¡¡¡¡LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 VHollywood (celebrates artists who have demonstrated that their talents truly do excel beyond stage) Will Smith

    VH1 Soul Presents: VIBE Awards Special is executive produced by Jac Benson II for blacjac Entertainment Group. Keshia Williams and Lee Rolontz are executive producers for VH1.

    VH1 Soul Presents: VIBE Awards Special is sponsored by the debut fragrance M by Mariah Carey and Chevrolet, a division of General Motors.

    Launched in 1997, VH1 Soul is the 24-hour network that brings music lovers the hottest, soul, neo-soul an R&B hits from the 90s and today featuring core artists such as Alicia Keys, Jill Scott, Outkast, Mary J. Blige and Usher. VH1 Soul, the premier source for all R&B and soul music, is now seen in the Top 20 U.S. markets for African-Americans and is available in nearly 20 million U.S. households.

    VIBE Media Group, an affiliate of The Wicks Group of Companies, L.L.C., is a leading music/lifestyle media company that publishes the award-winning VIBE magazine, the preeminent brand in urban and music culture, which was founded by Quincy Jones in 1993. Additional VIBE Media Group properties include Vibe.com; Comcast''s VIBE video-on-demand channel; The VIBE Awards; the wireless content service mVibe; and VIBE Books, which published The New York Times bestseller, Tupac Shakur.

    *All Times ET/PT Contacts: Toni Herron/ VH1 Surayyah McCarthy/ VH1 917-923-7748 (mobile) 646-315-0045 (mobile) Toni.Herron@vh1staff.com Surayyah.McCarthy@vh1staff.com Carolyn Nurnberg/ Rubenstein Communications 212-843-9316 (Office) CNurnberg@Rubenstein.com

    Source: VH1
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