New York, NY (Top40 Charts / Centric) CENTRIC today announced a lineup of hit-making performers and presenters for SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014. Leading the charge for his first SOUL TRAIN AWARDS performance is the multi-talented GRAMMY Award winner, Chris Brown, who leads the show with seven nominations. In addition, the reunion we've all been waiting for is going down as the platinum selling group
Jodeci is scheduled to sing a medley of hits before ending with a sneak peek of their new single, "Nobody Wins." Chart-topping international fan favorites
Aloe Blacc and
Nico & Vinz will keep the audience entertained with upbeat performances of their catchy sing-a-long hits. Jeremih, Lisa Stansfield, Kem and Liv Warfield round out the list of rhythm and soul singers set to captivate viewers during this year's show. Presenters Trey Songz,
Boris Kodjoe, Laila Ali and Wolf Blitzer will join host Wendy Williams on stage at the Orleans
Arena in Las
Vegas on November 7, 2014. The show airs on CENTRIC and BET Networks on November 30, 2014 at 8PM ET/PT.
"This slate of performances is another example that SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014 is the only place where soul music lovers can find the diverse combination of current chart-topping performers and reunions from their favorite hit-making groups," said Paxton Baker, General Manager and Executive Vice President, CENTRIC. "We are pulling out all the stops this year and are thrilled to have
Chris Brown and
Jodeci lead the big surprises we have in store."
This year's theme will celebrate the history of dance, from the classic Soul
Train line and the electric slide, to the Dougie and this year's breakout, the Nae Nae. To bring the dance theme to life, SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014 has brought in award-winning choreographer Fatima Robinson and her 12 seasoned dancers to lead the show. Additionally, Grammy Award-winning producers 1500 or Nothin' are back again as music directors for the show and will keep the party rolling throughout the night.
SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014 is directed by Tony McCuin and produced by BET Event Productions and Sunseeker Media. Executive producers of the network telecast are as follows: Paxton Baker, Tami Arasli, Derek Lewis from Centric; Bart Phillips from Sunseeker and
David Koff and Jerry Letter from Soul
Train Holdings; Doug E. Fresh;
Kevin Hunter and Wendy Williams from Wendy Williams Productions, Inc.
For show information, please visit BET.com/SoulTrain, the official site for SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014.
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SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014 is part of Centric's Soul
Train Weekend at the Orleans Hotel & Casino. The weekend includes the following events:
Thursday, November 6: Kick-Off Reception with meet and greets featuring SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014 and Comedy
All Stars Show talent
Friday, November 7: SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014 with host, Wendy Williams
Saturday, November 8: Centric Comedy
All Stars Show hosted by Bill Bellamy featuring comedic geniuses Kim Coles, Faizon Love, Donnell Rawlings, Malik S. and Cocoa Brown.
Sunday, November 9: Centric Presents: The Soul
Train Review, a live musical event with the iconic Kool and the Gang
Opportunities to watch a live rehearsal and access the red carpet at SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014
For additional information and to purchase tickets for all of the exciting events, visit www.SoulTrainWeekend.com.
