VH1 Soul & VIBE Award

’VH1 Soul Presents : VIBE Awards Special’ Premiering On VH1 Soul Wednesday, November 14 at 9PM Hosted By Grammy Award-Winning Artist Eve

VH1 Soul is teaming up with VIBE Magazine to recognize the greatest in hip hop and R&B in 2007. Not your typical awards ceremony, the VH1 Soul Presents : VIBE Awards Special is a one-hour taped program that will honor the music artists and trend-setters that have inspired us through their artistic contributions. The show is jam-packed with special dedications and tributes from some of the biggest names in hip hop and R&B, celebrating excellence and innovation in urban music, lifestyle and culture.

Hosted by Grammy Award-winning rapper and actress Eve, the VH1 Soul Presents : VIBE Awards Special, premieres on VH1 Soul on Wednesday, November 14 at 9PM* and on VH1 on Monday, November 19 at 10PM*. The special includes appearances by Wyclef Jean, Rodney Jerkins, Dallas Austin, Farnsworth Bentley, DJ Clue, Andre Harrell, Kay Slay, VIBE Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Danyel Smith and many more.

The special will also feature special appearances from celebrity presenters including Keyshia Cole, Alicia Keys, Nelly, Common, Snoop Dogg, Big Boi, and Q Tip.

This year’s winners of the VH1 Soul/VIBE award are :

Hip Hop Artist of the Year
Lil Wayne

R&B Artist of the Year
Beyonce

Best Collabo
Fabolous featuring Ne-Yo "Make Me Better"

Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Robin Thicke

Producer of the Year
Timbaland

Song of the Year
"Buy U A Drank" by T-Pain featuring Yung Joc

Video of the Year
"Umbrella" by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z

VStyle (celebrates Hip Hop and R & B’s most cutting-edge, influential and
innovative style and fashion trendsetter)
Beyonce

VIBE Props
Jay-Z

Mixtape of the Year
"Can’t Tell Me Nothing" by Kanye West

Ringtone of the Year
"Party Like a Rockstar" by Shop Boyz