Erykah Badu named host of Soul Train Awards, plus 2015 nominees
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ERYKAH BADU ANNOUNCED AS HOST OF THE SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2015
Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds to Receive the Legend Award while Jill Scott to be Honored with First-Ever Lady of Soul Award at Soul Music’s Annual Event
The SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2015 will be hosted by the incomparable singer-songwriter Erykah Badu. The hippest trip led by the illest chick will celebrate soul music’s R&B legends alongside the next wave of talented artists. Filmed November 6 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, the SOUL TRAIN AWARDS will air on CENTRIC and BET on November 29th, 2015 at 8PM ET.
Musical luminaries being honored at the show include Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, who will receive the Legend Award and Jill Scott who will accept the first-ever Lady of Soul Award. These icons are being recognized for their longstanding presence in the industry and influence on the world of music past and present. R&B legend and record producer Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds has won 11 Grammy Awards and written and produced 26 No. 1 R&B hits. His new album, Return of the Tender Lover, will be released December 4th. A torchbearer of R&B music, Jill is a 3x Grammy Award-winner who has also established herself as a critically acclaimed actress as well as a New York Times bestselling poet.
The SOUL TRAIN AWARDS will feature an exciting lineup of unforgettable performances and viewers can expect special appearances by some of the brightest stars in entertainment. The event annually showcases Soul Train’s influence on the history of music and dance from the 70s to today.
Another fun addition for visitors to look forward to is the full SOUL TRAIN WEEKEND November 5-7. Packages are on sale now on Ticketmaster.com, starting at $800. Individual tickets can be purchased for the Centric Presents Soul Train Awards at Orleans Arena (orleansarena.com) and the Soul Train Weekend Concert featuring R. Kelly with special guest Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds (Ticketmaster.com). General admission tickets to the Soul Train Weekend Late Night Party at LIGHT nightclub will be available at a later date to be announced. Additional information and ticketing can be found at SoulTrainWeekend.com.
The complete list of nominees for the SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2015 are:
CHRIS BROWN
D'ANGELO
THE WEEKND
TREY SONGZ
TYRESE
Centric Certified Award
AVANT
CHRISETTE MICHELE
THE INTERNET
TYRESE
VIVIAN GREEN
Video of the Year
BEYONCÉ - 7/11
JIDENNA FT. ROMAN GIANARTHUR - CLASSIC MAN
KENDRICK LAMAR – ALRIGHT
MARK RONSON FT. BRUNO MARS - UPTOWN FUNK
THE WEEKND - EARNED IT (FROM THE "FIFTY SHADES OF GREY" SOUNDTRACK)
Best Gospel and/or Inspirational Song
ERICA CAMPBELL - MORE LOVE
FRED HAMMOND FT. BREEANN HAMMOND - I WILL TRUST
KIRK FRANKLIN - WANNA BE HAPPY?
LECRAE - ALL I NEED IS YOU
MARVIN SAPP - YES YOU CAN
Album of the Year
CHRIS BROWN - X
D'ANGELO AND THE VANGUARD - BLACK MESSIAH
JILL SCOTT - WOMAN
THE WEEKND - BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS
TYRESE – BLACK ROSE
Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year
BIG SEAN FT. DRAKE & KANYE WEST – BLESSINGS
BIG SEAN FT. E-40 - IDFWU
FETTY WAP - TRAP QUEEN
KENDRICK LAMAR - ALRIGHT
NICKI MINAJ FT. DRAKE & LIL WAYNE - TRUFFLE BUTTER
Best R&B/Soul Female Artist
BEYONCÉ
JANELLE MONÁE
JANET JACKSON
JILL SCOTT
TAMAR BRAXTON
Song of the Year
COMMON & JOHN LEGEND - GLORY (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE "SELMA")
JIDENNA FT. ROMAN GIANARTHUR - CLASSIC MAN
MARK RONSON FT. BRUNO MARS - UPTOWN FUNK
RIHANNA - B***H BETTER HAVE MY MONEY
THE WEEKND - EARNED IT (FROM THE "FIFTY SHADES OF GREY" SOUNDTRACK)
The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter’s Award
GLORY (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE "SELMA") – WRITTEN BY: LONNIE RASHID LYNN, JOHN ROGER STEPHENS AND CHE SMITH (COMMON & JOHN LEGEND)
APPARENTLY – WRITTEN BY: JERMAINE L. COLE, DAMON COLEMAN, FILIPPO TRECCA (J.COLE)
UPTOWN FUNK – WRITTEN BY: MARK RONSON, RUDOLPH TAYLOR, LONNIE SIMMONS, PHILIP MARTIN LAWRENCE II, PETER GENE HERNANDEZ, JEFFREY NATH BHASKER, NICHOLAUS JOSEPH WILLIAMS, DEVON CHRISTOPHER GALLASPY, ROBERT LYNN WILSON, CHARLES K. WILSON, RONNIE WILSON (MARK RONSON FT. BRUNO MARS)
EARNED IT (FROM THE "FIFTY SHADES OF GREY" SOUNDTRACK) – WRITTEN BY: ABEL "THE WEEKND" TESFAYE, AHMAD “BELLY” BALSHE, JASON QUENNEVILLE, STEPHAN MOCCIO (THE WEEKND)
SHAME – WRITTEN BY: WARRYN S. CAMPBELL II, SAM DEES, TYRESE DARNELL GIBSON, RON KERSEY, DE WAYNE JULIUS ROGERS (TYRESE)
Best Dance Performance
BEYONCÉ - 7/11
CHRIS BROWN X TYGA - AYO
JANELLE MONÁE & JIDENNA - YOGA
MARK RONSON FT. BRUNO MARS - UPTOWN FUNK
SILENTO - WATCH ME (WHIP/ NAE NAE)
Best Collaboration
BIG SEAN FT. DRAKE & KANYE WEST - BLESSINGS
COMMON & JOHN LEGEND - GLORY (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE "SELMA")
MARK RONSON FT. BRUNO MARS - UPTOWN FUNK
NICKI MINAJ FT. BEYONCÉ - FEELING MYSELF
OMARION FT. CHRIS BROWN & JHENÉ AIKO - POST TO BE
The SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2015 is produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment. Executive Producers of the network telecast are as follows: Debra Lee, Stephen Hill, Connie Orlando and Lynne Harris Taylor from BET; and Jesse Collins from Jesse Collins Entertainment. Erykah Badu is an Associate Producer.
ERYKAH BADU ANNOUNCED AS HOST OF THE SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2015
Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds to Receive the Legend Award while Jill Scott to be Honored with First-Ever Lady of Soul Award at Soul Music’s Annual Event
Soul Train Awards to Air on Centric and BET, November 29th at 8PM ET
THE WEEKND, BRUNO MARS, AND MARK RONSON LEAD WITH FIVE NOMINATIONS, FOLLOWED BY BEYONCÉ, CHRIS BROWN, JIDENNA, AND TYRESE WITH FOUR NODS
#SoulTrainAwards
Musical luminaries being honored at the show include Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, who will receive the Legend Award and Jill Scott who will accept the first-ever Lady of Soul Award. These icons are being recognized for their longstanding presence in the industry and influence on the world of music past and present. R&B legend and record producer Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds has won 11 Grammy Awards and written and produced 26 No. 1 R&B hits. His new album, Return of the Tender Lover, will be released December 4th. A torchbearer of R&B music, Jill is a 3x Grammy Award-winner who has also established herself as a critically acclaimed actress as well as a New York Times bestselling poet.
Another fun addition for visitors to look forward to is the full SOUL TRAIN WEEKEND November 5-7. Packages are on sale now on Ticketmaster.com, starting at $800. Individual tickets can be purchased for the Centric Presents Soul Train Awards at Orleans Arena (orleansarena.com) and the Soul Train Weekend Concert featuring R. Kelly with special guest Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds (Ticketmaster.com). General admission tickets to the Soul Train Weekend Late Night Party at LIGHT nightclub will be available at a later date to be announced. Additional information and ticketing can be found at SoulTrainWeekend.com.
The complete list of nominees for the SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2015 are:
Best New Artist
ALESSIA CARA
DEJ LOAF
JIDENNA
JUSSIE SMOLLETT
TINASHE
Best R&B/Soul Male ArtistALESSIA CARA
DEJ LOAF
JIDENNA
JUSSIE SMOLLETT
TINASHE
CHRIS BROWN
D'ANGELO
THE WEEKND
TREY SONGZ
TYRESE
Centric Certified Award
AVANT
CHRISETTE MICHELE
THE INTERNET
TYRESE
VIVIAN GREEN
Video of the Year
BEYONCÉ - 7/11
JIDENNA FT. ROMAN GIANARTHUR - CLASSIC MAN
KENDRICK LAMAR – ALRIGHT
MARK RONSON FT. BRUNO MARS - UPTOWN FUNK
THE WEEKND - EARNED IT (FROM THE "FIFTY SHADES OF GREY" SOUNDTRACK)
Best Gospel and/or Inspirational Song
ERICA CAMPBELL - MORE LOVE
FRED HAMMOND FT. BREEANN HAMMOND - I WILL TRUST
KIRK FRANKLIN - WANNA BE HAPPY?
LECRAE - ALL I NEED IS YOU
MARVIN SAPP - YES YOU CAN
Album of the Year
CHRIS BROWN - X
D'ANGELO AND THE VANGUARD - BLACK MESSIAH
JILL SCOTT - WOMAN
THE WEEKND - BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS
TYRESE – BLACK ROSE
Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year
BIG SEAN FT. DRAKE & KANYE WEST – BLESSINGS
BIG SEAN FT. E-40 - IDFWU
FETTY WAP - TRAP QUEEN
KENDRICK LAMAR - ALRIGHT
NICKI MINAJ FT. DRAKE & LIL WAYNE - TRUFFLE BUTTER
Best R&B/Soul Female Artist
BEYONCÉ
JANELLE MONÁE
JANET JACKSON
JILL SCOTT
TAMAR BRAXTON
Song of the Year
COMMON & JOHN LEGEND - GLORY (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE "SELMA")
JIDENNA FT. ROMAN GIANARTHUR - CLASSIC MAN
MARK RONSON FT. BRUNO MARS - UPTOWN FUNK
RIHANNA - B***H BETTER HAVE MY MONEY
THE WEEKND - EARNED IT (FROM THE "FIFTY SHADES OF GREY" SOUNDTRACK)
The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter’s Award
GLORY (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE "SELMA") – WRITTEN BY: LONNIE RASHID LYNN, JOHN ROGER STEPHENS AND CHE SMITH (COMMON & JOHN LEGEND)
APPARENTLY – WRITTEN BY: JERMAINE L. COLE, DAMON COLEMAN, FILIPPO TRECCA (J.COLE)
UPTOWN FUNK – WRITTEN BY: MARK RONSON, RUDOLPH TAYLOR, LONNIE SIMMONS, PHILIP MARTIN LAWRENCE II, PETER GENE HERNANDEZ, JEFFREY NATH BHASKER, NICHOLAUS JOSEPH WILLIAMS, DEVON CHRISTOPHER GALLASPY, ROBERT LYNN WILSON, CHARLES K. WILSON, RONNIE WILSON (MARK RONSON FT. BRUNO MARS)
EARNED IT (FROM THE "FIFTY SHADES OF GREY" SOUNDTRACK) – WRITTEN BY: ABEL "THE WEEKND" TESFAYE, AHMAD “BELLY” BALSHE, JASON QUENNEVILLE, STEPHAN MOCCIO (THE WEEKND)
SHAME – WRITTEN BY: WARRYN S. CAMPBELL II, SAM DEES, TYRESE DARNELL GIBSON, RON KERSEY, DE WAYNE JULIUS ROGERS (TYRESE)
Best Dance Performance
BEYONCÉ - 7/11
CHRIS BROWN X TYGA - AYO
JANELLE MONÁE & JIDENNA - YOGA
MARK RONSON FT. BRUNO MARS - UPTOWN FUNK
SILENTO - WATCH ME (WHIP/ NAE NAE)
Best Collaboration
BIG SEAN FT. DRAKE & KANYE WEST - BLESSINGS
COMMON & JOHN LEGEND - GLORY (FROM THE MOTION PICTURE "SELMA")
MARK RONSON FT. BRUNO MARS - UPTOWN FUNK
NICKI MINAJ FT. BEYONCÉ - FEELING MYSELF
OMARION FT. CHRIS BROWN & JHENÉ AIKO - POST TO BE
The SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2015 is produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment. Executive Producers of the network telecast are as follows: Debra Lee, Stephen Hill, Connie Orlando and Lynne Harris Taylor from BET; and Jesse Collins from Jesse Collins Entertainment. Erykah Badu is an Associate Producer.
For show information, please visit BET.com/SoulTrain, the official site for SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2015.
