Jill Scott The
Spice Girls may have coined the phrase "girl power," but new-wave soul sistas
Jill Scott and
Sunshine Anderson, and girl group
3LW, are living up to the reputation. With four nods for Scott and three apiece for Anderson and 3LW, these ladies led the nominations for the Seventh Annual Soul
Train Lady of Soul Awards, announced Monday (July 30) night during a press conference and party in Los Angeles.
Soul Train executive producer Don Cornelius, aided by pretty young things Shemar Moore (The Young and the Restless and host of the current Soul Train weekly television series) and Shawn Robinson of Access Hollywood, announced the nominations to a packed house of media, celebrities, and music-industry types on the set of the old Soul Train show in the Paramount Pictures lot.
Five other artists with two nominations apiece reflected the growing trend of strong women with strong voices leading the way in modern soul and R&B music. Destiny's Child has shown it's here to stay. Dream and Changing Faces are forging new ground in the girl-group genre. Acoustic guitar-playing, self-loving India.Arie has attracted a congregation of followers. And gifted newcomer Alicia Keys is the latest phenom to wow the world of popular music. All of these artists earned two nominations, reinforcing this year's trend of fresh faces and fresh voices leading the way in R&B.
But legends never die. The real lady marmalade, Miss Patti LaBelle, will be honored with the show's Lena Horne Award for Outstanding Career Achievement. And Scott, who has been on a jet set for stardom since her debut last year, will be presented with the prestigious Aretha Franklin Award for Entertainer of the Year. Decades ago, Aretha Franklin (THE lady of soul) demanded respect. Today, these ladies are proving they've earned it.
Soul Train's Lady of Soul Awards will be taped in Santa Monica, Calif., on Aug. 28. The two-hour, syndicated telecast is set to air Sept. 1 and will be hosted by Moore, R&B heavyweight Luther Vandross, Extra! host Leeza Gibbons, and Ruff Ryders rapper Eve.
Here is a complete list of Lady of Soul Awards nominees:
Sunshine Anderson |
Best R&B/Soul Single: Solo
Sunshine Anderson, "Heard It All Before"
Alicia Keys, "Fallin'"
Janet, "All for You"
Jill Scott, "A Long Walk"
Best R&B/Soul Single: Group, Band or Duo
3LW, "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)"
Changing Faces, "That Other Woman"
Destiny's Child, "Survivor"
Sunday, "I Know"
R&B/Soul Album of the Year: Solo
Erykah Badu, Mama's Gun
India.Arie, Acoustic Soul
Sade, Lovers Rock
Jill Scott, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1
R&B/Soul Album of the Year: Group, Band or Duo
3LW, 3LW
Changing Faces, Visit Me
Dream, It Was All a Dream
En Vogue, Masterpiece Theater
R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year
Aaliyah, "Try Again"
Yolanda Adams, "Open My Heart"
Sunshine Anderson, "Heard It All Before"
Destiny's Child, "Independent Woman Part 1"
Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist: Solo
Sunshine Anderson, "Heard It All Before"
India.Arie, "Video"
Alicia Keys, "Fallin'"
Jill Scott, "A Long Walk"
Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist: Group, Band or Duo
3LW, "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)"
Doggy's Angels, "Baby If You're Ready"
Dream, "He Loves You Not"
Sunday, "I Know"
Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, "Get Ur Freak On"
Eve, "Who's That Girl"
Lil' Kim featuring Sisqo, "How Many Licks?"
Trina, "Pull Over"
Best Gospel Album
Shirley Ceaser, You Can Make It
Mary Mary, Thankful
Dottie Peoples, Show Up and Show Out
Evelyn Turrentine-Agee, God Did It
Lena Horne Award for Outstanding Career Achievement: Patti LaBelle
Aretha Franklin Award for Entertainer of the Year: Jill Scott
