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Brian McKnight, Anthony Hamilton, Fantasia, Ciara To Perform On Soul Train Awards
02/25/2005 11:00 AM, Yahoo! Music
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Brian McKnight, Anthony Hamilton, Fantasia, Ciara, Nick Cannon and Kierra "Kiki" Sheard and Karen Clark Sheard are set to perform on the 19th annual Soul Train Music Awards, to be taped on Monday, February 28th, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood.
Special awards will also be handed out at the ceremonies. Superstar Usher and "Princess of Crunk" Ciara --both leading nominees for the evening--will each receive the 2005 Sammy Davis, Jr. Entertainer Of The Year Award. Rapper, producer, actor and director Ice Cube will receive the coveted Soul Train Music Awards' Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievement.
The show, which honors the best in urban music for the previous year, will also be hosted by McKnight, American Idol winner Fantasia, actor-rapper Cannon, and Simple Life star Nicole Richie.
Usher earned five nominations, including Best R&B Soul Single Male for "Confessions, Part II," Best R&B/Soul Album for Male Confessions, and the Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap video for "Yeah!" featuring Lil' Jon and Ludacris. Ciara follows Usher with four, including Best R&B/Soul single for "Goodies," and Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist. Other multiple nominees included Alicia Keys, Prince, Destiny's Child, and Jill Scott.
The Soul Train Awards have also lined up top celebrities as presenters. They include Paula Abdul, Christina Milian, Tweet, Baby Phat creator Kimora Lee Simmons, Aisha Tyler, Boyz II Men, New Edition, Bow Wow, B5, the O'Jays, Vivica A. Fox, Elise Neal, Gary Dourdan, and Steve Harris.
The 19th Annual Soul Train Awards will be broadcast in syndication on March 12 via Tribune Entertainment Company Distribution (check local listings for channel and times).
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