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Soul Train Awards Nominees for Best New Artist (2017)





Khalid Amhearst Robinson, 19 years old, is signed to Right Hand Music Group and RCA Records. His debut single "Location", was released in July 2016 and peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum.

Kevin Ross was born and raised in the DMV area and comes from a family full of musicians. Ross is currently signed to Motown Records and he released his debut album The Awakening in March of 2017. Ross is also an award-winning songwriter, having written songs for artists such as Trey Songz, Nicki Minaj, Jamie Foxx, SWV, and Johnny Gill. He began to gain notoriety in 2014 after being featured in a Glade holiday campaign that year, charting with his version of the song "This Is My Wish".

Gabi Wilson, better known by her stage name H.E.R. (acronym for "Having Everything Revealed") is a 20 year-old American singer-songwriter from Vallejo, California. She was born on June 27th, 1997. She signed to RCA Records and has released two extended plays under the label: H.E.R. Volume 1 (2016) and H.E.R. Volume 2 (2017). Her identity remains unknown as she prefers to remain anonymous and only be represented by her music.



Ricardo Valdez Valentine better known by his stage name 6lack (stylized as 6LACK and pronounced as "black”), is an American singer, songwriter and rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He is best known for his single "Prblms", which was released in June 2016. He is currently signed to LoveRenaissance and Interscope Records.

Solána Imani Rowe better known by her stage name SZA (/ˈsɪzə/; short for either "Sovereign Zig-Zag Allah" or "Savior Zig-Zag Allah"), is an American R&B singer-songwriter. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, later relocating to Maplewood, New Jersey. In October 2012, Rowe self-released her debut EP, See.SZA.Run, which she then followed up with her second EP, titled S, in April 2013. In July 2013, it was revealed that she had signed to the hip hop record label Top Dawg Entertainment, through which she released Z, her third EP and first retail release, in April 2014. Ctrl, her debut studio album, was released on June 9, 2017 to critical acclaim from music critics; it debuted at number three on the US Billboard Top 200 and spawned the platinum-certified singles "Love Galore", which features rapper Travis Scott and "The Weekend".

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