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 (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.

• Quincy Jones

• Arsenio Hall

Winners are in bold text.^[1]

• Babyface – Tender Lover
  • Bobby Brown – Dance!...Ya Know It!
  • Prince – Batman
  • Luther Vandross – The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love

• Janet Jackson – Rhythm Nation 1814
  • Regina Belle – Stay with Me
  • Stacy Lattisaw – What You Need
  • Stephanie Mills – Home

• 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

• Luther Vandross – "Here and Now"
  • Babyface – "It's No Crime"
  • Bobby Brown – "Every Little Step"
  • Eric Gable – "Remember (The First Time)"

• Karyn White – "Secret Rendezvous"
  • Regina Belle – "Baby Come to Me"
  • Janet Jackson "Miss You Much"
  • Vesta – "Congratulations"

• 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"

• 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"

• Janet Jackson – "Rhythm Nation"
  • Eric Gable – "Remember (The First Time)"
  • Quincy Jones – "I'll Be Good to You"
  • Prince – "Batdance"

• David Peaston
  • Eric Gable
  • Soul II Soul
  • Young MC

• 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'

• Quincy Jones – Back on the Block
  • Alex Bugnon – Love Seasons
  • Kenny G – Kenny G Live
  • Joe Sample – Spellbound

• BeBe & CeCe Winans – Heaven
  • Al Green – I Get Joy
  • Mississippi Mass Choir – Mississippi Mass Choir Live
  • The Winans – Live at Carnegie Hall

• 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"