(LOS ANGELES) - Erykah Badu was the big winner at the 12th annual Soul Train Music Awards, held Friday at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.|

She nabbed honors for best female R&B/soul single ("On & On"), female R&B/soul album and R&B/soul or rap album (Baduizm), and R&B/soul or rap new artist.

Dru Hill also was a multiple winner, scoring victories for R&B/soul single by a group, band, or duo ("In My Bed") and R&B/soul album by a group, band, or duo (Dru Hill). The evening's other winners: Usher, for male R&B/soul single ("You Make Me Wanna..."); the Notorious B.I.G., male R&B/soul album (Life After Death); Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112, R&B/soul or rap music video ("I'll Be Missing You"); Boney James, jazz album ('sweet Thing); and God's Property From Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation, gospel album (God's Property).

In addition, Puff Daddy received the Sammy Davis Jr. Award for entertainer of the year, and Whitney Houston received the Quincy Jones Award for outstanding career achievement in the field of entertainment.