June 18, 2013

EUR at the ‘Soul Train Awards’: Charlie Wilson & Others Reminisce (Watch)

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*Covering for EURweb at the 2012 “Soul Train Awards” in Las Vegas this year was our associate, Cherise Nicole, also known as CNikky. (By the way, the show airs this Sunday at 8pm E/P on Centric and BET) Anyway, Cherise just had to ask some of your favorite celebrities about their fondest memories of Soul [...]




The 2012 Soul Train Awards: A Sinful, Soulful Three Day Event in Vegas!

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*Get ready for a three-day weekend of fun in Las Vegas for the 2012 Soul Trail Awards. This year’s featured performers include John Legend, Fantasia, and Charlie Wilson. Jody Watley and Keri Hilson will also be hitting the stage, as two of this year’s presenters, alongside this year’s host, funnyman Cedric the Entertainer. Guess who’s [...]




25th Annual Soul Train Awards Brings Love Peace and Soul to Sin City Nov. 8-10

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*LAS VEGAS -The Soul Train Awards will move into its new home at PH Live inside the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino Las Vegas, November 8-10, 2012. On November 8, Centric will commemorate the Soul Train Awards’ Silver Anniversary in the Silver State. Hosted by the star of TV Land’s “Soul Man” and one of [...]




R. Kelly Nominated for Another Round of Soul Train Awards

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*The Soul Train Awards noms are out and R. Kelly is up for 2 of them. According to the AP, that makes him the most nominated act ever at the awards show. If you’re counting, his total Soul Train Awards noms count is a staggering 21! Specifically, Kelly is up for the Ashford & Simpson [...]




Soul Train Awards Show Says, ‘Bye, Bye ATL, Hello Vegas!’

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*The annual Soul Train Awards is packing up and heading west to Sin City. The iconic show has been taped in Atlanta for the past three years, but a spokesperson for Centric Network  basically said that the move is too sweet to pass up because of the unique opportunities Las Vegas has to offer. The show [...]




People of Note: Don Cornelius: Love, Peace and Soul

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Don Cornelius *If we are given free will, then is it ours to judge why someone used their free will to take their life?  Is it for us to judge another individual’s pain, whether physical, mental or emotional and determine what they must bear in order to submit to societal mores?  We can only speculate [...]




EUR Exclusive Audio: Steven Ivory Notes Don Cornelius as an Influential Icon!

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Host of Soul Train *Steven Ivory is a prolific commentator of black music, art and culture.  He, like many, was shocked to wake to the news that the world has lost industry legend Don Cornelius, due to an apparent suicide. Mr. Cornelius will go down in history as the creator of the popular 1970′s television show Soul [...]




Mary Mary Could Take Home Two Grammys

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*Mary Mary has proven to the Gospel and even the secular worlds time and time again that they are here to stay. Their sixth studio album “Something Big,” released earlier this year, has fueled one of the duo’s biggest, most successful years yet. Sisters Erica and Tina Campbell have just been nominated for two 2012 Grammy Awards [...]




Video: The 2011 ‘Soul Train Awards’ Went Down Thursday Night in the ATL

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*The 2011 “Soul Train Awards” chugged into Atlanta’s Fox Theatre Thursday night, and while it wasn’t a marathon production like last year’s seven-hour ordeal (or the nearly 10 hour one in Los Angeles before that), there was plenty of star power and nostalgia crammed into what will air as a two-hour show. Kudos to host [...]




Heavy D Autopsy Inconclusive; Toxicology Results Pending

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*The conclusions of an autopsy of rapper Heavy D have been deferred pending the results of toxicology tests, the L.A. County coroner’s office said on Monday. According to the Los Angeles Times, officials said the autopsy was inconclusive and that it could take several weeks to determine a cause of death. Ed Winter, a coroner’s [...]




The Original 7ven (The Time) to Open 2011 Soul Train Awards

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*Alrighty then. Check this out. Look who’s going to kick off the 2011 Soul Train Awards in grand style. It’s non other than The Original 7ven, formerly known as The Time. Yesss, that’s what time it tis. BTW, the group’s debut live performance came last Wednesday night at Nokia Live in Downtown LA. This Thursday, [...]




Rick Ross Responds to Chrisette Michele’s Blog

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*Chrisette Michele took a bold move and called out Rick Ross after he stormed out of the Soul Train Music Awards when he lost “Best Hip-Hop Song” to Eminem. Now she is “suffering” the repercussions from Rick Ross himself. In a Source magazine article, the rotund Miami rapper responded to his obviously unexpected reaction, saying [...]




Video: R. Kelly’s Soul Train Performance Gets Major Props

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*R. Kelly really made a comeback on the Soul Train Awards Sunday night.  He was at peak performance as he commanded the stage for the entire beginning of the show. It appears that time off has been good for his career because the ladies were yelling and applauding louder than anyone else. All of his controversial [...]




The Soul Train Awards 2010: A Review of Urban Music’s Big Night

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*Where should I begin?  First off, the evening started out with the red carpet arrivals outside the Cobb Energy and Performing Arts Center  in Atlanta, GA with a crowd of both audience members and media gathered to welcome all the celebrities and get photo ops while a group of Soul Train dancers kept up an [...]




Video: Wolf Blitzer Gets His Dougie on at the Soul Train Awards

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*Ahh yes, Wolf Blitzer doing the Dougie was a sight to see. Ok, maybe not, but it was fun to watch the anchor of CNN’s “Situation Room” let his hair down at the Soul Train Awards Wednesday night. You can witness him getting’ it in with Doug E. Fresh via the clip below. Of course [...]