NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Add four new 2002 Soul
Train Music Award nominations to six GRAMMY Award nominations and two American
Music Awards and what do you get? The year of
Alicia Keys.
The R&B newcomer leads the pack of nominees for the 16th Annual Soul Train Music Awards, announced by fellow artist Faith Evans from the Soul Train soundstage in Los Angeles on Thursday (Feb. 7).
Keys received nods for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female, and Best R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year for Songs in A Minor; Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist of the Year; and Best R&B/Soul Single, Female, for "Fallin.'" Keys will also receive the special Sammy Davis, Jr. Award for Female Entertainer of the Year.
Close behind Keys with three nominations each were the Isley Brothers (for Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band, or Duo; the Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video for "Contagious"; and Best R&B/Soul Album, Group, Band, or Duo for Eternal) and India.Arie (for Best R&B/Soul Album, Female, for Acoustic Soul; Best R&B/Soul Single, Female, for "Video"; and Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist of the Year).
The late Aaliyah also received three posthumous nominations for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female, for "Rock the Boat"; Best R&B/Soul Album, Female; and Best R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year for Aaliyah.
Aaliyah |
"You can't mention
Aaliyah or her album or anything about her without thinking about how tragic and untimely her death was," Evans told. "Although she's not here, in a way I feel like this is what she worked so hard for on this album -- to see these [nominations]. So in spirit, she is here and able to see her work did not go unnoticed."
One notable surprise in this year's nominations was 'NSync, which snuck in a nod for Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band, or Duo for "Gone." "'NSync was a pleasant surprise," said Evans. "I would definitely not mind seeing them win."
Soul Train creator Don Cornelius kicked off the nomination announcements -- centered around a booze and food fiesta for guests in attendance -- with a poignant L.A. observation: "All you have to do is say 'party' and niggas come from everywhere," he said.
The 16th Annual Soul Train Music Awards, co-hosted by Evans, Arsenio Hall, Yolanda Adams, and Shemar Moore, will be taped live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena on March 25 and will air sometime between March 30-April 7.
Here is the full list of nominees for the 16th Annual Soul Train Music Awards:
India.Arie |
Best R&B/Soul Single, Female:
Aaliyah, "Rock the Boat"
India.Arie, "Video"
Alicia Keys, "Fallin'"
Angie Stone, "Brotha"
Best R&B/Soul Single, Male:
Jaheim, "Just in Case"
Brian McKnight, "Love of My Life"
Musiq Soulchild, "Love"
Usher, "U Got It Bad"
Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band, or Duo:
Destiny's Child, "Survivor"
Isley Brothers f/ Ron Isley, "Contagious"
Jagged Edge w/ Nelly, "Where the Party At"
'NSync, "Gone"
Best R&B Soul Album, Female:
Aaliyah, Aaliyah
India.Arie, Acoustic Soul
Alicia Keys, Songs in A Minor
Sade, Lovers Rock
Best R&B/Soul Album, Male:
Jaheim, Ghetto Love
Michael Jackson, Invincible
Musiq Soulchild, Aijuswanaseing
Usher, 8701
Isley Brothers |
Best R&B/Soul Album, Group, Band, or Duo:
112, 112
Destiny's Child, Survivor
Isley Brothers f/ Ron Isley, Eternal
Jagged Edge, Jagged Little Thrill
Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist:
Fabolous, "Young'n (Holla Back)"
India.Arie, "Video"
Alicia Keys, "Fallin'"
Bubba Sparxxx, "Ugly"
Best R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year:
Aaliyah, Aaliyah
Ja Rule, Pain Is Love
Jay-Z, The Blueprint
Alicia Keys, Songs in A Minor
The Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video:
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, "Get Ur Freak On"
Isley Brothers f/ Ron Isley, "Contagious"
Jay-Z, "Girls, Girls, Girls"
Busta Rhymes, "Break Ya Neck"
Best Gospel Album:
Yolanda Adams, The Experience
Kim Burrell, Live in Concert
Donnie McClurkin, Live in London
Doug and Melvin Williams, Duets
Sammy Davis, Jr. Award for Female Entertainer of the Year: Alicia Keys
Sammy Davis, Jr. Award for Male Entertainer of the Year: Dr. Dre
Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Field of Entertainment: The O'Jays
