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Mariah Carey was the big winner at this year's Vibe Awards, which took place on November 12, 2005 - absent the very strange vibes exhibited at last year's R&B music fest when a scuffle and stabbing occurred as the ceremony was being filmed.

This year, Carey walked away peacefully with four top honors.

With a message of hope for her fans, and a rallying cry of "don't ever give up!" the former 90's diva won Artist of the Year, R&B Voice of the Year, and Best R&B Song for "We Belong Together", and also picked up Album of the Year for her huge comeback album, "The Emancipation of Mimi."

Although Ciara led the field with a total of five nominations, she only picked up one award for Coolest Collabo with Ludacris for her hit "Oh". Top awards also went to Kanye West for Best Rapper and to The Diplomats for Best Group.

Winners were officially announced on Tuesday, November 15 on UPN at 8PM EST.

2005 Vibe Award Nominees & *Winners:

R&B VOICE OF THE YEAR
*Mariah Carey
Keyshia Cole
Destiny's Child
Fantasia
John Legend

BEST RAPPER
*Kanye West
50 Cent
The Game
Ludacris
T.I.

NEXT AWARD
*Keyshia Cole
Young Jeezy
Mike Jones
Paul Wall
Daddy Yankee

COOLEST COLLABO
*"Oh" by Ciara featuring Ludacris
"Gold Digger" by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx
"Like You" by Bow Wow featuring Ciara
"Soldier" by Destiny's Child featuring T.I. & Lil Wayne
"Still Tippin'" by Mike Jones featuring Slim Thug and Paul Wall

STREET ANTHEM
*"U Don't Know Me" by T.I.
"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

POWER BROKER OF THE YEAR
*Kevin Liles
Shawn Carter
Jermaine Dupri
Tyler Perry
John Singleton

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
*"Trapped in the Closet" (Chaps. 1-5) by R. Kelly
"Lose Control" by Missy Elliott featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop
"Pimpin' All Over the World" by Ludacris featuring Bobby Valentino
"The Corner" by Commo
"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
*Esther Baxter in "Number One Spot" by Ludacris
Buffie the Body in "So Seductive" by Tony Yayo featuring 50 Cent
Chessika in "Play" by David Banner
Lyric in "Candy Shop" by 50 Cent featuring Olivia
Summer in "Badd" by Ying Yang Twins featuring Mike Jones

BOOMSHOT AWARD
*"Welcome to Jamrock" by Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
"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

BEST R&B SONG
*"We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey
"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

BEST GROUP
*The Diplomats
112
The Black Eyed Peas
Destiny's Child
Ying Yang Twins

VSTYLE
*Baby Phat
AIX Armani Exchange
Just Cavalli
Rocawear
Sean John

VIBE VIXEN
*Kimora Lee Simmons
Tyra Banks
Joy Bryant
Ciara
Keyshia Cole

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
*The Emancipation of Mimi by Mariah Carey
Get Lifted by John Legend
Late Registration by Kanye West
The Naked Truth by Lil' Kim
The Documentary by The Game

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
*Mariah Carey
50 Cent
Ciara
John Legend
Kanye West

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