The second week of November is going to be plenty soulful.

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Erykah Badu and Rick Ross will headline a concert as a precursor to the Soul Train Awards. The Soul Train Pre-Awards Show Concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Atlanta Civic Center. Tickets for the show are $39.50-$85.50 and go on sale Wednesday.

A VIP package including a backstage pass and reception will be available for $200 and, on Wednesday only, a limited number of reserved seats will be sold for $10.

Tickets to the concert will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets,  (800) 745-3000 and www.ticketmaster.com.

The Soul Train Awards, co-hosted again by Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, tape Nov. 10 at the Cobb Energy Center. Access is invite-only. The show will air Nov. 28 on BET and Centric.