Ciara led the field with five nods for the 2005 Vibe Awards announced by the magazine Tuesday in Los Angeles.
Ciara will compete for artist of the year against Kanye West, Mariah Carey, John Legend and 50 Cent, Billboard.com reported.
Last year's Vibe Awards made international news when a man slapped special honoree Dr. Dre and G-Unit's Young Buck allegedly stabbed the assailant.
Vibe publisher Kenard Gibbs said another ceremony looked questionable at that time, but industry support inspired the magazine to forge ahead.
"For obvious reasons, it was up in the air at one point," Gibbs told Billboard.com. "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."
The awards will be doled out Nov. 12 in Los Angeles and broadcast three days later on UPN.
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