2019 Soul Train Music Awards

Soul Train Music Awards

Date

November 17, 2019 (2019-11-17)

Location

Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada

Country

United States

Hosted by

Tisha Campbell & Tichina Arnold^[1]

Most awards

Chris Brown (3)
Drake (3)

Most nominations

Chris Brown (8)^[2]

Website

www.bet.com/shows/soul-train-awards/

Television/radio coverage

Network

BET
BET Her
VH1

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The 2019 Soul Train Music Awards took place on November 17 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and aired live for the first time on BET and BET Her. It was hosted by Tisha Campbell & Tichina Arnold, for the first time in the awards ceremony history from Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[3]

The nominations were announced on October 25, 2019. Chris Brown received the most nominations with eight, followed by Drake with seven.^[4] The most nominated female artist were Beyoncé and Lizzo, both with six nominations.^[5]

During the ceremony Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis were honored with the Legend Award, while gospel singer Yolanda Adams received the Lady of Soul Award for her contributions to the music industry.^[6]

Special Awards

Honorees are as listed below:

Legend Award

Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis^[7]

Lady Of Soul Award

Yolanda Adams^[8]

Nominees

Nominees are as listed below.^[9] Winners are in bold:^[10]

Rhythm & Bars Award (Best Hip-Hop Song Of The Year)

Cardi B – "Money"
- 21 Savage – "A Lot" (featuring J. Cole)
- DaBaby – "Suge"
- J. Cole – "Middle Child"
- Meek Mill – "Going Bad" (featuring Drake)
- Megan Thee Stallion – "Cash Shit" (featuring DaBaby)

Song Of The Year

Chris Brown – "No Guidance" (featuring Drake)
- Beyoncé – "Before I Let Go"
- Ella Mai – "Shot Clock"
- Khalid – "Talk"
- Lizzo – "Juice"
- Summer Walker – "Girls Need Love" (Remix) (featuring Drake)

Album/Mixtape Of The Year

Lizzo – Cuz I Love You
Ari Lennox – Shea Butter Baby
Chris Brown – Indigo
Ella Mai – Ella Mai
H.E.R. – I Used to Know Her
Khalid – Free Spirit

The Ashford And Simpson Songwriter's Award

Beyoncé, Saint Jhn, & Wizkid – "Brown Skin Girl" (featuring Blue Ivy Carter)
- Written by Beyoncé, Carlos St. John, Adio Marchant, Shawn Carter, Stacy Barthe, Anathi Mnyango, Michael Uzowuru, Wizkid & Richard Isong
H.E.R. – "Hard Place"
- Written by H.E.R., David Harris, Sam Ashworth, James Fauntleroy & Ruby Amanfu
Lizzo – "Juice"
- Written by Melissa Jefferson, Theron Thomas, Eric Frederic, Sam Sumser and Sean Small
Anderson .Paak – "Make It Better" (featuring Smokey Robinson)
- Written by Brandon Anderson, William Robinson, Alana Chenervert, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Daniel Maman & Farid Nassar
Chris Brown – "No Guidance" (featuring Drake)
- Written by Christopher Brown, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Joshua Louis Huizar, Teddy Walton, Noah Shebib, Nija Charles, Tyler Bryant & Michee Lebrun
Khalid – "Talk"
- Written by Khalid Robinson, Guy Lawrence, & Howard Lawrence

Best Dance Performance

Chris Brown – "No Guidance" (featuring Drake)
- Beyoncé – "Spirit"
- Lizzo – "Juice"
- Normani – "Motivation"
- Teyana Taylor – "WTP"
- DaniLeigh – "Easy" (Remix) (featuring Chris Brown)

Best Collaboration Performance

Chris Brown – "No Guidance" (featuring Drake)
- Ari Lennox & J. Cole – "Shea Butter Baby"
- Beyoncé, Saint Jhn & Wizkid – "Brown Skin Girl" (featuring Blue Ivy Carter)
- Cardi B & Bruno Mars – "Please Me"
- PJ Morton – "Say So" (featuring JoJo)
- Ty Dolla $ign – "Purple Emoji" (featuring J. Cole)

Video Of The Year

Lizzo – "Juice"
- Alicia Keys – "Raise a Man"
- Beyoncé – "Spirit"
- Childish Gambino – "Feels Like Summer"
- Chris Brown – "No Guidance" (featuring Drake)
- Khalid – "Better"

Multiple nominations and awards

The following received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Recipients
8	Chris Brown
7	Drake
6	Beyoncé
6	Lizzo
5	Daniel Caesar
5	Khalid
4	J. Cole
3	Ari Lennox
	H.E.R.
	Summer Walker
2	Anderson .Paak
	Blue Ivy Carter
	Bruno Mars
	Cardi B
	DaBaby
	Ella Mai
	Saint Jhn
	Wizkid

The following received multiple awards:

Awards	Recipients
3	Chris Brown
3	Drake
2	Lizzo

References

^ "Soul Train Awards". BET. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
^ "Chris Brown, Drake, Beyoncé & Lizzo Top Nominees For 2019 Soul Train Awards: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
^ Bennett, Anita (November 17, 2019). "How To Watch The 2019 Soul Train Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^ Howard, Annie (October 25, 2019). "Soul Train Awards: Chris Brown, Drake, Beyoncé, Lizzo Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^ Mitchell, Gail (October 25, 2019). "Chris Brown, Drake, Beyoncé & Lizzo Top Nominees For 2019 Soul Train Awards: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^ Saponara, Michael (November 18, 2019). "From Wale to H.E.R. & Summer Walker, the 7 Best Moments From the 2019 Soul Train Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^ "Soul Train Awards 2019: Our Top Five Favorite Speech Moments". BET.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
^ "Soul Train Awards 2019: Our Top Five Favorite Speech Moments". BET.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
^ Evans, Greg (November 18, 2019). "Chris Brown Takes Three BET Soul Train Awards – 2019 Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^ France, Lisa Respers (November 18, 2019). "2019 BET Soul Train Awards: The winners list". CNN. Retrieved August 16, 2023.