Erykah Badu & Faith Evans to be honored at ‘2018 Soul Train Awards’

Posted by | Ray Cornelius 

Congrats to R&B divas Erykah Badu and Faith Evans. The two veterans performers will be honored during this year’s Soul Train Awards.

According to BET, Badu will receive the Legend Award and Evans will receive the Lady of Soul Award. Nominees include H.E.R, Bruno Mars, Cardi B, SZA, Ella Mai and Daniel Caesar.

The show will be taped on November 17 and will air on BET and BETHER on November 25 at 8 p.m. Martin actresses and real-life besties Tichina Arnold and Tisha Campbell will serve as this year’s hosts.

Check out all of the complete list of nominees below:

BEST NEW ARTIST

DANIEL CAESAR

JORJA SMITH

KALI UCHIS

LEON THOMAS

NORMANI

QUEEN NAIJA

SOUL TRAIN CERTIFIED AWARD

ASHANTI

JORJA SMITH

LEDISI

LENNY KRAVITZ

MAJOR.

TAMIA

BEST R&B/SOUL FEMALE ARTIST

BEYONCE

ELLA MAI

H.E.R.

MARIAH CAREY

SZA

BEST R&B/SOUL MALE ARTIST

BRUNO MARS

CHILDISH GAMBINO

DANIEL CAESAR

JOHN LEGEND

KHALID

TANK

BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD

ANDRA DAY

KIRK FRANKLIN

LECRAE

SNOOP DOGG

TORI KELLY

RHYTHM & BARS AWARD (BEST HIP-HOP SONG OF THE YEAR)

CARDI B                                            I LIKE IT FEAT. BAD BUNNY & J BALVIN

CHILDISH GAMBINO                        THIS IS AMERICA

DJ KHALED                                       NO BRAINER FEAT. JUSTIN BIEBER, CHANCE THE RAPPER AND QUAVO

DRAKE                                               IN MY FEELINGS

THE CARTERS                                  APE S**T

SONG OF THE YEAR

BRUNO MARS                                   FINESSE (REMIX) FEAT. CARDI B

ELLA MAI                                            BOO’D UP

H.E.R.                                                 EVERY KIND OF WAY

SZA                                                     THE WEEKEND

THE INTERNET                                  COME OVER

ALBUM/MIXTAPE OF THE YEAR

CHLOE X HALLE                                THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT

CHRIS BROWN                                  HEARTBREAK ON A FULL MOON

H.E.R.                                                  H.E.R.

LEON BRIDGES                                  GOOD THING

MIGUEL                                               WAR & LEISURE

THE INTERNET                                   HIVE MIND

THE ASHFORD AND SIMPSON SONGWRITER’S AWARD

FINESSE (REMIX) – WRITTEN BY: GENE HERNANDEZ, BELCALIS ALMANZAR, CHRIS BROWN, JAMES FAUNTLEROY, PHILIP LAWRENCE, RAY MCCULLOUGH, KLENORD RAPHAEL, JEREMY REEVES, JAMES YIP, RAY ROMULUS (BRUNO MARS FEAT. CARDI B)

SUMMERTIME MAGIC – WRITTEN BY: DONALD GLOVER, LUDWIG GORANSSON (CHILDISH GAMBINO)

BEST PART – WRITTEN BY: ASHTON SIMMONDS, H.E.R., RILEY BELL, MATTHEW BURNETT, JORDAN EVANS (DANIEL CAESAR FEAT. H.E.R.)

BOO’D UP – WRITTEN BY: ELLA HOWELL, DIJON MCFARLANE, JOELLE JAMES, LARRANCE DOPSON (ELLA MAI)

FOCUS – WRITTEN BY: H.E.R., DARHYL CAMPER, JUSTIN LOVE (H.E.R.)

BROKEN CLOCKS – WRITTEN BY: SOLANA ROWE, CODY FAYNE, ADAM FEENEY, ASHTON SIMMONDS, THOMAS BEESLEY (SZA)

BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE

BRUNO MARS                                              FINESSE (REMIX) FEAT. CARDI B

CHRIS BROWN                                            TEMPO

CIARA                                                            LEVEL UP

HOODCELEBRITYY                                      WALKING TROPHY

JANET JACKSON                                          MADE FOR NOW FEAT. DADDY YANKEE

BEST COLLABORATION PERFORMANCE

BRUNO MARS                                               FINESSE (REMIX) FEAT. CARDI B

DANIEL CAESAR                                           BEST PART FEAT. H.E.R.

JOHN LEGEND                                              A GOOD NIGHT FEAT. BLOODPOP

KHALID, 6LACK, TY DOLLA $IGN                OTW

SZA                                                                DOVES IN THE WIND FEAT. KENDRICK LAMAR

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

BRUNO MARS                                               FINESSE (REMIX) FEAT. CARDI B

ELLA MAI                                                       BOO’D UP

H.E.R.                                                             AVENUE

SZA                                                                 BROKEN CLOCKS

THE INTERNET                                             COME OVER

Photo Credit: BET.com