Watch 2009 Soul Train Music Awards live | STM Awards 2009 online

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Watch 2009 Soul Train Music Awards live online on November 3 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta and will be televised on both CENTRIC and BET in a special simulcast on November 29 at 9 P.M. Soul Train Music Awards comes back this year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Motown Records. STM Awards has been absent from honoring musicians in 2008. Beyonce Knowles, Maxwell and Keri Hilson lead the nominations with four nods each and the three of them competes for the Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Other nominees for the STM Awards 2009 includes Kanye West, Jamie Foxx, Robin Thicke and Whitney Houston. The late King of Pop, Michael Jackson will be honored as Entertainer of the Year. Soul Train Music Awards 2009 will be hosted by Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson with a performances from Toni Braxton, Trey Songz, Chrisette Michele, Ledisi and Melanie Fiona.

List of nominees:

Best New Artist:

• Drake
• Jazmine Sullivan
• Keri Hilson
• Ryan Leslie
• Solange Knowles

Best Female R&B/Soul Artist:

• Beyonce Knowles
• Chrisette Michele
• Jennifer Hudson
• Ledisi
• Whitney Houston

Best Male R&B/Soul Artist:

• 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 Knowles
• "Spotlight" - Jennifer Hudson
• "Turnin Me On" - Keri Hilson feat. Lil Wayne

Album of the Year:

• Beyonce Knowles - "I Am...Sasha Fierce" (Sony Music)
• Jamie Foxx - "Intuition" (J Records)
• Kanye West - "808's & Heartbreak" (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
• Maxwell - "BLACKsummers'night" (Sony Music)
• Ne-Yo - "Year of the Gentleman" (Def Jam)

Record of the Year (Songwriter Award):

• Beyonce Knowles - "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
• Drake - "Best I Ever Had"
• Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain - "Blame it"
• Keri Hilson - "Knock You Down"
• Maxwell - "Pretty Wings"

Best Reggae Artist:

• 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 Winans and Cece Winans - "Close to You"
• Fred Hammond fat. John P Kee - "They That Wait"
• Marvin Sapp - "Praise Him in Advance"
• Mary Mary - "God in Me"
• Smokie Norful - "Justified

Best Collaboration:

• Keri Hilson feat. Kanye West and Ne-Yo - "Knock You Down"
• Keyshia Cole feat. Monica - "Trust"
• Mario feat. Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett - "Break Up"
• Mary Mary feat. Kiki Sheard - "God in Me"
• Trey Songz feat. Drake - "Successful"