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Soul Train Music Award For Best Video Of The Year
This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Award for Video of the Year. Originally entitled Best Music Video, the award has been retitled a further two times, including to The Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video before being retitled again to its current title in 2013. Janet Jackson has won this award a record six times and Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ... is the only artist with multiple nominations in one year. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s References {{DEFAULTSORT:Soul Train Music Award For Best RandB Soul Or Rap Music Video Soul Train Music Awards American music video awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Train Music Award
The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual music awards show which previously aired in national broadcast syndication, and honors the best in African-American culture, music and entertainment. It is produced by the makers of ''Soul Train'', the program from which it takes its name, and features musical performances by various contemporary R&B and soul music recording artists interspersed throughout the ceremonies. The special traditionally used to air in either February, March or April, but now airs the last weekend of November (in most years, Thanksgiving weekend). The Soul Train Music Awards voting body includes active professionals in the fields of radio programming and music retail and management and recording artists with records that have charted in designated music trade publications in the year prior to proceedings. Past hosts for the show include such R&B luminaries as Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick, Patti LaBelle, Will Smith, Vanessa Williams, Taraji P. Henson, and Glady ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Watley
Jody Vanessa Watley (born January 30, 1959) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and artist,USA Today (February 16, 1996), Best Bets: Albums Jody Watley Greatest Hits, "Few singers fired up the disco like Jody Watley who set trends and standards for fashion and music in the late 80s.." USA Today Life Section whose music crosses genres including pop, R&B, jazz, dance, and electronic soul.Paoletta, Michael (February 22, 2003) "Watley Relaxes In The Setting of The 'Midnight Lounge', Billboard Magazine. During the late 1970s and early 1980s she was a member of the r&b/funk band Shalamar, who scored many hits, notably so in the UK. In 1988, she won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist (as a solo artist) and has been nominated for three Grammy awards. In 2008, she was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from '' Billboard'' magazine, and was also prominently featured in the historic black issue of ''Vogue Italia'' in 2008. In December 2016, '' Billboard'' ranked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remember (The First Time)
"Remember (The First Time)" is the 1989 debut single by New Orleans-born singer Eric Gable Eric Gable (born October 28, 1967) is an American soul/ R&B singer. From 1988 to 1994, he released three studio albums, being signed on Orpheus Records/Epic Records, and had a number-one R&B hit "Remember (The First Time)". Another single, "Proc .... The single was the most successful of Gable's eight singles on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart. "Remember (The First Time)" went to number one for one week on the chart. References 1989 debut singles 1989 songs {{1980s-R&B-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Gable
Eric Gable (born October 28, 1967) is an American soul/ R&B singer. From 1988 to 1994, he released three studio albums, being signed on Orpheus Records/Epic Records, and had a number-one R&B hit "Remember (The First Time)". Another single, "Process of Elimination", peaked at number sixty-three in the UK Singles Chart in March 1994, his only UK chart entry. Discography Charting singles References External linksEric Gable discographyat AllMusicEric Gableat Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Gable, Eric Living people 1967 births American soul singers American male singers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhythm Nation
"Rhythm Nation" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson, released as the second single from her fourth studio album, ''Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814'' (1989). It was written and produced by Jackson, in collaboration with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Jackson developed the song's concept in response to various tragedies in the media, deciding to pursue a socially conscious theme by using a political standpoint within upbeat dance music. In the United States, it peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Dance Club Songs charts. It also peaked within the top 40 of several singles charts worldwide. "Rhythm Nation" received several accolades, including BMI Pop Awards for "Most Played Song", the Billboard Award for "Top Dance/Club Play Single" and a Grammy nomination for Jackson as "Producer of the Year". It has been included in two of Jackson's greatest hits collections, '' Design of a Decade: 1986–1996'' (1995) and '' Number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Soul Train Music Awards
The 1990 Soul Train Music Awards was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California and aired live in select cities on March 14, 1990 (and was later syndicated in other areas), honoring the best in R&B, soul, rap, jazz, and gospel music from the previous year. The show was hosted by Patti LaBelle, Luther Vandross and Dionne Warrick. Special awards Heritage Award for Career Achievement * Quincy Jones Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year * Arsenio Hall Winners and nominees Winners are in bold text. Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album – Male * Babyface – '' Tender Lover'' ** Bobby Brown – '' Dance!...Ya Know It!'' ** Quincy Jones – ''Back on the Block'' ** Luther Vandross – '' The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love'' Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album – Female * Janet Jackson – ''Rhythm Nation 1814'' ** Regina Belle – '' Stay with Me'' ** Stacy Lattisaw – '' What You Need'' ** Stephanie Mills – ''Home'' Best R&B/Urban Contemporary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeletons (Stevie Wonder Song)
"Skeletons" is a number-one R&B single performed by American recording artist Stevie Wonder from his 1987 ''Characters'' album. Song background The song is an R&B record about lies and deceptions being uncovered. The 12" extended version features short sound bites from prominent figures such as Col. Oliver North ("I am not ashamed of anything in my professional and personal conduct") and President Ronald Reagan ("The United States has not made concessions to those who hold our people captive in Lebanon") among others. This has remained a popular R&B uptempo song for Stevie Wonder, as well receiving airplay from urban radio stations. Music video The song's music video shows Stevie Wonder sitting on the front porch of his home, in a typical white-picket-fence American neighborhood. As the video progresses, he greets his archetypical neighbors, and we are shown who they are; then we are shown their "skeletons", or secrets. Karen Black is featured as the "perfect" mother and housewi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, Pop music, pop, Soul music, soul, Gospel music, gospel, funk, and jazz. A virtual one-man band, Wonder's use of synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments during the 1970s reshaped the conventions of Contemporary R&B, R&B. He also helped drive such genres into the album era, crafting his LP record, LPs as cohesive and consistent, in addition to socially conscious statements with complex compositions. Visual impairment, Blind since shortly after his birth, Wonder was a child prodigy who signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11, where he was given the professional name Little Stevie Wonder. Wonder's single "Fingertips" was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1963, at the age of 13, making him the List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Wild West (Kool Moe Dee Song)
"Wild Wild West" is a song by American rapper Kool Moe Dee, released in 1988 as a second single from his second studio album ''How Ya Like Me Now''. It was recorded in 1987 at Battery Studios in London, England, produced by Bryan "Chuck" New, LaVaba Mallison, Pete Q. Harris, Teddy Riley and Kool Moe Dee, and released via Jive Records. The single peaked at number 62 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 4 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It was later sampled by Will Smith in his 1999 song of the same name, featuring Kool Moe Dee (along with Dru Hill). It was on the soundtrack for film ''Wild Wild West ''Wild Wild West'' is a 1999 American steampunk Western film co-produced and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock alongside Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman, from a story penned by brothers Jim and John ...''. Music video The music video features Kool Moe Dee in a western style town with snow on the ground and with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kool Moe Dee
Mohandas Dewese (born August 8, 1962), better known by his stage name Kool Moe Dee, is an American rapper, writer and actor. Considered one of the forerunners of the new jack swing sound in hip hop, he gained fame in the 1980s as a member of one of the pioneering groups in hip hop music, the Treacherous Three, and for his later solo career. During his career he released a total of seven studio albums (five of them solo), with 1994's ''Interlude'' being the last to date. His fast and aggressive rap style influenced following rap figures such as Big Daddy Kane, Beastie Boys, KRS-One, Rakim, Will Smith, N.W.A, Tupac Shakur, Nas, Jay-Z, among others. Among his most famous songs are "Go See the Doctor", "Wild Wild West" and "How Ya Like Me Now". Kool Moe Dee was ranked 33 on About.com's list of the 50 Greatest MCs of Our Time (1987–2007). Early life and education Born Mohandas Dewese in Harlem, Kool Moe Dee attended the State University of New York at Old Westbury, where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parents Just Don't Understand
"Parents Just Don't Understand" is the second single from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's second studio album, ''He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper''. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance at the 1989 Grammy Awards, one of the two songs to do so before the award was discontinued in 1991. It peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song was released as a single in spring 1988. The song was referenced several times in the television show ''The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air''. The song was ranked number 96 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop, and featured in '' The Parent Trap'', ''Malibu's Most Wanted'' and '' Jersey Girl''. A sample of the opening to Peter Frampton's "Won't you be my friend?" can be heard at the beginning and all throughout the song. Composition The song's two major verses involve The Fresh Prince's problems with his own parents, who he feels do not understand the difficulties of being a teenager. The first verse is a recollection of when he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince were an American hip hop duo from West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consisting of rapper Will Smith (the Fresh Prince) and disc jockey Jeff Townes (DJ Jazzy Jeff). Active full time from 1986 to 1994 and occasionally thereafter, they scored a string of light-hearted, inoffensive, and humorous hit singles. The group received the first Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 1989 for "Parents Just Don't Understand" (1988), though their most successful single was " Summertime" (1991), which earned the group their second Grammy and peaked at number 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Will Smith and Jeff Townes have remained close friends and claim that they never split up, having made songs together under Smith's solo performer credit. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince have sold over 5.5 million albums in the US. They also performed together as recently as September 2019. Career 1985–1988: Early years and ''Rock the House'' Jeff Townes and Will Smith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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