Afrobeats stars nominated for 2022 Soul Train Awards

The Soul Train Music Awards, presented by US TV channel BET, seek to honour outstanding works in African-American culture.

Burna Boy leads Africa’s contingent at the awards with four nods, namely for Best R&B/Soul Male Artist, Song of the Year, The Ashford and Simpson Songwriters Award and Video of the Year.

Other Africans shortlisted include Tems, who was nominated in the Best New Artist, Best R&B/Soul Female Artist and Best Collaboration categories, as well as Wizkid, who secured a nod in the Best Dance Performance and Best Collaboration categories for his effort on US singer Chris Brown’s ‘Call Me Every Day’. CKay and Fireboy DML will compete with other artists in the Best New Act category. 

Meanwhile, Beyoncé and Mary J. Blige lead the 2022 Soul Train Awards 2022 with seven nominations each.

Below is the full list of nominees: 

Best New Artist

• CKay
• Coco Jones
• Dixson
• Doechii
• Fireboy DML
• Muni Long
• Steve Lacy
• Tems

Certified Soul Award

• Chaka Khan
• Charlie Wilson
• Diana Ross
• Mary J. Blige
• Maxwell
• PJ Morton
• Ronald Isley & The Isley Brothers
• T-Pain

Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

• CeCe Winans
• Erica Campbell
• Fred Hammond
• Major.
• Marvin Sapp
• Maverick City Music X Kirk Franklin
• Tamela Mann
• Tasha Cobbs Leonard

Best R&B/Soul Female Artist

• Ari Lennox
• Beyoncé
• H.E.R.
• Jazmine Sullivan
• Lizzo
• Mary J. Blige
• SZA
• Tems

Best R&B/Soul Male Artist

• Babyface
• Brent Faiyaz
• Burna Boy
• Charlie Wilson
• Chris Brown
• Giveon
• Lucky Daye
• PJ Morton

Album of the Year

• An Evening With Silk Sonic, Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak)
• Away Message (EP), Ari Lennox
• Breezy, Chris Brown
• Good Morning Gorgeous, Mary J. Blige
• Heaux Tales, Mo’ Tales: The Deluxe, Jazmine Sullivan
• R&B Money, Tank
• Renaissance, Beyoncé
• Special, Lizzo

Song of the Year

• 'About Damn Time,' Lizzo
• 'Bad Habit,' Steve Lacy
• 'Break My Soul,' Beyoncé
• 'Good Morning Gorgeous,' Mary J. Blige
• 'Hrs & Hrs,' Muni Long
• 'Last Last,' Burna Boy
• 'Pressure,' Ari Lennox

The Ashford And Simpson Songwriter’s Award

• 'Bad Habit,' Steve Lacy
• 'Break My Soul,' Beyoncé
• 'Church Girl,' Beyoncé
• 'Good Morning Gorgeous,' Mary J. Blige
• 'Hrs & Hrs,' Muni Long
• 'I Hate U,' SZA
• 'Last, Last,' Burna Boy
• 'Pressure,' Ari Lennox

Best Dance Performance

• 'About Damn Time,' Lizzo
• 'Call Me Every Day,' Chris Brown Ft. Wizkid
• 'Have Mercy,' Chlöe
• 'Persuasive,' Doechii
• 'Pressure,' Ari Lennox
• 'Smokin Out the Window,' Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak)
• 'We (Warm Embrace),' Chris Brown
• 'Woman,' Doja Cat

Video of the Year

• 'About Damn Time,' Lizzo
• 'Bad Habit,' Steve Lacy
• 'Good Morning Gorgeous,' Mary J. Blige
• 'Have Mercy,' Chlöe
• 'Hrs & Hrs,' Muni Long
• 'Last Last,' Burna Boy
• 'Pressure,' Ari Lennox
• 'Smokin Out the Window,' Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak)

Best Collaboration

• 'Amazing,' Mary J. Blige Ft. DJ Khaled
• 'Be Like Water,' PJ Morton Ft. Stevie Wonder & Nas
• 'Call Me Every Day,' Chris Brown Ft. Wizkid
• 'Gotta Move On,' Diddy Ft. Bryson Tiller
• 'Hate Our Love,' Queen Naija & Big Sean
• 'Make Me Say It Again, Girl,' Ronald Isley & The Isley Brothers Ft. Beyoncé
• 'Move,' Beyoncé Ft. Grace Jones & Tems
• 'Slow,' Tank Ft. J. Valentine