The Soul Train Music Awards aired last night on BET and its new affiliate station CENTRIC. I was not one who chose to watch the awards this year mainly because BET productions are just not my cup of tea. Actually, I was only interested in the performances. Artist like Toni Braxton, Chrisette Michelle and Erykah Badu came out to perform last night and pay tribute to the classic dance show we all ( well, most of us) grew up watching. Check out the performance videos and winners below.
Toni Braxton & Trey Songz – So Yesterday
Raheem Devaughn featuring Ludacris – Bulletproof
Chrisette Michele – Blame it on Me
Keri Hilson – Medley
Tribute to Charlie Wilson
WINNERS
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BEST NEW ARTIST
Drake
Jazmine Sullivan
Keri Hilson
Ryan Leslie
Solange
BEST R&B/SOUL ARTIST FEMALE
Beyonce
Chrisette Michele
Jennifer Hudson
Ledisi
Whitney Houston
BEST R&B/SOUL MALE
Charlie Wilson
Maxwell
Musiq Soulchild
Raphael Saadiq
Robin Thicke
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Beyonce – I Am … Sasha Fierce
Jamie Foxx – Intuition
Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak
Maxwell – BLACKsummers’night
Ne-Yo – Year of the Gentleman
SONG OF THE YEAR
“God in Me” – Mary Mary
“Pretty Wings” – Maxwell
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” – Beyonce
“Spotlight” – Jennifer Hudson
“Turnin Me On” – Keri Hilson/ ft Lil Wayne
RECORD OF THE YEAR (SONGWRITER AWARD)
Beyonce – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”
Drake – “Best I Ever Had”
Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain – “Blame It”
Keri Hilson – “Knock You Down”
Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
CENTRIC AWARD – SOUL APPROVED/UNDERGROUND
Corneille
Eric Roberson
Laura Izibor
Maysa
The Knux
BEST COLLABORATION
Keri Hilson feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo – “Knock You Down”
Keyshia Cole feat. Monica – “Trust”
Mario feat. Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett – “Break Up”
Mary Mary feat. Kierra (KiKi) Sheard – “God In Me”
Trey Songz feat. Drake – “Successful”
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE MALE, FEMALE OR GROUP
BeBe and CeCe Winans – “Close To You”
Fred Hammond feat. John P. Kee – “They That Wait”
Marvin Sapp – “Praise Him in Advance”
Mary Mary feat. Kierra “KiKi” Sheard – “God In Me”
Smokie Norful – “Justified”
BEST REGGAE ARTIST
Movado
Sean Paul
Serani
Taurus Riley
Ziggy Marley
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Michael Jackson
At least at we knew Mike would win entertainer of the year here. Ugh. Still mad about Taylor winning at the AMAs. But I guess in the black community, it’s always the year of the Beyonce. I am happy that Maysa won though. I love her.
What are your thoughts on the awards?
