The show will also honor music greats Gladys Knight and Earth, Wind & Fire.

http://www.bet.com/news/m...tions.html

aka. The Black Awards.

Where the hell is Mint Condition?

I am officially not watching this. Done. This has become another BET travesty. Robin Thicke and Mindless Behavior honoring EW&F or Gladys...uhh uhh! Where is Mint Condition? Soul Train has gone back to where it left off back in 2004-2005.

Where is Kelly Price? Where is Ledisi? Where is Jaheim? All of these people had R&B hits this year. Has anyone been able to find a complete list of nominations?

daPrettyman said:

Where is Kelly Price? Where is Ledisi? Where is Jaheim? All of these people had R&B hits this year. Has anyone been able to find a complete list of nominations?

They just had to get bigger exposure, since for the last couple of years, ST really wasn't pulling alot of views. But at least it was a decent awards show. Now, I'm scared yet not surprised.

Marsha's nominated! Not surprised by Adele's nods either.

Here is the article with ...minations:

Centric Announces 2011 Soul Train Awards Nominees, Chris Brown Leads With 5 Nominations

Published by Justin Joseph on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 11:52 am.

Celebrating 40 years of the Soul Train brand, this year’s Soul Train Awards is gearing up to be one of the biggest events of the year. Hosted by comedian and actor Cedric the Entertainer, the show will honor Gladys Knight and Earth, Wind & Fire, with the coveted Legend Award for their immense contributions to the world of music.

This year’s nominees represent the best in R&B, soul, jazz, gospel and Carribean music. Music’s bad-boy turned golden child Chris Brown leads the pack with an astounding five nominations, including Album of the Year for his critically acclaimed F.A.M.E. He is followed by Beyonce and Kanye West who tied with four nominations.

New categories to this year’s line-up include awards for best traditional and contemporary jazz albums. These two categories will be viewers choice awards, and the winners will be determined through online voting.

This year’s show will tape in Atlanta on November 17, but will air in simulcast on both Centric and BET on November 27 at 9pm/8c.

Best New Artist
Bruno Mars
Marsha Ambrosius
Miguel
Frank Ocean

Best Male R&B/Soul Artist
Trey Songz
Chris Brown
R. Kelly
Miguel
Cee Lo Green
Eric Benet

Centric Award
Ledisi
Raphael Saddiq
Bilal
Anthony David
Aloe Blacc

Best Caribbean Performance
“Man Down” -Rihanna
“Summer Time” -Vybz Kartel
“Wotless” -Kes The Band
“Bend Over” – Machel Montano
“Delilah” – Movado

Best Gospel Performance
“I Smile” – Kirk Franklin
“Walking” – Mary Mary
“Heaven Hear My Heart” – Trin-I-Tee 5:7
“I Believe” – James Fortune ft. Shawn McLemore
“More” – Cece Winans

Album of the Year
21 - Adele
F.A.M.E - Chris Brown
4 - Beyonce
Passion Pain & Pleasure - Trey Songz
Light of the Sun - Jill Scott
Watch The Throne - Jay Z and Kanye West

Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year
“Moment for Life” – Nicki Minaj
“All of the Lights”- Kanye West ft. Rihanna
“Look at Me Now” – Chris Brown feat. Busta Rhymes and Lil’ Wayne
“Out of My Head” – Lupe Fiasco
“Otis” - Jay Z and Kanye West

Best Female R&B/Soul Artist
Kelly Rowland
Beyonce
Marsha Ambrosius
Jennifer Hudson
Jill Scott
Mary J. Blige

Song of the Year
“Motivation” – Kelly Rowland feat. Lil’ Wayne
“Sure Thing”- Miguel
“Rolling in the Deep” – Adele
“She Ain’t You” – Chris Brown
“All of the Lights” – Kanye West
“So In Love” – Jill Scott ft. Anthony Hamilton

Record of the Year (The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award)
“Rolling in the Deep” – Adele (Writers: Adele, Paul Epworth)
“Far Away” – Marsha Ambrosius (Writers: Marsha Ambrosius, Sterling Simms)
“Best Thing I Never Had” – Beyonce (Writers: Antonio Dixon; Kenneth Edmonds; Larry Griffin, Jr.; Beyoncé Knowles; Caleb McCampbell; Patrick Smith; Shea Taylor)
“Good Man” – Raphael Saddiq (Writers: Raphael Saadiq, Taura Stinson)
“Hold My Hand” (Duet with Akon) – Michael Jackson (Writers: Aliaune Thiam (Akon), Giorgio Tuinfort, Claude Kelly)

Best Dance Performance
“Motivation” – Kelly Rowland
“Only Girl in the World”/”What’s My Name” – Rihanna
“Run The World” – Beyonce
“She Ain’t You” – Chris Brown
“Walking” – Mary Mary
“Pretty Girl Rock” – Keri Hilson

2011 Soul Train Award Legend Award Recipients
Gladys Knight

Earth Wind and Fire

Traditional Jazz*
“In Concert On Broadway” – Harry Connick Jr.
“James Farm”- Eric Harland
“Light My Fire”- Eliane Elias
“Silver Pony”- Cassandra Wilson
“What’s It All About” – Pat Metheny

Contemporary Jazz*
“Contact” – Boney James
“Hello Tomorrow” – Dave Koz
“Rock-et Sci-ence ”- Bela Fleck
“Let’s Touch The Sky”- Fourplay
“Time Together”- Michael Franks

[Edited 10/20/11 14:35pm]

Ugh Late Nights and Early Mornings was robbed a nod in the album category but I'm cool with her nods regardless though.

Timmy84 said:

Ugh Late Nights and Early Mornings was robbed a nod in the album category but I'm cool with her nods regardless though.

I didn't like the album.

silverchild said:

I am officially not watching this. Done. This has become another BET travesty. Robin Thicke and Mindless Behavior honoring EW&F or Gladys...uhh uhh! Where is Mint Condition? Soul Train has gone back to where it left off back in 2004-2005.

LLAAWWWDDD

daPrettyman said:

Timmy84 said:

Ugh Late Nights and Early Mornings was robbed a nod in the album category but I'm cool with her nods regardless though.

I didn't like the album.

paisleypark4 said:

silverchild said:

I am officially not watching this. Done. This has become another BET travesty. Robin Thicke and Mindless Behavior honoring EW&F or Gladys...uhh uhh! Where is Mint Condition? Soul Train has gone back to where it left off back in 2004-2005.

LLAAWWWDDD

What the?

Who is mindless behavior?

scriptgirl said:

Who is mindless behavior?

scriptgirl said:

Who is mindless behavior?

My little neice are in love with them. They are group comprised of little boys....

Well, no wonder I don't know them

Best Caribbean Performance

What? Might that be a new category?

Chris Brown leading the pack? No shade towards him but is that all? smh "R&B'' need a makeover and the ones who have more exposure need to be making better records .

scriptgirl said:

Well, no wonder I don't know them

Yeah I don't know them, nor do I care to know them. I just hear younger kids talk about them. As much as you try to teach your kids about the essence of music, the more they move toward crap.

babybugz said:

Chris Brown leading the pack? No shade towards him but is that all? smh "R&B'' need a makeover and the ones who have more exposure need to be making better records .

Yeah he's a pop tart. Who's also trying to pretend to be a thug lmao he ain't nothing but a ho.

silverchild said:

scriptgirl said:

Well, no wonder I don't know them

Yeah I don't know them, nor do I care to know them. I just hear younger kids talk about them. As much as you try to teach your kids about the essence of music, the more they move toward crap.

Kids got a one-track mind, remember that. We all did at one point. But some of us were smarter than others.

Timmy84 said:

silverchild said:

Yeah I don't know them, nor do I care to know them. I just hear younger kids talk about them. As much as you try to teach your kids about the essence of music, the more they move toward crap.

Kids got a one-track mind, remember that. We all did at one point. But some of us were smarter than others.

True Timmy! True.

I haven't watched the STA since Janet won the Lifetime Award a couple years ago. Yea it was 2004.

Is this a joke?

Timmy84 said:

babybugz said:

Chris Brown leading the pack? No shade towards him but is that all? smh "R&B'' need a makeover and the ones who have more exposure need to be making better records .

Yeah he's a pop tart. Who's also trying to pretend to be a thug lmao he ain't nothing but a ho.

Right. You can tell his new image is so forced.

babybugz said:

Timmy84 said:

Yeah he's a pop tart. Who's also trying to pretend to be a thug lmao he ain't nothing but a ho.

Right. You can tell his new image is so forced.

It's sad really. Slaving just to get money.

smoothcriminal12 said:

scriptgirl said:

Who is mindless behavior?

LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL THAT GIF ALWAYS CRACKS ME UP!!!!