2009 Soul Train Music Awards

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Soul Train Music Awards

Date

November 29, 2009

Location

Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia

Country

United States

Hosted by

Terrence Howard and
Taraji P. Henson

First awarded

1987

Most awards

Beyoncé (3)

Website

soultrain.com

Television/radio coverage

Network

BET, Centric

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The 2009 Soul Train Music Awards were held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia on November 29, 2009.^[1] The show was hosted by Oscar nominated actor Terrence Howard and Oscar nominated actress Taraji P. Henson. Performers included Keri Hilson, Toni Braxton, Trey Songz, Mario, Raheem DeVaughn, Ludacris, Ryan Leslie, and Robin Thicke.

Singers Chaka Khan and Charlie Wilson received the honoree Soul Train Legend Award. Michael Jackson was honoree for posthumous award for Entertainer of the Year. Beyoncé won three awards; Best Female Artist, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year. LeToya served as host for the Red-Carpet Show.

Upon its return, BET commissioned a new trophy for the Soul Train Music Awards. The new trophy, a train, replaced the signature African mask trophy used from 1987 to 2007.

Special awards

Winners and nominees

Album of the Year

Beyoncé – I Am... Sasha Fierce
- Jamie Foxx – Intuition
- Maxwell – Blacksummers'night
- Ne-Yo – Year of the Gentleman
- Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak

Song of the Year

Beyoncé – "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
- Keri Hilson (featuring Lil Wayne) – "Turnin Me On"
- Jennifer Hudson – "Spotlight"
- Mary Mary – "God in Me"
- Maxwell – "Pretty Wings"

The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award

Jamie Foxx (featuring T-Pain) – "Blame It"
- Written by: Christopher "Deep" Henderson, Nate Walker, James T. Brown, John Conte Jr., David Ballard and Brandon Melanchon
Beyoncé – "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
- Written by: Christopher Stewart, Terius Nash, Thaddis Harrell and Beyoncé Knowles
Drake – "Best I Ever Had"
- Written by: Aubrey Graham, Danny Hamilton, Dwayne Carter, Matthew Samuels and Nakia Coleman
Keri Hilson (featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo) – "Knock You Down"
- Written by: Nate Hills, Keri Hilson, Kevin Cossom, Shaffer Smith, Marcella Araica and Kanye West
Maxwell – "Pretty Wings"
- Written by: Gerald Rivera and Hod David

Best Male R&B/Soul Artist

Maxwell

Best Female R&B/Soul Artist

Beyoncé

Best New Artist

Keri Hilson

Best Reggae Artist

Sean Paul

CENTRIC Award

Maysa

Best Gospel Performance – Male, Female or Group

Mary Mary – "God in Me"
- Fred Hammond (featuring John P Kee) – "They That Wait"
- Smokie Norful – "Justified"
- Marvin Sapp – "Praise Him in Advance"
- BeBe & CeCe Winans – "Close to You"

Best Collaboration

Keri Hilson (featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo) – "Knock You Down"
- Keyshia Cole (featuring Monica) – "Trust"
- Mario (featuring Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett) – "Break Up"
- Mary Mary (featuring Kierra "Kiki" Sheard) – "God in Me"
- Trey Songz (featuring Drake) – "Successful"

Performers

Tribute performances

Charlie Wilson Legend Tribute

Chaka Khan Legend Tribute

Motown Musical Moment

Telecast

The Soul Train Awards aired on BET and Centric on November 29, 2009. It was also broadcast on BET UK.

Trivia

The Soul Train Awards was a trending topic during its time on-air on the social media site, Twitter.

The Soul Train trophy, originally the trademark African ceremonial mask (Soul Train Music Award for Heritage Award – Career Achievement) is replaced with an actual train.

In an episode of Community, "Social Psychology", character Troy mentions the Soul Train Awards when complaining about participating in a study that never begins.

Notes

^ "2009 Soul Train Awards | Rap-Up".

External links

BET Official website

v t e Soul Train Music Awards
Categories	Album of the Year Song of the Year Video of the Year The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award New Artist R&B/Soul Male Artist R&B/Soul Female Artist Soul Train Certified Award Rhythm & Bars Award Gospel/Inspirational Song Dance Performance Collaboration
Discontinued	R&B/Soul Album – Female R&B/Soul Album – Male R&B/Soul Album – Group, Band or Duo R&B/Soul of Rap Dance Cut R&B/Soul Single – Female R&B/Soul Single – Male R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo Rap Single Gospel Album – Solo Gospel Album – Group or Band Jazz Album – Solo Jazz Album – Group, Band or Duo Gospel Album Jazz Album Rap Album
Special awards	Quincy Jones Award Heritage Award Sammy Davis Jr. Award Artist of the Decade Award Stevie Wonder Award
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