The 1998 Soul Train Music Awards were held on February 27, 1998, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Puff Daddy was the top nominee with five nominations, other top nominees included Janet Jackson, Aaliyah and Maxwell. The show was hosted by Patti LaBelle, Erykah Badu and Heavy D.
Special awards
Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements Whitney Houston
Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year Puff Daddy
Winners and nominees Winners are in bold text.
R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year Erykah Badu – Baduizm Mary J. Blige – Share My World The Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death Puff Daddy & the Family – No Way Out
Best R&B/Soul Album – Male Joe – All That I Am Usher - My Way Maxwell – MTV Unplugged Prince – Emancipation
Best R&B/Soul Album – Female Erykah Badu – Baduizm Mary J. Blige – Share My World Janet Jackson – The Velvet Rope Mariah Carey – Butterfly
Best R&B/Soul Album – Group, Band or Duo Dru Hill – Dru Hill Boyz II Men – Evolution Kirk Franklin and God's Property – God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation Ol' Skool – Ol' Skool
Best R&B/Soul Single – Male Usher – "You Make Me Wanna..." Joe – "Don't Wanna Be a Player" R.Kelly – "I Believe I Can Fly" Kenny Lattimore – "For You"
Best R&B/Soul Single – Female Erykah Badu – "On and On" Aaliyah – "One in a Million" Mary J. Blige – "Everything" Monica – "For You I Will"
Best R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo Dru Hill – "In My Bed" God's Property and Kirk Franklin – "Stomp" LSG - "My Body" Puff Daddy and Faith Evans (featuring 112) - “I'll Be Missing You”
The Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video Puff Daddy and Faith Evans (featuring 112) - “I'll Be Missing You” Busta Rhymes – "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See" Missy Elliott – "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" Ice Cube - "The World Is Mine"
Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist Erykah Badu Missy Elliott God's Property Puff Daddy & The Family
Best Gospel Album Kirk Franklin and God's Property – God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation The Canton Spirituals – Living the Dream: Live from Washington, D.C. GMWA Gospel Announcers Guild – So You Would Know The Williams Brothers – Still Standing
Best Jazz Album Boney James – Sweet Thing Zachary Breaux – Uptown Groove Dave Grusin – Dave Grusin Presents West Side Story The Rippingtons – Black Diamond
Performers Janet Jackson – "I Get Lonely" Boyz II Men – "Doin' Just Fine" Puff Daddy, The LOX and Lil' Kim – "It's All About the Benjamins" Heavy D – "I'll Do Anything" God's Property and Kirk Franklin – "Stomp" Whitney Houston Tribute: Ronald Isley – "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" Terry Ellis – "How Will I Know" Kenny Lattimore – "I Believe in You and Me" Monica – "You Give Good Love" Erykah Badu – "Certainly" Usher – "You Make Me Wanna..." and "Nice & Slow" Patti LaBelle – "If Only You Knew" Dru Hill and Jermaine Dupri – "In My Bed"
Presenters
Busta Rhymes and Immature - Presented Best R&B Soul/Rap New Artist Quincy Jones - Presented Sammy Davis Jr. Awards For Entertainer of the Year Garcelle Beauvais, Mystro Clark, and Maxwell - Presented Best R&B Soul Single Male Ice Cube, Joe, and Destiny's Child - Presented Best R&B Soul Single Female Magic Johnson, Johnnie Cochran, and Jagged Edge - Presented Best R&B Soul Album Group, Band, or Duo Nia Long, Rome, and Ol' Skool - Presented Best Gospel Album BeBe Winans, Savion Glover, and Mary J. Blige - Presented Michael Jackson Award For Best R&B Soul/Rap Music Video Rachel Stuart and Next - Presented Best Jazz Album Whoopi Goldberg - Presented Quincy Jones For Outstanding Career Achievements Sinbad, Traci Bingham, Eric Benet, and Queen Pen - Presented Best R&B Soul/Rap Album of the Year Keith Sweat, Chico DeBarge, Aaliyah, and 112 - Presented Best R&B Soul Single Group, Band, or Duo Teddy Riley, Chris Tucker, and Missy Elliott - Presented Best R&B Soul Album Male Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Queen Latifah, Xscape, and Ginuwine - Presented Best R&B Soul Album Female
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