Legendary artists Chaka Khan, Charlie Wilson, L.A. Reid and Babyface will be saluted and Motown Records will commemorate their 50th anniversary.
The highlight of night will be a special tribute honoring the late King of Pop with the “Entertainer of the Year” award.
Erykah Badu, Trey Songz, Chrisette Michelle, Boyz II Men and Angie Stone are just a few of the performers slated to hit the stage. Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson will host.
Centric Presents: The 2009 Soul Train Awards is set to air on both Centric and BET in a special simulcast on Sunday, November 29, at 9:00 P.M.
See the full list of nominees below:
Best New Artist
Drake
Jazmine Sullivan
Keri Hilson
Ryan Leslie
Solange
Best R&B/Soul Artist Female
Beyonce
Chrisette Michele
Jennifer Hudson
Ledisi
Whitney Houston
Best Male R&B/Soul Male
Charlie Wilson
Maxwell
Musiq Soulchild
Raphael Saadiq
Robin Thicke
Song of the year
“God in Me” – Mary Mary
“Pretty Wings” – Maxwell
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” – Beyonce
“Spotlight”-Jennifer Hudson
“Turnin Me On”-Keri Hilson/ ft Lil Wayne
Album of the Year
Beyonce – I Am…Sasha Fierce (Platinum) Sony Music
Jamie Foxx- Intuition (Platinum) J Records
Kanye West-808s & Heartbreak (Platinum) Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
Maxwell-Blacksummer’snight (Gold) Sony Music
Ne-Yo – Year of the Gentleman
Record of the Year (Songwriter Award)
Beyonce – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”
Drake – “Best I ever had”
Jamie Foxx ft. T-Pain – “Blame it”
Keri Hilson – “Knock You Down”
Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”
Best Reggae Artist award
Movado
Sean Paul
Serani
Taurus Riley
Ziggy Marley
Centric Award – Soul Approved/Underground
Corneille
Eric Roberson
Laura Izibor
Maysa
The Knux
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE MALE FEMALE OR GROUP
BeBe and CeCe Winans- “Close To You”
Fred Hammond f/John P Kee- “They That Wait
Marvin Sapp-“Praise Him in Advance”
Mary Mary- “God In Me”
Smokie Norful- “Justified”
BEST COLLABORATION
Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo “Knock You Down”
Keyshia Cole featuring Monica-“Trust”
Mario featuring Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett – “Break Up”
Mary Mary featuring Kierra (KiKi) Sheard – “God In Me”
Trey Songz featuring Drake – “Successful”
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Michael Jackson