- Source: 1990 Soul Train Music Awards
- SZA
- Korean Music Awards
- KBS Song Festival
- Janet Jackson
- Bruno Mars
- Daftar penghargaan dan nominasi yang diterima oleh Mariah Carey
- Daftar penghargaan dan nominasi yang diterima Monica
- Aaliyah
- Daftar penghargaan dan nominasi yang diterima oleh Eminem
- Beyoncé
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- Soul Train Music Award for Best New Artist
- Soul Train Music Award for Best Video of the Year
- Runaway Train (Soul Asylum song)
- 1991 Soul Train Music Awards
- Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Female
- Soul Train Music Award for Heritage Award – Career Achievement
- Soul Train Music Award for Best Song of the Year
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 Warrick.
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"
Prince – "Scandalous!"
= Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single – Female
=Janet Jackson – "Miss You Much"
Regina Belle – "Baby Come to Me"
Vesta – "Congratulations"
Karyn White – "Secret Rendezvous"
= 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"
New Kids on the Block – "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
= 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"
Public Enemy – "Fight the Power"
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
Luther Vandross – "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
Patti LaBelle – "Just Once"
Tevin Campbell – "Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)"
Soul II Soul – "Back to Life" / "Jazzie's Groove"
Jody Watley – "Everything"
The Winans and Teddy Riley – "It's Time"