Soul Train Music Award for Best Gospel/Inspirational Song explained

This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Award for Best Gospel/Inspirational Song. The award was originally entitled Best Gospel Performance – Male, Female or Group and was created during the 2009 ceremony. It was later retitled to Best Gospel/Inspirational Performance in 2013 and then to its current title in 2014. Mary Mary and Lecrae are the only artists to win this award twice.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

Year	Artist	Song	Ref
2009
	Mary Mary	"God in Me"	^[1]
		"They That Wait"
	Smokie Norful	"Justified"
	Marvin Sapp	"Praise Him in Advance"
	BeBe & CeCe Winans	"Close to You"

2010s

Year	Artist	Song	Ref
2010
	Marvin Sapp	N/A	^[2]
	Lisa Page Brooks
	Fred Hammond
	Tye Tribbett
	Hezekiah Walker & LFC
2011
	Mary Mary	"Walking"	^[3]
		"I Believe"
	Kirk Franklin	"I Smile"
		"Heaven Hear My Heart"
	CeCe Winans	"More"
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2013
	Tye Tribbett	"If He Did It Before (Same God)"	^[4]
	Tasha Cobbs	"Break Every Chain"
	LeCrae	"Confessions"
	Hezekiah Walker	"Every Praise"
	Shirley Caesar	"God Will Make a Way"
	John P. Kee	"Life & Favor"
2014
	Erica Campbell	"Help"	^[5]
	Inspired People	"Real Love"
	Tamela Mann	"I Can Only Imagine"
		"We Are Victorious"
	Smokie Norful	"No Greater Love"
		"Say Yes"
2015
	Lecrae	"All I Need is You"	^[6]
	Erica Campbell	"More Love"
	Fred Hammond and BreeAnn Hammond	"I Will Trust"
	Kirk Franklin	"Wanna Be Happy?"
	Marvin Sapp	"Yes You Can"
2016
	Kirk Franklin	"123 Victory"	^[7]
	Travis Greene	"Made a Way"
	Tamela Mann	"God Provides"
	Donnie McClurkin	"I Need You"
	Hezekiah Walker	"Better"
2017
	Lecrae	N/A	^[8]
	Chance the Rapper
	Charlie Wilson
	Kirk Franklin
	Tamela Mann
2018
	Lecrae	N/A	^[9]
	Andra Day
	Kirk Franklin
	Snoop Dogg
	Tori Kelly
2019
	Kirk Franklin	N/A	^[10]
	BeBe Winans
	Donald Lawrence
	Erica Campbell
	Tasha Cobbs Leonard
	Tori Kelly

2020s

Year	Artist	Song	Ref
2020
	Kirk Franklin	N/A	^[11]
	BeBe Winans
	Koryn Hawthorne
	Marvin Sapp
	PJ Morton
	The Clark Sisters
2021
	Kirk Franklin	N/A	^[12]
	Brian Courtney Wilson
	James Fortune
	Kelly Price
	Maverick City Music
	Tasha Cobbs Leonard
2022
	Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin	N/A	^[13]
	CeCe Winans
	Erica Campbell
	Fred Hammond
	MAJOR.
	Marvin Sapp
	Tamela Mann
	Tasha Cobbs Leonard
2023
	Kirk Franklin	"All Things"	^[14]
	Shirley Caesar	"All the Glory"
	Fridayy featuring Maverick City Music & My Mom	"Came Too Far"
	Koryn Hawthorne	"Cry"
	Erica Campbell	"Feel Alright (Blessed)"
	Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine	"God Problems"
	H.E.R.	"The Journey"
	Kirk Franklin	"Try Love"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nero. Mark. 2009 Soul Train Awards. About.com. 2012-07-06.
2. Web site: R. Kelly Kicks Off the Most Soulful Night in Entertainment at the 2010 Soul Train Awards. Soul Train.com. October 18, 2010. October 14, 2016.
3. Web site: Joseph. Justin. Soul Train Award 2011 Winners. Centric. 2011-11-27. 2011-11-28.
4. Web site: Soul Train Awards 2013, Hosted by Anthony Anderson. https://web.archive.org/web/20140829020512/http://www.bet.com/shows/soul-train-awards/2013.html. dead. August 29, 2014. BET. October 14, 2016.
5. Web site: Centric Announces 'Soul Train Awards 2014' Nominees Including Beyoncé & Pharrell. TV by the Numbers. Tribune Media Services. October 13, 2014. October 14, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141016153335/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/13/centric-announces-soul-train-awards-2014-nominees-including-beyonce-pharrelll/313758/. October 16, 2014.
6. Web site: 2015 Soul Train Awards Nominees Include The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Beyoncé & More. The Boombox. October 16, 2015. July 12, 2016.
7. Erykah Badu Returns to Host the 2016 Soul Train Music Awards as Drake, Beyoncé Lead Nominations. Billboard. October 12, 2016. October 12, 2016.
8. News: Solange, Bruno Mars Lead 2017 Soul Train Awards Nominations. Billboard. October 17, 2017. October 19, 2017.
9. Web site: Mitchell . Gail . 2018 Soul Train Awards Exclusive: H.E.R., Bruno Mars & Cardi B Top Nominees . . October 26, 2018.
10. Web site: Mitchell . Gail . Chris Brown, Drake, Beyoncé & Lizzo Top Nominees For 2019 Soul Train Awards: Exclusive . . November 2, 2019.
11. Web site: Grein . Paul . H.E.R. & Chris Brown Lead 2020 Soul Train Awards Nominations: Here's the Complete List. . November 14, 2020.
12. Web site: H.E.R. Is Top Nominee at 2021 Soul Train Awards; Maxwell & Ashanti to Receive Special Awards: Exclusive. November 2, 2021. Billboard.
13. Web site: Beyoncé & Mary J. Blige Lead Soul Train Awards 2022 Nominations: Full List. October 20, 2022. Billboard.
14. November 1, 2023 . SZA, Usher & Summer Walker Lead 2023 Soul Train Awards Nominations: Full List . . November 1, 2023.