel Throwdown (BET's liveliest hip-hop concerts); Freestyle (rap competition with celebrity judges); and Rides, Rims, and Runway (featuring the most tricked out celebrity rides, sexy fashion models and sizzling performances). All shows will tape April 15-17 and are guaranteed to blow the sand off the beach! The SPRING BLING '05 show tapings are open to the public and will include contests and gift giveaways for event attendees.

LOCATION: Daytona Beach, FL -- Ocean Front Band Shell (next to the
Hilton Hotel)

*SHOW HOSTS: AJ & Free, BET's 106 & PARK Brooke Valentine
(*subject Tigger, BET's BET STYLE Marcus Houston
to change) Ray J, BET.COM COUNTDOWN Fat Joe
Wyclef Jean

*PERFORMERS: Amerie Ciara T.I.
(*subject Trick Daddy Fabolous Chingy
to change) Mario Bow Wow Omarion
Fat Joe Mike Jones Paul Wall
Slim Thug David Banner Trillville
112 Ying Yang Twins

*SHOW TAPING
SCHEDULE: Friday, April 15 at 1:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
(Daytona Saturday, April 16 at 1:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Beach, FL) Sunday, April 17 at 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

*TELECAST
DATES: Thursday, April 28 at 8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. ET/PT
Friday, April 29 at 8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. ET/PT
Saturday, April 30 at 12:00 p.m.-4:00 a.m. ET/PT

TICKET
INFORMATION: Tickets available April 15-17 at the Hilton Daytona
Beach/Ocean Walk Village (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel);
100 North Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach, FL

ABOUT BET

BET, a subsidiary of Viacom, Inc. (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:VIA.B), is the nation's leading television network providing quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs programming for the African-American audience. The BET Network reaches more than 80 million households according to Nielsen media research, and can be seen in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. BET is a dominant consumer brand in the urban marketplace with a diverse group of branded businesses: BET.com, the Number 1 Internet portal for African Americans; BET Digital Networks -- BET Jazz, BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Event Productions, specializing in a full range of event production services, including event management, venue selection, talent recruitment, sound, lighting and stage production; and BET Books, the nation's leading publisher of African-American themed romance novels under the Arabesque imprint which also publishes compelling fiction under the Sepia imprint and inspirational fiction and nonfiction under the New Spirit imprint.

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Source: BET (Black Entertainment Television)

CONTACT: Marcy Polanco, +1-212-975-3327, Marcy.Polanco@bet.net, or
Lyntina Townsend, +1-202-608-2745, Lyntina.Townsend@bet.net, or Tricia Newell,
+1-212-975-8230, Tricia.Newell@bet.net, all of BET

Web site: http://www.bet.com/

NOTE TO EDITORS: MEDIA COVERAGE: Media credentials are available only for working media who wish to cover the BET SPRING BLING '05 tapings. To request credentials, please contact Lyntina Townsend, (202) 608 - 2745, Lyntina.Townsend@bet.net; or Marcy Polanco, (212) 975-3327 Marcy.Polanco@bet.net. The deadline to request credentials is April 12, 2005.

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