PROUDLY 9JA: Iyanya and P square Nominated for Soul Train Music Awards

The organisers of the Soul Train Music Awards 2013 have
released the list of nominees for this year’s award and
Nigerian artistes, Iyanya Mbuk, known as Iyanya, and Peter
and Paul Okoye of PSquare made the list.

The singers made the list with their songs, ‘Your Waist’ and
‘Personally’ respectively.

A complete list of nominees follows:

Best New Artist

Bridget Kelly

K. Michelle

Kendrick Lamar

Tamar Braxton

TGT

Centric Certified Award

Joss Stone

Luke James

Lyfe Jennings

Solange

Stacy Barthe

Talib Kweli

BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL PERFORMANCE

Break Every Chain – Tasha Cobbs

Confessions – Lecrae

Every Praise – Hezekiah Walker

God Will Make Away – Shirley Caesar

If He Did It Before…Same God – Tye Tribbett

Life & Favor – John P. Kee & New Life

Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year

Bad – Wale feat. Tiara Thomas

High School – Nicki Minaj feat. Lil Wayne

Holy Grail – Jay Z feat. Justin Timberlake

Poetic Justice – Kendrick Lamar feat. Drake

Power Trip – J. Cole feat. Miguel

Started From the Bottom – Drake

The Chaka Khan Best R&B/Soul Female Artist

Alicia Keys

Chrisette Michele

Fantasia

Janelle Monáe

Kelly Rowland

Tamar Braxton

Best R&B/Soul Male Artist

Bruno Mars

Charlie Wilson

Chris Brown

John Legend

Miguel

Robin Thicke

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

The 20/20 Experience – Justin Timberlake

Good Kid, m.A.A.d City – Kendrick Lamar

Kaleidoscope Dream – Miguel

Magna Carta… Holy Grail – Jay Z

The Side Effects of You – Fantasia

Unapologetic – Rihanna

Song of the Year

Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I.

Diamonds – Rihanna

Fine China – Chris Brown

Love and War – Tamar Braxton

Poetic Justice – Kendrick Lamar feat. Drake

Suit & Tie – Justin Timberlake feat. Jay Z

The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award

Crooked Smile – J.Cole (Jermaine Cole, Meleni Smith)

Fire We Make – Alicia Keys feat. Maxwell (Gary Clark Jr.,

Warren Felder, Alicia Keys, Andrew Wansel)

Lose to Win – Fantasia (Francine Golde, Dennis Lambert,

Andrea Martin, Walter Orange, Harmony Samuels)

Love & War – Tamar Braxton (Tamar Braxton, Darhyl Camper

Jr., LaShawn Daniels, Makeba Riddick)

Mirrors – Justin Timberlake (James Fauntleroy, Jerome

Harmon, Timothy Mosley, Justin Timberlake)

Q.U.E.E.N. – Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu (Roman

GianArthur Irvin , Dr. Nathaniel Irvin III, Charles Joseph II,

Janelle Monáe Robinson, Kellis Parker Jr.)

Best Dance Performance

Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke

Body Party – Ciara

Fine China – Chris Brown

Q.U.E.E.N. – Janelle Monáe feat. Erykah Badu

Suit & Tie – Justin Timberlake feat. Jay Z

Treasure – Bruno Mars

Video of the Year

Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I. (Diane

Martel)

Fine China – Chris Brown (Chris Brown, Sylvain White)

Love & War – Tamar Braxton (Walid Azami)

Poetic Justice – Kendrick Lamar feat. Drake (The Lil Homie,

Dave Free, and Dangeroo Kipawaa)

Q.U.E.E.N. – Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu (Alan
Ferguson)

Started from the Bottom – Drake (Director X)

Best Collaboration

Alicia Keys feat. Maxwell –

Fire We MakeBrandy feat. Chris Brown –

Put It DownJ.Cole feat. Miguel –

Power TripJanelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu –

Q.U.E.E.N.Miguel feat. Kendrick Lamar –
How Many DrinksRobin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I. –

Blurred LinesWale feat. Sam Dew   LoveHate ThingBest International Performance
(CENTRICTV.com)

Differentology – Bunji Garlin

The Fog – Machel Montano

Next To Me – Emeli Sande

Personally – P-Square

Ur Waist – Iyanya

Best Traditional Jazz Performance (CENTRICTV.com)

George Benson feat. Wynton Marsalis –

UnforgettableJeffrey Osborne feat. Chaka Khan –

Baby it’s Cold OutsideTony Bennett feat. Marc Anthony –

For Once In My LifeNicole Henry –

Waiting In VainTerence Blanchard –

Pet Step Sister’s Theme SongBest Contemporary Jazz
Performance (CENTRICTV.com)

Jose James –TroubleBoney James feat. Rick Braun –

Batucada (The Beat)Michael Bublé –

It’s A Beautiful DayDave Koz –

Got To Get You Into My LifeGeorge Duke –

Missing YouBest Independent R&B/Soul Performance
(CENTRICTV.com)

Ashanti –

Never Should HaveBrian McKnight –

SweeterKenny Lattimore –

Find A WayMaysa -

Love Me GoodRaheem DeVaughn -

Love ConnectionRonald Isley –

Dinner And A Movie