H.E.R, Bruno Mars and Cardi B. Earns Nomination at The 2018 Soul Train Awards. Tichina Arnold and Tisha Campbell set to host this year’s celebration.
Award shows are winding down for 2018 with the 2018 Soul Train Awards. This year’s celebration is being taped in Las Vegas at Orleans Arena on Nov. 17th and will air on Nov 25th at 8 PM on BET HER and BET. Some of music’s top performers were announced as potential big winners with their nominations. Unsurprisingly, Bruno Mars, who won huge at the Grammy’s earlier this year by snagging album of the year for ’24k Magic’. Mars is tied with six nominations with new artist H.E.R. Additional nominations include Daniel Caesar, Ella Mai, and SZA all with four or more opportunities to take a trophy home at the end of the night.
Erykah Badu & Faith Evans will accept the Legend and Lady of Soul Awards.
Much like the BET Awards, there are iconic awards given away to entertainers who have done great work. Erykah Badu will accept the Legend Award for introducing her 1997groundbreaking debut effort Baduizm. When Erykah came on to the scene she introduced us to this new lifestyle and ushered in the neo-soul movement.
Another special honor is the Lady of Soul Award which will go to Faith Evans. Faith is known as the first lady of Bad Boy Entertainment has had a career that spans over two decades with eight studio albums. Faith brought us songs we’ll be singing for another two decades — songs like “Love Like This” and her collaboration with P. Diddy, “I’ll be missing you” has made her one of the most respected songwriters in the game.
Co-stars from the hit 90’s TV show Martin, Tichina Arnold, and Tisha Campbell will host the show. Rumors of a Martin reboot have been circulating for months. Arnold and Campbell’s appearance could mean the reboot is on deck for production and an official date might be on the horizon.
Soul Train, as a brand, has been around since the 1970’s. The iconic dance show was started by the late Don Cornelius, who produced a black dance show that gave so many opportunities to upcoming artists over the years. Soul Train continues to influence while honoring the past and empowering the future.
Check out the full nominations list below for the 2018 Soul Train Awards:
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”
