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VIA: Los Angeles Times

The 2009 Soul Train Awards will take place on Nov. 3 at the Georgia World Congress Center, with actors Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson as hosts, and will be broadcast on Nov. 29 on the newCentric, which is the former BET J.

R&B diva Beyonce, nu-soul crooner Maxwell and songwriter-turned-solo perfomer Keri Hilson have each netted four nominations for the awards. The nominations, which were announced today, have all three competing in the Song of the Year and Record of the Year categories (Beyonce for “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It,” Maxwell for “Pretty Wings” and Hilson for “Turnin Me On” with Lil Wayne), while a second matchup between Maxwell and Beyonce looms over Album of the Year.

Both are also represented in Best R&B/Soul Artist Male and Female, respectively, while Hilson is pitted against Drake, Ryan Leslie and Beyonce’s sister Solange (cue ominous chords) in the Best New Artist category. Meanwhile, Hilson’s single “Knock You Down,” which features Kanye West and Ne-Yo, also faces off against Keyshia Cole and Monica’s “Trust” and Trey Songz and Drake’s “Success,” among others.

Record executive Antonio “L.A.” Reid, singers Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Chaka Khan and Charlie Wilson will be honored on the two-hour music special

The full list of Soul Train Award nominees:

 

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/ featuring Lil Wayne

 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Beyonce – “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)

Beyonce – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”

Drake – “Best I Ever Had”

Jamie Foxx  featuring 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 featuring 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