Ne-Yo, Gladys Knight, Keyshia Cole, 2 Chainz, Sherri Shepherd,
Miguel And More Join In On The Soul Train Awards Three-day
Experience
NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate
their 25th Awards show, The Soul Train Awards 2012
three-day experience is bringing celebrity star power to
Las Vegas, as they honor the best
in music, comedy and entertainment. In addition to the
Awards show, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, the
experience will include an All-Star Comedy Show honoring comedian
George Wallace, a celebrity
Golf Tournament hosted by comedian/actor Bill Bellamy and closing the weekend with
the Centric Soul Weekend Concert headlined by Soul Train Awards
2012 Lifetime Achievement recipients, New Edition.
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To kick off this celebration, Centric's Apollo Live! host
Tony Rock and reality star
and singer Tamar Braxton will
host the Soul Train Awards red carpet pre-show, interviewing
today's biggest names in entertainment as they arrive to the
Awards. Joining Keri
Hilson and Jody
Watley as presenters at this year's show, are actors
Anthony Mackie and
Bill Bellamy, singer
Estelle, radio personality Michael Baisden and reality stars Tameka
"Tiny" Harris and Flavor Flav.
This year's Awards show will definitely go on record as being
the most soulful, with newly added performances by the legendary
Gladys Knight, male
powerhouses Ne-Yo, Anthony
Hamilton, Raphael
Saadiq and Eddie
Levert, as well as unforgettable performances by 2
Chainz, Keyshia Cole and
newcomers Leah Labelle,
Elle Varner and Marcus Canty. Playing
double-duty for the Awards show will be Raphael Saadiq who will bless the stage with
an energetic performance, as well as act as musical director for
the show. As previously announced, Charlie Wilson, Fantasia and John
Legend will bless the Awards stage with their memorable
performances.
On Friday, November
9th, Soul Train will host their 1st
Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament at the Paiute Golf Club Resort in
Las Vegas, hosted by
comedian/actor Bill Bellamy
and special guest NBA legend Dr. Julius "J" Erving.
For tickets and inquiries, contact info@soultrain.com.
Later that evening, your favorite comedians from all over the
U.S., will come together to honor one of their own, comedian
George Wallace for the
Centric All-Star Comedy Show at Planet Hollywood Live. George
has received several accolades for his standup comedy and live
shows including being slated #93 on Comedy Central's list of the
100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time. Currently, George has a
running show at The Flamingo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
The All-Star Comedy Show lineup includes performances by
George Wilborn,
Sherri Shepherd,
Earthquake, Bill
Bellamy, Chris
Spencer, Tony Rock
and Gary Owen. Tickets
are available at Ticketmaster.
The Soul Train Awards 2012 three-day experience at Planet
Hollywood Live will end on Saturday on a high note, with the
Centric Soul Weekend Live in Concert event featuring today's
hottest male singers: TGT (Tyrese,
Ginuwine and Tank), funky R&B star Miguel
and Soul Train Awards 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award recipients
New Edition. This is a concert not to be missed.
Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.
The Soul Train Awards 2012 will premiere simultaneously on BET
and Centric on Sunday, November
25th at 9pm ET/PT.
For more information, go to www.BET.com/SoulTrain.
To purchase travel packages for Centric's Soul Train Awards 2012
three-day experience in Las Vegas,
which includes tickets to the Soul Train Awards, All-Star Comedy
Show, Concert, and other exclusive events and extras, please visit:
http://www.soultrainpackages.com/travel-package.html.
About CENTRIC:
Centric is a 24-hour music and entertainment channel that
reflects the lifestyle and sophistication of today's
African-American and multicultural adult viewer. With a
finger on the pulse of an ever-changing beat, its compelling music
content fuses Soul, R&B, Neo-Soul, Hip Hop, Reggae, Gospel,
Jazz, Old School, New School and everything in between with today's
hottest artists. It is a unique of mix of music, culture and
lifestyle programming that embodies the lives, tastes and
aspirations of the CENTRIC viewer: All you. All day. All night.
About BET Networks:
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is
the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news
and public affairs television programming for the African-American
audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million
households and can be seen in the United
States, Canada, the
Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is
the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group
of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for
Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour
entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old
African-American audience; BET Digital Networks - BET Gospel and
BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment
tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded
offerings for the home environment including DVDs and
video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event
management and production company with festivals and live events
spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and
video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which
operates BET in the United Kingdom
and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global
distribution.
About Soul Train Holdings:
Soul Train is a registered trademark of Soul Train Holdings,
LLC, a limited liability company headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. Soul Train is the longest
running, first-run, nationally syndicated program in television
history. During its 37 year run, the show featured such
staples as the Soul Train line and performers as important and
diverse as: Al Green, Ike &
Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye, Michael
Jackson, Stevie Wonder,
Elton John, Whitney Houston, David
Bowie, Janet Jackson and
Beyonce, to name a few. Soul Train Holdings was created
following the acquisition of the iconic franchise and catalog of
more than 1,100 hours of archival footage from Don Cornelius
Productions in June 2008 by
InterMedia Partners and Madvision entertainment and is part of Vibe
Holdings LLC. Vibe Holdings is a leading multi-cultural media
company consisting of treasured and celebrated brands including
Vibe Magazine, Vibe.com, Uptown Magazine and Soul Train. VIBE
Holdings is owned by InterMedia Partners, Magic Johnson Enterprises
and Ron Burkle's Yucaipa
Companies.
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