2001 Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards


The 2001 Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards were held on August 28, 2001 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. The seventh annual awards program was co-hosted by Luther Vandross, Leeza Gibbons, Eve, and Shemar Moore. Produced by Don Cornelius Productions in association with Tribune Entertainment Company, it aired on September 1, 2001.

Special awards

Aretha Franklin Award for Entertainer of the Year

Lena Horne Award for Outstanding Career Achievement

Winners and nominees

Winners are in bold text.

Best R&B/Soul Single – Solo

Jill Scott – "A Long Walk"

Best R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo

Destiny's Child – "Survivor"

R&B/Soul Album of the Year – Solo

Erykah Badu – Mama's Gun

R&B/Soul Album of the Year – Group, Band or Duo

3LW – 3LW

Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist – Solo

Jill Scott – "A Long Walk"

Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist – Group, Band or Duo

3LW – "No More "

R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year

Yolanda Adams – "Open My Heart"

Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video

Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott – "Get Ur Freak On"

Best Gospel Album

Mary Mary – Thankful

Presenters