Drake Leads 2016 Soul Train Award Nominations With 12

    Shortly after the announcement that Drake snagged a record 13 American Music Awards nominations, he follows that up with 12 nods for the Soul Train Awards, the most of any artist.

    The categories the Toronto megastar is nominated for include Song of the Year, Album of the Year and Music Video of the Year. His most recent LP, VIEWS, has sat at or near the top of the Billboard 200 chart for a double-digit number of weeks and passed 1 billion streams last month. It has been certified triple platinum since its April release.

    Beyonce follows Drizzy with eight Soul Train nods. Her LEMONADE visual album was also nominated for four Emmy Awards.

    Erykah Badu is set to return as the host of the Soul Train Awards, which are set to air November 27 on BET.

    Here’s the full list of nominees.

    SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2016 NOMINEES

    BEST NEW ARTIST
    Anderson .Paak
    Andra Day
    Bryson Tiller
    Chance The Rapper
    Ro James
    Tory Lanez

    BEST R&B/SOUL MALE ARTIST
    Anthony Hamilton
    Bryson Tiller
    Maxwell
    The Weeknd
    Usher

    CENTRIC CERTIFIED AWARD
    After 7
    Anderson .Paak
    Bilal
    Lalah Hathaway
    Musiq Soulchild

    VIDEO OF THE YEAR
    Beyoncé – “Formation”
    Beyoncé – “Sorry”
    Drake – “Hotline Bling”
    Kanye West – “Fade”
    Rihanna feat. Drake – “Work”

    BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL SONG
    Donnie McClurkin – “I Need You”
    Hezekiah Walker – “Better”
    Kirk Franklin – “123 Victory”
    Tamela Mann – “God Provides”
    Travis Greene – “Made A Way”

    ALBUM/MIXTAPE OF THE YEAR
    Beyoncé – LEMONADE
    Bryson Tiller – T R A P S O U L
    DJ Khaled – Major Key
    Drake – VIEWS
    Kanye West – The Life Of Pablo
    Rihanna – Anti

    RHYTHM & BARS AWARD (FORMERLY BEST HIP-HOP SONG OF THE YEAR)
    Chance The Rapper feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz – “No Problem”
    DJ Khaled feat. Drake – “For Free”
    Drake – “Controlla”
    Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla – “One Dance”
    Fat Joe & Remy Ma feat. French Montana & Infared – “All the Way Up”

    BEST R&B/SOUL FEMALE ARTIST
    Alicia Keys
    Beyoncé
    Fantasia
    Jill Scott
    Rihanna

    SONG OF THE YEAR
    Adele – “Hello”
    Beyoncé – “Formation”
    Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”
    Drake – “Controlla”
    Rihanna feat. Drake – “Work”

    THE ASHFORD & SIMPSON SONGWRITER’S AWARD
    “Hello” – Written By: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, Gregory Allen Kurstin (Adele)
    “Rise Up” – Written By: Andra Day, Jennifer Decilveo (Andra Day)
    “Formation” – Written By: Michael L. Williams Li, Beyoncé Knowles, Khalif Brown, Aaquil Brown, Asheton Hogan, (Beyoncé)
    “Don’t” – Written By: Johntá M. Austin, Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Tavoris Javon Hollins, Isom Brandon Stewart, Bryson Dejuan Tiller (Bryson Tiller)
    “Needed Me” – Written By: Nicholas Valentino Audino, Rachel Derrus, Adam King Feeney, Robyn R. Fenty, Brittany Talia Hazzard, Charles Hinshaw Jr., Lewis Beresford Hughes, Dijon Isaiah Mcfarlane, Khaled Rohaim, Te Whiti Te Rangitepaia Mataa Warbick (Rihanna)

    BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE
    Beyoncé – “Formation”
    Drake – “Hotline Bling”
    Kanye West (Dance Performance feat. Teyana Taylor) – “Fade”
    Rihanna feat. Drake – “Work”
    Usher feat. Young Thug – “No Limit”

    BEST COLLABORATION
    Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar – “Freedom”
    Chance the Rapper feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz – “No Problem”
    DJ Khaled feat. Drake – “For Free”
    Fat Joe & Remy Ma feat. French Montana & Infared – “All The Way Up”
    Rihanna feat. Drake – “Work”

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