2017 Soul Train Music Awards

The 2017 Soul Train Music Awards took place on November 5, 2017, at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and aired on BET Her and BET on November 26, 2017. American singer and songwriter Toni Braxton was honored with the Legend Award for her contributions to the music industry, while the R&B girl group SWV received the Lady of Soul Award.

Special awards

Legend Award

'''Toni Braxton'''

Lady of Soul Award

'''SWV'''

Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Best New Artist

Best R&B/Soul Male Artist

Bruno Mars

Best R&B/Soul Female Artist

Soul Train Certified Award

Bell Biv Devoe

Video of the Year

Beyoncé – "All Night"Bruno Mars – "24K Magic"
Chris Brown featuring Usher and Gucci Mane – "Party"
DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – "Wild Thoughts"
Solange – "Cranes in the Sky"

Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

Album/Mixtape of the Year

Bruno Mars – 24K Magic

Rhythm & Bars Award

Cardi B – "Bodak Yellow"

DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – "Wild Thoughts"
French Montana featuring Swae Lee – "Unforgettable"
Kendrick Lamar – "Humble."
Yo Gotti featuring Nicki Minaj – "Rake It Up"

Song Of The Year

Bruno Mars – "That's What I Like"

Childish Gambino – "Redbone"
DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – "Wild Thoughts"
Khalid – "Location"
Solange – "Cranes in the Sky"

The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award

"Cranes in the Sky"

* Written By: Troy L. John, Solange Knowles, Raphael Saadiq
"Location"
* Written By: Alfredo Emmanuel Gonzalez, Olatunji Olutomiwa, Samuel David Jimenez, Khalid Robinson, Joshua Scruggs
"Love Me Now"
* Written By: Blake Matthew Simon Mills, John Henry Ryan, John Roger Stephens
"Redbone"
* Written By: George Clinton, William Earl Collins, Gary Lee Cooer, Donald McKinley Glover II, Ludwig Emil Tomas Göransson
"Versace on the Floor"
* Written By: Christopher Steven Brown, James Edward Fauntleroy, Bruno Mars, Philip Martin Lawrence

Best Dance Performance

Bruno Mars – "24K Magic"

Chris Brown featuring Usher and Gucci Mane – "Party"
DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – "Wild Thoughts"
Solange featuring Sampha – "Don't Touch My Hair"
Wizkid featuring Drake – "Come Closer"

Best Collaboration

DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – "Wild Thoughts"

Jazmine Sullivan and Bryson Tiller – "Insecure"
Mary J. Blige featuring Kanye West – "Love Yourself"
Solange featuring Sampha – "Don't Touch My Hair"
SZA featuring Travis Scott – "Love Galore"