Usher is leading the nominations at this year's Soul Train Awards.
The singer has received five nominations reports BBC online.
Newcomer Ciara - who recently beat Elvis Presley to the UK number one spot - has four nominations, while Alicia Keys has three.
The Soul Train Awards ceremony will take place in Hollywood on 28 February.
Usher's Soul Train nominations include best male R&B-soul album and best male R&B-soul single for Confessions Part II.
Usher's work with rappers Ludacris & Lil Jon won him nominations for best R&B-soul or rap music video and best R&B-soul or rap dance cut for the song Yeah!, while his duet with Keys, My Boo, earned the pair a nod for best R&B-soul single.
The Diary of Alicia Keys is up for best R&B-soul album by a female. Her song If I Ain't Got You received a best single nomination in the female R&B-soul category.
Newcomer Ciara's four nominations include best female R&B-soul album and best R&B-soul or rap by a new artist.
Beyonce, Prince, Destiny's Child, Jill Scott and New Edition all received two nominations each.
The Soul Train Music Awards celebrates artists in R&B, hip-hop, rap and gospel music.
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