The Weeknd and Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars – the duo behind “Uptown Funk” – are tied for five nominations each at the Soul Train Awards this year on Nov. 6.
All three share nominations for video of the year, song of the year and The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter’s Award. The Weeknd also is nominated for best R&B/soul male artist and album of the year. And Ronson and Mars are nominated for best dance performance and best collaboration.
Beyonce, Chris Brown, Jidenna and Tyrese follow – each have four nominations. The awards show will be held at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The show will air on Centric and BET on Nov. 29.
The three-day R&B/soul fest which starts Nov 5 will conclude with a Nov. 7 concert headlined by R. Kelly, featuring special guests Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds and Common.
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