The 2018 Soul Train Awards premieres on BET and BET HER November 25th at 8PM ET. This annual celebration recognizes the best in Soul, R&B, and Hip-Hop from our historic past to the next and upcoming future. Best known for their roles on the 90’s television show Martin, the iconic duo of Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold will host the awards show and bring a multitude of flavor and laughs to this grand event. Filming will take place on November 17th at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
Phenomenal breakout star, musician, and singing sensation H.E.R. leads the nominees for this year’s awards, followed by last year’s top winner, Bruno Mars & Cardi B both with six nominations each. Other nominees include SZA who garnered 5 nods, Ella Mai, Daniel Caesar, and each garnered 4 nods for this year’s awards.
Four-time Grammy award-winning, singer-songwriter, artist, director/producer, holistic healer, activist, and mother Erykah Badu, is set to receive the Legend Award. The fourth annual Lady of Soul Award will be presented to multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning artist, songwriter, and record producer Faith Evans.
View the full list of nominations below and stay tuned for more coverage from GlitterandGumbo.com.
The complete list of nominees for BET Presents: 2018 Soul Train Awards are:
BEST NEW ARTIST
DANIEL CAESAR
JORJA SMITH
KALI UCHIS
LEON THOMAS
NORMANI
QUEEN NAIJA
SOUL TRAIN CERTIFIED AWARD
ASHANTI
JORJA SMITH
LEDISI
LENNY KRAVITZ
MAJOR.
TAMIA
BEST R&B/SOUL FEMALE ARTIST
BEYONCE
ELLA MAI
H.E.R.
MARIAH CAREY
SZA
BEST R&B/SOUL MALE ARTIST
BRUNO MARS
CHILDISH GAMBINO
DANIEL CAESAR
JOHN LEGEND
KHALID
TANK
BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
ANDRA DAY
KIRK FRANKLIN
LECRAE
SNOOP DOGG
TORI KELLY
RHYTHM & BARS AWARD (BEST HIP-HOP SONG OF THE YEAR)
CARDI B – I LIKE IT FEAT. BAD BUNNY & J BALVIN
CHILDISH GAMBINO – THIS IS AMERICA
DJ KHALED AND QUAVO – NO BRAINER FEAT. JUSTIN BIEBER, CHANCE THE RAPPER
DRAKE – IN MY FEELINGS
THE CARTERS – APE S**T
SONG OF THE YEAR
BRUNO MARS – FINESSE (REMIX) FEAT. CARDI B
ELLA MAI – BOO’D UP
H.E.R. – EVERY KIND OF WAY
SZA – THE WEEKEND
THE INTERNET – COME OVER
ALBUM/MIXTAPE OF THE YEAR
CHLOE X HALLE – THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
CHRIS BROWN – HEARTBREAK ON A FULL MOON
H.E.R. – H.E.R.
LEON BRIDGES – GOOD THING
MIGUEL – WAR & LEISURE
THE INTERNET – HIVE MIND
THE ASHFORD AND SIMPSON SONGWRITER’S AWARD
FINESSE (REMIX) – WRITTEN BY: GENE HERNANDEZ, BELCALIS ALMANZAR, CHRIS BROWN, JAMES FAUNTLEROY, PHILIP LAWRENCE, RAY MCCULLOUGH, KLENORD RAPHAEL, JEREMY REEVES, JAMES YIP, RAY ROMULUS (BRUNO MARS FEAT. CARDI B)
SUMMERTIME MAGIC – WRITTEN BY: DONALD GLOVER, LUDWIG GORANSSON (CHILDISH GAMBINO)
BEST PART – WRITTEN BY: ASHTON SIMMONDS, H.E.R., RILEY BELL, MATTHEW BURNETT, JORDAN EVANS (DANIEL CAESAR FEAT. H.E.R.)
BOO’D UP – WRITTEN BY: ELLA HOWELL, DIJON MCFARLANE, JOELLE JAMES, LARRANCE DOPSON (ELLA MAI)
FOCUS – WRITTEN BY: H.E.R., DARHYL CAMPER, JUSTIN LOVE (H.E.R.)
BROKEN CLOCKS – WRITTEN BY: SOLANA ROWE, CODY FAYNE, ADAM FEENEY, ASHTON SIMMONDS, THOMAS BEESLEY (SZA)
BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE
BRUNO MARS – FINESSE (REMIX) FEAT. CARDI B
CHRIS BROWN – TEMPO
CIARA – LEVEL UP
HOODCELEBRITYY – WALKING TROPHY
JANET JACKSON – MADE FOR NOW FEAT. DADDY YANKEE
BEST COLLABORATION PERFORMANCE
BRUNO MARS – FINESSE (REMIX) FEAT. CARDI B
DANIEL CAESAR – BEST PART FEAT. H.E.R.
JOHN LEGEND – A GOOD NIGHT FEAT. BLOODPOP
KHALID, 6LACK, TY DOLLA $IGN – OTW
SZA – DOVES IN THE WIND FEAT. KENDRICK LAMAR
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
BRUNO MARS – FINESSE (REMIX) FEAT. CARDI B
ELLA MAI – BOO’D UP
H.E.R. – AVENUE
SZA – BROKEN CLOCKS
THE INTERNET – COME OVER
