Wizkid and Tems Bags 5 Nominations For This Year’s Bet Soul Train Awards
Written by Max1023fm on November 3, 2021
The 2021 BET Soul Train Awards is right around the corner and this year, our very own superstars Wizkid and Tems are nominated for five categories.]
The award will be taking place on Sunday, November 28. 2021 on November 20, 2021, at the Apollo Theatre, and it will be hosted by Tichina Arnold and Tisha Campbell.
American singer, H.E.R. leads the nominations with eight nods, including Best R&B/Soul Female Artist, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year and Video of the Year, among others. Jazmine Sullivan and Chris Brown follow with six nominations each.
With five and four recognitions respectively, Wizkid’s and Tems’ were nominated for, Song of The Year, Video of The Year, The Ashford and Simpson songwriter’s award and Best Collaboration for the groundbreaking single, ‘Essence.’
Wizkid also got nominated for Album of The Year, for Made in Lagos, while Tems bags another nomination for Best New Artist.
The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual music awards show which previously aired in national broadcast syndication and honors the best in African-American culture music and entertainment.
It is produced by the makers of Soul Train, the program from which it takes its name, and features musical performances by various contemporary R&B and soul music recording artists interspersed throughout the ceremonies. The special traditionally used to air in February, March or April, but now airs the last weekend of November.
Additionally, American singer-songwriter, Ashanti will be honoured with the Lady of Soul Award, while Gerald Maxwell Rivera, known professionally as Maxwell, will receive the Legend Award.