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 and 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 – "Silent Night" 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
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