The 2017 Soul Train Music Awards took place on November 5, 2017, at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and aired on BET Her and BET on November 26, 2017. American singer and songwriter Toni Braxton was honored with the Legend Award for her contributions to the music industry, while the R&B girl group SWV received the Lady of Soul Award.
Special awards
Legend Award
Lady of Soul Award
Winners and Nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
Best New Artist
Best R&B/Soul Male Artist
Best R&B/Soul Female Artist
Soul Train Certified Award
Video of the Year
Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
Album/Mixtape of the Year
Rhythm & Bars Award
Song Of The Year
The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award
- "Cranes in the Sky"
- Written By: Troy L. John, Solange Knowles, Raphael Saadiq (Solange)
- "Location"
- Written By: Alfredo Emmanuel Gonzalez, Olatunji Olutomiwa, Samuel David Jimenez, Khalid Robinson, Joshua Scruggs (Khalid)
- "Love Me Now"
- Written By: Blake Matthew Simon Mills, John Henry Ryan, John Roger Stephens (John Legend)
- "Redbone"
- Written By: George Clinton, William Earl Collins, Gary Lee Cooer, Donald McKinley Glover II, Ludwig Emil Tomas Göransson (Childish Gambino)
- "Versace on the Floor"
- Written By: Christopher Steven Brown, James Edward Fauntleroy, Bruno Mars, Philip Martin Lawrence (Bruno Mars)
Best Dance Performance
Best Collaboration
References