Kool & the Gang Honored with the Legend Award During the
Ceremony, Premiering November 30th on CENTRIC
and BET Networks
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
It's ladies night at SOUL
TRAIN AWARDS 2014! Today, CENTRIC announced that the Grammy
Award-winning Queen Bee herself, Lil' Kim; Grammy Award-winning
double platinum artist, Missy Elliott; and the first female solo
rapper to ever go platinum, Da Brat, will join the list of
all-star performers and presenters at this year's awards show. Also new
to the performance lineup are music fan favorites Tamar Braxton, Bobby
Brown, Tank and Sevyn Streeter, who join previously
announced hit-makers Chris Brown, Ma$e, Aloe Blacc and
Nico & Vinz. Additions to the roster of presenters are LisaRaye
McCoy, Bill Bellamy, Keith Sweat and Leon, who
will be joining Wendy Williamsat 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.
Funk icons Kool & the Gang will be honored with the Legend
Award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding achievements
and contribution to soul music. There's no better way to pay homage to
one of the most-sampled bands in history than with top notch
performances. Get ready, because hip hop's legendary MC's Lil'
Kim, Missy Elliott and Da Brat will perform their 1996
platinum single, "Not Tonight," the remix from Kool & the Gang's first
platinum album and same-titled single, "Ladies Night." The tribute also
includes a performance by soulful singer Joe. In addition to the
celebration during the awards show, Kool & the Gang will headline a live
musical event during Centric Presents: The Soul Train Review on
Sunday, November 9, 2014.
"We are keeping the momentum going with hit-making musical acts from
different decades and are thrilled Missy Elliott, Lil Kim and DaBrat
chose SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014 for their reunion," said Paxton Baker,
General Manager and Executive Vice President, CENTRIC. "We are humbled
to honor Kool & the Gang with the Legend Award this year. They've set
music trends that are sampled still today, and I know they, along with
the other performers, will bring the Celebration to Vegas
throughout the weekend!"
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 keep the party going throughout the show,
international DJ and King of Crunk, Lil Jon, has been
tapped as the house DJ. His voice has been heard over radio waves for
decades, so it only makes sense to have Big Tigger as this year's
official celebrity announcer.
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.
Follow Centric on Twitter (@CentricTV), Instagram (@CentricTV) and
Facebook.com/CentricTV
Be a part of the Soul Train Awards conversation using #SoulTrainAwards
To apply for credentials to cover the SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014 red carpet,
please apply here.
SOUL
TRAIN AWARDS 2014 is part of Centric's Soul Train Weekend at the
Orleans Hotel & Casino. The weekend includes the following events:
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Thursday, November 6: Kick-Off Reception with meet and greets
featuring SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014 and Comedy All Stars Show
talent
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Friday, November 7: SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014 with host Wendy
Williams
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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
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Sunday, November 9: Centric Presents: The Soul Train Review, a live
musical event with Kool & the Gang
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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
or call 888-234-2334.
*All talent subject to change
About CENTRIC
Centric is a 24-hour music and entertainment channel that reflects the
lifestyle and sophistication of today's African-American and
multicultural adult viewer. With a finger on the pulse of an
ever-changing beat, its compelling music content fuses Soul, R&B,
Neo-Soul, Hip Hop, Reggae, Gospel, Jazz, Old School, New School and
everything in between with today's hottest artists. It is a unique of
mix of music, culture and lifestyle programming that embodies the lives,
tastes and aspirations of the CENTRIC viewer.
About BET Networks
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NYSE:VIA, VIA.B), is the
nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and
public affairs television programming for the African-American audience.
The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can
be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom
and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer
brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading
Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news;
CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to
54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks - BET Gospel
and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment
tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings
for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event
Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with
festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides
ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET
International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the
extension of BET network programming for global distribution.
About Soul Train Holdings
SOUL TRAIN HOLDINGS, LLC was formed in May 2008 and is owned by
InterMedia Partners and a partnership between Magic Johnson Enterprises
and Ron Burkle's investment firm, The Yucaipa Companies. The iconic
franchise and catalog consists of more than 1,100 episodes and 40
specials from Don Cornelius Productions, Inc. Soul Train is the longest
running, first-run, nationally syndicated music program in television
history. During its 35-year run, the show featured lasting innovations
such as the Soul Train line and the legendary sign off "Love, Peace and
Soul." At the heart of the show was Don Cornelius, the dancers and
influential artists such as James Brown, Al Green, Ike & Tina Turner,
Hall & Oates, Donna Summer, Marvin Gaye, The Jackson 5, Aretha Franklin,
Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Whitney Houston, David Bowie, Prince, Run
D.M.C. and Destiny's Child.
About the Orleans Arena
The Orleans Arena, a Boyd Gaming facility located just west of the Las
Vegas Strip, is one of the nation's leading multi-purpose sports and
entertainment facilities and the 2014 recipient of the Venue Excellence
Award from the International Association of Venue Managers. In addition,
the Orleans Arena is one of only a handful of arenas in the United
States to achieve LEED Gold Certification and is part of the largest
company in Nevada to achieve SHARP Certification for commitments to safe
venue operations. According to Venues Today magazine, the Orleans Arena,
which hosts more than 200 events each year, consistently ranks in the
Top 10 for ticket sales in the United States and internationally among
venues of similar size. These events include nationally touring
concerts, NCAA basketball conference tournaments, family shows,
motorsports and other unique events. For more information, call
702-365-7469 or visit www.OrleansArena.com.
Stay connected to the Orleans Arena on Facebook (www.facebook.com/orleansarena)
and on Twitter (@orleansarena).
Press
Centric/BET
Terrece Walker, 212-205-3264
Terrece.Walker@bet.net
or
Sunshine
Sachs
Chad Davis, 212-691-2800
davis@sunshinesachs.com
Source: BET Networks
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