2012 SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards Show Tonight!

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(December 3, 2012) Hey SoulTrackers, the time has come! After two months of listening, nominating, voting and more voting, we are almost ready for the 2012 SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards, the world's most popular awards celebrating independent soul music! Thousands of SoulTrackers spent the first part of November choosing between so many talented artists to help pick this year's winners.

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SHOW IS OVER. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE WINNERS!

This year's SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards will be broadcast on December 3rd at 8:00 p.m., hosted by Jodine Dorce of Jodine's Corner with help of the show's producer, Nina Morena. We will honor the greatest music and artists from the period of October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012 (here are our eligibility rules). Here is a list of the stations who are broadcasting the Awards show.

A Funk Above the Rest	Rhythm and Soul Radio
Black Soul Rhythms Radio	RhythmFlow Radio
Copeland Studio B	Soul City Radio
Funk Republic Radio	Starpoint Radio
Platinum Grooves Radio	WTCC FM Radio (tape delayed)

Here are this year's Awards finalists (all categories are for independent artists only, except for the Major Label Album of the Year):

INDEPENDENT ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Betty Wright and the Roots -Betty Wright: The Movie

Dwele - Greater than One

Eric Benet - The One

Eric Roberson - Mr. Nice Guy

Gregory Porter - Be Good

Mint Condition - Music@ the Speed of Life

Sy Smith - Fast and Curious

MAJOR LABEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Anthony Hamilton - Back To Love

Esperanza Spalding - Radio Music Society

Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE

Lalah Hathaway - Where It all Begins

Mary J. Blige - My Life II The Journey Continues

R Kelly - Write Me Back

Robert Glasper Experiment - Black Radio

SONG OF THE YEAR

Eric Benet - Harriett Jones

Eric Roberson - At the Same Time

Maysa - When It's Over

Mint Condition - Believe in Us

Rahsaan Patterson - Don't Touch Me

Sy Smith with Rahsaan Patterson - Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)

Will Downing - Blessing

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Dwele

Eric Benet

Eric Roberson

Gregory Porter

Johnny Gill

Jonathan Butler

Will Downing

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Betty Wright

Cassandra Wilson

Conya Doss

Leela James

Maysa

Sy Smith

Syleena Johnson

DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

Boyz II Men

Incognito

Jazzanova

Mint Condition

SWV

Take 6

The Revelations feat. Tre Williams

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Amma Whatt

Daley

DJ Kemit

Gloria Ry'ann

Jessica Reedy

Kia Bennett

The Endangered