
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 15, 1995                   TAG: 9503170009
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 7   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From wire reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

THE PEOPLE COLUMN

Anita Baker and Barry White collected two awards apiece, while Brandy was named best new artist at the Soul Train Music Awards on Monday in Los Angeles.

Baker's ``Body & Soul'' won for best rhythm-and-blues single, and her ``Rhythm Of Love'' took the award for best R&B album by a female vocalist.

White was honored for R&B song of the year by a male vocalist with ``Practice What You Preach'' and best R&B album for ``The Icon Is Love,'' while Boyz II Men won for their album ``II' and the single ``I'll Make Love To You.''

Brandy's single ``I Wanna Be Down'' won her the new-artist award.

The list of winners:

R&B SINGLE, FEMALE: ``Body & Soul,'' Anita Baker.

R&B SINGLE, MALE: ``Bump 'N Grind,'' R. Kelly.

R&B SINGLE, GROUP, BAND OR DUO: ``I'll Make Love To You,'' Boyz II Men.

R&B ALBUM OF THE YEAR, FEMALE: ``Rhythm of Love,'' Anita Baker.

R&B ALBUM OF THE YEAR, MALE: ``The Icon Is Love,'' Barry White.

R&B ALBUM OF THE YEAR, GROUP, BAND or DUO: ``II,'' Boyz II Men.

RAP ALBUM: ``Doggystyle,'' Snoop Doggy Dogg.

JAZZ ALBUM: ``After The Storm,'' Norman Brown.

GOSPEL ALBUM: ``Africa To America: The Journey of the Drum,'' Sounds Of Blackness.

R&B SONG OF THE YEAR: ``Practice What You Preach,'' Barry White.

R&B NEW ARTIST: ``I Wanna Be Down,'' Brandy.

R&B MUSIC VIDEO: ``I Miss You,'' Aaron Hall.

by CNB