| Soul Train Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 28, 2021 |
| Location | Apollo Theater, New York City, New York |
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | Tisha Campbell & Tichina Arnold |
| Most awards | Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) (3) |
| Most nominations | H.E.R. (8) |
| Website | www |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | BET, BET Her, VH1, MTV2 |
The 2021 Soul Train Music Awards took place on November 28, 2021, to recognize the best in soul, R&B and Hip-Hop music. The ceremony aired on BET, BET Her, VH1 and MTV2, with actors Tisha Campbell & Tichina Arnold hosting the ceremony for the fourth time. [1] The nominations were announced on November 2, 2021, with H.E.R. leading with eight nominations, followed by Chris Brown with seven. [2] Maxwell was honored with the Legend Award and Ashanti was honored with the Lady of Soul Award for her contributions to the music industry. [3]
| Artist(s) | Song(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Silk Sonic | “Fly as Me” "Smokin Out the Window" | |
| Ari Lennox | "Pressure" | [4] |
| Lucky Daye | "Over" | [4] |
| Fred Hammond | "Yahweh" "Let the Praise Begin" | [4] |
| Marzz (Amplified) | "Countless Times" | [5] |
| D-Nice Elle Varner Jac Ross Koryn Hawthorne Musiq Soulchild Tone Stith | "Rock the Boat" (Soul Cypher) | [4] |
| Ashanti (Honoree) | "Happy" "Rain on Me" "The Way That I Love You" "Baby" "What's Luv?" (with Fat Joe) "Always on Time" (with Ja Rule) "Foolish" | [4] |
| Leon Bridges | "Details" | [4] |
| ELHAE (Amplified) | "FOMO" | [4] |
| Summer Walker | "Unloyal" (with Ari Lennox) | [4] |
| Maxwell (Honoree) | "...Til the Cops Come Knockin'" "Bad Habits" "Lifetime" "Sumthin' Sumthin'" "OFF'" "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" | [4] |
Honorees are as listed below:
Winners are listed below. [8]