Re: What I Would Have Done A Long Time Ago
 

do you mind if I ask who you think should receive the award? It seems as though everyone's complaining specifically about Ashanti winning this award, but no one seems to think any specific woman deserved it and was robbed...who do we think should've received the 2002 (note, 2002, not last year, or the year before) Lady of Soul Award?

Take a look at the Billboard top 100. Ashanti's album(at #17 even though it was #1) is the highest R/B female album on there. The 2nd highest is Mary J. Blige at #77 and that's been out for over a year! It's unfortunate that some really talented artists can't even get decent airplay, but as long as people shell out $$ for Ashanti can we really blame Soul Train for giving the public what they ask for? Can we blame Ashanti for accepting an award when she WAS on point this year?

http://www.billboard.com/billboard/charts/bb200.jsp

Ashanti was on some tabloid show today being interviewed about the petition. She said she was hurt upon finding out about it, but that she is using it as motivation to prove to everyone that she does deserve the award. It sounded like she plans to give the performance of a lifetime, prove the haters wrong, etc.

Ashanti Accepts Lady of Soul Award
Sun Aug 25, 7:22 AM ET

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - R&B singer Ashanti accepted entertainer of the year honors at Saturday's Lady of Soul Awards despite complaints from some music fans that she didn't deserve the title.


"It's definitely an honor to just be recognized for such a prestigious award and I'm just so happy to be here with all my people who have been supporting me," she said during the ceremony hosted by the "Soul Train" music show at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

More than 28,000 signatures had been gathered on an Internet petition decrying the decision to give entertainer of the year to Ashanti. A person identified as Rommel Zamora posted the document at PetitionOnline.com.

Ashanti didn't directly mention the Internet controversy during her brief speech. Patti LaBelle, who presented the award to Ashanti, said the 21-year-old newcomer was "extremely deserving of this wonderful recognition."

"I got on the plane this morning to come here from Philadelphia because it's worth it," LaBelle said. "We have to support our babies. ... Her overall success of the past year exceeds those of all other female solo artists or groups."

Ashanti, who led all other performers with five nominations, also captured one award: best new solo artist.

She has sold more than 2.3 million copies of her self-titled debut album, released earlier this year. Among her hits are the singles "Foolish" and "Happy," and she has become a sensation with numerous TV appearances and magazine pictorials.

Ashanti's critics complain that she's not talented enough to deserve the entertainer of the year honor, especially since it is named after the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Previous winners include Toni Braxton, Mariah Carey, TLC and Jill Scott.

"It is an insult to other entertainers who are more deserving of this award and Aretha Franklin. Ashanti simply lacks singing ability and stage presence," the petition states.

The late singer Aaliyah's single "Rock the Boat" won two awards: best R&B solo single and song of the year. In the group category, Destiny's Child won best R&B/soul album of the year for "Survivor" and best R&B single for "Emotion."

The other winners were:

_R&B/soul album of the year, solo artist: "Songs in A Minor," by Alicia Keys.

_R&B/soul or rap music video: "One Minute Man," by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott.

_R&B/soul or rap new artist, for group, band or duo: "Night & Day," by Isyss featuring Jadakiss.

_Gospel album: "Believe," by Yolanda Adams.

_Lena Horne Award for outstanding career achievement: Angela Bassett.

Co-hosts for the eighth annual awards program were Arsenio Hall, Jill Scott and Shemar Moore. Winners were determined by an unspecified group of radio programmers, recording artists and music retail employees.

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On the Net:

http://www.soultrain.com

http://www.petitiononline.com/


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Ok I caught the Soul train Awards thirty minutes into the show...so there may have been some good things that I missed....... here is my take on it.

The show was relatively........wellll.....BORING.

Who Made the Show

Jill Scott- Jill Scott should have performed more than one song. She was one of the FEW entertainers to take the stage that I actually enjoyed and who actually could sing. Her smile is worth a million alone.

Angela Basset- She is a Diva what can i say.

Patti labelle- She should have sang and added more entertainment value to the show

Cece Winans- Class act

Lailah Ali- Was it just me or was she looking at the other presenters like she wanted to give them a uppercut to the chin? But she smiled it off rather well.

The last girl group (of the GOZILLION) The one where they were standing in the picture window at the beginning of thier act...The lead singer could sing. I thought that were half good.


The HOT MESS REPORT

Is it just me or did anyone else notice how OLD a lot of the Albums being recognized were. Come on people!.....example...DESTINY"S CHILD SURVIVOR?????? WTF Not to mention the second award they were up for there was only 1 other nominee.....(Go Figure) There are far more artist out there who deserve recognition for thier efforts.

Arsenio needed to slap whoever told him that hairstyle looked good on him. His 4head looked longer than ever. HOT FOREHEAD MESS

Whats that other fool name who hosted.....what is his purpose? HOT WORTHLESS MESS

Who Da Hell are all these Girl groups that are popping up?????HOT TALENTLESS MESS

I was saving the best for last.......
ASHANTI PROVED...That she is a HOT MESS. She looked a Hot MEss she sounded a HOT MESS OVERALL....HOT MESS. If they throw up one more Murder. Inc. Hand sign I will just puke. OVERALL HOT MESS

other than that....:D

So Soror,
Let me see if I read this correctly. . . you thought this show was boring and full of several types of HOT MESS!! :p

I did not watch because of several reasons: tired of award shows especially ones that honor CDs from 2000, miscellaneous groups who have not been out longer than my last hair do, Shemar Moore (host whose name you 4got), etc.

I am however pissed that I missed JILL -- that is my homie.

Oh well, it's Muuuuuuuurder :D

Hey Sorors,

I caught the show and outside of the countless, nameless girl groups (Extacsy, Exhale, Isis, WtF!!!), I was shocked by Arsenio's "Sideshow Bob" hairdo. It is very funny to see a forty five year old man try to hold on to his youth. Oh, and can he please stop with the "fa-shizzles" and the "hizzouses". Jill definitely held it down with her performance, but that was about the only good performance of the night. My other favorite "performance" was that of one Lawrence Fishburn. I can't really describe it, but lets just say he takes himself waaaaaaayyyyy to seriously.

I thought I was the only one that felt that way. Another person that takes himself waaaaayyyy too seriously is Ving Rhames.

Yea, he wasn't holdin it down for the loc population. His hairdo screamed locs aint for everybody.

can anyone post a picture of his hairdo from the show?

his hair
 

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ooooooh my dayuuuuuuuuum, he looks like SideShow Bob with this dayum hair:
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And Shemar look like your drunk cousin in the family that USEd to be the Shyt. hahahahaha

He need a chave or something...look .ike he been on Survivor for a week.

You ain't right.......;)

GOOD GOGGLY MOOGLY!
 

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Now you know I LUB me some Jill, but dang why did she have on this Mumu outfit? She is so beautiful but she hasn't been hitting it with the clothes at the award shows(the big bird outfit!:eek: ) And is it just me or do her ta-ta's look like they are about to run off of her body they so dang big! I don't remember them being THAT big y'all for real.


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"Hi my name is Ja Fool and I forgot to wear my danggone T-shirt to a classy event"!:rolleyes: Charlie looks beautiful

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Ok West Coast peeps, remember when that sign used to mean "Westside"??? Thanks for stealing one of our hand signs Irv!(once again, why should ja fool dress up when the CEO ain't?)


A HOT MESS!
:mad:

QTE

Oh well. Ashanti LOOKED nice, if nothng else, lol. As for Jill...QTE, agreed!

I didn't watch the show...why? I am FAR more entertained by the synopses on GC, lol.

Also, I don't know what kind of exposure those girls groups though they were getting by debuting on the ST Awards. I mean really, it doesn't seem as if that many people tuned in, and those that did can't even remember their names! lol. Generic much??

Arsenio Hall looking like SideShow Bob??? LOL

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