{"id":338113,"date":"2025-12-09T02:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T02:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/338113\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T02:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T02:19:10","slug":"see-the-winners-2025-soultracks-readers-choice-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/338113\/","title":{"rendered":"See the Winners! 2025 SoulTracks Readers&#8217; Choice Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(December 8, 2025, 8:00pm EST) The time is here! After months of preparations and ballots going out to tens of thousands of SoulTrackers, we\u2019re happy to announce the winners of the\u00a02025 SoulTracks Readers\u2019 Choice Awards,\u00a0the world\u2019s leading awards dedicated to independent soul music.\u00a0 Many thanks to you, SoulTrackers, for participating and voting for your favorites.<\/p>\n<p>A special congratulations to this year\u2019s winners, who were chosen by SoulTrackers from a stellar list of nominees. Here they are \u2014 and check out the songs from the winners in the playlist at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n<p>Please share the good news on social media (#SoulTracks2025) to congratulate our winners!<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-82e927faaca0ded555d9afdb85faab81\">Album of the Year <\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LedisiTheCrown.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133480\" style=\"width:296px;height:auto\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Ledisi \u2013 The Crown<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c20970dd6fd1b2a6da76aa84921ca37b\">Song of the Year<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/KemRock.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132325\" style=\"width:300px;height:auto\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Kem \u2013 \u201cRock With Me\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3483a60400162f36eebe525d4a8975d0\">Female Vocalist of the Year<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ConyaDoss2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130533\" style=\"width:309px;height:auto\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Conya Doss<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aea4eac7c27ea7bffb1d4078c2a55db6\">Male Vocalist of the Year<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1004\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kem-Give-1004x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132005\" style=\"width:311px;height:auto\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Kem<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c6aa363e20401be194239076849ac7d4\">Duo or Group of the Year<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kindred-For-Life.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132517\" style=\"width:318px;height:auto\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Kindred The Family Soul<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2dc0e35b432d813b441cbd945c46d083\">Instrumentalist of the Year<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NormanBrown.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133481\" style=\"width:327px;height:auto\"  \/>Version 1.0.0<\/p>\n<p>Norman Brown<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-65484f3d597723e4d0c800f9c25e9790\">New Artist of the Year<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Honore-pr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132147\" style=\"width:333px;height:auto\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Honor\u00e9<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1fdc34093143c688ff50def550dda79d\">Lifetime Achievement Award<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Brian-and-Eddie-Holland-1024x643.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133287\" style=\"width:336px;height:auto\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Brian and Eddie Holland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(December 8, 2025, 8:00pm EST) The time is here! 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