Canada’s Drake and Daniel Caesar are among the nominees for the 2019 Soul Train Awards.
Drake has seven nominations, including two for Song of the Year thanks to his collaborations with Chris Brown (“No Guidance”) and his Summer Walker (“Girls Need Love”). Drake has won three Soul Train Awards from 33 previous nominations.
Caesar is vying for Best R&B/Soul Male Artist against Brown, Anderson .Paak, Bruno Mars, Khalid and Tank as well as the Soul Train Certified Award. The 24-year-old Ontario singer has won a pair of Soul Train Awards from five previous nominations.
The 2019 Soul Train Awards, hosted by Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold, will take place in Las Vegas on Nov. 17.
Check out the nominations below:
BEST NEW ARTIST
Lucky Daye
Mahalia
Nicole Bus
Pink Sweat$
Summer Walker
YK Osiris
SOUL TRAIN CERTIFIED AWARD
Ciara
Daniel Caesar
Fantasia
India.Arie
Kelly Rowland
Trevor Jackson
RHYTHM & BARS
21 Savage – “A Lot” ft J. Cole
Cardi B – “Money”
DaBaby – “Suge”
J. Cole – “Middle Child”
Meek Mill – “Going Bad” ft Drake
Megan Thee Stallion – “Cash S**t” ft DaBaby
BEST R&B/SOUL FEMALE ARTIST
Ari Lennox
Beyoncé
H.E.R.
LIZZO
Mary J. Blige
Summer Walker
BEST R&B/SOUL MALE ARTIST
Anderson .Paak
Bruno Mars
Chris Brown
Daniel Caesar
Khalid
Tank
ALBUM/MIXTAPE OF THE YEAR
Ari Lennox – Shea Butter Baby
Chris Brown – Indigo
Ella Mai – Ella Mai
H.E.R. – I Used to Know Her
Khalid – Free Spirit
LIZZO – Cuz I Love You
SONG OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé – “Before I Let Go”
Chris Brown – “No Guidance” ft Drake
Ella Mai – “Shot Clock”
Khalid – “Talk”
LIZZO – “Juice”
Summer Walker – “Girls Need Love (Remix)” ft Drake
THE ASHFORD AND SIMPSON SONGWRITER’S AWARD
“Brown Skin Girl” – Written by Beyoncé Knowles, Carlos St. John, Adio Marchant, Shawn Carter, Stacy Barthe, Anathi Mnyango, Michael Uzowuru, Ayodeji Balogun, Richard Isong (Beyoncé ft Saint Jhn, Wizkid & Blue Ivy Carter)
“Hard Place” – Written by H.E.R., David Harris, Sam Ashworth, Ruby Amanfu (H.E.R.)
“Juice” – Written by Theron Thomas, Sam Sumser, Sean Small, Eric Frederic, Melissa Jefferson (LIZZO)
“Make It Better” – Written by Brandon Anderson, William “Smokey” Robinson, Alaina Chenervert, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Daniel Maman, Farid Nassar (Anderson .Paak ft Smokey Robinson)
“No Guidance” – Written by Christopher Brown, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Joshua “J-Louis” Huizar, Michee Lebrun, Nija Charles, Teddy Walton, Noah Shebib, Tyler Bryant (Chris Brown ft Drake)
“Talk” – Written by Howard Lawrence, Guy Lawrence, Khalid Robinson (Khalid)
BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE
Beyoncé – “Spirit”
Chris Brown – “No Guidance” ft Drake
DaniLeigh – “Easy (Remix)” ft Chris Brown
LIZZO – “Juice”
Normani – “Motivation”
Teyana Taylor – “WTP”
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Alicia Keys – “Raise a Man”
Beyoncé – “Spirit”
Childish Gambino – “Feels Like Summer”
Chris Brown – “No Guidance” ft Drake
Khalid – “Better”
LIZZO – “Juice”
BEST COLLABORATION
Ari Lennox – “Shea Butter Baby” ft J. Cole
Beyoncé – “Brown Skin Girl” ft Saint Jhn, Wizkid & Blue Ivy Carter
Cardi B & Bruno Mars – “Please Me”
Chris Brown – “No Guidance” ft Drake
PJ Morton – “Say So” ft JoJo
Ty Dolla $ign – “Purple Emoji” ft J. Cole