The 2009
Soul Train Music Awards were held at the
Georgia World Congress Center in
Atlanta
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,
Georgia on November 29, 2009.
[ ] The show was hosted by Oscar nominated actor
Terrence Howard and Oscar nominated actress
Taraji P. Henson
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. Performers included
Keri Hilson,
Toni Braxton,
Trey Songz
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,
Mario
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,
Raheem DeVaughn,
Ludacris,
Ryan Leslie, and
Robin Thicke.
Singers
Chaka Khan
Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan (), is an American singer. Her career has spanned more than five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Known as the " Qu ...
and
Charlie Wilson received the honoree Soul Train Legend Award.
Michael Jackson was honoree for posthumous award for Entertainer of the Year.
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 ...
won three awards; Best Female Artist, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year.
LeToya
LeToya Nicole Luckett (born March 11, 1981) is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer and actress. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a founding member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the world's List of best-selling girl gro ...
served as host for the Red-Carpet Show.
Special awards
Entertainer of the Year (Posthumous Honor)
*
Michael Jackson
Legend Award – Female
*
Chaka Khan
Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan (), is an American singer. Her career has spanned more than five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Known as the " Qu ...
Legend Award – Male
*
Charlie Wilson
Winners and nominees
Album of the Year
*
Beyoncé
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– ''
I Am... Sasha Fierce''
**
Jamie Foxx – ''
Intuition''
**
Maxwell
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People
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– ''
Blacksummers'night''
**
Ne-Yo – ''
Year of the Gentleman
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''
**
Kanye West – ''
808s & Heartbreak''
Song of the Year
*
Beyoncé
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– "
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
**
Keri Hilson – "
Turnin Me On"
**
Jennifer Hudson – "
Spotlight"
**
Mary Mary
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– "
God in Me
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"
**
Maxwell
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** James Clerk Maxwell, mathematician and physicist
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– "
Pretty Wings"
The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award
*
Jamie Foxx – "
Blame It"
** Written by:
Christopher "Deep" Henderson,
Nate Walker
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, James T. Brown, John Conte Jr., David Ballard and Brandon Melanchon
*
Beyoncé
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– "
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
** Written by:
Christopher Stewart,
Terius Nash,
Thaddis Harrell and
Beyoncé Knowles
*
Drake – "
Best I Ever Had"
** Written by:
Aubrey Graham
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,
Danny Hamilton
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,
Dwayne Carter
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,
Matthew Samuels and
Nakia Coleman
*
Keri Hilson – "
Knock You Down"
** Written by:
Nate Hills,
Keri Hilson,
Kevin Cossom,
Shaffer Smith
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,
Marcella Araica
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Biography
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and
Kanye West
*
Maxwell
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People
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** James Clerk Maxwell, mathematician and physicist
* Justice Maxwell (disambiguation)
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– "
Pretty Wings"
** Written by:
Gerald Rivera and Hod David
Best Male R&B/Soul Artist
*
Maxwell
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People
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** James Clerk Maxwell, mathematician and physicist
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**
Raphael Saadiq
**
Musiq Soulchild
**
Robin Thicke
**
Charlie Wilson
Best Female R&B/Soul Artist
*
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 ...
**
Whitney Houston
**
Jennifer Hudson
**
Ledisi
**
Chrisette Michele
Best New Artist
*
Keri Hilson
**
Drake
**
Ryan Leslie
**
Solange
**
Jazmine Sullivan
Jazmine Marie Sullivan (born April 9, 1987) is an American R&B and soul singer. Born and raised in Philadelphia, her debut album, ''Fearless'' was released in 2008. The record topped ''Billboards Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and was certifie ...
Best Reggae Artist
*
Sean Paul
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Paul's singles "Get Busy" and "Temperature" topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the ...
**
Ziggy Marley
**
Mavado
**
Tarrus Riley
**
Serani
CENTRIC Award
*
Maysa
**
Corneille
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As a young man, he earned the valuable patronag ...
**
Laura Izibor
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**
The Knux
**
Eric Roberson
Best Gospel Performance – Male, Female or Group
*
Mary Mary
Mary Mary is a female American urban contemporary gospel duo composed of sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell (born April 29, 1972) and Trecina Atkins-Campbell (born May 1, 1974). Formed in 1998, Mary Mary was launched into mainstream recognition fo ...
– "
God in Me
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"
**
Fred Hammond – "They That Wait"
**
Smokie Norful
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– "Justified"
**
Marvin Sapp – "Praise Him in Advance"
**
BeBe & CeCe Winans – "Close to You"
Best Collaboration
*
Keri Hilson – "
Knock You Down"
**
Keyshia Cole – "
Trust"
**
Mario
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– "
Break Up
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"
**
Mary Mary
Mary Mary is a female American urban contemporary gospel duo composed of sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell (born April 29, 1972) and Trecina Atkins-Campbell (born May 1, 1974). Formed in 1998, Mary Mary was launched into mainstream recognition fo ...
– "
God in Me
"God in Me" is a song by American contemporary gospel duo Mary Mary featuring American gospel singer Kierra "Kiki" Sheard. It was released as the second single from their fourth studio album '' The Sound'' (2008), and was also featured on their gre ...
"
**
Trey Songz
Tremaine Aldon Neverson (born November 28, 1984), known professionally as Trey Songz, is an American R&B singer and rapper. His debut album, '' I Gotta Make It'', was released in 2005 through Atlantic Records. His follow-up album, ''Trey Day'', ...
– "
Successful
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"
Performers
*
Chrisette Michele
*
Keri Hilson
*
Mario
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and
Sean Garrett
*
Raheem DeVaughn and
Ludacris
*
Robin Thicke
*
Ryan Leslie
*
Toni Braxton and
Trey Songz
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Tribute performances
;
Charlie Wilson Legend Tribute
*
K-Ci & JoJo
*
Raheem DeVaughn
;
Chaka Khan
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Legend Tribute
*
Angie Stone
*
Erykah Badu
*
Fantasia
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*
Ledisi
*
Melle Mel
;
Motown
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Musical Moment
*
Boyz II Men
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*
Chico DeBarge
*
Estelle
*
Hal Linton
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*
Henson
*
Johnny Gill
*
Melanie Fiona
* Mike Phillips
* Vita
Telecast
The Soul Train Awards aired on
BET and
Centric on November 29, 2009. It was also broadcast on
BET UK
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.
Trivia
The Soul Train Awards was a
trending topic during its time on-air on the social media site,
Twitter.
The Soul Train trophy, originally the trademark African ceremonial mask (
Soul Train Music Award for Heritage Award – Career Achievement This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Award, Soul Train Music Heritage Award for Career Achievement, awarded from 1987 to 1997. The award was later retitled in 1998 to the Soul Train Music Award for Quincy Jones Award for ...
) is replaced with an actual train.
In an episode of ''
Community'', "
Social Psychology", character Troy mentions the Soul Train Awards when complaining about participating in a study that never begins.
See also
*
Soul Train Awards
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Notes
External links
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