1995 Soul Train Music Awards

Soul Train Music Awards
Date	March 13, 1995 (1995-03-13)
Location	Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Hosted by	Anita Baker, Patti LaBelle and Babyface
First awarded	1987
Most awards	Anita Baker, Boyz II Men and Barry White (2)
Website	soultrain.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	WGN America

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

• Barry White – The Icon Is Love
  • Gerald Levert – Groove On
  • 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

• Barry White – "Practice What You Preach"
  • 69 Boyz – "Tootsee Roll"
  • 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 – Africa to America: The Journey of the Drum
  • 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" and "You Are Not Alone"
• Boyz II Men
• Brandy, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte and Yo-Yo – "I Wanna Be Down"
• Herbie Hancock
• Anita Baker – "Body and Soul"
• Patti LaBelle – "All This Love"
• Babyface – "When Can I See You"
• Diana Ross Tribute:
  • Patti LaBelle – Medley: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" / "Someday We'll Be Together" / "It's My Turn"
• Tanya Blount
• Gerald Levert and Eddie Levert
• Blackstreet
• Warren G – "This D.J."

External links

• Soul Train Music Awards 1995 Winners & Nominees