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The 2018 Soul Train Awards Presented By BET

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