Chris Brown leads the nominations at this year’s Soul Train Music Awards.
The singer is up for five different prizes including Best Male R&B/Soul Artist, Album of the Year and Song of the Year.
Beyoncé Knowles and Kanye West are also nominated for five awards each.
Kelly Rowland and British songstress Adele follow closely behind with three nods each. Chris, Kanye, Kelly and Adele are all in the running for Song of the Year alongside Jill Scott.
Chris is also nominated for Best Dance Performance for She Ain’t You. He will fight it out in an otherwise all female category including Kelly, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Mary Mary and Keri Hilson.
Album of the Year will be a battle between husband and wife, with both Beyoncé and Jay-Z nominated for the award. The accolade could go to Passion Pain & Pleasure by Trey Songz, Adele’s monster hit 21, F.A.M.E. by Chris Brown, Light of the Sun by Jill Scott, 4 by Beyoncé or Jay-Z and Kanye West’s collaboration Watch the Throne.
Cedric the Entertainer is set to host the event and there will be performances throughout the night from Jill Scott, Mindless Behaviour, Robin Thicke, Miguel, Melanie Fiona and many more.
The Award ceremony will be held on November 17 in Atlanta and will be broadcast on CENTRIC and BET on November 27.
The Soul Train Music Awards nominations:
Best New Artist
Bruno Mars
Marsha Ambrosius
Miguel
Frank Ocean
Best Male R&B/Soul Artist
Trey Songz
Chris Brown
Cee Lo Green
R. Kelly
Eric Benet
Miguel
Centric Award
Ledisi
Raphael Saddiq
Bilal
Anthony David
Aloe Blacc
Best Caribbean Performance
Bend Over - Machel Montano
Man Down - Rihanna
Delilah - Movado
Wotless - Kes The Band
Summertime - Vybz Kartel
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
Album of the Year
Passion Pain & Pleasure - Trey Songz
21 - Adele
F.A.M.E. - Chris Brown
Light of the Sun - Jill Scott
4 – Beyoncé
Watch the Throne - Jay Z/Kanye West
Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year
Moment for Life - Nicki Minaj
All of the Lights - Kanye West
Look at Me Now - Chris Brown (featuring Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne)
Out of My Head - Lupe Fiasco
Otis - Jay Z/Kanye West
Best Female R&B/Soul Artist
Kelly Rowland
Beyoncé Knowles
Marsha Ambrosius
Jennifer Hudson
Jill Scott
Mary J. Blige
Song of the Year
So In Love - Jill Scott (featuring Anthony Hamilton)
Motivation - Kelly Rowland (featuring Lil Wayne)
Sure Thing - Miguel
Rolling in the Deep - Adele
She Ain't You - Chris Brown
All of the Lights - Kanye West
Record of the Year (The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award)
Rolling in the Deep - Adele
Far Away - Marsha Ambrosius
Best Thing I Never Had - Beyoncé Knowles
Good Man - Raphael Saddiq
Hold My Hand (duet with Akon) - Michael Jackson
Best Dance Performance
Motivation - Kelly Rowland
Only Girl in the World/What's My Name - Rihanna
Run the World (Girls) - Beyoncé
She Ain't You - Chris Brown
Walking - Mary Mary
Pretty Girl Rock - Keri Hilson
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