Soul Train Music Awards | |
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Date | November 29, 2009 |
Location | Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia |
Country | United States |
Hosted by |
Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson |
First awarded | 1987 |
Most awards | Beyoncé (3) |
Official website | soultrain |
Television/Radio coverage | |
Network | BET, Centric |
The 2009 Soul Train Music Awards were held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia on November 29, 2009. The show was hosted by Oscar nominated actor Terrence Howard and Oscar nominated actress Taraji P. Henson. Performers included Keri Hilson, Toni Braxton, Trey Songz, Mario, Raheem DeVaughn, Ludacris, Ryan Leslie, and Robin Thicke.
Singers Chaka Khan and Charlie Wilson received the honoree Soul Train Legend Award. Michael Jackson was honoree for posthumous award for Entertainer of the Year. Beyoncé won three awards; Best Female Artist, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year. LeToya served as host for the Red-Carpet Show.
The Soul Train Awards aired on BET and Centric on November 29, 2009. It was also broadcast on BET UK.
The Soul Train Awards was a trending topic during its time on-air on the social media site, Twitter.
The Soul Train trophy, originally the trademark African ceremonial mask (Soul Train Music Award for Heritage Award – Career Achievement) is replaced with an actual train.