OutKast wins twice to lead 18th Soul Train Awards

LOS ANGELES (Soul Train Awards Website) - Outkast's multi-platinum, double CD Speakerboxxx/The Love Below snagged R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year award at the 18th Annual Soul Train Music Awards.
Held in Los Angeles at the International Cultural Center, the duo was the only two time winner of the evening, also scoring the Michael Jackson Award for best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video for their hit single, "Hey Ya."

Alicia Keys, who also hosted the event with Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, won an award for the Kanye West produced single "You Don't Know My Name."
St. Louis bred rapper Chingy also scored an award for R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist for the success of his hit, "Right Thurr."

The complete list of winners of 18th Soul Train Awards (2004):
R&B/Soul Single, Female: "You Don't Know My Name," Alicia Keys
R&B/Soul Single, Male: "Dance With My Father," Luther Vandross
R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo: "Say Yes," Floetry
R&B/Soul Album, Female: "Dangerously In Love," Beyonce
R&B/Soul Album, Male: "Chocolate Factory," R. Kelly
R&B/Soul Album Group, Band or Duo: "Pandemonium," B2K
R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year: "Speakerboxx/The Love Below," OutKast
R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist: "Right Thurr," Chingy
R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video: "Hey Ya," OutKast
Gospel Album: "The Prince of Praise (Live at New Birth Cathedral)," Byron Cage