PASADENA, California (Soul
Train Awards Website) -
Ashanti and
Musiq took top honors, while
Mariah Carey and LL Cool J received career achievement awards, at the 17th annual Soul
Train Awards.
Ashanti won best female R&B/Soul Single Saturday for "Foolish" and best album for "Ashanti," beating out works by fellow Grammy winners Erykah Badu and India.Arie.
Musiq won for best male R&B/Soul Single for the second year in a row with "Dontchange." He won best album in the same category with "Juslisen," beating Maxwell, Justin Timberlake and last year's winner Usher.
"I feel very, very very good," Musiq said. "I feel honored and I feel grateful."
"Bump, Bump, Bump," by B2K Featuring P. Diddy, won in the best single by a group or duo category, while B2K won for their self-titled album in the same category.
Queen Latifah and Arsenio Hall co-hosted the event at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, which featured award presenters Baby Face, Jennifer Lopez and Chris Rock. Carey and LL Cool J each won the Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievement.
Rapper Nelly won the Sammy Davis Jr. Entertainer of the Year Award. "We've only being doing this a short amount of time, and you don't think you'll be receiving awards like that so early on in your career," Nelly said.
The Soul Train Music Awards celebrates artists in R&B, hip-hop, rap and gospel music. The awards are chosen by a group of radio station professionals, talent managers and performers.
The event was taped for a future syndicated broadcast that aired in some markets Saturday.
17th Annual (2003) Soul Train Music Awards Winners (complete list):
Best R&B/Soul Single, Female: "Foolish", Ashanti
Best R&B/Soul Single, Male: "Dontchange", Musiq
Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo: "Bump, Bump, Bump" B2K featuring P. Diddy
Best R&B/Soul Album, Female: Ashanti, Ashanti
Best R&B/Soul Album, Male: Juslisen, Musiq
Best R&B/Soul Album, Group Band or Duo: B2K, B2K
R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year: Nellyville, Nelly
Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist: "Why Don't We Fall In Love", Amerie
Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video: "Work It", Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
Best Gospel Album: The Rebirth Of Kirk Franklin, Kirk Franklin
