Bruno Mars Tops Winners of BET's 2017 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS; Full List

BET presented its annual celebration of THE SOUL TRAIN AWARDS recognizing the best in Soul, R&B and Hip-Hop from legends to the next generation at Orleans Arena. The event filmed on Nov. 5. and aired on BET and BET HER on November 26th, 2017 at 8 p.m. ET. Erykah Badu, godmother of soul, returned to Las Vegas for the third time, to host, write and produce BET Presents: 2017 SOUL TRAIN Awards. Badu, a four-time Grammy-award winning soul singer and songwriter, once again brought her transcendent style, music and spirit to the Vegas stage.

The awards featured a star-studded lineup of performances by Toni Braxton, SWV, Tamar Braxton, 112, Tank and Kirk Franklin. Multi-platinum and seven-time Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter, artist, actress and producer Toni Braxton received the coveted Legend Award and Grammy Award-Nominated, multi-platinum, female R&B trio SWV was be honored with the third annual Lady of Soul Award.

The all-star nominees for the 2017 SOUL TRAIN Awards spanned across 12 different categories. Solange led the roster with seven total nominations including Best R&B/Soul Female Artist, and the highly coveted Video of the Year and Song of the Year for hit single "Cranes in the Sky." Bruno Mars followed with six total nominations including two nominations for Song of the Year for his hit single "That's What I Like," and Album/Mixtape of the Year for "24K Magic." DJ Khaled, Rihanna and Bryson Tiller also received multiple nominations this year including Video of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Collaboration. The next generation of soul was also recognized, including Khalid and SZA, who are multi-nominees across categories including Best New Artist, Best R&B/Soul Male Artist, Best R&B/Soul Female Artist, Best Collaboration and the Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award.

Check out the full list of winners below:

Don Cornelius Legend Award

Toni Braxton

Lady of Soul Award

SWV

Best New Artist

?SZA

Best R&B/Soul Male Artist

Bruno Mars

Best R&B/Soul Female Artist?

SZA

Soul Train Certified Award

Bell Biv Devoe

Ledisi

Video of the Year

?Bruno Mars - "24K Magic"

Best Gospel/ Inspirational Award

Lecrae ?

Album/ Mixtape of the Year

Bruno Mars - 24K Magic ?

Rhythm & Bars Award (Formerly Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year)

Cardi B - "Bodak Yellow"

?Song of the Year

Bruno Mars - "That's What I Like"

The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award

"Cranes in the Sky" - Written by: Troy L. John, Solange Knowles, Raphael Saadiq (Solange)

Best Dance Performance

Bruno Mars "24K Magic"

Best Collaboration

DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller - "Wild Thoughts"

Source: Billboard

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