Soul Train Music Awards
The Soul Train Music Awards is an award ceremony held annually since 1987, which is transmitted in the U.S. nationwide on television and radio. Prizes will be awarded specifically for African-American music and entertainment. Produces the awarding of the former producer of Soul Train, a former television program for African-American music, which was from 1971 to 2009 also broadcast nationwide to Don Cornelius.
The jury consists of music journalists and other related professions, and to artists who already got the award itself. Will be moderated by changing the show presenters, such as Luther Vandross, Patti LaBelle, Will Smith, Vanessa Williams, and Gladys Knight.
Janet Jackson holds the record for the most Soul Train Awards in front of her brother Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston.
Because of the strike, the writers in Hollywood Ceremony 2008 was canceled. The ceremony on 29 November 2009 was moderated by Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard and transmitted in parallel on two television stations.
Namesake of the award is 60 minute long TV series of the U.S. television with exclusively African-American music under the title Soul Train, which was set first aired on October 2, 1971 once a week and on 18 December 2009.
Categories
The Award is presented in different categories, which are subject to change over time. Some of the categories are:
- Best R & B / Soul Single ( male and female)
- Best R & B / Soul Single, Group, band or duo
- Best R & B / Soul Song of the Year
- Best R & B / Soul Album of the Year
- Best R & B / Soul Album ( male and female)
- Best R & B / Soul Album, Group or Duo band
- The Coca -Cola Classic Award for Best R & B / Soul or Rap New Artist
- The Michael Jackson Award for Best R & B / Soul or Rap Music Video
- The Sprite Award for Best R & B / Soul or Rap Dance Cut
- Best Gospel Album
- Best Gospel Album - Solo
- Best Gospel Album - Group or band
- Best Jazz Album - Solo
- Best Jazz Album - Group, band or duo
- Best Jazz Album
- Best Rap - Single
- Best Rap Album
- Quincy Jones Award for Career Achievement
- Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year
- Stevie Wonder Award for Outstanding Achievements in Song Writing