More Nominations!!: Soul Train Awards '12

The Soul Train Awards never disappoints when it comes to honoring music's finest acts - past and present. Especially considering the fact that both Amy Winehouse and Whitney Houston have both received nominations for their musical performances. 

Anywhoo, the awards will be hosted by Cedric The Entertainer and shown live from Las Vegas on November 8th at 9pm EST on BET and Centric.

Best New Artist
Elle Varner
Emeli Sande
J. Cole
Luke James
Robert Glasper

Centric Award
Daley
Esperanza Spalding
Gary Clark Jr.
Leah Labelle
Santigold

Best Gospel/Inspirational Performance
BeBe Winans, America America
Fred Hammond, I Feel Good 
Marvin Sapp, My Testimony
Mary Mary, Go Get It
Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks, Celebrate

Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year
2 Chainz feat. Drake, No Lie
Wale feat. Miguel, Lotus Flower Bomb
Nas, Daughters
Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz, Mercy 
Young Jeezy feat. Ne-Yo, Leave You Alone

Best R&B/Soul Female Artist
Beyoncé
Estelle
Keyshia Cole
Mary J. Blige
Melanie Fiona

Best R&B/Soul Male Artist
Miguel
Robin Thicke
Trey Songz
Tyrese
Usher

Album of the Year
Eric Benet, The OneFrank Ocean, Channel OrangeNas, Life Is Good
R. Kelly, Write Me Back
Usher, Looking For Myself

Song of the Year
Estelle, "Thank You"
John Legend feat. Ludacris, "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)"
Trey Songz, "Heart Attack"
Tyrese, "Stay"
Usher, "Climax"
Wale feat. Miguel, "Lotus Flower Bomb"

The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award
"Thank You," Estelle (Writers: Arden Altino, Akene "The Champ" Dunkley, Jerry Duplessis, Doug F. Edwards, Thomas D. Richardson, Aliaune Thiam)
"Tonight (Best You Ever Had)," John Legend feat. Ludacris (Writers: Allen Arthur, Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges, Keith Justice, Miguel Pimentel "Miguel", Clayton Reilly, John Stephens)
"Daughters," Nas (Writers: Nasir Jones, Ernest D. Wilson, Patrick Adams, Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, Paul Leka)
"Share My Love," R. Kelly (Writer: Robert Kelly)
"Climax," Usher (Writers: Usher Raymond IV, Sean "Redd Stylez" Fenton, Thomas "Diplo" Pentz, Ariel Rechtshaid)

Best Dance Performance
Beyoncé, Love On Top
Chris Brown, Turn Up The Music
Nicki Minaj, Starships
Rihanna, Where Have You Been
Usher, Scream

CentricTV.com awards:

CENTRICTV.com Best Caribbean Performance
Cover Drive, Bajan Style
Damien "Junior Gong" Marley, SuperHeavy 
Jimmy Cliff, Rebirth
Matisyahu, Spark Seeker
Sean Paul, Tomahawk Technique

CENTRICTV.com Best International Performance
Amy Winehouse, Our Day Will Come
Daley feat. Marsha Ambrosius, Alone Together
Emeli Sande, Next To Me
Estelle, Thank You
Gotye feat. Kimbra, Somebody (That I Used To Know)
Rebecca Ferguson, Nothing's Real But Love

CENTRICTV.com Best Traditional Jazz Artist/Group
Chris Botti, Impressions
Kenny Garrett, Seeds From The Underground
Melody Gardot, The Absence
The Robert Glasper Experiment, Black Radio
Tony Bennett, Isn't It Romantic

CENTRICTV.com Best Contemporary Jazz Artist/Group
Ben Tankard, Full Tank
Cassandra Wilson, Another Country
Esperanza Spalding, Radio Music Society
Peter White, Here We Go

Congratulations to all the nominees!!