The nominees for the 2017 Soul Train Awards have been announced, and Solange leads the pact with seven total nominations including Best R&B/Soul Female Artist. She's also nominated for Video of the Year and Song of the Year for her hit single “Cranes in the Sky" from her acclaimed 2016 album, A Seat At The Table.

Not trailing far behind her is Bruno Mars with six nominations, including two nominations for Song of the Year for “That’s What I Like,” and Album/Mixtape of the Year for 24K Magic. Rihanna, DJ Khaled, and Bryson Tiller received nominations for Video of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Collaboration for "Wild Thoughts."

The new generation of R&B was also recognized, as SZA and Khalid are both nominated across several categories. SZA is nominated for Best New Artist, Best R&B/Soul Female Artist, and Album/Mixtape of the Year for CTRL. Khalid is nominated for Best New Artist, Best R&B/Soul Male Artist, Song of the Year for "Location" as well as the Ashford & Simpson Songwriter’s Award. Kendrick Lamar, French Montana and Cardi B. are all nominated for the Rhythm & Bars Award.

It will also be a big night for Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter, actress, and producer Toni Braxton, who will be honored with the Don Cornelius Legend Award. R&B trio SWV will also be honored with the Lady of Soul Award.

The show will air on BET and on BET HER on November 26 at 8 p.m. ET. Check out the full list of categories and all the nominees below.

Best New Artist
6LACK
H.E.R.
KEVIN ROSS
KHALID
SZA

Best R&B/Soul Male Artist
BRUNO MARS
BRYSON TILLER
CHRIS BROWN
KHALID
THE WEEKND

Best R&B/Soul Female Artist
KEHLANI
LALAH HATHAWAY
LEDISI
MARY J. BLIGE
SOLANGE
SZA

Soul Train Certified Award
BELL BIV DEVOE
JOHNNY GILL
LALAH HATHAWAY
LEDISI
MACK WILDS

Video of the Year
BEYONCÉ - ALL NIGHT
BRUNO MARS - 24K MAGIC
CHRIS BROWN FT. USHER & GUCCI MANE - PARTY
DJ KHALED FT. RIHANNA & BRYSON TILLER - WILD THOUGHTS
SOLANGE - CRANES IN THE SKY

Best Gospel/ Inspirational Award
CHANCE THE RAPPER
CHARLIE WILSON
KIRK FRANKLIN
LECRAE
TAMELA MANN

Album/ Mixtape of the Year
BRUNO MARS - 24K MAGIC
MARY J. BLIGE - STRENGTH OF A WOMAN
SOLANGE - A SEAT AT THE TABLE
SZA - CTRL
THE WEEKND - STARBOY

Rhythm & Bars Award (Formerly Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year)
CARDI B - BODAK YELLOW
DJ KHALED FT. RIHANNA & BRYSON TILLER - WILD THOUGHTS
FRENCH MONTANA FT. SWAE LEE - UNFORGETTABLE
KENDRICK LAMAR - HUMBLE.
YO GOTTI FT. NICKI MINAJ - RAKE IT UP

Song of the Year
BRUNO MARS - THAT’S WHAT I LIKE
CHILDISH GAMBINO - REDBONE
DJ KHALED FT. RIHANNA & BRYSON TILLER - WILD THOUGHTS
KHALID - LOCATION
SOLANGE - CRANES IN THE SKY

The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter’s Award
CRANES IN THE SKY - WRITTEN BY: TROY L. JOHN, SOLANGE KNOWLES, RAPHAEL SAADIQ (SOLANGE)
LOCATION - WRITTEN BY: ALFREDO EMMANUEL GONZALEZ, OLATUNJI OLUTOMIWA, SAMUEL DAVID JIMENEZ, KHALID ROBINSON, JOSHUA SCRUGGS (KHALID)
LOVE ME NOW - WRITTEN BY: BLAKE MATTHEW SIMON MILLS, JOHN HENRY RYAN, JOHN ROGER STEPHENS (JOHN LEGEND)
REDBONE - WRITTEN BY: GEORGE CLINTON, WILLIAM EARL COLLINS, GARY LEE COOER, DONALD MCKINLEY GLOVER II, LUDWIG EMIL TOMAS GORANSSON (CHILDISH GAMBINO)
VERSACE ON THE FLOOR - WRITTEN BY: CHRISTOPHER STEVEN BROWN, JAMES EDWARD FAUNTLEROY, BRUNO MARS, PHILIP MARTIN LAWRENCE (BRUNO MARS)

Best Dance Performance
BRUNO MARS - 24K MAGIC
CHRIS BROWN FT. USHER & GUCCI MANE - PARTY
DJ KHALED FT. RIHANNA & BRYSON TILLER - WILD THOUGHTS
SOLANGE FT. SAMPHA - DON’T TOUCH MY HAIR
WIZKID FT. DRAKE - COME CLOSER

Best Collaboration
DJ KHALED FT. RIHANNA & BRYSON TILLER - WILD THOUGHTS
JAZMINE SULLIVAN & BRYSON TILLER - INSECURE
MARY J. BLIGE FT. KANYE WEST - LOVE YOURSELF
SOLANGE FT. SAMPHA - DON’T TOUCH MY HAIR
SZA FT. TRAVIS SCOTT - LOVE GALORE

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