2005 Soul Train Music Awards

Special awards

Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements

• Ice Cube

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

• Usher

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

• Ciara

  Winners and nominees

Best R&B/Soul Album – Male

• Usher – Confessions
• * R. Kelly – Happy People/U Saved Me
• * Musiq – Soulstar
• * Prince – Musicology

  Best R&B/Soul Album – Female

• Alicia Keys – The Diary of Alicia Keys
• * Brandy – Afrodisiac
• * Ciara – Goodies
• * Jill Scott –

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

• Destiny's Child – Destiny Fulfilled
• * 112 – Hot & Wet
• * Boyz II Men – Throwback, Vol. 1
• * New Edition – One Love

  Best R&B/Soul Single – Male

• Usher – "Confessions Part II"
• * Anthony Hamilton – "Charlene"
• * Mario – "Let Me Love You"
• * Prince – "Call My Name"

  Best R&B/Soul Single – Female

• Alicia Keys – "If I Ain't Got You"
• * Beyoncé – "Naughty Girl"
• * Ciara – "Goodies"
• * Jill Scott – "Golden"

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

• Usher and Alicia Keys – "My Boo"
• * Destiny's Child – "Lose My Breath"
• * New Edition – "Hot 2Nite"
• * Luther Vandross and Beyoncé – "The Closer I Get to You"

  The Berry Gordy Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video

• Jay Z – "99 Problems"
• * OutKast – "Roses"
• * Usher – "Yeah!"
• * Kanye West – "Jesus Walks"

  The Coca-Cola Classic Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist

• Ciara
• * Fantasia
• * J-Kwon
• * John Legend

  The Sprite Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Dance Cut

• Usher – "Yeah!"
• * Ciara – "Goodies"
• * Snoop Dogg – "Drop It Like It's Hot"
• * LL Cool J – "Headsprung"

  Best Gospel Album

• Israel and New Breed – Live From Another Level
• * Karen Clark-Sheard – The Heavens Are Telling
• * J Moss – The J Moss Project
• * Kierra "Kiki" Sheard – I Owe You

  Performers

• Anthony Hamilton
• Brian McKnight
• Ciara and Petey Pablo
• Fantasia
• Kierra "Kiki" Sheard
• Karen Clark Sheard
• Nick Cannon
• J-Kwon, Petey Pablo and Ebony Eyess