Soul Train was and will always be a hotbed of the newest fashion trends. This year’s Soul Train Awards didn’t fall short on its sartorial legacy. From all black ensembles to sequined jackets and over the top accessories, we are counting down our TOP FIVE FASHION MOMENTS.

1. Chrisette Michele

With mega-stylist—and co-host for the STA Pre-Show—June Ambrose as her personal stylist, its no wonder this songstress (pictured above) was D.O.A. (Decadence On Arrival). Conjuring the sartorial spirit of madmoiselle Josephine Baker, she hit the purple carpet in an all black ensemble and turban. Definitely Soul approved.

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Just in time for the release of his new LP Second Chance, El Debarge calls on Faith Evans for “Lay With You.” Check out this new video

Second Chance will be in stores November 30th.

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SoulTrain.com caught up with Faith Evans and stylist Misa Hylton Brim (mother of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ first son, Justin) on the red carpet. Faith dished on her tribute performance to Soul Train Legends Award recipient Anita Baker and the new reality show she and Brim have in the works. Check out the video below for details:

You are in store for an amazing tribute to Soul Train Legends Award recipient Ron Isley. Our friends at Exclusive Access went behind the scenes to explore ’The Isley Influence’ from stars like Steve Harvey, Terrance Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Ne-Yo, Cee-lo, El Debarge, Faith Evans, Erykah Badu, and many more. Check it out!

Eric Benet promises that his new album Lost in Time will be bring back the real sounds of R&B. The soulful crooner has vowed to bring the spirit of 70’s R&B—a period he looks at as the best time for the genre—to the radiowaves. While R&B of today is “simplified” and about being a “machine” (his words not ours), its refreshing to see someone pulling from the past to create a modern musical legacy. “I have the record I wanted to make exactly the way I wanted to make it.  I can’t wait to share this with the world…If [people] love R&B and soul music from the 70s, then they’re gonna have to have this record in their collection.” Well said Eric.

Lost in Time official tracklist and go HERE to pre-order:

Never Want To Live Without You
Feel Good (feat. Faith Evans)
Sometimes I Cry
Always A Reason
Paid (feat. Eddie Levert)
Take It (feat. Chrisette Michele)
Stir It Up
Summer Love (feat. India Benét)
Lost In Time
Good Life (feat. Ledisi)
Something’s Wrong

El Debarge teamed up with Faith Evans for ”Lay With You,” a duet featured on his new album Second Chance due out November 30th . In this intimate video, Faith boasts about loving DeBarge’s music and they even go into an impromptu cover of Notorious B.I.G’s “One More Chance,” (which of course used a sample from the DeBarge 1983 classic “Stay With Me”).

Director Bille Woodruff (Honey, Beauty Shop) is set to deliver a new biopic of Florence Ballard played by R&B verteran Faith Evans. Ballard was the original lead singer of The Supremes before being overshadowed by Diana Ross. Although it seems her true story has been insinuated in the film Sparkle and hit Broadway musical Dreamgirls, this film’s screenplay has been adapted by Karen Spencer and Roy Fegan from Peter Benjaminson’s book The Lost Supreme.

Entitled Blondie, the film will uncover the “shocking details of Florence’s life from her moments of joy and success to her devastating betrayal and the actual cause of her premature death at the young age of 32.” It’s rumored that Soul Train Awards 2010 host Taraji P. Henson has been offered the role of Diana Ross but has yet to sign on.

Eric Benet and Faith Evans—both of whom will be performing at this year’s awards show—have joined forces for “Feel Good” an uptempo song that is sure to form a Soul Train line at any family function. The single will be featured on Benet’s upcoming album Lost In Time, out November 30th. This isn’t the first time the pair have made musical magic together. In 1999, they teamed up for “Georgy Porgy” —the first single off Benet’s sophomore album, A Day in the Life. Check out the tune and SOUND OFF in the comments below.
Eric Benet “Feel Good” ft. Faith Evans by Warner Bros. Urban

If giving birth to a baby boy wasn’t enough, Alicia Keys is leading the Soul train Awards nominations pack—alongside Usher—with four nods. Rapper/Singer Drake follows behind closely with three nominations.

Grammy-award winning R&B superstar R. Kelly will open the show with a dynamite performance, followed by today’s hottest artists Ne-Yo, Cee-lo, Keyshia Cole, Rick Ross, Erykah Badu, Eric Benet, Chrisette Michele, Lalah Hathaway, Faith Evans, Janelle Monae, Gyptian, Freddie Jackson, Jeffrey Osborne, Rachelle Ferrell, Tamia, and Tank who will light up the stage with performances and never-before seen collaborations to honor the best in Soul Train and this year’s Legend Award recipients Anita Baker and Ron Isley.

This year’s Soul Train Awards will be hosted by Oscar-nominated actors Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson—who hosted last years event—and will simulcast on CENTRIC and BET on Sunday, November 28 at 9:00 PM EST.

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