THE THIRD ANNUAL"VIBE AWARDS ON UPN"Honoring The Best In Hip Hop and R&B, Returns On Tuesday, Nov. 15 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) On UPNThe Special Event Will Feature Performances and Appearances by the
Biggest Names in Music, Fashion, TV, Sports and Film The show will feature chart-topping, musical performances and special celebrity appearances from the worlds of music, fashion, television, sports and film. The show's host, presenters and performers will be announced shortly. 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. Nominations for the third annual VIBE AWARDS ON UPN were determined by the VIBE editorial staff, headed by Editor-in-Chief Mimi Valdés. Winners in each category will be decided by votes from music journalists and regional tastemakers. To be eligible for nomination, recorded material must have been released between October 2004 and September 2005. The third annual VIBE AWARDS ON UPN is a production of VIBE magazine,
Flavor Unit Television Entertainment and White Cherry Entertainment.
For VIBE, Kenard Gibbs and Mimi Valdés are executive producers.
Shakim Compere and Queen Latifah are executive producers for Flavor
Unit and Dedra Tate is supervising producer. Ricky Kirschner and Glenn
Weiss of White Cherry are executive producers. Audrey LaCatis serves
as the show's talent executive. The special will be directed by recent
Emmy Award winner Glenn Weiss. |
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