The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show which previously aired in national television syndication, and honors the best in Black 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 R&B and Soul recording artists interspersed throughout the ceremonies.
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, Patti LaBelle, Will Smith, Vanessa Williams, and Gladys Knight.
The Soul Train Music Award trophy has featured an African ceremonial mask since its 1987 introduction. R&B singer Janet Jackson holds the record for the most Soul Train Awards won[1].
The 2008 ceremonies were not held due to several factors, including the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike, the ill health of Don Cornelius at the time, and Soul Train distributor Tribune Entertainment terminating operations in the wake of the sale of Tribune Company to Sam Zell. With the rights to Soul Train acquired by MadVision Entertainment, the Soul Train Music Awards were presented on November 24, 2009 on Centric. MadVision now holds the rerun rights to Soul Train.
The 2009 ceremony was held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, marking the first time in the show's 22-year history it was held outside of the Los Angeles area. The 2010 awards was held on November 10 just outside Atlanta at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, and aired on BET and Centric on November 28.[2] The 2011 show was once again held in Atlanta and aired on BET November 27th.[3]
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| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
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| Artist | Janet Jackson | Alicia Keys | R. Kelly Michael Jackson Anita Baker |
Mary J. Blige Beyonce TLC Boyz II Men |
Whitney Houston Luther Vandross Erykah Badu Toni Braxton Maxwell Lauryn Hill Ciara |
| Total Wins | 13 wins | 9 Wins | 8 wins | 6 wins | 5 wins |
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
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| Artist | R. Kelly Janet Jackson |
Mary J. Blige | Whitney Houston Luther Vandross |
Boyz II Men Michael Jackson Beyonce |
Alicia Keys Usher |
| Total Nominations | 19 nominations | 18 nominations | 16 nominations | 15 nominations | 13 Nominations |
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