VIBE Announces 2005 VIBE Award Nominees

VIBE magazine and UPN will present the third annual VIBE Awards on Tuesday, November 15 (8-10pm ET/PT). The show will feature musical performances from chart-topping artists and award presentations by the hottest celebrities from the worlds of music, fashion, television, sports and film.

Ciara, Carey, Legend and West are also up for Artist of the Year, while 50 Cent, who has also been nominated for that title, is included in the most categories in the list of nominees.

This year, the award categories include: R&B; Voice of the Year, Next Award, Coolest Collabo, Street Anthem, Powerbroker of the Year, Club Banger, Reelest Video, Hottest Hook, Video Goddess, the Boomshot Award (honoring excellence in Caribbean music), Best R&B; Song, Best Group, Album of the Year and Artist of the Year. Three new categories will be introduced this year, including Best Rapper, honoring the MC with the most dynamic lyrics and style; VIBE VIXEN, recognizing a woman whose personae and spirit influences urban culture; and VStyle, awarded to the fashion collection most desired by urban trendsetters.

Last year, the second annual VIBE Awards featured performances by The Game, 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, Nelly, Ashanti and more. Dr. Dre received the VIBE Legend Award, and Keys and Terror Squad topped the winners list with two awards each.

In order to be eligible for nomination, albums and songs must have been released between October 2004 and September 2005. Nominations were determined by the VIBE editorial staff, headed by Editor-in-Chief Mimi Valdes. Winners in each category will be chosen by votes from music journalists and regional tastemakers, and announced at the two-hour-long VIBE Awards.

…And the nominees are:

R&B; VOICE OF THE YEAR

Destiny's Child (Listen)
Fantasia
John Legend (Listen)
Keyshia Cole
Mariah Carey

BEST RAPPER

50 Cent (Listen)

Kanye West
Ludacris
T.I. (Listen)
The Game (Listen)

NEXT AWARD

Daddy Yankee
Keyshia Cole (Listen)
Mike Jones (Listen)
Paul Wall (Listen)
Young Jeezy

COOLEST COLLABO

"Gold Digger," by Kanye West, featuring Jamie Foxx
"Like You," by Bow Wow, featuring Ciara
"Oh," by Ciara, featuring Ludacris (Listen)
"Soldier," by Destiny's Child, featuring T.I. & Lil Wayne
"Still Tippin'," by Mike Jones, featuring Slim Thug and Paul Wall

STREET ANTHEM

"Dem Boyz," by Boyz N Da Hood
"I'm a Hustla," by Cassidy (Listen)
"S.A.N.T.A.N.A.," by Juelz Santana
"Still Tippin'," by Mike Jones, featuring Slim Thug and Paul Wall
"U Don't Know Me," by T.I.

POWER BROKER OF THE YEAR

Jermaine Dupri
(Read News Headlines) John Singleton
Kevin Liles
Shawn Carter
Tyler Perry

CLUB BANGER

"1 Thing," by Amerie (Listen)
"Bring Em Out," by T.I. (Listen)
"Can I Have It Like That," by Pharrell, featuring Gwen Stefani (Listen)
"So Seductive," by Tony Yayo, featuring 50 Cent (Listen)
"Wait (The Whisper Song)," by Ying Yang Twins

REELEST VIDEO

"Lose Control," by Missy Elliott, featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop (Watch)
"Pimpin' All Over the World," by Ludacris, featuring Bobby Valentino
"The Corner," by Common
"Trapped in the Closet" (Chaps. 1-5), by R. Kelly
"Welcome to Jamrock," by Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley

HOTTEST HOOK

"Hate It or Love It," by The Game, featuring 50 Cent
"Hollaback Girl," by Gwen Stefani
"I Ain't Heard of That," by Slim Thug
"Some Cut," by Trillville, featuring Cutty
"Soul Survivor," by Young Jeezy, featuring Akon

VIDEO GODDESS

Buffie the Body in "So Seductive," by Tony Yayo, featuring 50 Cent
Chessika in "Play," by David Banner
Esther Baxter in "Number One Spot," by Ludacris
Lyric in "Candy Shop," by 50 Cent, featuring Olivia
Summer Walker in "Badd," by Ying Yang Twins, featuring Mike Jones

BOOMSHOT AWARD

"Can't Satisfy Her," by I Wayne
"Footprints," by T.O.K.
"I've Got Your Man," by Lady Saw
"Tempted to Touch," by Rupee
"Welcome to Jamrock," by Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley (Listen)

BEST R&B; SONG

"All Because of You," by Marques Houston
"Let Me Love You," by Mario
"Make Her Feel Good," by Teairra Marí
"Ordinary People," by John Legend
"We Belong Together," by Mariah Carey

BEST GROUP

112
Destiny's Child
The Black Eyed Peas
The Diplomats
Ying Yang Twins

VSTYLE

AIX Armani Exchange
Baby Phat
Just Cavalli
Rocawear
Sean John

VIBE VIXEN

Ciara
Joy Bryant
Keyshia Cole
Kimora Lee Simmons
Tyra Banks

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Get Lifted, by John Legend
Late Registration, by Kanye West
The Documentary, by The Game
The Emancipation of Mimi, by Mariah Carey
The Naked Truth, by Lil' Kim

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

50 Cent
Ciara
John Legend
Kanye West
Mariah Carey

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