BILLBOARD MUSIC CHARTING ARTIST MAJOR. PERFORMS SINGLE “WHY I LOVE YOU” ON SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2016

(LOS ANGELES, CA) – SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2016 took place on Sunday, November 6 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The godmother of soul, Erykah Badu, returned to the stage as host, and for the first time as Executive Producer, with her eccentric humor and legendary style. Soul Train Awards 2016 marks MAJOR’s. national television debut with a performance of his Billboard chart-topping hit, “Why I Love You.”

The annual event honoring the best in soul and R&B featured moving performances by Brandy, Anderson .Paak, Bobby Brown, D.R.A.M. MA$E, DRU HILL, Doug E Fresh, India Arie, BJ The Chicago Kid, Guy, Candice Boyd, Carl Thomas, Eric Benét, MAJOR., Ro James, Tito Jackson, V. Bozeman, Wreckx-n-Effect, and Yuna.

GRAMMY award-winning, multi-platinum singer Brandy was presented with the second annual Lady of Soul Award, while multi-platinum and three-time GRAMMY award-winning producer, singer and songwriter Teddy Riley was honored with the night’s highly coveted Legend Award.