Henson, the return of the Soul Train Awards promises to be a soulful
music event acknowledging R&B music’s finest.
The following is a complete list of nominees and categories for the CENTRIC PRESENTS: 2009 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS:
BEST NEW ARTIST
— Drake
— Jazmine Sullivan
— Keri Hilson
— Ryan Leslie
— Solange
BEST R&B/SOUL ARTIST FEMALE
— Beyoncé
— Chrisette Michele
— Jennifer Hudson
— Ledisi
— Whitney Houston
BEST MALE R&B/SOUL MALE
— Charlie Wilson
— Maxwell
— Musiq Soulchild
— Raphael Saadiq
— Robin Thicke
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
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
— Beyoncé – I am… Sasha Fierce (Platinum) Sony Music
— Jamie Foxx – Intuition (Platinum) J Records
— Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak (Platinum) Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
— Maxwell – Blacksummer’s Night (Gold) Sony Music
— Ne-Yo – Year of the Gentleman
RECORD OF THE YEAR (SONGWRITER AWARD)
— Beyoncé – “Single Ladies (Put a ring on it)”
— Drake – “Best I ever had”
— Jamie Foxx Ft/T-Pain – “Blame it”
— Keri Hilson – “Knock You Down”
— Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
BEST REGGAE ARTIST AWARD
— Movado
— Sean Paul
— Serani
— Taurus Riley
— Ziggy Marley
CENTRIC AWARD – SOUL APPROVED/UNDERGROUND
— Corneille
— Eric Roberson
— Laura Izibor
— Maysa
— The Knux
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE MALE, FEMALE OR GROUP
— BeBe and CeCe Winans – “Close To You”
— Fred Hammond f/John P Kee – “They That Wait”
— Marvin Sapp – “Praise Him in Advance”
— Mary Mary – “God In Me”
— Smokie Norful – “Justified”
BEST COLLABORATION
— Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo – “Knock you Down”
— Keyshia Cole featuring Monica – “Trust”
— Mario featuring Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett – “Break up”
— Mary Mary featuring Kierra (KiKi) Sheard – “God In Me”
— Trey Songz featuring Drake – “Successful”
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
— Michael Jackson
The show will premiere on both CENTRIC and BET in a special simulcast on Sunday, November 29 at 9pm (E/P).
