Soul Train Music Award
The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show aired in national television syndication that honors the best in Black music and entertainment . It is produced by the makers of Soul Train R & B and hip hop music recording artists interspersed throughout the ceremonies.
The Soul Train Music Awards voting body includes active professionals in the fields of radio programming and music retail and management and recording artists with records that have charted in designated music trade publications in the year prior to proceedings.
Past hosts for the show include such R&B luminaries as Luther Vandross , Patti LaBelle , Will Smith , Vanessa Williams , and Gladys Knight .
The Soul Train Music Award trophy has featured an African ceremonial mask since its 1987 introduction. R&B Singer Janet Jackson holds the record for the most Soul Train Awards won, followed by her brother Michael Jackson and pop singer Whitney Houston .
The 2008 ceremonies were not held due to the aftereffects of the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike , but executive producer Don Cornelius is considering reviving the show for 2009.
Award categories
Show history
Year
Hosts
Venue
Sammy Davis, Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year
Heritage Award
Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements
Artist of the Decade Award for Extraordinary Artistic Achievements
Stevie Wonder Award for Outstanding Achievements in Song Writing
Humanitarian Award
1987
Dionne Warrick , Luther Vandross Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Stevie Wonder
1988
Dionne Warrick Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Gladys Knight and the Pips
1989
Dionne Warrick , Ahmad Rashad , Patti Labelle Shrine Auditorium Michael Jackson Michael Jackson
1990
Dionne Warrick , Luther Vandross , Patti Labelle Shrine Auditorium Arsenio Hall Quincy Jones
1991
Dionne Warrick , Luther Vandross , Patti Labelle Shrine Auditorium MC Hammer Smokey Robinson
1992
Will Smith , Luther Vandross , Vanessa Williams , Patti Labelle Shrine Auditorium Janet Jackson Prince
1993
Luther Vandross , Patti Labelle , Natalie Cole Shrine Auditorium En Vogue Eddie Murphy Michael Jackson
1994
Gladys Knight , Patti Labelle , Johnny Gill Shrine Auditorium Whitney Houston Barry White
1995
Anita Baker , Patti Labelle , Babyface Shrine Auditorium Queen Latifah Diana Ross
1996
Brandy , Anita Baker , LL Cool J. Shrine Auditorium Boyz II Men Patti Labelle
1997
Brandy , Gladys Knight , LL Cool J. Shrine Auditorium Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Curtis Mayfield
1998
Heavy D. , Patti LaBelle , Erykah Badu Shrine Auditorium Puff Daddy Whitney Houston
1999
Tyra Banks , Monica , Brian McKnight Shrine Auditorium Lauryn Hill , R. Kelly Luther Vandross
2000
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes , Tamia , Eric Benét , Shemar Moore Shrine Auditorium Mary J. Blige , DMX Whitney Houston , Prince
2001
Queen Latifah , Mya , Shemar Moore Shrine Auditorium Destiny's Child , Jay-Z The Isley Brothers
2002
Shemar Moore , Faith Evans , Yolanda Adams , Arsenio Hall Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Alicia Keys , Dr. Dre The O'Jays
2003
Queen Latifah , Arsenio Hall Pasadena Civic Auditorium Nelly LL Cool J , Mariah Carey
2004
Babyface , Alicia Keys International Cultural Center Auditorium Beyonce , Outkast Janet Jackson , R. Kelly
2005
Brian McKnight , Fantasia , Nick Cannon , Nicole Ritchie Paramount Pictures Studios Usher , Ciara Ice Cube
2006
Vivica A. Fox , Tyrese Pasadena Civic Auditorium John Legend Jamie Foxx , Destiny's Child R. Kelly
2007
Omarion , LeToya Pasadena Civic Auditorium Jennifer Hudson Jermaine Dupri Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
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