2004 Soul Train Music Awards

The 2004 Soul Train Music Awards were held on March 27, 2004 at the International Cultural Center Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The show was hosted by Alicia Keys and Babyface.

Special awards

Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements-Female

• Janet Jackson

Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements-Male

• R. Kelly

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

• Beyoncé

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

• Outkast

Winners and nominees

Winners are in bold with an asterisk (*).

Best Album of the Year

• Dangerously in Love - Beyoncé
• Chocolate Factory - R. Kelly
• Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - OutKast*
• Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross

Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist

• Chingy*
• G-Unit
• Ruben Studdard
• Kanye West

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

• "Crazy in Love" Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
• "Gossip Folks" Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris
• "Get Low" Lil' Jon & The Eastside Boyz featuring Ying Yang Twins
• "Hey Ya!" OutKast*

Best R&B/Soul Album, Female

• Worldwide Underground - Erykah Badu
• Dangerously in Love - Beyoncé*
• Love & Life - Mary J. Blige
• So Damn Happy - Aretha Franklin

Best R&B/Soul Album, Male

• Subject - Dwele
• Comin' From Where I'm From - Anthony Hamilton
• Chocolate Factory - R. Kelly*
• Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross

Best R&B/Soul Album, Duo or Group

• Pandemonium! - B2K*
• Body Kiss - Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley
• Surrender to Love - Kindred The Family Soul
• Neptunes Presents Clones - The Neptunes

Best R&B/Soul Single, Female

• "Rain on Me" - Ashanti
• "Danger" - Erykah Badu
• "Crazy in Love" - Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
• "You Don't Know My Name" - Alicia Keys*

Best R&B/Soul Single, Male

• "Comin' From Where I'm From" - Anthony Hamilton
• "Put That Woman First" - Jaheim
• "Frontin'" - Pharrell featuring Jay-Z
• "Dance With My Father" - Luther Vandross*

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

• "Girlfriend" B2K
• "Say Yes", Floetry
• "Busted" Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley & JS
• "Walked Outta Heaven", Jagged Edge

Best Gospel Album

• The Prince of Praise (Live at New Birth Cathedral) - Byron Cage*
• Donnie McClurkin... Again - Donnie McClurkin
• Diary of a Psalmist - Marvin Sapp
• Bringing it All Together - Vickie Winans

Performers

• Isley Brothers featuring Kim Johnson (from JS)
• Michelle Williams
• Nelly
• Murphy Lee
• Jermaine Dupri
• Alicia Keys
• Outkast w/Sleepy Brown
• R. Kelly
• Ruben Studdard
• Usher featuring Lil Jon, Fonzworth Bentley, & Ludacris