R. KELLY, JAGGED EDGE TOP WINNERS.Byline: Fred Shuster Music Writer It was two for two for r&b crooners R. Kelly and Jagged Edge, who won two trophies each at the 15th annual Soul Train Music Awards The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show aired in national syndication that honors the best in Black music and entertainment. It is produced by the producers of Soul Train, the program from which it takes its name. on Wednesday at the Shrine downtown. With hip-hop, rap and modern r&b now the driving forces in the record industry, the awards program is increasing in audience each year. Hosted by Queen Latifah
 This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. , Jill Scott and others. Still, big winner Kelly was a no-show. Same with producer-rapper Dr. Dre, who won the trophy for r&b/soul or rap album for ``Dr. Dre - 2001,'' but was not in attendance to accept the statuette. The ceremony will air Saturday on KTLA-TV (Channel 5). Winners in the 10 categories were decided by several thousand urban-music radio, retail and record company staffers. In special segments, the Sammy Davis Sammy Davis may refer to:
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of rapper Jay-Z. Also, longtime soul outfit the Isley Brothers were honored with the Quincy Jones award for outstanding career achievements. ``All we can do is stand here and smile,'' said Michelle Williams Michelle Williams may refer to an actress or a singer born in 1980:
Responding to questions backstage about the trio's many lineup changes, the group's Kelly Rowland said, ``God has his way of weeding out the negative.'' Harmony quartet Jagged Edge got the honors for best r&b/soul single, group, band or duo, for ``Let's Get Married,'' and best r&b/soul album, group, band or duo, for ``J.E. Heartbreak.'' Backstage, the group, which includes twins Brian and Brandon Casey, said the award is a sign that its music was truly reaching fans. ``It means so much to us all,'' Brian Casey said. Illustrating how gospel music remains a sturdy influence in modern r&b, pop-gospel thrush thrush, in medicine thrush, in medicine, infection caused by the fungus Candida albicans, manifested by white, slightly raised patches on the mucous membrane of the tongue, mouth, and throat. Yolanda Adams This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. won for best r&b/soul single, female, for ``Open My Heart.'' She said backstage that gospel music would always play an important part in the pop world. ``It transcends everything,'' Adams said. ``It's always been part of our history. All we're doing as (contemporary) gospel artists is carrying on the tradition.'' Meanwhile, crooner R. Kelly expressed more worldly concerns on his hit, ``I Wish,'' which won for best r&b/soul single, male, and his album, ``TP-2.Com,'' named best r&b/soul album, male. In the best r&b/soul or rap new artist category, Nelly took the honor for the chart-topping ``Country Grammar'' single. Backstage, the rapper said the Soul Train Award ``makes you feel like somebody's listening, someone appreciates what you're doing.'' Rapper Mystikal, whose ``Shake Ya Ass'' won for best r&b/soul or rap music rap music or hip-hop, genre originating in the mid-1970s among black and Hispanic performers in New York City, at first associated with an athletic style of dancing, known as breakdancing. video, felt the same, adding that his laid-back style evolved from ``listening to all the rappers out there and watching James Brown
James Joseph Brown (May 3 1933[1][2] – December 25 2006), commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" and " , Prince and Michael Jackson.'' Scott won for best r&b/soul album, female, for her best-selling ``Who is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1.'' Winners at the Soul Train Music Awards --Best R&B/Soul Single, female: Yolanda Adams --Best R&B/Soul Single, male: R. Kelly --Best R&B/Soul single, group or duo: Jagged Edge --Best R&B/Soul Album, female: Jill Scott --Best R&B/Soul Album, male: R. Kelly --Best R&B/Soul Album, group, band or duo: Jagged Edge ----Best R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year: Dr. Dre --Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist: Nelly --Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video: Mystikal --Best Gospel Album: Mary Mary CAPTION(S): 3 photos, box Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) Beyonce Knowles, left, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child accept their Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year at the Soul Train Music Awards, above, Wednesday at the Shrine Auditorium. At left, Jagged Edge members celebrate their award for best R&B album by a group. Kim D. Johnson/Associated Press David Sprague/Staff Photographer (3 -- color) Rapper Mystikal performs Wednesday at the Soul Train Music Awards, where he picked up a trophy for best rap music video. Kim D. Johnson/Associated Press Box: Winners (see text) |
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