1995 Soul Train Music Awards

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&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

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

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"

Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist

Brandy

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" / "You Are Not Alone"
Boyz II Men – "Thank You" / "I'll Make Love to You"
Brandy, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte and Yo-Yo – "I Wanna Be Down"
Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Wallace Roney and Tony Williams – "Elegy"
Anita Baker – "Body and Soul"
Patti LaBelle – "All This Love"
Babyface – "When Can I See You"
Diana Ross Tribute:
* Patti LaBelle – "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" / "Someday We'll Be Together" / "It's My Turn"
Tanya Blount, Gerald Levert, Patti Labelle and Eddie Levert – "Endless Love"
Blackstreet – "Before I Let You Go"
Warren G – "This D.J."

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