The nominees for the
2005 VIBE Awards have been announced with Ciara leading the nominations, which
include Kanye West, Mariah Carey and John Legend.
Ciara received
a total of five nominations after the honors were announced on Monday.
Ciara, Carey, Legend,
50 Cent and West will compete for Artist of the Year.
The coveted Album
of the Year category, expected to be equally competitive, includes John Legend’s
Get Lifted, Kanye West’s Late Registration, The Game’s
The Documentary
, The Emancipation of Mimi by Mariah Carey andLil’ Kim’s opus, The Naked Truth.
50 Cent, Kanye
West, Ludacris, T.I., The Game are up for Rapper of the Year, while Boyz N Da
Hood, Cassidy, Juelz Santana, Mike Jones and the aforementioned T.I. are contenders
for this year’s “Street Anthem.”
This year’s
show was in jeopardy after a man struck producer Dr. Dre as he went to accept
a lifetime achievement award at the Vibe Awards in 2004.
Vibe publisher
Kenard Gibbs told Billboard that he forged ahead after a groundswell of support.
"For obvious
reasons, it was up in the air at one point," Gibbs said. "Everyone
was very concerned as to what would be the fallout of something like this. But
after conversations with UPN, our advertisers and the record community, we found
everyone was committed to supporting this platform."
Below are the nominees
for the 2005 VIBE Awards:
R&B VOICE OF
THE YEAR
Destiny’s Child
Fantasia
John Legend
Keyshia Cole
Mariah Carey
BEST RAPPER
50 Cent
Kanye West
Ludacris
T.I.
The Game
NEXT AWARD
Daddy Yankee
Keyshia Cole
Mike Jones
Paul Wall
Young Jeezy
COOLEST COLLABO
"Gold Digger,"
by Kanye West, featuring Jamie Foxx
"Like You,"
by Bow Wow, featuring Ciara
"Oh,"
by Ciara, featuring Ludacris
"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
"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
John Singleton
Kevin Liles
Shawn Carter
Tyler Perry
CLUB BANGER
"1 Thing,"
by Amerie
"Bring Em
Out," by T.I.
"Can I Have
It Like That," by Pharrell, featuring Gwen Stefani
"So Seductive,"
by Tony Yayo, featuring 50 Cent
"Wait (The
Whisper Song)," by Ying Yang Twins
REELEST VIDEO
"Lose Control,"
by Missy Elliott, featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop
"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
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