BREAKING TRAGIC NEWS: DON CORNELIUS, THE FOUNDER OF SOUL TRAIN DEAD OF APPARENT SUICIDE.

Don Cornelius was a TV ICON. I hope all the kids hear this on 106 and Park as they do that Soul Train dance where everyone lines each side of the floor and one dances thru the isle. He was iconic with that deep voice. He knew all the stars. They knew him, He created a generation of R&B stars and fans. Who doesn't know Don? I was glad to say I knew him personally in my lifetime. Rest in Peace Don. Cornelius was found this morning at 7am EDT/4am PST dead of an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He committed suicide.

Last I spoke to him, he was going thru a bitter divorce in 2009 which at the time he told a Judge he had some health issues which sources say was cancer. He was frustrated by his voice, that deep sexy voice was cracking up last time we spoke. HipHossip covered the Soul Train awards from 2008-2011 and also I used to attend the Lady of Soul awards back in the States when I lived there.

It was as you remember after the awards when we went to the after party in 1997 that shots were fired into Diddy's vehicle killing the Notorius B.I.G. When I think about Soul Train, I think about so many events, high and low. Nothing like today though, knowing that Don was found dead an hour ago when I was getting KJ up for school. For you the "new school" kids, read about who Don Cornelius was.


A true BLACK HISTORY LEGEND. Sadly he died today Feb 1st 2012, the first day of Black History month.

Thank you for the memories Don. May you rest in Peace. We will meet again--MsKemi HipHossip @HipHossip @Snitchlady@MyYoungToronto

Our 2010 Soul Train Music Awards Coverage.

THE SOUL TRAIN MUSIC AWARDS WERE HELD IN ATLANTA MARKING 40 YEARS OF THE BRAND.

Treach

Lloyd

Miguel

Robin Thicke

Common

Morris Day and Jerome's foolishness continues for 3 decades

Our own Melanie Fiona

Miss Keri Baby

The Soul Train music awards was on Thursday November 17th 2011 at the Fox Theater in Atlanta. Cedric the Entertainer hosted and there were lots of people on the red carpet. We even spotted some old skool faces. Watch it on BET on Sunday November 27th 2011. Our own Melanie Fiona rocked a coat from heaven with the top looking like she's home in Canada and the bottom like she's in the warm South. The complete list of winners will be revealed next Sunday. Enjoy the pics.

THE 2011 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS NOMINATIONS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED.

Chris Brown Leads the Pack with Five Nominations Followed By Beyoncé and Kanye West with Four Nominations

HipHossip is the only blog that covers the red carpet and awards in the whole of Canada. This year is going to be exciting! The third annual SOUL TRAIN AWARDS readies an extraordinary show for this year’s presentation, taping on Thursday, November 17 at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, GA. Hosted by the original king of comedy, Cedric “The Entertainer”, the 2011 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS will premiere on both CENTRIC and BET on Sunday, November 27 at 9:00 PM*. Legendary group The Original 7Ven, The Group Formerly Known As The Time will open the show with an explosive performance, followed by multi-Grammy Award winning songstress Natalie Cole, Jill Scott, Mindless Behavior, Robin Thicke, Lloyd, Miguel, Melanie Fiona, Keith Sweat, BeBe Winans, Joe, Lalah Hathaway, Kenny Latimore. They will all light up the stage with performances and first-ever collaborations to honor this year’s Legend Award recipients Earth, Wind and Fire and Gladys Knight.

The SOUL TRAIN AWARDS will acknowledge the achievements of today’s most famed entertainers in 11 categories. R&B superstar Chris Brown is leading the pack with five nominations across multiple categories.

Chris Brown’s nominations include Best Male R&B/Soul Artist, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Dance Performance.

International sensation Beyoncé receives nominations in the Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Female R&B/Soul Artist and Best Dance Performance categories.

Kanye West is tied with Beyoncé with four nominations in three categories (Best Hip Hop Song of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year) and is followed by three nominations for artists Kelly Rowland, Adele, Marsha Ambrosius, and Miguel.

The SOUL TRAIN AWARDS is a presentation of Centric and Sunseeker Media and directed by Manny Rodriguez. Paxton Baker, Tami Willis-Arasli, Derek Lewis, Centric; Bart Phillips, Sunseeker Media; and Soul Train Holdings’ Kenard Gibbs will all be the executive producers of the network telecast, along with Cedric Kyles and Eric Rhone. The SOUL TRAIN AWARDS is produced in cooperation with the City of Atlanta led by Mayor Kasim Reed and Stacii Jae Johnson, Special Events Director for the Office of the Mayor.

For more information, please visit www.centrictv.com.

Special thanks to our BET/Centric family who get us access to all their events.