2002 Soul Train Music Awards

Special awards

Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements

• The O'Jays

  Sammy Davis Jr. Award for "Entertainer of the Year" – Male

• Dr. Dre

  Sammy Davis Jr. Award for "Entertainer of the Year" – Female

• Alicia Keys

  Winners and nominees

R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year

• Jay Z – The Blueprint
• * Aaliyah – Aaliyah
• * Ja Rule – Pain Is Love
• * Alicia Keys – Songs in A Minor

  Best R&B/Soul Album – Male

• Usher – 8701
• * Michael Jackson – Invincible
• * Jaheim – Ghetto Love
• * Musiq Soulchild – Aijuswanaseing

  Best R&B/Soul Album – Female

• Alicia Keys – Songs in A Minor
• * Aaliyah – Aaliyah
• * India.Arie – Acoustic Soul
• * Sade – Lovers Rock

  Best R&B/Soul Album – Group Band, or Duo

• The Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley – Eternal
• * 112 – Part III
• * Destiny's Child – Survivor
• * Jagged Edge – Jagged Little Thrill

  Best R&B/Soul Single – Male

• Musiq Soulchild – "Love"
• * Jaheim – "Just in Case"
• * Brian McKnight – "Love of My Life"
• * Usher – "U Got It Bad"

  Best R&B/Soul Single – Female

• Aaliyah – "Rock the Boat"
• * India.Arie – "Video"
• * Alicia Keys – "Fallin''"
• * Angie Stone – "Brotha"

  Best R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo

• The Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley – "Contagious"
• * Destiny's Child – "Survivor"
• * Jagged Edge with Nelly – "Where the Party At"
• * *NSYNC – "Gone"

  Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video

• Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott – "Get Ur Freak On"
• * The Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley – "Contagious"
• * Jay Z – " Girls, Girls, Girls"
• * Busta Rhymes – "Break Ya Neck"

  Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist

• Alicia Keys – "Fallin'"
• * Fabolous – "Young'n "
• * India.Arie – "Video"
• * Bubba Sparxxx – "Ugly"

  Best Gospel Album

• Donnie McClurkin – Live in London
• * Yolanda Adams – The Experience
• * Kim Burrell – Live in Concert
• * Doug and Melvin Williams – Duets

  Performers

• Alicia Keys
• Jay Z, Beanie Sigel and Freeway
• Jagged Edge and Nelly
• Usher
• Ja Rule and Ashanti
• Yolanda Adams
• Busta Rhymes, P. Diddy and Jamie Foxx
• A Tribute to the O'Jays: LSG and Sean Levert
• Tweet and Missy Elliott
• Faith Evans