2012 Soul Train Music Awards Winners

The 2012 Soul Train Music Awards were held last night, and we have the full list of winners for you right here!

Best New Artist

The 2012 Soul Train Music Awards were handed out Sunday night (November 25) in Las Vegas, and the big winner of the evening was Miguel, who took home four awards, including Best Male R&B/Soul Artist.

Other multiple winners included Elle Varner, Frank Ocean, Marsha Ambrosius and Melanie Fiona, who each won two awards. Fiona’s wins came in the Album of the Year and Best Female R&B/Soul Artist categories.

Rapper Kendrick Lamar was named Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year for his single “The Recipe,” while Snoop Dogg won the Legend Award.

Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist

The nominees for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist are:

-Elle Varner
-Miguel
-Frank Ocean
-Rihanna
-The Weeknd

Best Male R&B/Soul Artist

The award for Best Male R&B/Soul Artist went to Miguel! Miguel’s critically acclaimed album “Kaleidoscope Dream” was released in October 2012 and debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart. It also topped the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Best Female R&B/Soul Artist

The 2012 Soul Train Music Awards aired last night (Nov. 25) and though the show was devoid of any real surprises, there were some very deserving wins.

Ledisi took home the coveted prize for Best Female R&B/Soul Artist, fending off stiff competition from Fantasia, Keyshia Cole, Rihanna and Tamar Braxton. The New Orleans-bred singer released her fifth studio album, Pieces of Me, in June and has been touring in support of the project all year.

Best Song of the Year

The 2012 Soul Train Music Awards were held on November 25, 2012 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. The awards ceremony celebrates the best in African-American music and entertainment.This year’s ceremony was hosted by actor/writer/director Tyler Perry.

The nominees for Best Song of the Year were:
– Chris Brown – “Turn Up the Music”
– Miguel – “Adorn”
– Frank Ocean – “Thinkin Bout You”
– Rihanna – “Diamonds”
– Usher – “Climax”

And the winner is…Miguel with “Adorn”!

Best R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year

The 2012 Soul Train Music Awards Winners were announced on Friday, December 14, 2012. The annual awards show recognizing the best in black music and entertainment was taped on November 8 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas and aired on BET Sunday, December 16.

The complete list of winners is below:

Best R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year
“Adorn” – Miguel

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

The Best R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year is awarded to the artist(s) that exemplify superior vocal performance and production within the R&B/Soul or Rap genre for a given year.

-2012: Trey Songz, “Chapter V”
-2013: Ciara, “Ciara”
-2014: Toni Braxton and Babyface, “Love, Marriage & Divorce”
-2015: D’Angelo and The Vanguard, “Black Messiah”

Record of the Year

The Record of the Year award is given to the artist, producers, recording engineers and mixers for a single track. This award is reserved for commercially released singles and is not given to album tracks or promotional releases.

The nominees for Record of the Year at the 2012 Soul Train Music Awards are:

-“Adorn” by Miguel
-“Beautiful Surprise” by Tamia
-“Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)” by Ledisi
-“I Blame You” by Ledisi
-“So In Love” by Anita Baker featuring Kriss Wright

Album of the Year

The 2012 Soul Train Music Awards show was taped on November 8, 2012 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas and aired on CENTRIC TV on November 25, 2012. Below is a list of winners in the major categories. For a complete list of all winners, please visit bet.com/soultrainawards.

Album of the Year
-Anthony Hamilton: Back to Love
-Cee Lo Green: The Lady Killer
-Kirk Franklin: Hello Fear
-Marsha Ambrosius: Late Nights & Early Mornings
-Miguel: All I Want Is You