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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

• 1995 music awards
• Soul Train Music Awards
• 1995 in American music
• 1995 awards in the United States
• 1995 in Los Angeles