Love, Peace and Soul Reigned at the 'CENTRIC PRESENTS: 2009 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS' Show Taping on Tuesday, November 3

Love, Peace and Soul Reigned at the 'CENTRIC PRESENTS: 2009 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS'
Show Taping on Tuesday, November 3
Beyonce Leads the Pack Winning Three Awards

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, November 3, CENTRIC took viewers
on a stirring ride aboard the "Soul Train" at the taping of the network's
first special, CENTRIC PRESENTS: 2009 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS hosted by Academy
Award-nominated actors Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard. The night opened
with a memorable performance by Toni Braxton featuring Trey Songz singing
"Yesterday" that was sealed with a kiss. Co-hosts Terrence Howard and Taraji
P. Henson welcomed the audience with a colorful rendition of Peaches and
Herb's "Reunited." With performances from Keri Hilson, Robin Thicke, Ryan
Leslie, Raheem DeVaughn featuring Ludacris Chrisette Michele, Mario featuring
Sean Garrett, and many more, the evening was filled with non-stop, soulful
entertainment. Viewers can tune-in for the premiere of the CENTRIC PRESENTS:
2009 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS in a special simulcast on BET and CENTRIC on Sunday,
November 29 at 9:00 P.M.*

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The special also showcased a Motown Records musical celebration with an
outstanding medley of Motown hits performed by Taraji P. Henson as a Supreme,
Boyz II Men, Chico DeBarge, Johnny Gill, Estelle, Vita, Mike Phillips and
Melanie Fiona. Charlie Wilson and Chaka Khan were recipients of the evening's
Icon Award. Both were honored by some of today's hottest artists including
Keith Sweat, Ginuwine, Raheem DeVaughn, Kandi Burress, Brian McKnight, who
paid homage to Charlie Wilson and The Gap Band with powerful renditions of
celebrated Gap Band titles, including "Outstanding," "Yearning for Your Love,"
"Burn Rubber." Following this tribute, Charlie Wilson, himself, graced the
stage to perform two songs: "Burn Rubber" with K-Ci & Jo-Jo and Bootsy Collins
and "There Goes My Baby."

The audience was brought to its feet as Erykah Badu, Melle Mel, Ledisi,
Fantasia, and Angie Stone stormed the stage to pay homage to legendary artist
Chaka Khan with such hits as "Through the Fire" and "Tell Me Something Good."
With fun-filled skits, dance sequences and hilarious throwbacks to the
infamous Soul Train scramble board and Soul Train line, the CENTRIC PRESENTS:
2009 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS special is a show people would not want to miss.

Some presenters of the CENTRIC PRESENTS: 2009 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS included
Monica, Tamia, Deborah Cox, Kelly Price and many others.

The following is a list of CENTRIC PRESENTS: 2009 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS winners:

BEST NEW ARTIST
-- Keri Hilson

BEST R&B/SOUL ARTIST FEMALE
-- Beyonce

BEST MALE R&B/SOUL MALE
-- Maxwell

SONG OF THE YEAR
-- "Single Ladies (Put a ring on it)" - Beyonce

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
-- Beyonce - I am... Sasha Fierce (Platinum) Sony Music

RECORD OF THE YEAR (SONGWRITER AWARD)
-- Jamie Foxx Ft/T-Pain - "Blame it"

BEST REGGAE ARTIST AWARD
-- Sean Paul

CENTRIC AWARD - SOUL APPROVED/UNDERGROUND
-- Maysa

BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE MALE FEMALE OR GROUP
-- Mary Mary featuring Kierra "KiKi" Sheard - "God In Me"

BEST COLLABORATION
-- Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo - "Knock you Down"

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
-- Michael Jackson

The CENTRIC PRESENTS: 2009 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS is produced by Sunseeker Media
and directed by Manny Rodriguez and Alex Coletti, in collaboration with BET
Event Productions. Paxton Baker, CENTRIC Executive Vice President and General
Manager; Essie Chambers, CENTRIC Senior Vice President of Programming; Tami
Willis-Arasli, CENTRIC Vice President of Production; Bart Phillips, Sunseeker
Media; and Soul Train Holdings' Kenard Gibbs, Peter Griffith, and Anthony
Maddox are the executive producers of the network telecast. Angela Fisher
served as talent coordinator and Fatima Robinson as the show choreographer.

*All times ET/PT

About CENTRIC
CENTRIC is a 24-hour music and entertainment channel that reflects the
lifestyle and sophistication of today's African-American and multicultural
adult viewer. With a finger on the pulse of an ever-changing beat, its
compelling music content fuses Soul, R&B, Neo-Soul, Hip Hop, Reggae, Gospel,
Jazz, Old School, New School and everything in between with today's hottest
artists. It is a unique of mix of music, culture and lifestyle programming
that embodies the lives, tastes and aspirations of the CENTRIC viewer: All
you. All day. All night.

About BET Networks
BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation's
leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs
television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET
channel reaches more than 98 million households and can be seen in the United
States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET
is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of
business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black
entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour music and
entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American
audience; BET Digital Networks - BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive
alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a
collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs
and video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and
production company with festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET
Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless
devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and
oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.

About Soul Train Holdings
Soul Train Holdings was formed in May 2008 by MadVision Entertainment, an
urban-focused content company, and InterMedia Partners, a private equity
investment firm. MadVision was created in 2006 by media and entertainment
veterans Kenard Gibbs, Peter Griffith, and Anthony Maddox. Soul Train Holdings
was formed following MadVision's acquisition of the iconic Soul Train
franchise and now owns the catalog of over 1,100 hours of episodes, 300,000
photos and 500 hours of awards show footage from Don Cornelius Productions.

Soul Train is a registered trademark of Soul Train Holdings, LLC, a limited
liability company headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. Soul Train is the longest
running, first -run, nationally syndicated program in television history.
During its 37 year run, the show featured such staples as the Soul Train line
and performers as important and diverse as: Al Green, Ike & Tina Turner,
Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Whitney Houston,
David Bowie, Janet Jackson, Elton John, Luther Vandross, Alicia Keys, Chaka
Khan and Beyonce, to name a few.

SOURCE BET Networks

Jeanine Liburd, +1-212-205-3011, jeanine.liburd@bet.net, or Lyntina Townsend,
+1-202-608-2745, lyntina.townsend@bet.net, both of CENTRIC; or Dave Cirilli of
Soul Train, +1-646-727-0063, dave@giantnoise.com