Chris Brown leads with the most nominations for the 2019 Soul Train Awards closely followed by Drake, Beyoncé and, Lizzo.
Billboard exclusively reports, Chris Brown holds eight nominations total, including Best R&B/soul male artist and Song Of The Year. Closely behind Chris Brown is his No Guidance collaborator Drake, holding seven nominations including the Rhythm And Bars award and two nominations for Song Of The Year.
Beyoncé and Lizzo tie with six nominations each, competing against each other in multiple categories. This includes the Best R&B/Soul Female Artist category where newcomers Lizzo, Ari Lennox and Summer Walker compete against decorated artists H.E.R., Beyoncé and Mary J. Blige.
The Best Hip Hop Song Of The Year category received an update. Now called Rhythm and Bars, 21 Savage, Cardi B, Da Baby, J. Cole, Megan Thee Stallion, Drake and Meek Mill all hold nominations. The Best New Artist category also proves to be steep competition. Lucky Daye, Mahalia, Nicole Bus, Pink Sweat$, Summer Walker and YK Osiris are all up for the coveted award.
The BET Presents: 2019 Soul Train Awards will air live for the first time from the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. ET.
View the nominees below:
BEST NEW ARTIST
- Lucky Daye
- Mahalia
- Nicole Bus
- Pink Sweat$
- Summer Walker
- YK Osiris
SOUL TRAIN CERTIFIED AWARD
- Ciara
- Daniel Caesar
- Fantasia
- India.Arie
- Kelly Rowland
- Trevor Jackson
BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
- BeBe Winans
- Donald Lawrence
- Erica Campbell
- Kirk Franklin
- Tasha Cobbs Leonard
- Tori Kelly
RHYTHM & BARS (FORMERLY BEST HIP-HOP SONG OF THE YEAR)
- 21 Savage – “A Lot” featuring J. Cole
- Cardi B – “Money”
- DaBaby – “Suge”
- J. Cole – “Middle Child”
- Meek Mill – “Going Bad” featuring Drake
- Megan Thee Stallion – “Cash Shit” featuring 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” featuring Drake
- Ella Mai – “Shot Clock”
- Khalid – “Talk”
- Lizzo – “Juice”
- Summer Walker – “Girls Need Love (Remix)” featuring 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 featuring 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 featuring 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 featuring Drake)
- “Talk” – Written by Howard Lawrence, Guy Lawrence, Khalid Robinson (Khalid)
BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE
- Beyoncé – “Spirit”
- Chris Brown – “No Guidance” featuring Drake
- DaniLeigh – “Easy (Remix)” featuring 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” featuring Drake
- Khalid – “Better”
- Lizzo – “Juice”
BEST COLLABORATION
- Ari Lennox – “Shea Butter Baby” featuring J. Cole
- Beyoncé – “Brown Skin Girl” featuring Saint Jhn, Wizkid & Blue Ivy Carter
- Cardi B & Bruno Mars – “Please Me”
- Chris Brown – “No Guidance” featuring Drake
- PJ Morton – “Say So” featuring JoJo
- Ty Dolla $ign – “Purple Emoji” featuring J. Cole
