In reply to Marcus.

Girl Bye! Ashanti was R&B it girl, you know this was 2005 right? By that time Ashanti was already losing steam and barely hanging on to be relevant. The reason Beyonce wasn't there is because she was on a world tour with Destiny Child's, so she couldn't have made it to the event. You know Oprah loves her some Beyonce, so please believe she would have been there if she could. Who know why Whitney wasn't there, probably somwhere high or chasing the King of R&B Bobby(side eye)!