This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award. Also referred to as Record of the Year, this award was first given in 2009. John Legend currently holds the most awards in this category, with three, and Beyoncé holds the most nominations with nine.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
2000s Year Artist Song Writers Ref 2009 Jamie Foxx "Blame It" Beyoncé "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Drake "Best I Ever Had" Keri Hilson "Knock You Down" Maxwell "Pretty Wings"
2010s Year Artist Song Writers Ref 2010 Alicia Keys "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" El DeBarge "Second Chance" Drake "Find Your Love" Fantasia "Bittersweet" R. Kelly "When a Woman Loves" Robert Kelly 2011 Marsha Ambrosius "Far Away" Adele "Rolling in the Deep" Beyoncé "Best Thing I Never Had" Michael Jackson "Hold My Hand" Raphael Saadiq "Good Man" 2012 John Legend "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" Estelle "Thank You" R. Kelly "Share My Love" Robert Kelly Nas "Daughters" Usher "Climax" 2013 Tamar Braxton "Love and War" Fantasia "Lose to Win" J. Cole "Crooked Smile" Alicia Keys "Fire We Make" Janelle Monáe "Q.U.E.E.N." Justin Timberlake "Mirrors" 2014 John Legend "All of Me" Jhené Aiko "The Worst" Aloe Blacc "The Man" Beyoncé "Pretty Hurts" Sam Smith "Stay with Me" Pharrell Williams "Happy" Pharrell Williams 2015 Common and John Legend "Glory" J. Cole "Apparently" Mark Ronson "Uptown Funk" The Weeknd "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)" Tyrese "Shame" 2016 Andra Day "Rise Up" Adele "Hello" Beyoncé "Formation" Rihanna "Needed Me" Bryson Tiller "Don't" 2017 Solange "Cranes in the Sky" Khalid "Location" John Legend "Love Me Now" Childish Gambino "Redbone" Bruno Mars "Versace on the Floor" 2018 Ella Mai "Boo'd Up" Bruno Mars "Finesse (Remix)" Childish Gambino "Summertime Magic" Daniel Caesar "Best Part" H.E.R. "Focus" SZA "Broken Clocks" 2019 Beyoncé, Saint Jhn, & Wizkid "Brown Skin Girl" H.E.R. "Hard Place" Lizzo "Juice" Anderson .Paak "Make It Better" Chris Brown "No Guidance" Khalid "Talk"
2020s Year Artist Song Writer(s) Ref 2020 H.E.R. "I Can't Breathe" H.E.R. Beyoncé "Black Parade" Chloe x Halle "Do It" Chris Brown and Young Thug "Go Crazy" Summer Walker and Bryson Tiller "Playing Games" H.E.R. "Slide" 2021 Bruno Mars, Anderson Paak, Silk Sonic "Leave the Door Open" H.E.R. "Come Through" H.E.R. "Damage" Jazmine Sullivan "Pick Up Your Feelings" Tank "Can't Let It Show" Wizkid "Essence" 2022 Muni Long "Hrs and Hrs" Steve Lacy "Bad Habit" Beyoncé "Break My Soul" "Church Girl" Mary J. Blige "Good Morning Gorgeous" SZA "I Hate U" Burna Boy "Last Last"Ari Lennox"Pressure" 2023SZA"Snooze" October London "Back to Your Place" Toosii "Favorite Song" Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage "Good Good" Coco Jones "ICU" SZA "Kill Bill" Victoria Monét "On My Mama" Burna Boy "Sittin' on Top of the World"
See also Soul Train Music Award for Stevie Wonder Award – Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting
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