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Hip-hop ingenue Ciara leads the field with five nominations for the Vibe Awards
Wed Oct 12, 2005
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Hip-hop ingenue Ciara leads the field with five nominations for the Vibe Awards, which will be held November 12 in Los Angeles and broadcast three days later on UPN.
Last year's awards, also in Los Angeles, were marred by a melee stemming from an altercation in the audience. A man stepped up to special honoree Dr. Dre and slapped him; the assailant was then allegedly stabbed by Young Buck, a member of G-Unit.
Despite the incident and ensuing publicity, Vibe publisher Kenard Gibbs says support from national sponsors, UPN and record labels validated the magazine's desire to move forward.
"For obvious reasons, it was up in the air at one point," Gibbs recalls. "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."
Ciara's nods include artist of the year, for which she will compete against Kanye West, Mariah Carey, John Legend and 50 Cent.
In the album of the year category, the nominees are "Get Lifted" by Legend, "Late Registration" by West, "The Documentary" by the Game, "The Emancipation of Mimi" by Carey and "The Naked Truth" by Lil' Kim.
West, 50 Cent and the Game will duke it out with Ludacris and T.I. for best rapper. Mary J. Blige will receive the VLegend award at the ceremony.
Source : today.reuters.com
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