The 2009 Soul Train Awards, hosted by Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard, were held earlier this month (Tues. Nov 3) at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta and were aired last night (Sun. Nov 3) on BET. We posted the arrival photos shortly after the show was recorded at the beginning of the month and here are the pictures from inside the show!

Folks like Robin Thicke, Ludacris, Keri Hilson, Fantasia and more performed. Trey Songz and Toni Braxton opened up the show with Braxton’s new single “So Yesterday” and ended their performance with a big ol’ passionate smooch on the lips! Toni says it was all planned and her husband knew about it well in advance so any speculation about that causing the separation between she and her husband is reportedly false.

Anyway, continue reading for the rest of the photos!

R&B singers Ginuwine, Joe and Chico DeBarge performed Sunday afternoon (Jul 26) at the Central Park SummerStage concert series in New York City.

According to a review of the show, Ginuwine wasn’t able to offer his best performance due to him being hoarse after just wrapping up a promo tour for his new album, A Man’s Thoughts. But they say he made up for it in the end when he joined Joe and Chico for the show’s final segment, which was a tribute to Michael Jackson, and busted out the moonwalk during a performance of “Billie Jean.”

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R&B crooner Maxwell performed Saturday night (Jul 4) at Day 2 of the Coca-Cola sponsored 2009 Essence Music Festival, held in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Louisiana Superdome. Fellow R&B singer Robin Thicke also took the main stage that night, while singer/producer Ryan Leslie performed on one of the smaller stages. Continue reading for lots of photos of celebrities performing and enjoying the weekend’s festivities.

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