2009 Soul Train Music Awards
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.
Upon its return, BET commissioned a new trophy for the Soul Train Music Awards. The new trophy, a train, replaced the signature African mask trophy used from 1987 to 2007.
Special awards
Entertainer of the Year (Posthumous Honor)
- '''Michael Jackson'''
Legend Award – Female
- '''Chaka Khan'''
Legend Award – Male
- '''Charlie Wilson'''
Winners and nominees
Album of the Year
Beyoncé – I Am... Sasha Fierce- * Jamie Foxx – Intuition
- * Maxwell – Blacksummers'night
- * Ne-Yo – Year of the Gentleman
- * Kanye West – ''808s & Heartbreak''
Song of the Year
Beyoncé – "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"- * Keri Hilson – "Turnin Me On"
- * Jennifer Hudson – "Spotlight"
- * Mary Mary – "God in Me"
- * Maxwell – "Pretty Wings"
The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award
Jamie Foxx – "Blame It"- * Written by: Christopher "Deep" Henderson, Nate Walker, James T. Brown, John Conte Jr., David Ballard and Brandon Melanchon
- Beyoncé – "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
- * Written by: Christopher Stewart, Terius Nash, Thaddis Harrell and Beyoncé Knowles
- Drake – "Best I Ever Had"
- * Written by: Aubrey Graham, Danny Hamilton, Dwayne Carter, Matthew Samuels and Nakia Coleman
- Keri Hilson – "Knock You Down"
- * Written by: Nate Hills, Keri Hilson, Kevin Cossom, Shaffer Smith, Marcella Araica and Kanye West
- Maxwell – "Pretty Wings"
- * Written by: Gerald Rivera and Hod David
Best Male R&B/Soul Artist
MaxwellBest Female R&B/Soul Artist
BeyoncéBest New Artist
Keri HilsonBest Reggae Artist
Sean PaulCENTRIC Award
MaysaBest Gospel Performance – Male, Female or Group
Mary Mary – "God in Me"- * Fred Hammond – "They That Wait"
- * Smokie Norful – "Justified"
- * Marvin Sapp – "Praise Him in Advance"
- * BeBe & CeCe Winans – "Close to You"
Best Collaboration
Keri Hilson – "Knock You Down"- * Keyshia Cole – "Trust"
- * Mario – "Break Up"
- * Mary Mary – "God in Me"
- * Trey Songz – "Successful"
Performers
- Chrisette Michele
- Keri Hilson
- Mario and Sean Garrett
- Raheem DeVaughn and Ludacris
- Robin Thicke
- Ryan Leslie
- Toni Braxton and Trey Songz
Tribute performances
; Charlie Wilson Legend Tribute; Chaka Khan Legend Tribute
; Motown Musical Moment
Telecast
The Soul Train Awards aired on BET and Centric on November 29, 2009. It was also broadcast on BET UK.Trivia
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 is replaced with an actual train.
In an episode of Community, "Social Psychology", character Troy mentions the Soul Train Awards when complaining about participating in a study that never begins.