The 1994 Soul Train Music Awards were held on Tuesday, March 15, 1994, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The show was hosted by Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight and Johnny Gill.
Special awards
Heritage Award for Career Achievement
Barry White
Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year
Whitney Houston
Winners and nominees
Winners are in bold text.
R&B Album of the Year – Male
Babyface – For the Cool in You
Tevin Campbell – I'm Ready
Prince – The Hits/The B-Sides
Luther Vandross – Never Let Me Go
R&B Album of the Year – Female
Toni Braxton – Toni Braxton
Mariah Carey – Music Box
Janet Jackson – janet. Tina Turner – What's Love Got to Do with It
R&B Album of the Year – Group, Band or Duo
Silk – Lose Control
Earth, Wind & Fire – Millennium
Intro – Intro
Tony! Toni! Toné! – Sons of Soul
Best R&B Single – Male
Tevin Campbell – "Can We Talk" Babyface – "Never Keeping Secrets" Dr. Dre – "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang Luther Vandross – "Heaven Knows"
Best R&B Single – Female
Toni Braxton – "Breathe Again" Oleta Adams – "I Just Had to Hear Your Voice" Whitney Houston – "I Have Nothing Janet Jackson – "That's the Way Love Goes"
Best R&B Single – Group, Band or Duo
Jodeci – "Lately" H-Town – "Knockin' Da Boots Tony! Toni! Toné! – "Anniversary"
R&B/Soul Song of the Year
Whitney Houston – "I Will Always Love You" Toni Braxton – "Breathe Again" Janet Jackson – "That's the Way Love Goes" Tony! Toni! Toné! – "Anniversary"
Best R&B Music Video
Janet Jackson – "If" Arrested Development – "Mr. Wendal" Toni Braxton – "Breathe Again" Dr. Dre – "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"
Best R&B New Artist
H-Town – "Knockin' Da Boots" Angie & Debbie – "Light of Love" Tag Team – "Whoomp! (There It Is)" Xscape – "Just Kickin' It" Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight – "Love Is"
Best Rap Album
Onyx – Bacdafucup
Arrested Development – Unplugged
Digable Planets – Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) Naughty by Nature – 19 Naughty III
Best Gospel Album
Mississippi Mass Choir – It Remains to Be Seen
Shirley Caesar – Stand Still
Kirk Franklin & the Family – Kirk Franklin and the Family
The Winans – All Out
Best Jazz Album
Kenny G – Breathless
George Benson – Love Remembers
Terence Blanchard – The Malcolm X Jazz Suite
Fourplay – Between the Sheets
Performers
Whitney Houston – "Queen of the Night" / "I'm Every Woman" Onyx – "Slam" Digable Planets – "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" Babyface – "Never Keeping Secrets" Toni Braxton – "Another Sad Love Song" Johnny Gill – "Quiet Time to Play" Barry White Tribute: Johnny Gill – "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" Patti LaBelle – "I've Got So Much to Give" Gladys Knight – "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" The Winans – "That Extra Mile" Snoop Doggy Dogg and Dr. Dre – "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" / "Who Am I? (What's My Name?)" Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston – "Something in Common"
Presenters
Rosie Perez
Naughty By Nature
T.K. Carter
Paul Rodriguez
Tony! Toni! Toné! Mary J. Blige Karyn Parsons Ralph Tresvant Ricca Lisa Lisa Jamie Foxx Silk George Wallace Jade Kristoff St. John Terry McMillan Sheryl Lee Ralph Xscape Kirk Franklin Earth, Wind and Fire Bill Bellamy Angie & Debbie Jodeci Oleta Adams Magic Johnson Tevin Campbell Intro T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh Charles S. Dutton Kenya Moore Terrence Blanchard Sinbad Brian McKnight Zhané TLC Don Franklin