| Soul Train Music Awards | |
| Host: | Tisha Campbell & Tichina Arnold |
| Most Nominations: | H.E.R. (8) |
| Most Awards: | Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) (3) |
| Location: | Apollo Theater, New York City, New York |
| Country: | United States |
| Previous: | 2020 |
| Main: | 2021 |
The 2021 Soul Train Music Awards took place on November 28, 2021, to recognize the best in soul, R&B and Hip-Hop music. The ceremony aired on BET, BET Her, VH1 and MTV2, with actors Tisha Campbell & Tichina Arnold hosting the ceremony for the fourth time.[1] The nominations were announced on November 2, 2021, with H.E.R. leading with eight nominations, followed by Chris Brown with seven.[2] Maxwell was honored with the Legend Award and Ashanti was honored with the Lady of Soul Award for her contributions to the music industry.[3]
| Artist(s) | Song(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silk Sonic | “Fly as Me” "Smokin Out the Window" | ||
| Ari Lennox | "Pressure" | [4] | |
| Lucky Daye | "Over" | ||
| Fred Hammond | "Yahweh" "Let the Praise Begin" | ||
| Marzz | "Countless Times" | [5] | |
| D-Nice Elle Varner Jac Ross Koryn Hawthorne Musiq Soulchild Tone Stith | "Rock the Boat" | ||
| "Happy" "Rain on Me" "The Way That I Love You" "Baby" "What's Luv?" "Always on Time" "Foolish" | |||
| Leon Bridges | "Details" | ||
| "FOMO" | |||
| Summer Walker | "Unloyal" | ||
| "...Til the Cops Come Knockin'" "Bad Habits" "Lifetime" "Sumthin' Sumthin'" "OFF'" "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" |
Honorees are as listed below:
Winners are listed below.[8]