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% Ginuwine Eric Benét – A Day in the Life Donell Jones – Where I Wanna Be Brian McKnight – Back at One
Best R&B/Soul Album – Female Mary J. Blige – Mary Macy Gray – On How Life Is Whitney Houston – My Love Is Your Love Jennifer Lopez – On the 6
Best 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
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