Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year edit

• Puff Daddy

Quincy Jones Award for Career Achievement edit

• Whitney Houston

Winners are in bold text.

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

• Erykah Badu – Baduizm
  • Mary J. Blige – Share My World
  • The Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death
  • Puff Daddy & the Family – No Way Out

Best R&B/Soul Album – Male edit

• Notorious B.I.G – Life After Death
  • Joe – All That I Am
  • Maxwell – MTV Unplugged
  • Prince – Emancipation

Best R&B/Soul Album – Female edit

• Erykah Badu – Baduizm
  • Mary J. Blige – Share My World
  • Janet Jackson – The Velvet Rope
  • Lil' Kim – Hard Core

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

• Dru Hill – Dru Hill
  • Boyz II Men – Evolution
  • Kirk Franklin and God's Property – God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation
  • Puff Daddy & the Family – No Way Out

Best R&B/Soul Single – Male edit

• Usher – "You Make Me Wanna..."
  • Joe – "Don't Wanna Be a Player"
  • R.Kelly – "I Believe I Can Fly"
  • Kenny Lattimore – "For You"

Best R&B/Soul Single – Female edit

• Erykah Badu – "On and On"
  • Aaliyah – "One in a Million"
  • Mary J. Blige – "Everything"
  • Monica – "For You I Will"

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

• Dru Hill – "In My Bed"
  • Kirk Franklin and God's Property - "Stomp"
  • LSG – "My Body"
  • Puff Daddy and Faith Evans (featuring 112) - I'll Be Missing You

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

• Puff Daddy and Faith Evans (featuring 112) - I'll Be Missing You
  • Busta Rhymes – "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See"
  • Missy Elliott – "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"
  • The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy & Mase – ''Mo Money Mo Problems"

Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist edit

• Erykah Badu
  • Missy Elliott
  • God's Property
  • Puff Daddy

Best Gospel Album edit

• Kirk Franklin and God's Property – God's Property from Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation
  • The Canton Spirituals – Living the Dream: Live from Washington, D.C.
  • GMWA Gospel Announcers Guild – So You Would Know
  • The Williams Brothers – Still Standing

Best Jazz Album edit

• Boney James – Sweet Thing
  • Zachary Breaux – Uptown Groove
  • Dave Grusin – Dave Grusin Presents West Side Story
  • The Williams Brothers – Black Diamond

• Janet Jackson – "I Get Lonely"
• Boyz II Men – "Doin' Just Fine"
• Puff Daddy, The LOX and Lil' Kim – "It's All About the Benjamins"
• Heavy D – "I'll Do Anything"
• God's Property and Kirk Franklin – "Stomp"
• Whitney Houston Tribute:
  • Ronald Isley – "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
  • Terry Ellis – "How Will I Know"
  • Kenny Lattimore – "I Believe in You and Me"
  • Monica – "You Give Good Love"
• Erykah Badu – "Certainly"
• Usher – "You Make Me Wanna..." and "Nice & Slow"
• Patti LaBelle – "If Only You Knew"
• Dru Hill and Jermaine Dupri – "In My Bed"