2006 Soul Train Music Awards

• Destiny's Child

Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements – Male

• Jamie Foxx

Stevie Wonder Award for Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting

• R. Kelly

Sammy Davis, Jr. Award for "Entertainer of the Year"

• John Legend

Winners and nominees

Winners are in bold text.

Best R&B/Soul Album – Male

• John Legend – Get Lifted
  • Anthony Hamilton – Soulife
  • R. Kelly – TP.3 Reloaded
  • Charlie Wilson – Charlie, Last Name Wilson

Best R&B/Soul Album – Female

• Mariah Carey – The Emancipation of Mimi
  • Keyshia Cole – The Way It Is
  • Faith Evans – The First Lady
  • Fantasia – Free Yourself

• Monkey Business
  • 112 – Pleasure & Pain
  • Earth, Wind & Fire – Illumination
  • Mint Condition – Livin' the Luxury Brown

• John Legend – "Ordinary People"
  • Trapped in the Closet
    "
  • Bobby Valentino – "Slow Down
    "
  • Charlie Wilson – "Charlie, Last Name Wilson"

Best R&B/Soul Single – Female

• We Belong Together
  "
  • Keyshia Cole – "I Should Have Cheated"
  • Alicia Keys – "Unbreakable"
  • Gwen Stefani – "Hollaback Girl"

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

• Destiny's Child – "Cater 2 U"
  • Floetry (featuring Common) – "Supastar"
  • Pussycat Dolls (featuring Busta Rhymes) – "Don't Cha
    "
  • Nina Sky (featuring Pitbull) – "Turnin' Me On"

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

• Kanye West (featuring Jamie Foxx) – "Gold Digger"
  • Common – "Testify"
  • Fat Man Scoop) – "Lose Control
    "
  • Trapped in the Closet
    "

• Chris Brown
  • Leela James
  • Lyfe Jennings
  • Bobby Valentino

The Sprite Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Dance Cut

• Fat Man Scoop) – "Lose Control
  "
  • The Black Eyed Peas – "My Humps
    "
  • Gwen Stefani – "Hollaback Girl"
  • Kanye West (featuring Jamie Foxx) – "Gold Digger"

Best Gospel Album

• Donnie McClurkin – Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs
  • Kurt Carr Project – One Church
  • Kirk Franklin – Hero
  • CeCe Winans – Purified

Performers

• The Black Eyed Peas
• John Legend
• Chris Brown
• Pussycat Dolls and Avant
• Keyshia Cole
• Charlie Wilson
• Flipsyde