The 1990 Soul Train Music Awards was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California and aired live in select cities on March 14, 1990 (and was later syndicated in other areas), honoring the best in R&B, soul, rap, jazz, and gospel music from the previous year. The show was hosted by Patti LaBelle, Luther Vandross and Dionne Warwick.
Special awards Heritage Award for Career Achievement Quincy Jones
Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year Arsenio Hall
Winners and nominees Winners are in bold text.
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album – Male Babyface – Tender Lover Bobby Brown – Dance!...Ya Know It! Quincy Jones – Back on the Block Luther Vandross – The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album – Female Janet Jackson – Rhythm Nation 1814 Regina Belle – Stay with Me Stacy Lattisaw – What You Need Stephanie Mills – Home
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album – Group, Band, or Duo Soul II Soul – Club Classics Vol. One Heavy D and the Boyz – Big Tyme Maze and Frankie Beverly – Silky Soul Milli Vanilli – Girl You Know It's True
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single – Male Luther Vandross – "Here and Now" Babyface – "It's No Crime" Bobby Brown – "Every Little Step" Eric Gable – "Remember (The First Time)"
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single – Female Karyn White – "Secret Rendezvous" Regina Belle – "Baby Come to Me" Janet Jackson "Miss You Much" Vesta – "Congratulations"
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single – Group, Band, or Duo Soul II Soul – "Keep On Movin'" Guy – "I Like" Surface – "Shower Me with Your Love" Sweet Obsession - "Cash"
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Song of the Year Soul II Soul – "Keep On Movin'" Paula Abdul – "Straight Up" Bobby Brown – "Every Little Step" Luther Vandross – "Here and Now"
Best Music Video Janet Jackson – "Rhythm Nation" Eric Gable – "Remember (The First Time)" Quincy Jones – "I'll Be Good to You" Prince – "Batdance"
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary New Artist David Peaston Eric Gable Soul II Soul Young MC
Best Rap Album Heavy D and the Boyz – Big Tyme Big Daddy Kane – It's a Big Daddy Thing De La Soul – 3 Feet High and Rising Young MC – Stone Cold Rhymin'
Best Jazz Album Quincy Jones – Back on the Block Alex Bugnon – Love Seasons Kenny G – Kenny G Live Joe Sample – Spellbound
Best Gospel Album BeBe & CeCe Winans – Heaven Al Green – I Get Joy Mississippi Mass Choir – Mississippi Mass Choir Live The Winans – Live at Carnegie Hall
Performances Regina Belle – "Baby Come to Me" Big Daddy Kane – "I Get the Job Done" Bobby Brown – "On Our Own" Milli Vanilli – "Blame It on the Rain" Quincy Jones Tribute: Dionne Warwick – How Do You Keep the Music Playing? Luther Vandross – "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" Patti LaBelle – "Just Once" Tevin Campbell – "Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)" Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El Debarge and Barry White – "The Secret Garden" Soul II Soul – "Back to Life" / "Jazzie's Groove" Jody Watley – "Everything" The Winans and Teddy Riley – "It's Time"
Presenters
Carole Gist and Kid 'n Play - Presented Best Music Video Tyler Collins and Full Force - Presented Best R&B Urban Contemporary New Artist BeBe & CeCe Winans and Calloway - Presented Best R&B Urban Contemporary Single Group, Band, or Duo Eric Gable, Stacy Lattisaw, and David Peaston - Presented Best Jazz Album Marla Gibbs and Surface - Presented Best Gospel Album L.A. Reid, Babyface, and Troy Beyer - Presented Best Rap Album Lisa Stansfield and Heavy D & The Boyz - Presented Best R&B Urban Contemporary Single Male Young MC and Troop - Presented Best R&B Urban Contemporary Single Female New Edition and Guy - Presented Urban Contemporary Song of the Year Stevie Wonder - Presented Outstanding Award For Career Achievement Barry White and Kenny G Presented Best R&B Urban Contemporary Album Group, Band, or Duo Rick Dees and The Pointer Sisters - Presented Best R&B Urban Contemporary Album Male Edwin Hawkins, Michael Bolton, and Tone Loc - Presented Best R&B Urban Contemporary Album Female
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