2012 Soul Train Music Awards

Annual US music awards ceremony February 2025 Soul Train Music Awards Cedric the Entertainer Beyoncé (2) 2012 11 25 Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, Nevada United States 1987 http://soultrain.com BET, Centric 2011 2012 2013 The 2012 Soul Train Music Awards were held at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 25, 2012.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/soul-train-awards-2012-honor-new-edition-beyonce/ Soul Train Awards 2012 honor New Edition, Beyonce Moraski Lauren 2012-11-26 CBS News 2012-11-27 The show was hosted by actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer. Performers included New Edition, Miguel, Ne-Yo, Keyshia Cole, Tyrese, Elle Varner, John Legend, 2 Chainz, Stevie Wonder, Eddie Levert, Charlie Wilson, Fantasia, Anthony Hamilton, and Marcus Canty. The ceremony also featured a tribute to Soul Train creator Don Cornelius, who died earlier in the year. Special awards Lifetime Achievement Award New Edition Winners and nominees Winners are in bold text. Album of the Year Frank Ocean – Channel Orange Eric Benét – The One R. Kelly – Write Me Back Nas – Life is Good Usher – Looking 4 Myself Song of the Year Tyrese – "Stay" Estelle – "Thank You" John Legend (featuring Ludacris) – "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" Trey Songz – "Heart Attack" Usher – "Climax" Wale (featuring Miguel) – "Lotus Flower Bomb" The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award John Legend (featuring Ludacris) – "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" Written by: Allen Arthur, Christopher Bridges, Keith Justice, Miguel Pimentel, Clayton Reilly and John Stephens Estelle – "Thank You" Written by: Arden Altino, Akene Dunkley, Jerry Duplessis, Doug F. Edwards, Thomas D. Richardson and Aliaune Thiam R. Kelly – "Share My Love" Written by: Robert Kelly Nas – "Daughters" Written by: Nasir Jones, Ernest D. Wilson, Patrick Adams, Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer and Paul Leka Usher – "Climax" Written by: Usher Raymond IV, Sean Fenton, Thomas Pentz and Ariel Rechtshaid Best R&B/Soul Male Artist Miguel Trey Songz Robin Thicke Tyrese Usher Best R&B/Soul Female Artist Beyoncé Mary J. Blige Keyshia Cole Estelle Fantasia Rihanna Elle Varner Best New Artist Elle Varner Robert Glasper J. Cole Luke James Emeli Sandé Centric Award Leah LaBelle Gary Clark Jr. Daley Santigold Esperanza Spalding Rihanna Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year Kanye West (featuring Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz) – "Mercy" 2 Chainz (featuring Drake) – "No Lie" Nas – "Daughters" Wale (featuring Miguel) – "Lotus Flower Bomb" Young Jeezy (featuring Ne-Yo) – "Leave You Alone" Best Dance Performance Beyoncé – "Love On Top" Chris Brown – "Turn Up the Music" Nicki Minaj – "Starships" Rihanna – "Where Have You Been" Usher – "Scream" CENTRICTV.com Awards Best Caribbean Performance Sean Paul – Tomahawk Technique Jimmy Cliff – Rebirth Cover Drive – Bajan Style Damian Marley – SuperHeavy Matisyahu – Spark Seeker Rihanna – Where Have You Been Best International Performance Estelle – "Thank You" Daley (featuring Marsha Ambrosius) – "Alone Together" Rebecca Ferguson – "Nothing's Real but Love" Gotye (featuring Kimbra) – "Somebody That I Used to Know" Emeli Sandé – "Next to Me" Amy Winehouse – "Our Day Will Come" Rihanna – Where Have You Been Best Traditional Jazz Artist/Group Tony Bennett – Isn't It Romantic? (tie) Robert Glasper – Black Radio (tie) Chris Botti – Impressions Melody Gardot – The Absence Kenny Garrett – Seeds from the Underground Best Contemporary Jazz Artist/Group Esperanza Spalding – Radio Music Society Brian Culbertson – Dreams Ben Tankard – Full Tank Peter White – Here We Go Cassandra Wilson – Another Country Performers New Edition Miguel Keyshia Cole John Legend Tyrese Ne-Yo 2 Chainz Stevie Wonder Elle Varner Eddie Levert Charlie Wilson Fantasia Marcus Canty Anthony Hamilton Telecast The Soul Train Awards were taped on November 8 and aired on BET and Centric on November 25, 2012. References External links BET Official website 2012 Soul Train Music Awards Category:Zappos Theater Soul Soul Soul Soul