1989_Soul_Train_Music_Awards
The 1989 Soul Train Music Awards was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California and aired live in select cities on April 13, 1989 (and was later syndicated in other areas), honoring the best in R&B, soul, rap, jazz, and gospel music from the previous year.[1] The show was hosted by Patti LaBelle, Ahmad Rashad and Dionne Warwick.
Quick Facts Soul Train Music Awards, Date ...
| Soul Train Music Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | April 13, 1989 (1989-04-13) | |||
| Location | Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Country | United States | |||
| Hosted by | Dionne Warwick, Patti LaBelle and Ahmad Rashad | |||
| First awarded | 1987 | |||
| Most awards | Michael Jackson (4) | |||
| Website | soultrain | |||
| Television/radio coverage | ||||
| Network | WGN America | |||
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Heritage Award for Career Achievement
Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year
Winners are in bold text.
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album of the Year – Male
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album of the Year – Female
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album of the Year – Group, Band, or Duo
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single – Male
- Michael Jackson – "Man in the Mirror"
- Bobby Brown – "My Prerogative"
- Terence Trent D'Arby – "Wishing Well"
- Keith Sweat (featuring Jacci McGhee) – "Make It Last Forever"
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single – Female
- Anita Baker – "Giving You the Best That I Got"
- Note: This segment of the awards ceremony is most memorable due to the fact that when Whitney Houston's name was called, the crowd began to boo her, citing the idea that Houston was "acting white" and was a "sell-out".
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single – Group Band or Duo
- E.U. – "Da Butt"
- Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock – "It Takes Two"
- Guy – "Groove Me"
- New Edition – "Can You Stand the Rain"
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Song of the Year
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Music Video
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary New Artist
Best Rap Album
Best Gospel Album
- Take 6 – Take 6
- Shirley Caesar – Live in Chicago
- The Clark Sisters – Conqueror
- James Cleveland – Inspired
Best Jazz Album
- Kenny G – Silhouette
- Bobby McFerrin – Simple Pleasures
- Najee – Day by Day
- Sade – Stronger Than Pride
- Ashford & Simpson
- Sheena Easton – "The Lover in Me"
- Levert and Heavy D & The Boyz – "Just Coolin'"
- Bobby Brown – "My Prerogative"
- Patti LaBelle – "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
- Dionne Warwick
- New Edition and Rob Base – "Crucial"
- Shirley Caesar, The Clark Sisters, Thelma Houston, BeBe & CeCe Winans, Vickie Winans and The Winans – "Lean on Me"
- "Pop/rock". Los Angeles Times. 3 March 1989. Retrieved 1 November 2012.