1991 Soul Train Music Awards

Soul Train Music Awards
Date	March 12, 1991 (1991-03-12)
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.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	WGN America
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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.

• Smokey Robinson

• M.C. Hammer

Winners are in bold text.

• Johnny Gill – Johnny Gill
  • Al B. Sure! – Private Times...and the Whole 9!
  • MC Hammer – Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
  • Keith Sweat – I'll Give All My Love to You

• Mariah Carey – Mariah Carey
  • Anita Baker – Compositions
  • Michel'le – Michel'le
  • Lisa Stansfield – Affection

• Bell Biv Devoe – Poison
  • En Vogue – Born to Sing
  • Tony! Toni! Toné! – The Revival
  • The Whispers – More of the Night

• Johnny Gill – "My, My, My"
  • Babyface – "Whip Appeal"
  • MC Hammer – "U Can't Touch This"
  • James Ingram – "I Don't Have the Heart"

• Mariah Carey – "Vision of Love"
  • Anita Baker – "Talk to Me"
  • Janet Jackson – "Alright"
  • Lisa Stansfield – "All Around the World"

• 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)"

• MC Hammer – "U Can't Touch This"
  • Mariah Carey – "Vision of Love"
  • En Vogue – "Hold On"
  • Johnny Gill – "My, My, My"

• Janet Jackson – "Alright"
  • En Vogue – "Hold On"
  • MC Hammer – "U Can't Touch This"
  • Public Enemy – "911 Is a Joke"

• Mariah Carey
  • Oleta Adams
  • En Vogue
  • Vanilla Ice

• MC Hammer – Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
  • Ice Cube – Amerikkka's Most Wanted
  • LL Cool J – Mama Said Knock You Out
  • Public Enemy – Fear of a Black Planet

• The Winans – Return
  • Commissioned – State of Mind
  • Tramaine Hawkins – Live
  • Take 6 – So Much to Say

• Najee – Tokyo Blue
  • Anita Baker – Compositions
  • Branford Marsalis Quartet and Terence Blanchard – Music from Mo Better Blues
  • Take 6 – So Much to Say

• 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