1997 Soul Train Music Awards

Soul Train Music Awards
Soul Train Music Awards
Date	March 7, 1997
Location	Shrine Auditorium (Los Angeles, California)
Country	United States
Hosted by	Gladys Knight, Brandy ; and LL Cool J
First awarded	1987
Most awards	Maxwell (3)
Website	soultrain.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	WGN America
	← 1996; 1997; 1998 →;

The 1997 Soul Train Music Awards was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on March 7, 1997. The show was hosted by Brandy, LL Cool J and Gladys Knight.^[1]^[2] It would be the final public appearance for The Notorious B.I.G., as he would be murdered two days after the ceremony.

Special awards[]

Winners are in bold text.

Blackstreet (featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen) – "No Diggity"
- 112 – "Only You"
- Az Yet – "Last Night"
- Mint Condition – "What Kind of Man Would I Be?"

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – "Tha Crossroads"
- 2Pac (featuring K-Ci & JoJo) – "How Do U Want It" / "California Love"
- LL Cool J – "Doin' It"
- Busta Rhymes – "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check"

Kirk Franklin – Whatcha Lookin' 4
- Rev. Clay Evans – I've Got a Testimony
- Dottie Peoples – Count on God
- The Williams Sisters – Live on the East Coast

^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1959-11-16. p. 7. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
^ "11th Annual (1997) Soul Train Music Awards". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on October 16, 2002. Retrieved 2015-03-08.

v t Soul Train Music Awards
Categories	Album of the Year Song of the Year Video of the Year The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award New Artist R&B/Soul Male Artist R&B/Soul Female Artist Soul Train Certified Award Rhythm & Bars Award Gospel/Inspirational Song Dance Performance Collaboration
Discontinued	R&B/Soul Album – Female R&B/Soul Album – Male R&B/Soul Album – Group, Band or Duo R&B/Soul of Rap Dance Cut R&B/Soul Single – Female R&B/Soul Single – Male R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo Rap Single Gospel Album – Solo Gospel Album – Group or Band Jazz Album – Solo Jazz Album – Group, Band or Duo Gospel Album Jazz Album Rap Album
Special awards	Quincy Jones Award Heritage Award Sammy Davis Jr. Award Artist of the Decade Award Stevie Wonder Award
Awards ceremonies	1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Soul Train Music Awards
Date	March 7, 1997 (1997-03-07)
Location	Shrine Auditorium (Los Angeles, California)
Country	United States
Hosted by	Gladys Knight, Brandy and LL Cool J
First awarded	1987
Most awards	Maxwell (3)
Website	soultrain.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	WGN America
← 1996 1997 1998 →