Solange, Bruno Mars, Rihanna And More Nominated For 2017 Soul Train Awards, Toni Braxton & SWV To Be Honored


One of our favorite annual awards shows will soon be returning when the 2017 Soul Train Awards happen in Las Vegas on November 5th. The nominees have been announced, and there's a who's who of SoulBounce faves up for awards and scheduled to be honored.

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Solange leads the pack with seven nominations, including Best R&B/Soul Female Artist, Album/Mixtape of the Year for A Seat at the Table and Song of the Year for "Cranes in the Sky." Bruno Mars is right behind Solo with six noms for awards such as Best R&B/Soul Male Artist and Video of the Year for "24K Magic." Other multiple award nominees include Rihanna alongside DJ Khaled and Bryson Tiller for their summer smash "Wild Thoughts," Khalid, SZA, Lalah Hathaway and Ledisi. In addition to awards across 12 categories, the 2017 Soul Train Awards will show love to legendary artists who rose to fame in the '90s and are still making waves. Toni Braxton will be presented with the Don Cornelius Legend Award and SWV will receive the third annual Lady of Soul Award. Performers have yet to be announced, but if past Soul Train Awards are any indication, then this year's awards are going to be a stone gas.

Check out the full list of this year's nominees below and let us know who you'll be rooting for. The 2017 Soul Train Awards will be filmed at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, November 5th and will be aired on BET and BET HER on Sunday, November 26th at 8 p.m. ET.

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Don Cornelius Legend Award
TONI BRAXTON

Lady of Soul Award
SWV

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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