The winners of the BET Soul Train Awards have been revealed! SZA, who led nominations alongside Usher and Summer Walker with 9 nods, emerged as the top winner, securing four awards. Her latest studio album, “SOS,” won Album of the Year. With these four wins, SZA ended a long dry spell, as she hadn’t won any Soul Music Award since 2017. Additionally, she’s now tied with Maxwell, Mariah Carey, and Erykah Badu on the all-time winners list, each boasting six awards.
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Usher closely follows with three awards. The 45-year-old R&B star took home the Best R&B/Soul Male Artist, and with these three wins, he moves up to No. 5 on the all-time winners list (12 wins).
Coco Jones, nominated in six categories, secured her first Soul Train Award, winning Best New Artist.
Multi-platinum rapper and producer T-Pain and Janelle Monáe were honored with the Legend Award and Spirit of Soul Award, respectively.
Here is the full list of winners at the 2023 BET Soul Train Awards.
Album of the Year
- The Age of Pleasure – Janelle Monáe
- Age/Sex/Location – Ari Lennox
- Clear 2: Soft Life EP – Summer Walker
- Girls Night Out (Extended) – Babyface
- I Told Them… – Burna Boy
- Jaguar II – Victoria Monét
- SOS – SZA *WINNER*
- What I Didn’t Tell You (Deluxe) – Coco Jones
Song of the Year
- “Back to Your Place” – October London
- “Favorite Song” – Toosii
- “Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage
- “ICU” – Coco Jones
- “Kill Bill” – SZA
- “Snooze” – SZA *WINNER*
- “Lipstick Lover” – Janelle Monáe
- “On My Mama” – Victoria Monét
Best R&B Soul Female Artist
- Ari Lennox
- Beyoncé
- Coco Jones
- H.E.R.
- Janelle Monáe
- Summer Walker
- SZA *WINNER*
- Victoria Monét
Best R&B Soul Male Artist
- 6LACK
- Babyface
- Brent Faiyaz
- Burna Boy
- Chris Brown
- Eric Bellinger
- October London
- Usher *WINNER*
Best New Artist
- Ambré
- Ayra Starr
- Coco Jones *WINNER*
- Doechii
- Flo
- Fridayy
- Tyla
- WanMor
Soul Train Certified Award
- Anthony Hamilton
- Ashanti
- Ciara
- Eric Bellinger
- Monica
- PJ Morton
- Ronald Isley & The Isley Brothers
- T-Pain
- Usher *WINNER*
Best Gospel/Inspirational Award
- “All Things” – Kirk Franklin *WINNER*
- “All the Glory” – Shirley Caesar
- “Came Too Far” – Fridayy featuring Maverick City Music & My Mom
- “Cry” – Koryn Hawthorne
- “Feel Alright (Blessed)” – Erica Campbell
- “God Problems” – Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine
- “The Journey” – H.E.R.
- “Try Love” – Kirk Franklin
Video of the Year
- “Back to Your Place” – October London
- “Boy’s a Liar, Pt. 2” – PinkPantheress & Ice Spice
- “Boyfriend” – Usher
- “Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage
- “ICU” – Coco Jones
- “Kill Bill” – SZA
- “Lipstick Lover” – Janelle Monáe
- “On My Mama” – Victoria Monét *WINNER*
- “Special” – Lizzo
Best Dance Performance
- “Better Thangs” – Ciara featuring Summer Walker
- “Boyfriend” – Usher
- “Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage
- “How We Roll” – Ciara & Chris Brown
- “On My Mama” – Victoria Monét *WINNER*
- “Snooze” – SZA
- “Summer Too Hot” – Chris Brown
- “Under the Influence” – Chris Brown
Best Collaboration
- “Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage *WINNER*
- “America Has a Problem (Remix)” – Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar
- “Boy’s a Liar, Pt. 2” – PinkPantheress & Ice Spice
- “Creepin’ (Remix)” – Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, 21 Savage & Diddy
- “Fly Girl” – Flo featuring Missy Elliott
- “Sittin’ on Top of the World” – Burna Boy featuring 21 Savage
- “Special (Remix)” – Lizzo featuring SZA
- “To Summer, From Cole (Audio Hug)” – Summer Walker & J. Cole
The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter’s Award
- “Snooze” – Written by SZA, Babyface, Blair Ferguson, Khris Riddick-Tynes and Leon Thomas (SZA) *WINNER*
- “Back to Your Place” – Written and performed by October London
- “Favorite Song” – Written by Toosii, Adelso Sicaju and Tatiana Manaois (Toosii)
- “Good Good” – Written by Usher, 21 Savage, Paul Dawson, Melvin Hough II, Caleb Ishman, Rafael Ishman, Jaylyn Denaie MacDonald, Tauren Stovall, Keith Thomas and Rivelino Wouter (Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage)
- “ICU” – Written by Coco Jones, Darhyl Camper Jr., Raymond Komba and Roy Keisha Rockette (Coco Jones)
- “Kill Bill” – Written by SZA, Rob Bisel and Carter Lang (SZA)
- “On My Mama” – Written by Victoria Monét, Dernst Emile II, Jeff Gitelman, Kyla Moscovich, Jamil Pierre and Charles Williams (Victoria Monét)
- “Sittin’ on Top of the World” – Written by Burna Boy, 21 Savage, Fred Jerkins III, Isaac Phillips, LaShawn Daniels, Mason Betha, Matthieu Le Carpentier, Nycolia “Tye-V” Turman, Rodney Jerkins and Traci Hale (Burna Boy featuring 21 Savage)
Legend Award: T-Pain
Spirit of Soul Award: Janelle Monáe
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