With awards season soon to be in full swing, the 2011 Soul Train Awards is on its way and the latest to unveil their list of nominations. While performers expect to be confirmed in coming weeks, the Cedric the Entertainer-hosted ceremony is set to be held at Atlanta’s FoxTheater on November 17, 2011 but broadcast on Centric and parent channel BET on November 27.
And, with Chris Brown leading the pack with 5 nominations, Beyonce with 4 (…), and Kelly Rowland, Adele, and Marsha Ambrosius landing 3 nods each, the show is already shaping up to be a must see!
Get familiar with the full list of nominations below…
2011 Soul Train Awards Nominees
Best New Artist
- Bruno Mars
- Marsha Ambrosius
- Miguel
- Frank Ocean
Centric Award
- Ledisi
- Raphael Saddiq
- Bilal
- Anthony David
- Aloe Blacc
Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year
- Moment for Life-Nicki Minaj
- All of the Lights-Kanye West
- Look at Me Now-Chris Brown feat. Busta Rhymes and Lil’ Wayne
- Out of My Head-Lupe Fiasco
- Otis-Jay Z/Kanye West
Best Female R&B/Soul Artist
- Kelly Rowland
- Beyonce
- Marsha Ambrosius
- Jennifer Hudson
- Jill Scott
Best Male R&B/Soul Artist
- Trey Songz
- Chris Brown
- R. Kelly
- Miguel
- Cee Lo Green
- Eric Benet
Album of the Year
- 21-Adele
- F.A.M.E.- Chris Brown
- 4-Beyonce
- Passion Pain & Pleasure-Trey Songz
- Light of the Sun-Jill Scott
- Watch The Throne-Jay Z/Kanye West
Song of the Year
- Motivation-Kelly Rowland feat. Lil’ Wayne
- Sure Thing-Miguel
- Rolling in the Deep-Adele
- She Ain’t You-Chris Brown
- All of the Lights- Kanye West
- So In Love-Jill Scott feat. Anthony Hamilton
Best Dance Performance
- Motivation-Kelly Rowland
- Only Girl in the World//What’s My Name-Rihanna
- Run The World-Beyonce
- She Ain’t You-Chris Brown
- Walking-Mary Mary
- Pretty Girl Rock-Keri Hilson
Best Gospel Performance
- I Smile-Kirk Franklin
- Walking-Mary Mary
- Heaven Hear My Heart-Trin-I-Tee 5:7
- I Believe-James Fortune feat. Shawn McLemore
- More-Cece Winans
Best Caribbean Performance
- Man Down-Rihanna
- Summer Time-Vybz Kartel
- Wotless-Kes The Band
- Bend Over-Machel Montano
- Delilah-Movado
Record of the Year (The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter’s Award)
- Rolling in the Deep-Adele (Writers: Adele, Paul Epworth)
- Far Away-Marsha Ambrosius (Writers: Marsha Ambrosius, Sterling Simms)
- Best Thing I Never Had-Beyonce (Writers: Antonio Dixon; Kenneth Edmonds; Larry Griffin, Jr.; Beyonce Knowles; Caleb McCampbell; Patrick Smith; Shea Taylor)
- Good Man-Raphael Saddiq (Writers: Raphael Saadiq, Taura Stinson)
- Hold My Hand (Duet with Akon)-Michael Jackson (Writers: Aliaune Thiam (Akon), Giorgio Tuinfort, Claude Kelly)
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As this year’s honorees Earth, Wind, and Fire and Empress of Soul Gladys Knight will be tributed by Jill Scott, Miguel, Lloyd, Robin Thicke, Melanie Fiona, and more, fans should be in for a good show.