The 2018 Soul Train Music Awards took place on November 17 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] The ceremony aired on BET and BET Her on November 25, and was hosted by Tisha Campbell & Tichina Arnold, honoring artists in 12 different categories.[1][2][3][4] During the award ceremony soul singer Erykah Badu was honored with the Legend Award while Faith Evans received the Lady of Soul Award for her contributions to the music industry.[2]
Special Awards
Honorees are as listed below:[1][2][4]
Legend Award
Lady of Soul Award
Nominees
Nominees are as listed below.[2][4][5] Winners are in bold:
Best New Artist
Soul Train Certified Award
Best R&B/Soul Female Artist
Best R&B/Soul Male Artist
Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
Rhythm & Bars Award (Best Hip-Hop Song Of The Year)
- Drake – "In My Feelings"
- Cardi B – "I Like It" (with Bad Bunny and J Balvin)
- Childish Gambino – "This is America"
- DJ Khaled – "No Brainer" (featuring Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo)
- The Carters – "Apeshit"
Song Of The Year
- Ella Mai – "Boo'd Up"
- Bruno Mars – "Finesse (Remix)" (featuring Cardi B)
- H.E.R. – "Every Kind of Way"
- SZA – "The Weekend"
- The Internet – "Come Over"
Album/Mixtape Of The Year
The Ashford And Simpson Songwriter's Award
- Ella Mai – "Boo'd Up"
- Written by Ella Howell, Dijon McFarlane, Joelle James & Larrance Dopson
- Bruno Mars – "Finesse" (Remix) (featuring Cardi B)
- Written by Gene Hernandez, Belcalis Almanzar, Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Ray McCullough, Klenord Raphael, Jeremy Reeves, James Yip & Ray Romulus
- Childish Gambino – "Summertime Magic"
- Written by Donald Glover and Ludwig Göransson
- Daniel Caesar – "Best Part" (featuring H.E.R.)
- Written by Ashton Simmonds, Gabi Wilson, Riley Bell, Matthew Burnett, Jordan Evans
- H.E.R. – "Focus"
- Written by Gabi Wilson, Darhyl Camper & Justin Love
- SZA – "Broken Clocks"
- Written by Solána Rowe, Cody Fayne, Adam Feeney, Ashton Simmonds & Thomas Paxton-Beesley
Best Dance Performance
- Ciara – "Level Up"
- Bruno Mars – "Finesse" (Remix) (featuring Cardi B)
- Chris Brown – "Tempo"
- HoodCelebrityy – "Walking Trophy"
- Janet Jackson – "Made for Now" (featuring Daddy Yankee)
Best Collaboration Performance
- Daniel Caesar – "Best Part" (featuring H.E.R.)
- Bruno Mars – "Finesse" (Remix) (featuring Cardi B)
- John Legend – "A Good Night" (featuring BloodPop)
- Khalid – "OTW" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign and 6lack)
- SZA – "Doves in the Wind" (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
Video Of The Year
- Bruno Mars – "Finesse" (Remix) (featuring Cardi B)
- Ella Mai – "Boo'd Up"
- H.E.R. – "Avenue"
- SZA – "Broken Clocks"
- The Internet – "Come Over"
Multiple nominations and awards
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The following received multiple nominations:
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The following received multiple awards:
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References
- ^ a b c d "Soul Train Awards". BET. Archived from the original on November 8, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "2018 Soul Train Awards Exclusive: H.E.R., Bruno Mars Tie as Top Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ a b Rogo, Paula. "H.E.R., Bruno Mars And Cardi B Lead The Pack For 2018 Soul Train Awards Nominations - Essence". Essence. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ a b c "BET Announces Official Nominees for the 2018 Soul Train Awards: H.E.R. and Bruno Mars Lead with 6 Nominations Followed by SZA, Ella Mai, Daniel Caesar, and Cardi B". MarketWatch. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Soul Train Awards Nominees". BET. Retrieved October 25, 2018.