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Joey Fatone’s latest gig: hosting The Singing Bee, a sing-along variety game show set to premiere July 10 on NBC.

Fatone, one of the members of boy band ’N Sync, was a runner-up on the fourth season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars. The 30-year-old singer has appeared in several Broadway musicals, including Little Shop of Horrors.

Contestants on The Singing Bee will try to accurately sing the lyrics to the most popular songs of all time in a variety of karaoke-style competitions. If they mess up, they’re out of the game.

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The BET AWARDS ’07, the annual mega-salute to music, film and sports from BET Networks, delivered a night full of performances, surprises and memorable moments live from the Shrine Auditorium earlier this week.

Mega-star Beyonce and first-time BET Awards nominee Jennifer Hudson each walked away with two awards. Beyonce was named Best Female R&B Artist and won for Video of the Year for the female-empowering “Irreplaceable,” while Hudson won Best New Artist and Best Female Actress. Rapper T.I. repeated his win from last year’s awards for Best Hip Hop Artist, and Kirk Franklin also came through with a repeat win for Best Gospel Artist. Ludacris and Mary J. Blige were awarded Best Song Collaboration for “Runaway Love,” and Gnarls Barkley was named Best Group.

The BET Awards also honored legendary songstress Diana Ross with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and award-winning actor Don Cheadle was presented with the Humanitarian Award for his efforts to raise awareness about the genocide in Darfur.