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Soul Train Music Awards

The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show aired in national syndication that honors the best in Black music and entertainment. It is produced by the producers of Soul Train, the program from which it takes its name. It features musical performances by various R & B and hip hop music recording artists, as well as special award honorees. The show is held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California.

Soul Train Music Awards voting body includes active professionals in the fields of radio station programming, retail sales and management and recording artists with records that reach one or more music trade publication charts during the past one year eligibility period.

In the past the show has had such famed R&B hosts as Luther Vandross, Patti LaBelle, Will Smith, Vanessa Williams, and Gladys Knight.

Janet Jackson holds the record for the most Soul Train Awards won, followed by her brother Michael Jackson and R&B/Pop singer Whitney Houston.

[citation needed]The Soul Train Music Award trophy is an African ceremonial head of some musical meaning since introduced and the award is given in 1987[citation needed].

Award Categories

Legendary performer Janet Jackson holds the record for most Soul Train Award wins, Jackson is shown winning the 2004 Outstanding Career Achievement Award
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Legendary performer Janet Jackson holds the record for most Soul Train Award wins, Jackson is shown winning the 2004 Outstanding Career Achievement Award

Show History

Year Hosts Venue Entertainer of the Year Hertiage Award Winner (Later Renamed To Quincy Jones Award for Career Achievement)
1987 Dionne Warrick, Luther Vandross Santa Monica Civic Auditorium No Award Stevie Wonder
1988 Dionne Warrick Santa Monica Civic Auditorium No Award Gladys Knight and the Pips
1989 Dionne Warrick, Ahmad Rashad, Patti Labelle Shrine Auditorium Michael Jackson Michael Jackson
1990 Dionne Warrick, Luther Vandross, Patti Labelle Shrine Auditorium Arsenio Hall Quincy Jones
1991 Dionne Warrick, Luther Vandross, Patti Labelle Shrine Auditorium MC Hammer Smokey Robinson
1992 Will Smith,Luther Vandross,Vanessa Williams,Patti Labelle Shrine Auditorium Janet Jackson Prince
1993 Luther Vandross,Patti Labelle,Natalie Cole Shrine Auditorium En Vogue Eddie Murphy
1994 Gladys Knight, Patti Labelle, Johnny Gill Shrine Auditorium Whitney Houston Barry White
1995 Anita Baker, Patti Labelle, Babyface Shrine Auditorium Queen Latifah Diana Ross
1996 Brandy,Anita Baker, LL Cool J. Shrine Auditorium Boyz II Men Patti Labelle
1997 Brandy, Gladys Knight, LL Cool J. Shrine Auditorium Babyface Curtis Mayfield
1998 Heavy D., Patti LaBelle, Erykah Badu Shrine Auditorium Puff Daddy Whitney Houston
1999 Tyra Banks, Monica, Brian McKnight Shrine Auditorium Lauryn Hill Luther Vandross
2000 Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Tamia, Eric Benét, Shemar Moore Shrine Auditorium Mary J. Blige, DMX Artist of the Decade Award: Whitney Houston, Prince
2001 Queen Latifah, Mya, Shemar Moore Shrine Auditorium Destiny's Child, Jay-Z The Isley Brothers
2002 Shemar Moore, Faith Evans, Yolanda Adams, Arsenio Hall Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Alicia Keys, Dr. Dre The O'Jays
2003 Queen Latifah, Arsenio Hall Pasadena Civic Auditorium Mariah Carey, Nelly LL Cool J.
2004 Babyface, Alicia Keys International Cultural Center Auditorium Beyonce, Outkast Janet Jackson, R. Kelly
2005 Brian McKnight, Fantasia, Nick Cannon, Nicole Ritchie Paramount Pictures Studios Usher, Ciara Ice Cube
2006 Vivica A. Fox, Tyrese Pasadena Civic Auditorium John Legend Jamie Foxx, Destiny's Child
2007 Omarion, LeToya Pasadena Civic Auditorium Jennifer Hudson Jermaine Dupri

References

  1. ^ Soul Train Story. Soul Train. Retrieved on 2006-09-21.

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