Awards ceremony to be held on October 3 in Detroit.
Voting for the Winners
Now for the process: There are 5 finalist nominees in each of the following categories: Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Male Vocalist, Female Vocalist, Duo or Group and Best New Artist. You can see the full list of nominees at http://www.soultracks.com/2008_Readers_Choice_Finalists. They are also shown below.
Beginning on August 11 and continuing until August 25, we'll have an online voting process whereby our readers will choose the winner in each category from the five finalists. For voting security reasons, only subscribers to the SoulTracks email newsletters will be eligible to vote. Ballots will be sent via secure email to our subscribers. Please sign up for the SoulTracks newsletter. A sign up box is on the top left corner of each page at www.soultracks.com. We will continue to accept new subscribers (and will send out additional ballots to new subscribers) all during the voting period.
SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards Finalists:
1. Song of the Year
"I'm Cheatin'" by Dwele
"Let Me Know" by Angela Johnson feat. Eric Roberson
"Nothing Left To Say" by Mint Condition
"Run and Hide" by Algebra
"Something 2nite" by Conya Doss
2. Album of the Year
Angela Johnson - "A Woman's Touch"
Conya Doss - "Still"
Dwele - "Sketches of a Man"
Mint Condition - "e-Life"
Sy Smith - "Conflict"
3. Female Vocalist of the Year
Algebra
Angela Johnson
Conya Doss
Regina Belle
Sy Smith
4. Male Vocalist of the Year
Amp Fiddler
Bobby Caldwell
Dwele
Frank McComb
Heston
5. Duo or Group of the Year
Hil St. Soul
Impromp2
Mint Condition
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
The Whispers
6. New Artist of the Year
Algebra
April Hill
Heston
Liv Warfield
Melissa Young