# 2023 Soul Train Music Awards

The 2023 Soul Train Music Awards took place on November 26, 2023, recognizing the best in soul, R&B and Hip-Hop music. The ceremony aired on BET and BET Her. On November 1, 2023, BET announced the nominees, SZA, Usher and Summer Walker led with nine nominations each; followed by 21 Savage with eight; and Coco Jones and Victoria Monét each having received six nominations.
SZA won four awards, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year, followed by Usher with three and Victoria Monét with two. American rapper, songwriter and record producer T-Pain was recognized with the Legend Award, while american singer-songwriter and actress Janelle Monáe was honored with the Spirit of Soul Award.

## Special Awards

Honorees are as listed below:

### Legend Award

* T-Pain

### Spirit of Soul Award (presented by Carol's Daughter)

* Janelle Monáe

## Winners and nominees

Nominees are listed. The winners are listed in bold.
| Album of the Year | Song of the Year |
| SOS – SZA 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 What I Didn't Tell You (Deluxe) – Coco Jones | "Snooze" – SZA "Back to Your Place" – October London "Favorite Song" – Toosii "Good Good" – Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage "ICU" – Coco Jones "Kill Bill" – SZA "Lipstick Lover" – Janelle Monáe "On My Mama" – Victoria Monét |
| Best R&B/Soul Female Artist | Best R&B/Soul Male Artist |
| SZA Ari Lennox Beyoncé Coco Jones H.E.R. Janelle Monáe Summer Walker Victoria Monét | Usher 6lack Babyface Brent Faiyaz Burna Boy Chris Brown Eric Bellinger October London |
| Best New Artist | Soul Train Certified Award |
| Coco Jones Ambré Ayra Starr Doechii Flo Fridayy Tyla WanMor | Usher Anthony Hamilton Ashanti Ciara Eric Bellinger Monica PJ Morton Ronald Isley & The Isley Brothers T-Pain |
| Best Gospel/Inspirational Award | Video of the Year |
| "All Things" – Kirk Franklin "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 | "On My Mama" – Victoria Monét "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 "Special" – Lizzo |
| Best Dance Performance | Best Collaboration |
| "On My Mama" – Victoria Monét "Better Thangs" – Ciara featuring Summer Walker "Boyfriend" – Usher "Good Good" – Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage "How We Roll" – Ciara & Chris Brown "Snooze" – SZA "Summer Too Hot" – Chris Brown "Under the Influence" – Chris Brown | "Good Good" – Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage "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) "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) ||