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Beyonce Knowles, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, and Big Sean also receive multiple nominations each.

• Oct 18, 2015

AceShowbiz - The Weeknd and Bruno Mars lead the nominations at the annual Soul Train Awards this year. The Weeknd racks up a total of five nods and so does Bruno along with his "Uptown Funk" collaborator Bruno Mars.

They are pitted against each other in Video of the Year, Song of the Year, and Songwriter's Award. The Weeknd is additionally vying for Best R&B/Soul Male Artist and Best Album of the Year while Mars and Ronson adds nods for Best Dance Performance and Best Collaboration.

Beyonce Knowles, Chris Brown, and Tyrese Gibson are among those scoring four nominations. Other musicians getting multiple nods include Nicki Minaj, D'Angelo, and Big Sean.

The winners will be announced in an event taped on November 6 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, and broadcast on November 29 at 8 P.M. EST on Centric and BET.

Album of the Year:

• Chris Brown - "X"
• D'Angelo and The Vanguard - "Black Messiah"
• Jill Scott - "Woman"
• The Weeknd - "Beauty Behind the Madness"
• Tyrese - "Black Rose"

• Beyonce Knowles - "7/11"
• Jidenna ft. Roman Gianarthur - "Classic Man"
• Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
• Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"
• The Weeknd - "Earned It" ("Fifty Shades of Grey")

• Common & John Legend - "Glory" ("Selma")
• Jidenna ft. Roman Gianarthur - "Classic Man"
• Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"
• Rihanna - "B***h Better Have My Money"
• The Weeknd - "Earned It" ("Fifty Shades of Grey")

• Big Sean ft. Drake & Kanye West - "Blessings"
• Big Sean ft. E-40 - "IDFWU"
• Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
• Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"
• Nicki Minaj ft. Drake & Lil Wayne - "Truffle Butter"

• Chris Brown
• D'Angelo
• The Weeknd
• Trey Songz
• Tyrese Gibson

• Beyonce Knowles
• Janelle Monae
• Janet Jackson
• Jill Scott
• Tamar Braxton

• Alessia Cara
• DeJ Loaf
• Jidenna
• Jussie Smollett
• Tinashe

• Beyonce Knowles - "7/11"
• Chris Brown & Tyga - "Ayo"
• Janelle Monae & Jidenna - "Yoga"
• Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"
• Silento - "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)"

• Big Sean ft. Drake & Kanye West - "Blessings"
• Common & John Legend - "Glory" ("Selma")
• Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"
• Nicki Minaj ft. Beyonce Knowles - "Feeling Myself"
• Omarion ft. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko - "Post to Be"

• "Glory" ("Selma") - Common & John Legend
• "Apparently" - J. Cole
• "Uptown Funk" - Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
• "Earned It" ("Fifty Shades of Grey") - The Weeknd
• "Shame" - Tyrese Gibson

• Avant
• Chrisette Michele
• The Internet
• Tyrese Gibson
• Vivian Green

• Erica Campbell - "More Love"
• Fred Hammond ft. Breeann Hammond - "I Will Trust"
• Kirk Franklin - "Wanna Be Happy?"
• Lecrae - "All I Need Is You"
• Marvin Sapp - "Yes You Can"