Nigerian musicians Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu and Temilade Openiyi, both professionally known as Burna Boy and Tems respectively, have bagged different nominations in the forthcoming 2022 Soul Train Awards.
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| Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popularly called Burna Boy. Photo: @burnaboygram |
The event is scheduled to take place on Sunday 13 November, 2022, in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, US, the BET announced.
The Soul Train Awards acknowledges the finest in Soul, R&B and Hip Hop from both established industry legends and the promising artists of the next generation.
The nominees for the Soul Train Awards were officially selected by a voting academy of esteemed music industry insiders, performers, and presenters.
As released by BET, in official nomination for Soul Train Awards 2022, Burna Boy bagged nominations in ‘Best R&B/Soul Male Artist’, his global hit single “Last Last” in ‘Song Of The Year’ category, as well as, in the ‘The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award’ and ‘Video of the Year’ categories.
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| Temilade Openiyi, professionally known as Tems. Photo: @temsbaby |
Tems bagged nominations in three categories, namly; ‘Best New Artist’, ‘Best R&B/Soul Female Artist’, and ‘Best Collaboration’.
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, was not left out of the fun, as he bagged two beautiful nominations in the ‘Best Dance Performance’ and ‘Best Collaboration’ categories for featuring in Chris Brown’s “call me everyday” song.
American female musicians Beyonce and Mary J. Blige, led the Soul Train Awards 2022 with six and seven nominations respectively.
The ‘Brown Skin Girl’ Crooner bagged nominations in ‘Best R&B/Soul Female Artist’, ‘Album of the Year’, ‘Song of the Year’, and twice for ‘Best Collaboration’ and ‘The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award’ categories.
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| Adedamola Adefolahan, professionally known as Fireboy DML. Photo: @fireboydml |
Mary J. Blige got nominated in ‘Certified Soul Award’, ‘Best R&B/Soul Female Artist’, ‘Album of the Year’, ‘Song of the Year’, ‘The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award’, ‘Video of the Year’, and ‘Best Collaboration’ categories.
Other Nigerian artists that got nominated for the 2022 Soul Train Awards are Chukwuka Ekweani and Adedamola Adefolahan, professionally called CKay and Fireboy DML respectively.
Full List of the 2022 Soul Train Awards nominations ⬇️
Best New Artist
CKay
Coco Jones
Dixson
Doechii
Fireboy DML
Muni Long
Steve Lacy
Tems
As posted ⬇️
Certified Soul Award
Chaka Khan
Charlie Wilson
Diana Ross
Mary J. BligeMaxwell
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
As posted ⬇️
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
As posted ⬇️
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 feat. 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 feat. DJ Khaled
“Be Like Water,” PJ Morton feat. Stevie Wonder & Nas
“Call Me Every Day,” Chris Brown feat. Wizkid
“Gotta Move On,” Diddy feat. Bryson Tiller
“Hate Our Love,” Queen Naija & Big Sean
“Make Me Say It Again, Girl,” Ronald Isley & The Isley Brothers feat. Beyoncé
“Move,” Beyoncé feat. Grace Jones & Tems
“Slow,” Tank feat. J. Valentine
