SOUL TRAIN (RED CARPET PICS, SHOW & WHO WON

There was love, peace, and soul when the 2013 Soul Train Awards rolled into Las Vegas on Friday night.  Honoring the best in R&B, soul, and hip-hop music, Jennifer Hudson is among the performers and Dionne Warwick will receive a special tribute.

Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations, with Robin Thicke, Justin Timberlake, Janelle Monae, Miguel, and Chris Brown also up for awards. 

Jennifer Hudson opened the show with a medley of hits, accompanied by Evelyn “Champagne” King, Chaka Khan, and T.I., who joined her for her new single “I Can’t Describe (The Way I Feel).”
Tamar Braxton picked up awards in categories including Best R&B/Soul Female Artist and the Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award (via The Boombox). A teary-eyed Tamar accepted one of her awards from Chaka Khan and later performed her single “All the Way Home.”

K. Michelle took home Best New Artist and delivered a white-hot performance, while Wale teamed up with Mint Condition’s Stokley Williams for a mash-up of Marvin Gaye’s “Inner City Blues” and “LoveHate Thing.”

Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Keith Sweat dueted with Faith Evans on his 1988 hit “Make It Last Forever.”

Slick Rick, Warren G, Dougie E. Fresh, and Big Daddy Kane thrilled with an old school hip-hop medley, while the “Blue-Eyed Soul” set starred Jon B., Bobby Caldwell, Dave Koz, and Vanilla Ice, who rapped “Ice Ice Baby.”

Anthony Anderson hosts.The program will air on BET and Centric on December 1 — but Gossip Cop has red carpet coverage right here, right now!

TAMAR BRAXTON, that outfit tho?

 Talk show host Wendy Williams held her microphone on stage as she hugged Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BET Debra L. Lee

GLADYS KNIGHT AND DIONNE WARWICK

T.I. AND JENNIFER HUDSON

BABYFACE AND TONI BRAXTON

MICHELLE WILLIAMS, Looks pretty but those shoes yikes!

FAITH EVANS and Michelle Williams same stylist?  But Faith get's it right!

JENNIFER HUDSON, this tribal graphic style print is popular we see, does Faith Evans have on the same dress?

ASHANTI, we still see a little Tribal inspiration pattern in her look also.

TYRESE AND TANK

JANELLE MONÁE

CHRISETTE MICHELE

YO-YO,MC LYTE,AND LIL MAMA

K. Michelle, Raheem DeVaughn, Sevyn Streeter, and Janelle Monáe

SEVYN STREETER AND KRISTAL LYNDRIETTE

Bad Wig  and outfit, K. MICHELLE

Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick

VANILLA ICE