Schedule alert! 2011 Soul Train Awards

Written by TVSA Team from the blog BET on 30 Nov 2011
Favourite this post

A headup that the 2011 Soul Train Awards will be on BET this weekend: on Saturday (3 January), tarting with the red carpet at 21h00, followed by the ceremony at 22h00.

The 2011 Soul Train Music Awards took place on 17 November 2011 and were filmed for broadcast on BET worldwide. They aired in the USA on BET and Centric this past Sunday (27 November, 2011.)

These are the nominees:
(If you'd like to see the nominees and winners, please see: TVSA's 2011 Soul Train Awards Show Page)

Best New Artist

Bruno Mars
Marsha Ambrosius
Miguel
Frank Ocean

Best Male R&B/Soul Artist

Trey Songz
Chris Brown
Cee Lo Green
R. Kelly
Eric Benet
Miguel

Best Female R&B/Soul Artist

Kelly Rowland
Beyoncé
Marsha Ambrosius
Jennifer Hudson
Jill Scott
Mary J. Blige

Centric Award

Ledisi
Raphael Saddiq
Bilal
Anthony David
Aloe Blacc

Best Caribbean Performance

"Bend Over" – Machel Montano
"Man Down" – Rihanna
"Delilah" – Movado
"Wotless" – Kes The Band
"Summertime" – Vybz Kartel

Best Gospel Performance

"I Smile" – Kirk Franklin
"Walking" – Mary Mary
"Heaven Hear My Heart" – Trin-I-Tee 5:7
"I Believe" – James Fortune feat. Shawn McLemore
"More" – Cece Winans

Album of the Year

Passion Pain Pleasure – Trey Songz
21 – Adele
F.A.M.E. – Chris Brown
Light of the Sun – Jill Scott
4 – Beyoncé Watch the Throne – Jay Z/Kanye West

Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year

Moment for Life – Nicki Minaj
All of the Lights – Kanye West
Look at Me Now – Chris Brown (featuring Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne)
Out of My Head – Lupe Fiasco
Otis – Jay Z/Kanye West

Song of the Year

"So In Love" – Jill Scott (featuring Anthony Hamilton)
"Motivation" – Kelly Rowland (featuring Lil Wayne)
"Sure Thing" – Miguel
"Rolling in the Deep" – Adele
"She Ain't You" – Chris Brown
"All of the Lights" – Kanye West

Record of the Year (The Ashford Simpson Songwriter's Award)

"Rolling in the Deep" – Adele
"Far Away" – Marsha Ambrosius
"Best Thing I Never Had" – Beyoncé
"Good Man" – Raphael Saddiq
"Hold My Hand" (duet with Akon) – Michael Jackson

Best Dance Performance

"Motivation" – Kelly Rowland
"Only Girl in the World"/"What's My Name" – Rihanna
"Run the World (Girls)" – Beyoncé
"She Ain't You" – Chris Brown
"Walking" – Mary Mary
"Pretty Girl Rock" – Keri Hilson