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*The 2018 Soul Train Cruise (January 27 to February 3) took the hippest trip in America out to sea featuring a lineup that, this year, focused primarily on singers and singing groups…with only a couple of bands. So, while there were some splashes of Funk from Rose Royce and GAP Band front man Charlie […]

Hil St. Soul *When a singer covers a song already definitively recorded by the likes of The Isley Brothers and Whitney Houston, there is skepticism; surely it could only fail to match the heights of hit renditions by two legendary artists. But UK-based singer Hil St. Soul’s rendition of “For The Love of You” […]

*Three-time GRAMMY® award-winning singer-songwriter and producer Maxwell will receive the ‘Legend’ award at the 2021 “ Soul Train Awards.” Award-winning and multiplatinum singer/songwriter, actor, entrepreneur, and author Ashanti will be the recipient of the ‘Lady of Soul’ honor. The 2021 “Soul Train Awards” premieres Sunday, November 28 at 8 PM ET/PT on BET and BET Her. “It’s an honor to be […]

*BET Networks’ acquisition of Soul Train this past April has given the historic brand a new beginning. One can only imagine what to expect from this year’s upcoming Soul Train Weekend in Las Vegas, Nov. 3 – 6. According to reports the purchase of Don Cornelius’ iconic creation includes ownership of one of the […]

*Tony Cornelius sits in a red-upholstered box seat above the Millennium Stage on the m/s Nieuw Amsterdam, a Holland America cruise ship, during the 2019 Soul Train Cruise (which sailed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from Jan. 20 through Jan. 27). The official host of the annual ocean-going celebration featuring live performances by an array […]

Regina Jones *In this special edition of The Living Legends Series, EURweb.com contributor Gwendolyn Quinn talks with living legend Regina Jones, who co-founded SOUL newspaper with her late husband, Ken Jones in April 1966, nine months after the 1965 Watts Riot and a year before Rolling Stone magazine hit newsstands. A sweetheart story, Ken and […]

*With their punchy 5-man horn-spiked instrumental sound, lyrics of timeless hipness, galvanizing history of dynamic lead singers and unparalleled Soul with a capital “S,” Oakland-based super band Tower of Power has been knocking audiences out around the globe since 1968 with stone-cold classics such as “So Very Hard To Go,” “You’re Still a Young […]

*NEW YORK — BET PRESENTS: 2019 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS celebrated the best and brightest stars across R&B, Gospel, Adult Urban Contemporary and Soul by highlighting both living legends and breakout stars with unrivaled musical moments and show-stopping performances. This year marks an iconic year for The Soul Train Awards which aired live this evening, November […]

Soul Train 50th *(By Flo S. Jenkins) – Soul Train celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, highlighted on the annual Soul Train Awards show, which aired a couple of weeks ago. And, as is usual, millions of folks—Black folks especially—waited with excited anticipation. We love what we believe the Soul Train show stood […]

Tisha Campbell & Tichina Arnold *NEW YORK, NY – BET has announced the hosts and nominees for the “2020 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS”  across 12 different categories. The annual celebration recognizes the best in Soul, R&B and Hip Hop from both established industry legends and the next generation of promising artists. Taking place on Sunday, […]

*Celebrity’s Soul Food, “The fastest growing soul food chain,” is making its mark. Dr. Fredrick Jacobs, the Chief Executive Officer and mastermind behind this ingenious concept is giving “soul food,” its due credit nationally as they make history. Celebrity’s Soul Food and their new franchisees have become the new catalyst of soul food to […]

*NEW YORK – BET Networks has announced the nominees for the 2018 Soul Train Awards across 12 different categories. The annual celebration will recognize the best in Soul, R&B and Hip-Hop from legends to the next generation. Filming on November 17th at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, BET presents: 2018 Soul Train Awards […]

*NEW YORK – FOX SOUL, the Black community’s premiere free streaming platform serving UNAPOLOGETICALLY BLACK, CONSUMABLE BY ALL entertainment 365 days a year, expands their programming slate and adds a new series to their current streaming schedule. With over 44M viewers, FOX SOUL celebrates black culture and deals with real topics that impact the […]

*If one were to re-imagine the last 30 years of R&B/ Soul music as a sort of “reality show,” full of plot twists, physical challenges, strategic alliances and a cast tasked with using their individual gifts to plot their course for survival…Will Downing might very well be the last man standing! With an almost […]

[…] do! If the name Damita Jo Freeman sounds familiar, but you just can’t place it, those of age might go back to 1971, when Don Cornelius brought Soul Train to the masses and set Saturday mornings all around the country on fire with the latest performers of Black music, and new dances done in […]