Wednesday, November 11, 2020

2020 Soul Train Awards Nominations

 The 2020 Soul Train Awards Nominations were just announced and for the third year in a row Tichina Arnold and Tisha Campbell will be hosting the big night on BET.  Below are this year nominees. And tune in to the show on November 29, 2020 at 8pm.


The complete list of nominees for the “2020 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS” PRESENTED BY BET:

BEST NEW ARTIST
GIVEON
LAYTON GREENE
LONR.
SAINT JHN
SNOH AALEGRA
VICTORIA MONÉT

SOUL TRAIN CERTIFIED AWARD
BRANDY
FANTASIA
KELLY ROWLAND
LEDISI
MONICA
PJ MORTON

BEST R&B/SOUL FEMALE ARTIST
ALICIA KEYS
BEYONCÉ
BRANDY
H.E.R.
JHENÉ AIKO
SUMMER WALKER

BEST R&B/SOUL MALE ARTIST
ANDERSON .PAAK
CHARLIE WILSON
CHRIS BROWN
PJ MORTON
THE WEEKND
USHER

BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
BEBE WINANS
KIRK FRANKLIN
KORYN HAWTHORNE
MARVIN SAPP
PJ MORTON
THE CLARK SISTERS

RHYTHM & BARS
CARDI B FEAT. MEGAN THEE STALLION - WAP
DABABY FEAT. RODDY RICCH - ROCKSTAR
DJ KHALED FEAT. DRAKE - POPSTAR
DRAKE FEAT. LIL DURK – LAUGH NOW CRY LATER
MEGAN THEE STALLION - SAVAGE
RODDY RICCH – THE BOX

SONG OF THE YEAR
BEYONCÉ - BLACK PARADE
CHLOE X HALLE - DO IT
CHRIS BROWN & YOUNG THUG - GO CRAZY
H.E.R. FEAT. YG - SLIDE
SUMMER WALKER & USHER - COME THRU
USHER FEAT. ELLA MAI – DON’T WASTE MY TIME

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
BRANDY - B7
CHLOE X HALLE - UNGODLY HOUR
CHRIS BROWN & YOUNG THUG - SLIME & B
JHENÉ AIKO - CHILOMBO
SUMMER WALKER - OVER IT
THE WEEKND - AFTER HOURS

THE ASHFORD AND SIMPSON SONGWRITER’S AWARD
BLACK PARADE – WRITTEN BY: AKIL KING, BEYONCE KNOWLES CARTER, BRITTANY CONEY, DENISIA ANDREWS, DEREK JAMES DIXIE, KIM “KAYDENCE” KRYSIUK, RICKIE CASO TICE, SHAWN CARTER, STEPHEN BRAY (BEYONCÉ)

DO IT – WRITTEN BY: CHLOE BAILEY, HALLE BAILEY, SCOTT STORCH, VICTORIA MONET, VINCENT VAN DEN ENDE, ANTON KUHL (CHLOE X HALLE)

GO CRAZY – WRITTEN BY: CAMERON DEVAUN MURPHY, CHRISTOPHER BROWN, DOUNIA AZNOU, JEFFREY LAMAR WILLIAMS, JOHNNY KELVIN, KANIEL CASTANEDA, OMARI AKINLOLU, ORVILLE HALL, PATRIZIO PIGLIAPOCO, PHILLIP PRICE, SAID AZNOU, SORAYA BENJELLOUN, TRE SAMUELS, TURRELL SIMS, WAYNE SAMUELS, ZAKARIA KHARBOUCH (CHRIS BROWN & YOUNG THUG)

I CAN’T BREATHE – WRITTEN BY: H.E.R. (H.E.R.)

PLAYING GAMES – WRITTEN BY: SUMMER WALKER, BRYSON TILLER, LONDON HOLMES, KENDALL ROARK BAILEY, CAMERON GRIFFIN, AUBREY ROBINSON, BEYONCÉ KNOWLES, KELENDRIA ROWLAND, LETOYA LUCKETT, LATAVIA ROBERSON, LASHAWN DANIELS, FRED JERKINS III, RODNEY JERKINS (SUMMER WALKER FEAT. BRYSON TILLER)

SLIDE – WRITTEN BY: CHARLES CARTER, ELIJAH DIAS, H.E.R., JERMAINE DUPRI, KEENON DAEQUAN RAY JACKSON, ROGER PARKER, RON LATOUR, SHAWN CARTER, STEVEN ARRINGTON, TIARA THOMAS, WAUNG HANKERSON (H.E.R. FEAT. YG)

BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE
BEYONCÉ, SHATTA WALE & MAJOR LAZER - ALREADY
CHLOE X HALLE - DO IT
CHRIS BROWN & YOUNG THUG - GO CRAZY
DANILEIGH FEAT. DABABY - LEVI HIGH
MISSY ELLIOTT - WHY I STILL LOVE YOU
TEYANA TAYLOR - BARE WIT ME

BEST COLLABORATION
CHRIS BROWN FEAT. YOUNG THUG - GO CRAZY
H.E.R. FEAT. YG - SLIDE
NE-YO FEAT. JEREMIH - U 2 LUV
SKIP MARLEY & H.E.R. - SLOW DOWN
SUMMER WALKER & USHER - COME THRU
USHER FEAT. ELLA MAI - DON’T WASTE MY TIME

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
BEYONCÉ, BLUE IVY, SAINT JHN & WIZKID - BROWN SKIN GIRL
CHLOE X HALLE - DO IT
CHRIS BROWN - GO CRAZY FEAT. YOUNG THUG
H.E.R. - SLIDE FEAT. YG
LIZZO - GOOD AS HELL
SKIP MARLEY & H.E.R. - SLOW DOWN



Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Luke James talks Social Anxiety


New Music from Pretty Ricky entitled Body



New music just dropped from the group Pretty Ricky take a listen to the new track entitled 'Body' and make sure to catch them on The Millennium Tour starting Saturday when it kicks off in Louisville, KY and ends on May 10 in Los Angeles. 

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Cut Throat City premiering at SXSW starring Shameik Moore & TIP Harris & Terrence Howard




Director: RZA, Screenwriter: Paul Cuschieri


Cut Throat City is a powerful and hard-hitting heist drama by RZA, set in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward following Hurricane Katrina. Cast: Shameik Moore, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Demetrius Shipp Jr., Kat Graham, Rob Morgan, Keean Johnson, Denzel Whitaker, Sam Daly, Isaiah Washington, Wesley Snipes, Terrence Howard, Eiza Gonzalez, Ethan Hawke (World Premiere)



Monday, January 27, 2020

The 24th premiering at SXSW starring Trai Byers & Aja Naomi King



America has just entered the Great War, but is refusing to send black troops into combat. Instead of heading to the front lines, the Twenty-Fourth Infantry is sent to Houston, Texas to oversee the construction of Camp Logan for the Illinois National Guard. William Boston is forced to choose between his love for a young woman and leading an attack by 156 African American soldiers on a brutal and racist police force. This incident lead to what is now called the Houston Riot of 1917.
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