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Mary J. Blige, Mos Def & Tom Joyner Named Essence Awards Nominees
05/02/2003 5:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
LAUNCH Radio Networks
(5/2/03, 5 p.m. ET) -- R&B singer Mary J. Blige will be honored at the 16th Annual Essence Awards in June. Blige, rapper/actor Mos Def and radio host Tom Joyner will receive the "Essence Award" at the event honoring the "power of the word" this year.
Queen Latifah has already been chosen to get the "Entertainer Of The Year" at the ceremony.
Actor, comedian and broadcaster Steve Harvey will host the awards.
The show will be taped June 6 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood and the awards will air June 27 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.
To attend the Essence Awards, go to ticketmaster.com.
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