Soul Train Music Awards | |
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Date | February 28, 2005 |
Location | Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, California |
Country | United States |
Hosted by | Brian McKnight, Fantasia Nick Cannon, Nicole Richie |
First awarded | 1987 |
Most awards | Usher (5) |
Website | soultrain |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | BET |
The 2005 Soul Train Music Awards were held on March 12, 2005 at the Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California. The show was hosted by Brian McKnight, Fantasia, Nick Cannon and Nicole Richie.
Winners are in bold text. [1]
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