2016 Soul Train Music Awards
The 2016 Soul Train Music Awards was held at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 6, 2016. It was later aired on Centric and BET on November 27, 2016. The ceremony, hosted by Erykah Badu for the second year in a row, honored artists in 12 different categories.Special awards
Legend Award
- Teddy Riley
- Brandy
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.Album of the Year
- Beyoncé – Lemonade
- * DJ Khaled – Major Key
- * Drake – Views
- * Rihanna – Anti
- * Bryson Tiller – T R A P S O U L
- * Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
Song of the Year
- Beyoncé – "Formation"
- * Adele – "Hello"
- * Drake – "Controlla"
- * Rihanna – "Work"
- * Bryson Tiller – "Don't"
Video of the Year
- Beyoncé – "Formation"
- * Beyoncé – "Sorry"
- * Drake – "Hotline Bling"
- * Rihanna – "Work"
- * Kanye West – "Fade"
The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award
- Andra Day – "Rise Up"
- * Written by: Andra Day and Jennifer Decilveo
- Adele – "Hello"
- * Written by: Adele and Greg Kurstin
- Beyoncé – "Formation"
- * Written by: Michael Len Williams II, Beyoncé, Khalif Brown, Jordan Frost and Asheton Hogan
- Rihanna – "Needed Me"
- * Written by: Nick Audino, Rachel Derrus, Adam Feeney, Rihanna, Brittany Hazzard, Charles Hinshaw, Lewis Hughes, Dijon McFarlane, Khaled Rohaim, Te Whiti Warbrick
- Bryson Tiller – "Don't"
- * Written by: Johntá Austin, Mariah Carey, Bryan-Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Tavoris Hollins, Jr., Isom Brandon Stewart and Bryson Tiller
Best R&B/Soul Male Artist
- Maxwell
- * Anthony Hamilton
- * Bryson Tiller
- * Usher
- * The Weeknd
- Beyoncé
- * Fantasia
- * Alicia Keys
- * Rihanna
- * Jill Scott
Best New Artist
- Chance the Rapper
- * Andra Day
- * Ro James
- * Tory Lanez
- * Anderson.Paak
- * Bryson Tiller
Centric Certified Award
- Anderson.Paak
- * After 7
- * Bilal
- * Lalah Hathaway
- * Musiq Soulchild
Rhythm & Bars Award
- Fat Joe and Remy Ma – "All the Way Up"
- * Chance the Rapper – "No Problem"
- * DJ Khaled – "For Free"
- * Drake – "Controlla"
- * Drake – "One Dance"
Best Gospel/Inspirational Song
- Kirk Franklin – "123 Victory"
- * Travis Greene – "Made a Way"
- * Tamela Mann – "God Provides"
- * Donnie McClurkin – "I Need You"
- * Hezekiah Walker – "Better"
- Kanye West – "Fade"
- * Beyoncé – "Formation"
- * Drake – "Hotline Bling"
- * Rihanna – "Work"
- * Usher – "No Limit"
Best Collaboration
- Fat Joe and Remy Ma – "All the Way Up"
- * Beyoncé – "Freedom"
- * Chance the Rapper – "No Problem"
- * DJ Khaled – "For Free"
- * Rihanna – "Work"
