2018 Soul Train Music Awards
The 2018 Soul Train Music Awards took place on November 17 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The ceremony aired on BET and BET Her on November 25, and was hosted by Tisha Campbell & Tichina Arnold, honoring artists in 12 different categories. During the award ceremony soul singer Erykah Badu was honored with the Legend Award while Faith Evans received the Lady of Soul Award for her contributions to the music industry.
Special Awards
Honorees are as listed below:Legend Award
Lady of Soul Award
Nominees
Nominees are as listed below. Winners are in bold:Best New Artist
Soul Train Certified Award
Best R&B/Soul Female Artist
Best R&B/Soul Male Artist
Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
Rhythm & Bars Award (Best Hip-Hop Song Of The Year)
- Drake – "In My Feelings"
- *Cardi B – "I Like It"
- *Childish Gambino – "This is America"
- *DJ Khaled – "No Brainer"
- *The Carters – "Apeshit"
Song Of The Year
- Ella Mai – "Boo'd Up"
- *Bruno Mars – "Finesse (Remix)"
- *H.E.R. – "Every Kind of Way"
- *SZA – "The Weekend"
- *The Internet – "Come Over"
Album/Mixtape Of The Year
- H.E.R. – H.E.R.
- *Chloe x Halle – The Kids Are Alright
- *Chris Brown – Heartbreak on a Full Moon
- *Leon Bridges – Good Thing
- *Miguel – War & Leisure
- *The Internet – ''Hive Mind''
The Ashford And Simpson Songwriter's Award
- Ella Mai – "Boo'd Up"
- *Written by Ella Howell, Dijon McFarlane, Joelle James & Larrance Dopson
- Bruno Mars – "Finesse"
- *Written by Gene Hernandez, Belcalis Almanzar, Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Ray McCullough, Klenord Raphael, Jeremy Reeves, James Yip & Ray Romulus
- Childish Gambino – "Summertime Magic"
- *Written by Donald Glover and Ludwig Göransson
- Daniel Caesar – "Best Part"
- *Written by Ashton Simmonds, Gabi Wilson, Riley Bell, Matthew Burnett, Jordan Evans
- H.E.R. – "Focus"
- *Written by Gabi Wilson, Darhyl Camper & Justin Love
- SZA – "Broken Clocks"
- *Written by Solána Rowe, Cody Fayne, Adam Feeney, Ashton Simmonds & Thomas Paxton-Beesley
Best Dance Performance
- Ciara – "Level Up"
- *Bruno Mars – "Finesse"
- *Chris Brown – "Tempo"
- *HoodCelebrityy – "Walking Trophy"
- *Janet Jackson – "Made for Now"
Best Collaboration Performance
- Daniel Caesar – "Best Part"
- *Bruno Mars – "Finesse"
- *John Legend – "A Good Night"
- *Khalid – "OTW"
- *SZA – "Doves in the Wind"
Video Of The Year
- Bruno Mars – "Finesse"
- *Ella Mai – "Boo'd Up"
- *H.E.R. – "Avenue"
- *SZA – "Broken Clocks"
- *The Internet – "Come Over"
Multiple nominations and awards
The following received multiple nominations:| Nominations | Recipients |
| 7 | H.E.R. |
| 6 | Bruno Mars |
| 6 | Cardi B |
| 5 | Daniel Caesar |
| 5 | SZA |
| 4 | Ella Mai |
| 3 | Childish Gambino |
| 3 | The Internet |
| 2 | Chris Brown |
| 2 | John Legend |
| 2 | Jorja Smith |
| 2 | Khalid |
The following received multiple awards:
| Awards | Recipients |
| 3 | Ella Mai |
| 2 | H.E.R. |
| 2 | Daniel Caesar |
| 2 | Bruno Mars |