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BET PRESENTS: 2017 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS NOMINEES AND HONOREES

BET announced the official nominees for the 2017 Soul Train Awards that will air on BET and BET HER on November 26th, 2017 at 8PM ET. The annual celebration will recognize the best in Soul, R&B and Hip-Hop from legends to the next generation at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.

Special honorees include Multi-Platinum and Seven-Time Grammy Award-Winning Recording Artist, Songwriter & Producer Toni Braxton to Receive the Don Cornelius Legend Award and Grammy Award-Nominated, Multi-Platinum Trio SWV to be Honored with Third Annual Lady of Soul Award.

2017 Soul Train Awards Nominees

Best New Artist

6LACK

H.E.R.

KEVIN ROSS

KHALID

SZA

Best R&B/Soul Male Artist

BRUNO MARS

BRYSON TILLER

CHRIS BROWN

KHALID

THE WEEKND

Best R&B/Soul Female Artist

KEHLANI

LALAH HATHAWAY

LEDISI

MARY J. BLIGE

SOLANGE

SZA

Soul Train Certified Award

BELL BIV DEVOE

JOHNNY GILL

LALAH HATHAWAY

LEDISI

MACK WILDS

Video of the Year

BEYONCÉ – ALL NIGHT

BRUNO MARS – 24K MAGIC

CHRIS BROWN FT. USHER & GUCCI MANE – PARTY

DJ KHALED FT. RIHANNA & BRYSON TILLER – WILD THOUGHTS

SOLANGE – CRANES IN THE SKY

Best Gospel/ Inspirational Award

CHANCE THE RAPPER

CHARLIE WILSON

KIRK FRANKLIN

LECRAE

TAMELA MANN

Album/ Mixtape of the Year

BRUNO MARS – 24K MAGIC

MARY J. BLIGE – STRENGTH OF A WOMAN

SOLANGE – A SEAT AT THE TABLE

SZA – CTRL

THE WEEKND – STARBOY

Rhythm & Bars Award (Formerly Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year)

CARDI B – BODAK YELLOW

DJ KHALED FT. RIHANNA & BRYSON TILLER – WILD THOUGHTS

FRENCH MONTANA FT. SWAE LEE – UNFORGETTABLE

KENDRICK LAMAR – HUMBLE.

YO GOTTI FT. NICKI MINAJ – RAKE IT UP

Song of the Year

BRUNO MARS – THAT’S WHAT I LIKE

CHILDISH GAMBINO – REDBONE

DJ KHALED FT. RIHANNA & BRYSON TILLER – WILD THOUGHTS

KHALID – LOCATION

SOLANGE – CRANES IN THE SKY

The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter’s Award

CRANES IN THE SKY – WRITTEN BY: TROY L. JOHN, SOLANGE KNOWLES, RAPHAEL SAADIQ (SOLANGE)

LOCATION – WRITTEN BY: ALFREDO EMMANUEL GONZALEZ, OLATUNJI OLUTOMIWA, SAMUEL DAVID JIMENEZ, KHALID ROBINSON, JOSHUA SCRUGGS (KHALID)

LOVE ME NOW – WRITTEN BY: BLAKE MATTHEW SIMON MILLS, JOHN HENRY RYAN, JOHN ROGER STEPHENS (JOHN LEGEND)

REDBONE – WRITTEN BY: GEORGE CLINTON, WILLIAM EARL COLLINS, GARY LEE COOER, DONALD MCKINLEY GLOVER II, LUDWIG EMIL TOMAS GORANSSON (CHILDISH GAMBINO)

VERSACE ON THE FLOOR – WRITTEN BY: CHRISTOPHER STEVEN BROWN, JAMES EDWARD FAUNTLEROY, BRUNO MARS, PHILIP MARTIN LAWRENCE (BRUNO MARS)

Best Dance Performance

BRUNO MARS – 24K MAGIC

CHRIS BROWN FT. USHER & GUCCI MANE – PARTY

DJ KHALED FT. RIHANNA & BRYSON TILLER – WILD THOUGHTS

SOLANGE FT. SAMPHA – DON’T TOUCH MY HAIR

WIZKID FT. DRAKE – COME CLOSER

Best Collaboration

DJ KHALED FT. RIHANNA & BRYSON TILLER – WILD THOUGHTS

JAZMINE SULLIVAN & BRYSON TILLER – INSECURE

MARY J. BLIGE FT. KANYE WEST – LOVE YOURSELF

SOLANGE FT. SAMPHA – DON’T TOUCH MY HAIR

SZA FT. TRAVIS SCOTT – LOVE GALORE