The 1991 Soul Train Music Awards aired live on March 12, 1991 (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 held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California and was hosted by Patti LaBelle, Luther Vandross and Dionne Warwick.
Soul Train Music Awards | |
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Date | March 12, 1991 |
Location | Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California |
Country | United States |
Hosted by | Dionne Warwick, Patti LaBelle and Luther Vandross |
First awarded | 1987 |
Most awards | Mariah Carey and MC Hammer (3) |
Website | soultrain |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | WGN America |
Special awards edit
Heritage Award for Career Achievement edit
Sammy Davis Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year edit
Winners and nominees edit
Winners are in bold text.
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album of the Year – Male edit
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album of the Year – Female edit
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album of the Year – Group, Band, or Duo edit
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single – Male edit
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single – Female edit
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single – Group, Band or Duo edit
- En Vogue – "Hold On"
- After 7 – "Ready or Not"
- Bell Biv DeVoe – "Poison"
- Quincy Jones (featuring El DeBarge, Al B Sure!, James Ingram and Barry White) – "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)"
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Song of the Year edit
- MC Hammer – "U Can't Touch This"
- Mariah Carey – "Vision of Love"
- En Vogue – "Hold On"
- Johnny Gill – "My, My, My"
Best Music Video edit
- Janet Jackson – "Alright"
- En Vogue – "Hold On"
- MC Hammer – "U Can't Touch This"
- Public Enemy – "911 Is a Joke"
Best R&B/Urban Contemporary New Artist edit
Best Rap Album edit
Best Gospel Album edit
- The Winans – Return
- Commissioned – State of Mind
- Tramaine Hawkins – Live
- Take 6 – So Much to Say
Best Jazz Album edit
- Najee – Tokyo Blue
- Anita Baker – Compositions
- Branford Marsalis Quartet and Terence Blanchard – Music from Mo Better Blues
- Take 6 – So Much to Say
Performers edit
- Johnny Gill – "Rub You the Right Way"
- Ralph Tresvant – "Sensitivity"
- Bell Biv DeVoe – "She's Dope!"
- En Vogue – "Hold On"
- LL Cool J – "Around the Way Girl"
- Smokey Robinson Tribute:
- Luther Vandross – "Since I Lost My Baby"
- Patti LaBelle – "Baby, Baby"
- Gladys Knight – "The Tracks of My Tears"
- MC Hammer – Medley: "Let's Get It Started" / "Turn This Mutha Out" / "Here Comes the Hammer"
- Najee
- Teddy Pendergrass
- Dionne Warwick