The Weeknd, Bruno Mars dominate Soul Train AwardsNovember 30, 2015 - 12:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Weeknd and Bruno Mars were the biggest winners of the 2015 Soul Train Awards, which aired on BET and Centric on Sunday night, November 29. The Canadian R&B superstar and the Hawaii-born singer, who led the nominees with five nods, took home two awards each, AceShowbiz reports. The Weeknd won the Best R&B/Soul Male Artist title over competitors like Chris Brown, D'Angelo, Trey Songz and Tyrese Gibson. He also claimed the Album of the Year trophy for his chart-topping effort "Beauty Behind the Madness". As for Mars, he shared his two wins with his "Uptown Funk" collaborator Mark Ronson. Their No. 1 hit was named Song of the Year while its visuals earned the two artists the Song of the Year Award. They beat out The Weeknd ("Earned It") and Jidenna ("Classic Man") in both categories. The 2015 Soul Train Awards was taped on November 6 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Other acts making up the winners list included Jidenna (Best New Artist), Kendrick Lamar (Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year for "Alright") and Omarion (Best Collaboration for "Post to Be" with Breezy and Jhene Aiko). In addition to giving away prizes, the annual awards show featured performances from some big names in R&B and soul. Erykah Badu, who also served as a host, kicked off the evening with a medley of her hits, including "Danger", "On & On" and "Love of My Life". She additionally sang her new track "Phone Down" after calling out Tyrese Gibson whom she spotted talking on his phone in the crowd while she was talking on the stage. Gibson himself was also one of the performers. The singer, who was honored with the Centric Certified Award at the show, delivered a passionate rendition of his hit "Shame" alongside a band and some backing vocalists. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |