2000 Soul Train Music Awards
The 2000 Soul Train Music Awards were held on March 4, 2000 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 Eric Benét, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Tamia and Shemar Moore.
Special awards
Artist of the Decade for Extraordinary Artistic Achievements – Male
- '''Prince'''
Artist of the Decade for Extraordinary Artistic Achievements – Female
- '''Whitney Houston'''
Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year – Male
- '''DMX'''
Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year – Female
- '''Mary J. Blige'''
Winners and nominees
Winners are in bold text.R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year
R.Kelly – R.- * Mary J Blige – Mary
- * DMX – Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
- * TLC – ''Fanmail''
Best R&B/Soul Album – Male
Ginuwine – 100% GinuwineBest R&B/Soul Album – Female
Mary J. Blige – MaryBest R&B/Soul Album – Group, Band, or Duo
TLC – FanMail- * Destiny's Child – The Writing's on the Wall
- * K-Ci & JoJo – It's Real
- * Les Nubians – ''Princesses Nubiennes''
Best R&B/Soul Single – Male
Maxwell – "Fortunate"- * Ginuwine – "So Anxious"
- * Donell Jones – "U Know What's Up"
- * Brian McKnight – "Back at One"
Best R&B/Soul Single – Female
Lauryn Hill – "Ex-Factor"- * Mariah Carey – "Heartbreaker"
- * Whitney Houston – "My Love Is Your Love"
- * Chanté Moore – "Chanté's Got a Man"
Best R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band, or Duo
TLC – "No Scrubs"- * Destiny's Child – "Bills, Bills, Bills"
- * Dru Hill – "Beauty"
- * Ideal – "Get Gone"
The Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video
Busta Rhymes – "What's It Gonna Be?!"- * Missy Elliott – "Hot Boyz"
- * Q-Tip – "Vivrant Thing"
- * Will Smith – "Will 2K"
Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist
Juvenile- * Eve
- * Ideal
- * Angie Stone
Best Gospel Album
Dottie Peoples – God Can & God Will- * Dorothy Norwood – The Lord is a Wonder
- * Richard Smallwood – Healing: Live in Detroit
- * Vickie Winans – ''Live in Detroit, Vol. 2''
Performers
- Sisqo – "Thong Song"
- Destiny's Child – "Say My Name"
- Q-Tip – "Vivrant Thing"
- Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, Lil Wayne and B.G.
- Mary J. Blige – "Your Child"
- Donell Jones and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes – "U Know What's Up"
- Blaque – "Bring It All to Me"
- Ginuwine – "So Anxious"
- Eric Benét and Tamia – "Spend My Life with You"
- DMX – "What's My Name?"
- Lil' Kim
Presenters
- Sinbad, Garcelle Beauvais and Evander Holyfield - Presented Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist
- Whitney Houston - Presented Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year – Female
- Montell Jordan, Les Nubians and Kobe Bryant - Presented Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo
- Goodie Mob, Vickie Winans and Tangi Miller - Presented Best R&B/Soul Album - Group, Band or Duo
- Michael Clarke Duncan and Solé - Presented Best R&B/Soul Single - Male
- Kelly Price, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Chanté Moore - Presented The Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video
- Vivica A. Fox and Russell Simmons - Presented Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year – Male
- LL Cool J, Rachel Stuart and Master P - Presented Best R&B/Soul Album - Female
- K-Ci & JoJo, Tyrese, and Eve - Presented Best Gospel Album
- Warren G, Missy Elliott, Ideal - Presented R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year
- IMx, Lynnette Cole and Angie Stone - Presented Best R&B/Soul Album - Male
- Raphael Saadiq - Presented Artist of the Decade for Extraordinary Artistic Achievements – Female
- Chuck D - Presented Artist of the Decade for Extraordinary Artistic Achievements – Male
- Busta Rhymes, Rah Digga and Case - Presented Best R&B/Soul Single - Female