Hey SoulTrackers, are you ready? The 2009 SoulTracks Readers’ Choice Awards are almost here!
This year’s SoulTracks Readers’ Choice Awards will be broadcast on December 7th at 8:00 p.m. EST, hosted by our good friend Jodine Dorce of Jodine’s Corner (with special help from our friend Nina Morena of Fusicology). And we have some great radio stations around the world that will be carrying it!
During the show Jodine will be announcing the results, playing some of the winning music and interviewing the winning artists! It is show that is NOT TO BE MISSED.
Tune in on December 7th at 8:00 pm EST on any of these stations to hear the Awards show LIVE! (click on name below to visit this radio station)
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Ram Jam Radio |
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A Funk Above the Rest |
Rhythm Flow Radio |
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Midnight Soul Radio |
Rhythm and Soul Radio |
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City Sounds |
Soul City Radio |
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Got Soul Sessions |
Sounds of Soul Radio |
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And don’t forget this year’s awards have a special purpose, as they will be benefitting 
Detroit’s Cornerstone Schools. Each ballot cast in this year’s Awards voting will result in a $1.00 donation to Cornerstone.
Here are this year’s Awards finalists (all categories are for independent artists only, except for the Major Label Album of the Year):
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
| Calvin Richardson – Facts of Life: The Soul of Bobby Womack |
| Darien – If These Walls Could Talk |
| Eric Roberson – Music Fan First |
| Foreign Exchange – Leave It All Behind |
| Leela James – Let’s Do It Again |
| Maysa – Metamorphosis |
| Various Artists – Silky Soul Music: An All-Star Tribute to Frankie Beverly/Maze |
SONG OF THE YEAR
| Calvin Richardson – Woman’s Got To Have It |
| Eric Roberson – The Power That Kisses Hold |
| Eric Roberson & Lalah Hathaway – Dealing |
| Foreign Exchange – Daykeeper |
| Leela James – Baby I’m Scared of You |
| Maysa – Grateful |
| Tortured Soul – Did You Miss Me? |
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
| Ali Ollie Woodson |
| Calvin Richardson |
| Darien |
| Eric Roberson |
| Rahsaan Patterson |
| Russell Taylor |
| Ty Causey |
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
| Choklate |
| Leela James |
| Maysa |
| Oleta Adams |
| Syleena Johnson |
| Wayna |
| Yahzarah |
DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
| Foreign Exchange |
| Jaspects |
| Kloud 9 |
| Melba Moore and Phil Perry |
| Swing Out Sister |
| The Revelations feat. Tre Williams |
| Tortured Soul |
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
| Chester Gregory |
| Darien |
| Jesse Boykins III |
| Kimberly Nichole |
| Melinda Doolittle |
| Shae Fiol |
| The Revelations feat. Tre Williams |
MAJOR LABEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
| Anthony Hamilton – The Point of It All |
| Chrisette Michele – Epiphany |
| Ledisi – Turn Me Loose |
| Mary Mary – The Sound |
| Maxwell – BLACKsummers’night |
| Raphael Saadiq – The Way I See It |
| Will Downing – Classique |
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