After a two-year hiatus the Soul Train Music Awards are back. The show will be hosted by Academy Award-nominated actors Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard. Beyonce, Maxwell and Keri Hilson lead the pack with four noms each.

Toni Braxton, Trey Songz, Erykah Badu, Robin Thicke, Fantasia, Ryan Leslie, Chrisette Michelle, Raheem DeVaughn, Karyn White, Boyz II Men, Ledisi, Chico Debarge, Angie Stone, Brian McKnight, Ginuwine, Melanie Fiona, and Johnny Gill are all slated to perform. The awards show will take place at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia on November 3rd and will air on CENTRIC and BET on Sunday, November 29th at 9:00PM ET/PT.

Check out the full list of nominees after the jump.


BEST NEW ARTIST
* Drake
* Jazmine Sullivan
* Keri Hilson
* Ryan Leslie
* Solange

BEST R&B/SOUL ARTIST FEMALE
* Beyonce
* Chrisette Michele
* Jennifer Hudson
* Ledisi
* Whitney Houston

BEST MALE R&B/SOUL MALE
* Charlie Wilson
* Maxwell
* Musiq Soulchild
* Raphael Saadiq
* Robin Thicke

SONG OF THE YEAR
* "God in Me" - Mary Mary
* "Pretty Wings" - Maxwell
* "Single Ladies (Put a ring on it)" - Beyonce
* "Spotlight" - Jennifer Hudson
* "Turnin Me On" - Keri Hilson/ ft Lil Wayne

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
* Beyonce - I am... Sasha Fierce (Platinum) Sony Music
* Jamie Foxx - Intuition (Platinum) J Records
* Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak (Platinum) Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
* Maxwell - Blacksummer's Night (Gold) Sony Music
* Ne-Yo - Year of the Gentleman

RECORD OF THE YEAR (SONGWRITER AWARD)
* Beyonce - "Single Ladies (Put a ring on it)"
* Drake - "Best I Ever had"
* Jamie Foxx Ft/T-Pain - "Blame It"
* Keri Hilson - "Knock You Down"
* Maxwell - "Pretty Wings"

BEST REGGAE ARTIST AWARD
* Movado
* Sean Paul
* Serani
* Taurus Riley
* Ziggy Marley

CENTRIC AWARD - SOUL APPROVED/UNDERGROUND
* Corneille
* Eric Roberson
* Laura Izibor
* Maysa
* The Knux

BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE MALE, FEMALE OR GROUP
* BeBe and CeCe Winans - "Close To You"
* Fred Hammond f/John P Kee - "They That Wait"
* Marvin Sapp - "Praise Him in Advance"
* Mary Mary - "God In Me"
* Smokie Norful - "Justified"

BEST COLLABORATION
* Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo - "Knock you Down"
* Keyshia Cole featuring Monica - "Trust"
* Mario featuring Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett - "Break up"
* Mary Mary featuring Kierra (KiKi) Sheard - "God In Me"
* Trey Songz featuring Drake - "Successful"

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
* Michael Jackson