R. Kelly earns three Soul Train music award nominations
R&B crooner R. Kelly collected a leading three nominations for the 20th annual Soul Train Music Awards, show creator Don Cornelius announced Thursday. R. Kelly's song Trapped in the Closet (Chapter 1 of 5) garnered nominations for best male R&B-soul single and best R&B-soul or rap music video.
Kelly received a best male R&B-soul album nod for TP.3 Reloaded, while his song Trapped in the Closet (Chapter 1 of 5) garnered nominations for best male R&B-soul single and best R&B-soul or rap music video. Kelly is also the first recipient of the Stevie Wonder award for Outstanding Career Achievements in Song Writing. Wonder will present the honor at a March 4 ceremony.
Nine other recording artists reaped two nominations each, including rap quartet The Black Eyed Peas and solo stars Keyshia Cole, Missy Elliott, Gwen Stefani, Charlie Wilson, Bobby Valentino, John Legend, Mariah Carey and Kanye West. Legend, Carey and West are all Grammy favorites, with eight nominations each. Kelly has one, for best long form music video. Kelly, dogged by continuing child pornography charges, earned favorite soul-R&B artist honors at the American Music Awards in November.
Other honorees at the 20th annual Soul Train Music Awards include Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx and chart-toppers Destiny's Child, who will be recognized for outstanding career achievements by legendary musician Quincy Jones. Groovy pianist Legend will be presented with the 2006 Sammy Davis, Jr., Entertainer of the Year award.
The Soul Train Music Awards, started by the syndicated music show Soul Train, celebrate artists in R&B, hip-hop, rap and gospel music. The 2006 honors will be presented at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. The awards are determined by a group of radio station professionals, talent managers and performers. (USA Today) R&B-Soul Single, Female
We Belong Together, Mariah Carey
I Should Have Cheated, Keyshia Cole
Unbreakable, Alicia Keys
Hollaback Girl, Gwen Stefani R&B-Soul Album, Female
The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey
The Way It Is, Keyshia Cole
The First Lady, Faith Evans
Free Yourself, Fantasia
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