Beyonce leads Soul Train nominations
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Beyonce positioned herself as the performer to beat in next month's annual Soul Train Music Awards, gathering a leading three nominations Tuesday, including one for best female album for "B'Day."
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US Rapper TI leads the charge at this year's Black Entertainment TV (BET) Awards, with nine nominations.
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R&B singer Mary J. Blige led the nominees for the Grammy Awards on Thursday, while country outcasts the Dixie Chicks picked up key nods for a defiant tune stemming from critical comments they made about President George W. Bush.
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Pop stars Justin Timberlake and Beyonce led the nominations for the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday with seven apiece, followed by rapper Kanye West and Barbados teen-ager Rihanna who are both up for five awards.
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Beyonce leads the race for this year's  MOBO awards, to be held on Wednesday, closely followed by "Put  Your Records On" UK newcomer Corinne Bailey Rae.
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Usher (news) leads the pack of nominees for this year&#39;s American Music Awards ceremony, scoring a total of four nods; OutKast (news) and Kanye West (news) follow with three nominations each.
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Singer Amy Winehouse leads the nominations for this year's Music of Black Origin (Mobo) Awards.
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Today (December 7), nominations for the 47th annual Grammy Awards were announced in Los Angeles. Among those nominated, Kayne West leads with a phenomenal 10 nods, while Alicia Keys and Usher follow with 8 nods a piece.
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With four nominations, R&amp;B hitmaker Usher tops the list of contenders for the 32nd annual American Music Awards. Superstar rap duo OutKast and hip-hop newcomer Kanye West garnered three nominations apiece.
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Following is a list of winners at the 21st annual Soul Train Music Awards, which were held on Saturday at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Highlights will be broadcast in national syndication from March 17 through March 24.
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Kanye West received ten nominations for the 47th Annual Grammy Awards to lead the field. The rapper/producer is up for Best New Artist, Song of the Year for &quot;Jesus Walks,&quot; and Album of the Year for The College Dropout.
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R&amp;B sensation Usher won all his four nominations at the American Music Awards during a star-studded ceremony. Usher won favourite male soul-R&amp;B artist, best pop-rock artist, best pop-rock album and best soul
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LOS ANGELES  - Beyonce Knowles has  signed on to play blues singer Etta James in "Cadillac  Records," a 1950s period film about the founder of Chicago's  Chess Records and his lineup of stars.
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Beyonce was the woman to beat at the 21st Anniversary Soul Train Music Awards, leading the field with three nominations that included best female album for "B'Day."
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R&B star Beyonce Knowles is to perform three Oscar-nominated songs at this year's Academy Awards ceremony.
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"Godfather of soul" James Brown is added to the line-up for the BBC Electric Proms in London next month.
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Chicago rapper Kanye West, whose debut album was one of the most acclaimed releases of the year, lead the field of Grammy Award contenders with nominations in 10 categories.