The 1988 Soul Train Music Awards were held on March 30, 1988, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The show was broadcast live in select cities and aired later in other areas. Dionne Warwick hosted.[1][2][3]
Soul Train Music Awards | |
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Date | March 30, 1988 |
Location | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California |
Country | United States |
Hosted by | Dionne Warwick |
First awarded | 1987 |
Most awards | Michael Jackson, LL Cool J and LeVert (2) |
Website | soultrain |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | WGN America |
Special Award
editHeritage Award
editWinners and nominees
editWinners are in bold text.
Album of the Year – Male
editAlbum of the Year – Female
editAlbum of the Year – Group or Band
editBest Single – Male
edit- Michael Jackson – "Bad"
- Prince – "U Got the Look"
- Luther Vandross – "So Amazing"
- Stevie Wonder – "Skeletons"
Best Single – Female
edit- Natalie Cole – "I Live for Your Love"
Best Single – Group or Band
editBest Rap Single
edit- LL Cool J – "I Need Love"
- Dana Dane – "Cinderfella Dana Dane"
- The Fat Boys – "Wipeout"
- Kool Moe Dee – "How Ya Like Me Now"
Best Music Video
edit- Janet Jackson – "Control"
Best New Artist
editBest Rap Album
editBest Gospel Album – Solo
edit- Vanessa Bell Armstrong – Following Jesus
- Shirley Caesar – Her Very Best
- Aretha Franklin – One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
- Al Green – Soul Survivor
Best Gospel Album – Group or Choir
edit- The Winans – Decisions
- Reverend Milton Brunson and The Thompson Community Singers – If I Be Lifted
- Commissioned – Go Tell Somebody
- The Clark Sisters – Heart and Soul
Best Jazz Album – Solo
edit- Najee – Najee's Theme
Best Jazz Album – Group or Band
editPerformers
editReferences
edit- ^ "2nd Annual STMA Winners". Archived from the original on August 29, 2002. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 1994-03-14.