R&B chicks Elle Varner and Keyshia Cole hit the stage at the BET annual Soul Train Awards to support their new singles.

R&B chicks Elle Varner and Keyshia Cole hit the stage at the BET annual Soul Train Awards to support their new singles.

Award season is officially here. Usher, Justin Bieber and No Doubt have been added to the performance line-up at the 40th annual American Music Awards. They join newly announced performer Ke$ha as well as the previously announced such as Christina Aguilera, Nicki Minaj, Pink, Taylor Swift, Pitbull, Linkin Park, and Carrie Underwood. The ceremony airs on November 18th.

Nominations for the 2012 Soul Train Awards were announced today. Usher leads the pack after securing nods in five categories! Among them is ‘Album of the Year’ for ‘Looking 4 Myself’, which he released in May. The ceremony is scheduled to broadcast on November 25th at 9pm ET and hosted by Cedric the Entertainer. Check out the full list of nominations below!
