2000 Soul Train Music Awards

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

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 – "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 – "What's It Gonna Be?!"
• * Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott – "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
• Q-Tip
• 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
• Ginuwine – "So Anxious"
• Eric Benét and Tamia – "Spend My Life with You"
• DMX
• Lil' Kim