BET And Centric Celebrate The Best In R&B Music Entertainment
During Sunday, November 25th Simulcast Of Soul Train Awards 2012
NEW YORK, Nov. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Soul Train
Awards 2012, held at Planet Hollywood Live in Las Vegas, was simulcast on BET and Centric on
November 25th at 8PM ET/PT. The audience was treated to the
best in music entertainment. Host Cedric the
Entertainer, kept everyone laughing while stellar performances
from artists including: Stevie
Wonder, Charlie
Wilson, New Edition, Ne-Yo, and 2
Chainz, encouraged people of all ages to dance and sing along
to their memorable and popular songs.
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Celebrities from music, film, sports and television such as
Jamie Foxx, Stevie Wonder, Eddie
Levert, Billy Crystal, Earvin
"Magic" Johnson, Melanie Fiona,
Jody Watley, Doug E. Fresh, Tony
Rock, Luke James, Estelle,
Donny and Marie Osmond,
Vampire Diaries star Kat Graham, and Tamar Braxton, joined Soul Train in
celebrating some of the best musical contributions of 2012.
This year's show honored New Edition with the Lifetime
Achievement Award and paid tribute to late Soul Train founder,
Don Cornelius.
The contributions Don
Cornelius made to music changed the landscape of the
industry. As a tribute, the Awards show featured video vignettes
from old broadcasts, as well as moving words from his son,
Tony Cornelius, and Soul
Train standout, Jody Watley,
who attributes much of her success to Cornelius and Soul
Train.
New Edition, whose career has spanned 30 years, were
honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award and followed their
moving acceptance speech with a performance of their hits: "Candy
Girl," "Telephone Man," and "If It Isn't Love." Their performance
reminded the audience why they fell in love with New Edition
from the very beginning.
An always soul stirring performance by the "8th
Wonder of the World," Stevie
Wonder, turned into a massive celebration of
President-Elect Barack Obama
when his hit "Superstition" was followed by a performance of
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours," which was accompanied by
projected photos of The President.
The competition was really tough this year with amazing artists
and talent. The 2012 Soul Train Awards Winners are:
Best New Artist-- Elle Varner
Centric Award -- Leah Labelle
Best Gospel/ Inspirational Performance -- Whitney Houston & Jordin Sparks' "Celebrate"
Best Hip Hop Song of the Year – Kanye
West feat. Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz "Mercy"
Best R&B/ Soul Female Artist – Beyonce
Best R&B/ Soul Male Artist -- Miguel
Album of the Year --
Frank Ocean's Channel Orange
Song
of the Year --
Tyrese's "Stay"
The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award --"Tonight (Best You
Ever Had)": John Legend feat. Ludacris
Best Dance Performance: Beyonce – "Love On
Top"
CENTRICTV.com: Best Caribbean Performance -- Sean Paul's "Tomahawk Technique"
CENTRICTV.com: Best International Performance --
Estelle's "Thank
You"
CENTRICTV.com: Best Independent R&B/ Soul Artist or Group --
Eric Roberson
CENTRICTV.com: Best Traditional Jazz Artist/ Group:
TIE
*The Robert Glasper Experiment – Black Radio
*Tony Bennett -- Isn't It
Romantic
CENTRICTV.com: Best Contemporary Jazz Artist/ Group --
Esperanza
Spalding-Radio Music Society
The Soul Train Awards is a presentation of Centric
Network. Executive Producers of the telecast are: Paxton Baker,
Tami Willis-Arasli, Derek Lewis,
CENTRIC; Bart Phillips, Sunseeker
Media; and Soul Train Holdings' Kenard
Gibbs, along with Cedric
Kyles; Eric Rhone;
Doug E. Fresh; and Damien Smith. The Soul Train
Awards is directed by Tony
McCuin and produced in cooperation with the City of Las Vegas and Clark County Nevada.
Encore presentations of Soul Train Awards 2012 will air:
- Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at
7:30pm ET/PT on BET
- Saturday, December 1, 2012 at
9pm ET/PT on BET
- Thursday, December 6, 2012 at
9pm ET/PT on BET
- Saturday, December 8, 2012 at
5:30pm ET/PT on Centric
- Friday, December 14, 2012 at
8pm ET/PT on Centric
For more information, go to www.BET.com/SoulTrain and Tweet on
Twitter using: #SoulTrainAwards.
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. (NASDAQ: 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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