2007 VH1 Soul VIBE Award Nominees and Winners

The VH1 Soul VIBE Awards are different in that they are one of the few major award ceremonies where the winners aren't chosen by some sort of committee or academy, but by real-live, actual fans. Votes were cast for the nominees from Sept. 5 to Sept. 30, 2007 and the winners were announced in early November. The ceremony will be broadcast on Vh1 Soul on Nov. 14 and on VH1 on Nov. 19. The nominees and winners in each category are below, with the winners names in bold with an asterisk (*) next to them.

R&B ARTIST of the YEAR
Ne-Yo
R. Kelly
T-Pain
*Beyonce

BEST COLLABORATION
R. Kelly duet with Usher, "Same Girl"
*Fabolous feat. Ne-Yo, "Make Me Better"
DJ Khaled/T.I./Akon/Rick Ross/Fat Joe/Lil Wayne/Baby, "We Takin' Over"
Ludacris feat. Mary J. Blige, "Runaway Love"

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST of the YEAR
*Robin Thicke
Rich Boy
Amy Winehouse
Chrisette Michele

SONG of the YEAR
"Lost Without U," Robin Thicke
"Irreplaceable," Beyonce
*"Buy U A Drank," T-Pain feat. Yung Joc
"We Fly High," Jim Jones

VIDEO of the YEAR
"Runaway Love" Ludacris feat. Mary. J. Blige
"Get Me Bodied" Beyonce
*"Umbrella" Rihanna feat. Jay-Z
"Same Girl" R. Kelly/ duet with Usher

HIP-HOP ARTIST of the YEAR
T.I.
Diddy
*Lil' Wayne
Jay-Z

PRODUCER of the YEAR
*Timbaland
Scott Storch
Swizz Beatz
Polow Da Don

VSTYLE (celebrating Hip-Hop and R&B's most cutting-edge, influential and innovative style and fashion trendsetter)
*Beyonce
Diddy
T.I.
Kanye West
Kimora Lee Simmons

VIBE PROPS
Stephon Marbury
*Jay-Z
Barack Obama
Oprah Winfrey

MIXTAPE of the YEAR
*Kanye West - Can't Tell Me Nothin'
Lil Wayne - Da Drought III
DJ Drama - Gangsta Grillz 16
DJ Soul - Assorted Donuts

RINGTONE of the YEAR
"We Fly High," Jim Jones
"This Is Why I'm Hot," Mims
"Lip Gloss," Lil Mama
*"Party Like a Rockstar," Shop Boyz
"Walk It Out," Unk

HOLLYWOOD (celebrating artists who have demonstrated that their talents excel beyond stage)
Ice Cube
T.I.
Jennifer Hudson
*Will Smith