1990 Soul Train Music Awards

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, 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!
* Prince – Batman
* Luther Vandross – ''The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love''

Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album – Female

Janet Jackson – Rhythm Nation 1814

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"

Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single – Group, Band, or Duo

Soul II Soul – "Keep On Movin'"

* Guy – "I Like"
* New Kids on the Block - You Got It (The Right Stuff)
* Surface – "Shower Me with Your Love"

Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Song of the Year

Soul II Soul – "Keep On Movin'"

* Paula Abdul – "Straight Up"
* New Kids on the Block - You Got It (The Right Stuff)
* 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

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