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