BET Announces Official Nominees for the 2018 Soul Train Awards; Hosted by Tisha Campbell & Tichina Arnold

 

 

Multi-Platinum and Four-Time Grammy Award-Winning Recording Artist, Songwriter & Innovator Erykah Badu to Receive the Legend Award.

 

 

Grammy Award-Winner Faith Evans to be Honored with Fourth Annual Lady of Soul Award.

Soul Train Awards to Air on BET and BETHERTV, November 25^th at 8/7c.

 

Today BET announced the nominees for the 2018 Soul Train Awards across 12 different categories. The annual celebration will recognize the best in Soul, R&B and Hip-Hop from legends to the next generation. Filming on November 17th at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, BET Presents: 2018 Soul Train Awards will air on BET and BET HER on November 25^th, 2018 at 8PM C.

 

2018 breakout star, H.E.R. ties with last year’s top winner, Bruno Mars, for the most nods, leading the nominations with six each. H.E.R.’s nominations include ‘Song of the Year,’ ‘Best R&B/Soul Female Artist,’ ‘Album/Mixtape of the Year,’ ‘Best Collaboration Performance,’ ‘Video of the Year,’ and ‘The Ashford and Simpson Songwriters Award.’ Bruno’s nominations include ‘Best R&B/Soul Male,’ ‘Song of the Year, ‘Best Dance Performance, ‘Best Collaboration Performance,’ ‘The Ashford and Simpson Songwriters Award’ ‘Video of the Year,’ for “Finesse.”

 

Other nominees include SZA who garnered 5 nods, Ella Mai, Daniel Caesar, and Cardi B each garnered 4 nods for this year’s awards.

 

Known for being the iconic best friend duo on the 90’s hit show Martin, real life best friends Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold are sure to bring the fun at this year’s awards.

 

 

BET Presents: 2018 Soul Train Awards will feature an exciting lineup of unforgettable performances and viewers can expect special appearances by some of the brightest stars in entertainment. The event annually showcases Soul Train’s impact on the history of music and dance from the 70s to today.

 

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				NO BRAINER FEAT. JUSTIN BIEBER, CHANCE THE RAPPER AND QUAVO
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