The 2009 Soul Train Awards returned last night following a one-year hiatus, with Beyonce emerging as the top winner.
Here’s the complete list of winners:
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 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
*Beyonce – I Am … Sasha Fierce
Jamie Foxx – Intuition
Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak
Maxwell – BLACKsummers’night
Ne-Yo – Year of the Gentleman
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”
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 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”
CENTRIC AWARD – SOUL APPROVED/UNDERGROUND
Corneille
Eric Roberson
Laura Izibor
*Maysa
The Knux
BEST REGGAE ARTIST
Movado
*Sean Paul
Serani
Taurus Riley
Ziggy Marley
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Michael Jackson
