1999 Soul Train Music Awards

Special awards

Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements

• Luther Vandross

Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year – Male

• R. Kelly

Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year – Female

• Lauryn Hill

Winners and nominees

Winners are in bold text.^[1]

R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year

• Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
  • Erykah Badu – Erykah Badu Live
  • DMX – It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
  • Jay Z – Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life

• R. Kelly – R.
  • Tyrese – Tyrese
  • Maxwell – Embrya
  • Will Smith – Big Willie Style

Best R&B/Soul Album – Female

• Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
  • Never Say Never
  • Mýa
  • Kelly Price – Soul of a Woman

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

• The Temptations – Phoenix Rising
  • Dru Hill – Enter the Dru
  • Destiny's Child – Destiny's Child
  • Outkast – Aquemini

Best R&B/Soul Single – Male

• Brian McKnight – "Anytime"
  • They Don't Know
    "
  • Kirk Franklin (featuring R. Kelly, Mary J. Blige, Bono, Crystal Lewis and the Family) – "Lean on Me"
  • R. Kelly – "Half on a Baby"

Best R&B/Soul Single – Female

• Deborah Cox – "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here"
  • Lauryn Hill – "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
  • Janet Jackson (featuring Blackstreet) – "I Get Lonely"
  • Kelly Price – "Friend of Mine"

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

• Next – "Too Close"
  • Monica – "The Boy is Mine
    "
  • K-Ci & JoJo – "All My Life"
  • The Temptations – "Stay"

The Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video

• Lauryn Hill – "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
  • Busta Rhymes – "Dangerous"
  • Big Punisher (featuring Fat Joe) – "Still Not a Player
    "
  • Gettin' Jiggy With It
    "

• Kelly Price
  • Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz
  • Mýa
  • Trin-i-tee 5:7

Best Jazz Album

• Herbie Hancock – Gershwin's World
  • Olu Dara – In the World: From Natchez to New York
  • Russ Freeman and Craig Chaquico – From the Redwoods to the Rockies
  • John Scofield – A Go Go

Best Gospel Album

• Kirk Franklin – The Nu Nation Project
  • Ronnie Bryant and the Christian Community Choir – He's a Keepa
  • Fred Hammond – Pages of Life - Chapters I & II
  • Walter Hawkins and the Love Center Choir – Love Alive V: 25th Anniversary Reunion

Performers

• Whitney Houston – "It's Not Right but It's Okay
• Kelly Price and Da Brat – "Secret Love"
• R. L. Huggar – "We Can't Be Friends
  "
• Luther Vandross Tribute:
  • Don't Want to Be a Fool" / "Wait for Love
    "
  • Whitney Houston – "So Amazing"
• Kirk Franklin and Nu Nation – "Love"
• Angel of Mine
  "
• Lauryn Hill – "Everything is Everything"

References