1995 Soul Train Music Awards

The 1995 Soul Train Music Awards was held on March 13, 1995, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The show honored the best in R&B, soul, rap, jazz, and gospel music from the previous year. The show was hosted by Anita Baker, Babyface, and Patti LaBelle.

Special awards

Heritage Award for Career Achievement

• Diana Ross

Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year

• Queen Latifah

Winners and nominees

Winners are in bold text.

R&B/Soul Album of the Year – Male

• Gerald Levert – Groove On
• R.Kelly - 12 Play
• Keith Sweat – Get Up on It
• Luther Vandross – Songs

R&B/Soul Album of the Year – Female

• Anita Baker – Rhythm of Love
• Aaliyah – Age Ain't Nothing but a Number
• Brandy – Brandy
• Me'Shell Ndegeocello – Plantation Lullabies

R&B/Soul Album of the Year – Group, Band or Duo

• Boyz II Men – II
• Blackstreet – Blackstreet
• Jodeci – Diary of a Mad Band
• Zhané – Pronounced Jah-Nay

Best R&B/Soul Single – Male

• R. Kelly – "Bump n' Grind"
• Babyface – "When Can I See You"
• Aaron Hall – "I Miss You"
• Barry White – "Practice What You Preach"

Best R&B/Soul Single – Female

• Anita Baker – "Body & Soul"
• Brandy – "I Wanna Be Down"
• Toni Braxton – "You Mean the World to Me"
• Janet Jackson – "Any Time, Any Place"

Best R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo

• Boyz II Men – "I'll Make Love to You"
• 69 Boyz – "Tootsee Roll"
• Blackstreet – "Before I Let You Go"
• Bossman and Blakjak – "Much Love"

R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year

• 69 Boyz – "Tootsee Roll"
• Barry White – "Practice What You Preach"
• Boyz II Men – "I'll Make Love to You"
• R. Kelly – "Bump n' Grind"

Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video

• Aaron Hall – "I Miss You"
• Anita Baker – "Body & Soul"
• Boyz II Men – "Let It Snow"
• Coolio – "Fantastic Voyage"

Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist

• Brandy
• 69 Boyz
• Aaliyah
• Tanya Blount

Best Rap Album

• Snoop Doggy Dogg – Doggystyle
• Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – Creepin on ah Come Up
• Scarface – The Diary
• Warren G – Regulate...G Funk Era

Best Jazz Album

• Norman Brown – After the Storm
• Gerald Albright – Smooth
• Various Artists – A Tribute to Miles
• Joshua Redman Quartet – Moodswing

Best Gospel Album

• Sounds of Blackness – '
• Helen Baylor – The Live Experience
• Hezekiah Walker & the Fellowship Crusade Choir – Live in Atlanta at Morehouse College
• BeBe & CeCe Winans – Relationships

Performances

• Michael Jackson – "Dangerous" / "You Are Not Alone"
• Boyz II Men – "Thank You" / "I'll Make Love to You"
• Brandy, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte and Yo-Yo – "I Wanna Be Down"
• Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Wallace Roney and Tony Williams – "Elegy"
• Anita Baker – "Body and Soul"
• Patti LaBelle – "All This Love"
• Babyface – "When Can I See You"
• Diana Ross Tribute:
• Patti LaBelle – "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" / "Someday We'll Be Together" / "It's My Turn"
• Tanya Blount, Gerald Levert, Patti Labelle and Eddie Levert – "Endless Love"
• Blackstreet – "Before I Let You Go"
• Warren G – "This D.J."

Presenters

• Sounds of Blackness, Toni Braxton, and Blair Underwood - Presented Best R&B Soul/Rap New Artist
• Naughty By Nature - Presented Sammy Davis Jr. For Award Entertainer of the Year
• Karyn White, Jerry Rice, and Halle Berry - Presented Best R&B Soul Single Group, Band, or Duo
• MC Hammer, Veronica Webb, and Zhane Presented Best Jazz Album
• Gerald Albright, Chelsi Smith, and Chante Moore - Presented Best Rap Album
• Helen Baylor, Robert Townsend, and 69 Boyz - Presented Best R&B Soul Single Female
• Snoop Doggy Dogg, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, and Victoria Rowell - Presented Best R&B Soul/Rap Music Video
• Bill Bellamy, Jasmine Guy, and Mary J. Blige - Presented Best R&B Soul Single Male
• Norman Brown, Garcelle Beauvais, and Brownstone - Presented Best Gospel Album
• Berry Gordy - Presented Heritage Award For Career Achievement
• Aaron Hall, Salt-n-Pepa, and Sinbad - Best R&B Soul/Rap Song of the Year
• Jackee Harry, Thelma Houston, and Immature - Presented Best R&B Soul Album Group, Band, or Duo
• BeBe & CeCe Winans and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Presented Best R&B Soul Album Male
• Mario Van Peebles, Salli Richardson, and Scarface - Presented Best R&B Soul Album Female

External links

• Soul Train Music Awards 1995 Winners & Nominees