RECORD OF THE YEAR (SONGWRITER AWARD) - Beyoncé – “Single Ladies (Put a ring on it)” - Drake – “Best I ever had” - Jamie Foxx Ft/T-Pain – “Blame it” - Keri Hilson – “Knock You Down” - Maxwell – “Pretty Wings”īEST REGGAE ARTIST AWARD - Movado - Sean Paul - Serani - Taurus Riley - Ziggy MarleyĬENTRIC AWARD – SOUL APPROVED/UNDERGROUND - Corneille - Eric Roberson - Laura Izibor - Maysa - The KnuxīEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE MALE, FEMALE OR GROUP - BeBe and CeCe Winans – “Close To You” - Fred Hammond f/John P Kee – “They That Wait” - Marvin Sapp – “Praise Him in Advance” - Mary Mary – “God In Me” - Smokie Norful – “Justified”īEST COLLABORATION - Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo – “Knock you Down” - Keyshia Cole featuring Monica – “Trust” - Mario featuring Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett – “Break up” - Mary Mary featuring Kierra (KiKi) Sheard – “God In Me” - Trey Songz featuring Drake – “Successful”ĮNTERTAINER OF THE YEAR - Michael Jackson 3 at the Georgia World Congress Center, with actors Terrence Howard and Taraji P. The 2009 Soul Train Awards will take place on Nov. SONG OF THE YEAR - “God in Me” – Mary Mary - “Pretty Wings” – Maxwell - “Single Ladies (Put a ring on it)” – Beyonce - “Spotlight” – Jennifer Hudson - “Turnin Me On” – Keri Hilson/ ft Lil WayneĪLBUM OF THE YEAR - Beyoncé – I am… Sasha Fierce (Platinum) Sony Music - Jamie Foxx – Intuition (Platinum) J Records - Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak (Platinum) Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam - Maxwell – Blacksummer’s Night (Gold) Sony Music - Ne-Yo – Year of the Gentleman Meanwhile, Hilsons single 'Knock You Down,' which features Kanye West and Ne-Yo, also faces off against Keyshia Cole and Monicas 'Trust' and Trey Songz and Drakes 'Success,' among others. BEST MALE R&B/SOUL MALE - Charlie Wilson - Maxwell - Musiq Soulchild - Raphael Saadiq - Robin Thicke