VIBE Magazine and VH1 announced its upcoming event “VH1 Presents: VIBE Awards Special,” will air on VH1 Soul on November 14. The award show will be hosted by Eve and feature a wide array of categories such as Hip Hop Artist of the Year, R&B Artist of the Year, Best Collabo, Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Producer of the Year, among others.
Although performers have yet to be announced, the nominees were announced with Beyonce getting three and R. Kelly, T-Pain, and Robin Thicke getting a couple. Here’s the catch: the fans get to decide the winners. From now until September 30, fans can visit www.vibeawards.vh1.com and place their votes of who they think should win. Here’s the list of nominees:
Hip Hop Artist of the Year
T.I.
Diddy
Lil Wayne
Jay-Z
R&B Artist of the Year
Ne-Yo
R. Kelly
T-Pain
Beyonce
Best Collabo
R. Kelly duet with Usher "Same Girl"
Fabolous featuring Ne-Yo "Make Me Better"
DJ Khaled/T.I./Akon/Rick Ross/Fat Joe/Lil Wayne/Baby "We Takin' Over"
Ludacris featuring Mary J. Blige "Runaway Love"
Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Robin Thicke
Rich Boy
Amy Winehouse
Chrisette Michele
Producer of the Year
Timbaland
Scott Storch
Swizz Beatz
Polow Da Don
Song of the Year
"Lost Without U" Robin Thicke
"Irreplaceable" Beyonce
"Buy U A Drank" T-Pain featuring Yung Joc
"We Fly High" Jim Jones
Video of the Year
"Runaway Love" Ludacris featuring Mary J. Blige
"Get Me Bodied" Beyonce
"Umbrella" Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
"Same Girl" R. Kelly/ duet with Usher
VStyle
Beyonce
Diddy
T.I.
Kanye West
Kimora Lee Simmons
VIBE Props
Stephon Marbury
Jay-Z
Barack Obama
Oprah Winfrey
Mixtape of the Year
Kanye West "Can't Tell Me Nothing"
Lil Wayne "Da Drought III"
DJ Drama "Gangsta Grillz 16"
DJ Soul "Assorted Donuts"
Ringtone of the Year
"We Fly High" Jim Jones
"This Is Why I'm Hot" Mims
"Lip Gloss" Lil Mama
"Party Like a Rockstar" Shop Boyz
"Walk It Out" Unk
VHollywood
Ice Cube
T.I.
Jennifer Hudson
Will Smith
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