2000 Soul Train Music Awards

Soul Train Music Awards
Date	March 4, 2000 (2000-03-04)
Location	Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Hosted by	Tamia, Lisa "Left-Eye Lopes, Shemar Moore and Eric Benét
First award	1987
Most awards	Mary J. Blige and TLC (2)
Website	soultrain.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	WGN America
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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. ^[1] 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 (featuring Jay Z) – "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 (featuring Janet Jackson) – "What's It Gonna Be?!"
  • Missy Elliott (featuring Nas, Eve and Lil' Mo) – "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
• 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

References

1. "14th Annual (2000) Soul Train Music Awards". Archived from the original on October 16, 2002. Retrieved April 8, 2005.