1994 Soul Train Music Awards

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"
  • Johnny Gill – "The Floor"
  • 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"
  • Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight – "Love Is"

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"

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, Dr. Dre and Jewell – "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 and T.K. Carter - Presented Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo
• Paul Rodriguez, Tony! Toni! Toné! and Mary J. Blige - Presented Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist
• Karyn Parsons, Ralph Tresvant and Ricca - Presented Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video
• Lisa Lisa, Jamie Foxx and Silk - Presented Best Jazz Album
• George Wallace, Jade and Kristoff St. John - Presented Best Gospel Album
• Terry McMillan - Presented Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year
• Sheryl Lee Ralph, Xscape and Kirk Franklin - Presented Best R&B/Soul Single - Male
• Earth, Wind and Fire and Angie & Debbie - Presented Best R&B/Soul Single - Female
• Bill Bellamy, Jodeci and Oleta Adams - Presented Best Rap Album
• Magic Johnson - Presented Heritage Award for Career Achievement
• Tevin Campbell, Intro and T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh - Presented R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year
• Charles S. Dutton, Kenya Moore and Terrence Blanchard - Presented Best R&B/Soul Album - Group, Band or Duo
• Sinbad, Brian McKnight and Zhané - Presented Best R&B/Soul Album - Male
• TLC and Don Franklin - Presented Best R&B/Soul Album - Female