Yet another round of award nominations went to Usher yesterday as organisers of the US Soul Train Awards announced their shortlist for this year's event. He is nominated in four categories
- 'Confessions' is nominated for Best R&B/Soul
Album (Male), 'Confessions Part II' is up for Best
R&B/Soul Single (Male), while his single 'Yeah!' is nominated for Best R&B/Soul / Rap Dance Cut and for the
Michael Jackson Award For Best R&B/Soul Or Rap Music Video.
Equaling
Usher in number of nominations is relative newcomer Ciara. In addition to a nomination for Best New Artist, her debut album
'Goodies' is up for Best R&B/Soul Album (Female), while its title track is nominated for Best R&B/Soul Single
(Female) and Best R&B/Soul Or Rap Dance Cut.
The full nominations list runs thus:
Best
R&B/soul single, female: Beyonce - Naughty Girl, Ciara featuring
Petey Pablo - Goodies, Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You, Jill
Scott - Golden
Best
R&B/soul single, male: Anthony Hamilton - Charlene,
Mario - Let Me Love You, Prince - Call My Name, Usher - Confessions
Part II
Best
R&B/soul album, female: Brandy - Afrodisiac, Ciara
- Goodies, Alicia Keys - The Diary of Alicia Keys, Jill
Scott - Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds, Vol. 2
Best R&B/soul album, male: R. Kelly - Happy People/U Saved
Me, Musiq - Soulstar, Prince - Musicology, Usher - Confessions
Best
R&B/soul album, group, band or duo: 112 - Hot & Wet,
Boyz II Men - Throwback, Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled,
New Edition - One Love
Best
R&B/soul or rap new artist: Ciara featuring Petey Pablo
- Goodies, Fantasia - I Believe, J-Kwon - Tipsy, John Legend
- Used To Love U
The
Michael Jackson Award for best R&B/soul or rap music video:
Jay-Z - 99 Problems, Kanye West - Jesus Walks, OutKast -
Roses, Usher featuring Ludacris and Lil' Jon - Yeah!
Best
R&B/soul or rap dance cut: Ciara featuring Petey Pablo -
Goodies, LL Cool J - Headsprung, Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell and Uncle Charlie Watson - Drop It Like It's Hot, Usher featuring
Ludacris and Lil' Jon - Yeah!
Best gospel album: Karen Clark-Sheard - The Heavens are Telling,
Israel and New Breed - Live From Another Level, J Moss - The
J Moss Project, Kierra Kiki Sheard - I Owe You
The
Soul Train Awards will be held on 28 Feb at the Paramount Studios in LA with a US TV broadcast to be screened a few days later.