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.

THE SOUL TRAIN AWARDS ARE OUT. HIPHOSSIP PLANS MAJOR COVERAGE.

Alicia Keys and Usher lead the pack of Soul Train Awards nominees with four nods apiece.

Keys is nominated for Best R&B/Soul Artist Female, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, and Record of the Year, while Usher will compete in the Best R&B/Soul Artist Male, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, and Best Dance Performance categories.

Drake follows close behind with three nominations, including Best Hip Hop Song of the Year, Album of the Year and Record of the Year. Ne-Yo, Monica, B.o.B., Nicki Minaj, Erykah Badu, Dondria, Janelle Monáe, Fantasia and Sade all received two nominations.

High off his "When a Woman Loves" single, R. Kelly is set to open the show. Other performers on the bill include Cee-Lo, Erykah Badu, Rick Ross, Erykah Badu, Janelle Monáe, Faith Evans, Keyshia Cole, Eric Benét, Chrisette Michele, Lalah Hathaway, Tamia, Tank, Freddie Jackson, Gyptian and Jeffrey Osborne.

Ron Isley and Anita Baker are on deck to be this year's Legend Award recipients. Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, will return to master the ceremony for the second consecutive year.

The 2010 Soul Train Awards are set to tape at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre November 10 and premiere on Centric and BET November 28 at 9 P.M.

See a complete list of nominees below and visit CentricTV.com.

BEST NEW ARTIST
Melanie Fiona
B.o.B.
Nicki Minaj
Dondria
Wale

BEST R&B/SOUL ARTIST FEMALE
Alicia Keys
Erykah Badu
Monica
Fantasia
Mary J. Blige

SONG OF THE YEAR
“Everything To Me” - Monica
“There Goes My Baby” - Usher
“Un-Thinkable(I’m Ready)” – Alicia Keys
“Soldier Of Love” - Sade
“Nothing On You” – B.o.B. feat. Bruno Mars

BEST HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR
“Love The Way You Lie” - Eminem feat. Rihanna
“B.M.F. (Blowin Money Fast)” - Rick Ross feat. Styles P
“Your Love” – Nicki Minaj
“Find Your Love” - Drake
“Shutterbugg” – Big Boi feat. Cutty
“I Got Your Back” – T.I. feat. Keri Hilson

BEST MALE R&B/SOUL MALE
Usher
Kem
Trey Songz
Ne-Yo
Jaheim

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Alicia Keys – "The Element Of Freedom"
Usher – "Raymond vs. Raymond"
Sade – "Soldier of Love"
Drake – "Thank Me Later"
Erykah Badu – "New Amerykah Part Two-Return of the Ankh"

BEST REGGAE ARTIST AWARD
Gyptian
Damian Marley
Mr. Vegas
Jah Cure
Vybz Kartel
Gramps Morgan

CENTRIC AWARD
Jesse Boykins III
Dwele
Dondria
Corrine Bailey Rae
Janelle Monáe

BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE MALE, FEMALE OR GROUP
Youthful Praise feat. J.J. Harrison
Fred Hammond
Marvin Sapp
Lisa Page Brooks
Hezekiah Walker & LFC
Tye Tribbett

RECORD OF THE YEAR
Fantasia – “Bittersweet” (Charles Harmon, Claude Kelly, Michael Mentore)
El Debarge - “Second Chance” (songwriters: El Debarge & Mischke)
Drake –“Find Your Love” (songwriters: Bhasker, J; Graham, A; Reynolds, P; West, Kanye)
R.Kelly – “When A Woman Loves” (songwriter R. Kelly)
Alicia Keys – “Un-Thinkable(I’m Ready)” (songwriters: Keys, Aubrey Graham, Brothers, Noah "40" Shebib)

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THE SOUL TRAIN MUSIC AWARDS IS BACK TONITE!

More pictures to come.....It will air on BET here in Canada on November 29th so don't worry.

BEYONCE, MAXWELL AND KERI HILSON LEAD SOUL TRAIN MUSIC AWARDS!

Beyonce, Keri Hilson and Maxwell lead the way at the revamped Soul Train Awards after landing four nominations apiece on Friday (23Oct09). Beyonce will battle Jennifer Hudson and Whitney Houston for the Best Female R&B/Soul Artist and also compete for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year honors, while Maxwell will be up against Robin Thicke and Raphael Saadiq in the Best Male R&B/Soul Artist category; he'll also fight Beyonce for Album of the Year and Record of the Year.

Meanwhile, Hilson is up for Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Collaboration - for her Knock You Down duet with Kanye West and Ne-Yo. The 3 November (09) event, which will be hosted by Hustle & Flow co-stars Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, will also salute the careers of Chaka Khan, Charlie Wilson and hitmakers Antonio 'L.A.' Reed and Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds.

The ceremony will also celebrate the 50th anniversary of Motown Records and honor the late Michael Jackson with the Entertainer of the Year Award.

Soul Train Awards return after two-year hiatus.

Brush up on your Bus Stop and Itch and Scratch, because the Soul Train Awards are slated to return to the airwaves on Nov. 29. The ceremony, created by the legendary Don Cornelius (pictured) to honor the best in R&B music, has been absent from television since 2007; the 2009 awards will be broadcast on Centric, a new channel jointly owned by BET and MTV.

Among the honorees at the awards are Island Def Jam CEO Antonio "L.A." Reid, his longtime creative partner, performer/producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, and '70s hitmakers Chaka Khan and Charlie Wilson of the Gap Band. Taraji P. Henson, currently seen in theaters in "I Can Do Bad All by Myself," and Terrence Howard, will host.

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