The 2017 Soul Train Awards, taped earlier this month at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, saw some of music’s finest go head-to-head for the show’s coveted trophies.
With the likes of Urban’s top names, including Bruno Mars and Solangeleading the nominations tally, the competition was steep. Now that the show is over, find out who picked up which awards in which categories at the high profile outing below…
Like previous years, this installment of the annual extravaganza paid homage to the achievements of the industry’s brightest R&B and Hip-Hop stars.
Hosted by Erykah Badu, the event (which was shot earlier this month at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas ) saw performances from the likes of Toni Braxton, Tamar Braxton, SWV, Jessie J, Luke James, and many more.
Kehlani kicked off this year with the release of her critically acclaimed debut ‘SweetSexySavage’ and now readying more newness for 2018.
That Grape Juice caught up with the ‘Distraction’ singer at the 2017 Soul Train Awards, where she EXCLUSIVELY revealed she has fresh material a’cooking.
The evening also saw Toni Braxton receive the Lady Of Soul honor, a salute Kehlani feels is entirely deserved.
This week From The Vault salutes the legendary Lil Kim.
We journey back to 2000, a year in which music’s first Queen B released a raunchy classic in the form of ‘How Many Licks?’ featuring Sisqo.
‘Licks’ was served up as the second and final single from the rapper’s sophomore effort ‘The Notorious K.I.M.’ The suggestive cut was produced by Diddy and Mario Winans.
An ode to the joy of cunnilingus, the tune wasn’t the chart success Kimberly and team hope it would become only reaching the lower region of the US Hot 100 at #75 and #36 on the Hip-Hop/R&B tally.
Still, Ms. Jones and director Francis Lawrence went all out when it came to translating the lyrics into a visual.
Candy Kim, Pin-Up Kim and Knight-Rider Kim are just few of the different incarnations the femcee took on in the video.
Released during the “bubblegum-Pop” era, ‘Licks’ and its predecessor ‘No Matter What They Say’ positioned Kim as an Urban act with plenty crossover appeal – despite her rambunctious raunch. No wonder she was featured on ‘Lady Marmalade’ a year later.
Like most acts with decades under their belt, the chart moments have become fewer and further between for Kim. Still, though, she remains the definitive blueprint for most femcees on the scene and it’s great to see her status as the originator being celebrated more and more.
Fortunately, the New Year is set to bring with it a brand new season of the Pop culture permeating series ‘Black Mirror’ via Netflix!
That’s right, after making headlines and picking up awards for a third season which tackled the dangers of virtual reality, lesbian life after death, social media-induced murders, the show’s fourth season is to rock just as hard.
Brandy may not have released an album in six years, but it doesn’t mean she’s not working on new music.
The Vocal Bible has experienced a few hiccups along the way (including a legal tussle with her label), but is moving forward with a little help from…Sam Smith.
Welcome to Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature carved out to celebrate TV and Film’s glorious past.
On the agenda? Revisiting the hit series ‘Murder She Wrote’.
In the series a crime novelist named Jessica Fletcher finds herself forced to solve murders we lowkey suspect she committed tied to her wealthy, affluent and often foolhardy friends.
With intuition on her side, the writer often gets to the bottom of each case without the help of the local police force and those who stand to benefit from the crime.