SZA takes home four awards including Album and Song of the Year at the 2023 Soul Train Awards while Usher and Victoria Monet also win big

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

The Age of Pleasure, Janelle Monáe

Age/Gender/Location, Ari Lennox

Clear 2: Soft Life EP, Summer Walker

Girls Night Out (extended), Babyface

I told them…, Burna Boy

Jaguar II, Victoria Monet

SOS, SZA – WINNER

What I Didn’t Tell You (Deluxe), Coco Jones

SONG OF THE YEAR

“Back to Your Place”, October London

‘Favorite song’, Toosii

“Good Good,” Usher, Summer Walker, 21 Savage

‘ICU’, Coco Jones

“Kill Bill,” SZA

“Lipstick Lover,” Janelle Monáe

‘On my mother’, Victoria Monet

“Snooze,” SZA – WINNER

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

“Back to Your Place”, October London

“Boy is a liar Pt. 2,”Pantheress & Ice Spice

“Boyfriend,” Usher

“Good Good,” Usher, Summer Walker, 21 Savage

‘ICU’, Coco Jones

“Kill Bill,” SZA

“Lipstick Lover,” Janelle Monáe

“On My Mama”, Victoria Monét – WINNER

“Special,” Lizzo

BEST FEMALE R&B/SOUL ARTIST

Ari Lennox

Beyonce

Coco Jones

HER

Janelle Monae

Summer hiker

SZA – WINNER

Victoria Monet

BEST R&B/SOUL MALE ARTIST

6lack

Baby face

Brent Faiyaz

Burna boy

Chris Brown

Erik Bellinger

October London

Usher – WINNER

BEST GROUP

Dvsn

Flo

Serrated edge

Kool & The Gang

Maverick City Music – WINNER

Fake Ppl

Ronald Isley and the Isley Brothers

Tank and the Bangas

Wanmor

BEST COLLABORATION

“America Has a Problem” (Remix), Beyoncé Feat. Kendrick Lamar

“Boy’s a liar, Pt. 2,”Pantheress & Ice Spice

“Creepin’ (Remix),” Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, Diddy Feat. 21 wild

“Fly Girl,” Flo feat. Mrs. Elliott

“Good Good,” Usher, Summer Walker, 21 Savage – WINNER

“Sittin’ on Top of the World”, Burna Boy Feat. 21 wild

“Special,” Lizzo feat. SZA

“To Summer, From Cole (Audio Hug)”, Summer Walker, J. Cole

BEST NEW ARTIST

Ambre

Ayra Starr

WINNER: Coco Jones

Doechii

Flo

Friday

Tyla

Wanmor

CERTIFIED SOUL PRIZE

Anthony Hamilton

Asanti

Ciara

Erik Bellinger

Monica

P.J. Morton

Ronald Isley and the Isley Brothers

T-pain

WINNER: Usher

THE ASHFORD & SIMPSON SONGWRITER’S PRIZE

“Back to Your Place”, October London

‘Favorite song’, Toosii

“Good Good,” Usher, Summer Walker, 21 Savage

‘ICU’, Coco Jones

“Kill Bill,” SZA

‘On my mother’, Victoria Monet

“Sittin’ on Top of the World”, Burna Boy Feat. 21 wild

“Snooze,” SZA – WINNER

BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE

“Better Thangs,” Ciara Feat. Summer hiker

“Boyfriend,” Usher

“Good Good,” Usher, Summer Walker, 21 Savage

“How We Roll,” Ciara and Chris Brown

“On My Mama”, Victoria Monét – WINNER

“Snooze,” SZA

‘Summer too hot’, Chris Brown

“Under the Influence,” Chris Brown

BEST GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL AWARD

“All Glory,” Shirley Caesar

“All Things,” Kirk Franklin – WINNER

“Came Too Far”, Fridayy Feat. Maverick City Music and my mother

“Cry,” Koryn Hawthorne

“Feel Good (Blessed),” Erica Campbell

“God Problems,” Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore, Naomi Raine

‘The Journey’, HER

“Try Love,” Kirk Franklin