1989 Soul Train Music Awards

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Soul Train Music Awards
DateApril 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.com
Television/radio coverage
Network WGN America
  1988  ·1989·  1990  

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.

Contents

Special awards

Heritage Award for Career Achievement

Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year

Winners and nominees

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

Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single – Female

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

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

Best Jazz Album

Performances

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References

  1. "Pop/rock". Los Angeles Times. 3 March 1989. Retrieved 1 November 2012.