1995 Soul Train Music Awards

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.Kelly - 12 Play
  • 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

• 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"
  • 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" / "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