Beyonce dominated the Soul Train Awards on Sunday, picking up four trophies, including Song of the Year and Video of the Year for “Formation” from her new album “Lemonade.”
Fat Joe and Remy Ma featuring French Montana and Infared took home two awards of their own, Rhythm & Bars Award (Formerly Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year) and Best Collaboration, for their smash hit “All the Way Up.”
Neo-soul artist Erykah Badu hosted and executive produced the show, the first since BET Networks acquired Soul Train earlier this year.
Dru Hill kicked off the show with a performance of their ’90s R&B oeuvre including “Tell Me,” “In My Bed” and “Beauty.”
Lead singer Sisqó then took the stage solo to perform his 2000 mega-hit “Thong Song.”
Jill Scott presented the second annual Lady of Soul Award to Brandy, who performed some of her classic hits including “Almost Doesn’t Count,” “What About Us,” “Full Moon,” “I Wanna Be Down,” “The Boy Is Mine,” “Talk About Our Love,” “Have You Ever” and “Sitting On Top Of The World,” joined by MA$E.
After earning the Legend Award, Teddy Riley closed the show with past collaborators including Doug E. Fresh, Bobby Brown, Tito Jackson, Wreckx-N-Effect and Guy for a medley of classics including “My Prerogative,” “Remember the Time” and “Rump Shaker.”
Here’s the complete list of winners:
Best New Artist – Chance the Rapper
Best R&B/Soul Male Artist – Maxwell
Centric Certified Award – Anderson .Paak
Video of the Year – Beyoncé – “Formation”
Best Gospel/Inspirational Song – “123 Victory,” Kirk Franklin
Album/Mixtape of the Year – “Lemonade,” Beyoncé
Rhythm & Bars Award (Formerly Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year) – “All the Way Up,” Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared
Best R&B/Soul Female Artist – Beyoncé
Song of the Year – “Formation,” Beyoncé
The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter’s Award – “Rise Up,” Written by Andra Day and Jennifer Decilveo (Andra Day)
Best Dance Performance – “Fade,” Kanye West (dance performance featuring Teyana Taylor)
Best Collaboration – “All the Way Up,” Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared