2011 Soul Train Awards Winners

While we felt as if the 2011 Soul Train Awards show really lacked any type of vibe or continuity this year, it was still filled with some great performances. We were given the treat of The Original 7ven performing along with energy pumped performances from Mindless Behavior, Miguel, a tribute to Heavy D, and many more.

If you missed any of the performances, you’ll have to dig around the web or visit Youtube or watch the encore on Tuesday November 29th, because in yet another promotional failure, the Soul Train website didn’t post any performances and only included interview clips. Luckily, we have most of the videos here and are tracking down the rest. Apologies ahead of time that Gillette was apparently the only sponsor of these videos. Here are your videos and below that are the winners.;

(BET‘s servers are kind of slow, so wait a moment for these videos to initially load)

2011 Soul Train Awards Winners

Best New Artist – Miguel
Centric Award – Raphael Saddiq
Best Male R&B/Soul Artist – Cee-Lo Green
Best Female R&B/Soul Artist – Jill Scott
Best Gospel Performance – Mary Mary, “Walking”
Album of the Year – Chris Brown, F.A.M.E.
Best Soul Site – NecoleBitchie.com
The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award/Record of the Year –  “Far Away” – Marsha Ambrosius
2011 Soul Train Legends – Gladys Knight and the Pips, Earth Wind and Fire
Best Caribbean Performance – Rihanna, “Man Down”
Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year – Nicki Minaj, Kanye West ft. Rihanna, “Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, “Moment For Life”
Contemporary Jazz –Dave Koz, “Dave Koz, Hello Tomorrow”
Traditional Jazz – Cassandra Wilson, “Cassandra Wilson, Silver Pony”
Best Dance Performance – Beyonce, “Run The World”
Song of the Year – Kelly Rowland featuring Lil Wayne, “Motivation”