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The Nominations For The 2018 Soul Train Awards Are Here!

Its that time of the year again for the annual Soul Train Awards.

As usual, some of our favorite artists are always in the running for awards, and this year H.E.R and Bruno Mars are tied with six nominations each. Both artists have snagged nominations for Song of the Year. Nominees in other categories include SZA, Daniel Caesar, Ella Mai, Queen Naija and a bunch of others.

According to Billboard, hosting this years award show is none other than everyones favorite best friend duo, Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold. Erykah Badu, who has hosted the show for the past few years, will be honored with the Legend Award, and Faith Evans will receive the Lady of Soul Award.

The 2018 Soul Train Awards will return to Las Vegas on November 17^th and air on BET and BET HER on November 25^th.

Check out the list of nominees below:

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
Beyonc
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 featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin
Childish Gambino This is America
DJ Khaled No Brainer featuring Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo
Drake In My Feelings
The Carters Apesh*t

SONG OF THE YEAR
Bruno Mars Finesse (Remix) featuring Cardi B
Ella Mai Bood 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 featuring 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 featuring H.E.R.)
Bood 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)