2003 Soul Train Music Awards

The 2003 Soul Train Music Awards were held on March 1, 2003, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. The show was co-hosted by Queen Latifah and Arsenio Hall.

Special awards

Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements-Male

• LL Cool J

Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements-Female

• Mariah Carey

Sammy Davis, Jr. Award for "Entertainer of the Year"

• Nelly

Winners and nominees

Winners are in bold with an asterisk (*).

R&B/Soul or Rap - Album of the Year

• Ashanti - Ashanti
• 10 - LL Cool J
• Stillmatic - Nas
• Nellyville - Nelly*

Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist

• Amerie*
• Heather Headley
• Nappy Roots
• Tweet

The Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap - Music Video

• "Wanksta" - 50 Cent
• "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" - Busta Rhymes featuring P. Diddy and Pharrell
• "Work It" - Missy Elliott*
• "Dilemma," - Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland

Best R&B/Soul Album - Female

• All I Have - Amerie
• Ashanti - Ashanti*
• No More Drama - Mary J. Blige
• Mahogany Soul - Angie Stone

Best R&B/Soul Album - Male

• The G Spot - Gerald Levert
• Still Ghetto - Jaheim
• Juslisen - Musiq*
• Justified - Justin Timberlake

Best R&B/Soul Album - Group, Band or Duo

• B2K - B2K*
• Full Circle - Boyz II Men
• Floetic - Floetry
• Best of Both Worlds - R. Kelly and Jay-Z

Best R&B/Soul Single - Female

• "Why Don't We Fall In Love" - Amerie
• "Foolish" - Ashanti*
• "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)- Erykah Badu featuring Common
• "Little Things" - India.Arie

Best R&B/Soul Single - Male

• "This Woman's Work," Maxwell
• "Dontchange" Musiq*
• "Like I Love You" - Justin Timberlake
• "U Don't Have To Call" - Usher

Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo

• "Bump, Bump, Bump," B2K featuring P. Diddy*
• "I Should Be..." - Dru Hill
• "Floetic" - Floetry
• "Girl Talk" - TLC

Best Gospel Album

• Walking By Faith - The Canton Spirituals
• The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin - Kirk Franklin*
• Go Get Your Life Back - Donald Lawrence & the Tri City Singers
• Family Affair II: Live At Radio City Music Hall - Hezekiah Walker and the Love Fellowship Crusade Choir

Performers

• Mariah Carey
• LL Cool J
• Amerie
• Nelly & The St. Lunatics and Kelly Rowland
• Musiq
• Dru Hill
• India.Arie
• Justin Timberlake
• Gerald Levert