2011 Soul Train Music Awards
Soul Train Music Awards | |
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Date | November 27, 2011 |
Location | BET, Centric |
The 2011 Earth Wind & Fire, both honorees received the Soul Train Legend Award. A special tribute performance was dedicated in memory of hip hop artist Heavy D, which include Doug E. Fresh, Kurtis Blow, and Whodini, Common and Naughty by Nature.[1]
Special awards
Legend Award – Female
Legend Award – Male
- Earth Wind & Fire
Winners and nominees
Winners are in bold text.
Album of the Year
- Chris Brown – F.A.M.E.
- Adele – 21
- Beyoncé – 4
- Jay Z and Kanye West – Watch the Throne
- Jill Scott – The Light of the Sun
- Trey Songz – Passion, Pain & Pleasure
Song of the Year
- Kelly Rowland (featuring Lil Wayne) – "Motivation"
- Adele – "Rolling in the Deep"
- Chris Brown – "She Ain't You"
- Miguel – "Sure Thing"
- Jill Scott (featuring Anthony Hamilton) – "So in Love"
- Kanye West (featuring Rihanna) – "All of the Lights"
The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter’s Award
- Marsha Ambrosius – "Far Away"
- Written by: Marsha Ambrosius and Sterling Simms
- Adele – "Rolling in the Deep"
- Written by: Adele and Paul Epworth
- Beyoncé – "Best Thing I Never Had"
- Written by: Antonio Dixon, Patrick "J. Que" Smith and Shea Taylor
- Written by: Antonio Dixon,
- Michael Jackson (featuring Akon) – "Hold My Hand"
- Written by: Aliaune Thiam, Giorgio Tuinfort and Claude Kelly
- Raphael Saadiq – "Good Man"
- Written by: Raphael Saadiq and Taura Stinson
Best R&B/Soul Male Artist
Best R&B/Soul Female Artist
Best New Artist
Centric Award
Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year
- Moment for Life"
- Chris Brown (featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes) – "Look at Me Now"
- Lupe Fiasco (featuring Trey Songz) – "Out of My Head
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- Kanye West (featuring Rihanna) – "All of the Lights"
Best Gospel Performance
- Mary Mary – "Walking"
- James Fortune (featuring Shawn McLemore) – "I Believe"
- Kirk Franklin – "I Smile"
- Trin-i-tee 5:7 – "Heaven Hear My Heart"
- CeCe Winans – "More"
Best Dance Performance
- Beyoncé – "Run the World (Girls)"
- Chris Brown – "She Ain't You"
- Keri Hilson – "Pretty Girl Rock"
- Mary Mary – "Walking"
- Rihanna (featuring Drake) – "What's My Name?"
- Kelly Rowland (featuring Lil Wayne) – "Motivation"
CENTRICTV.com Awards
Best Soul Site
- Necole Bitchie
Best Caribbean Performance
- Rihanna – "Man Down"
- Vybz Kartel – "Summertime"
- Kes – "Wotless"
- Mavado – "Dililah"
- Machel Montano – "Bend Over"
Best Traditional Jazz Artist/Group
- Cassandra Wilson – Silver Pony
- Terri Lyne Carrington – The Mosaic Project
- Kevin Eubanks – Zen Food
- The Marsalis Family – Music Redeems
- Lizz Wright – Fellowship
Best Contemporary Jazz Artist/Group
- Dave Koz – Hello Tomorrow
- Boney James – Contact
- Foreplay – Let's Touch the Sky
- Michael Franks – Time Together
- Paul Hardcastle – Hardcastle IV
Performers
- The Original 7ven
- Melanie Fiona
- Miguel
- Mindless Behavior
- Lloyd
- Gladys Knight
- Keith Sweat
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Anthony Hamilton
- BeBe Winans
Tribute performers
- Heavy D Tribute
- Earth Wind & Fire Tribute
- Zap Mama
- Miguel
- Musiq Soulchild
- Lalah Hathaway
- Boney James
- Eric Benét
- Joe
- Robin Thicke
- CeeLo Green
- Stokley Williams
- Gladys Knight Tribute
- Tamar Braxton
- Dave Hollister
- Kenny Lattimore
- Freddie Jackson
- Chrisette Michelle
- Marsha Ambrosius
- Mary Mary
- Natalie Cole
Telecast
The Soul Train Awards were aired on
BET and Centric
on November 27, 2011.
References
- ^ Soul Train Awards 2011|Nominees & Winners.BET Entertainment