Gladys Knight & the Pips are honored with the Soul Train Heritage Award. The other winners of the night were: Best Single, Female: Natalie Cole ""I Live For Your Love"" Best Single, Male: Michael Jackson ""Bad"" (No Surprise there) Best Single, Group or Band: Levert ""Casanova"" Best Jazz Album, Solo: Najee, Najee's Theme Best Jazz Album, Group or Band: Hiroshima, Go Best Gospel Album, Solo: Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Following Jesus Best Gospel Album, Group or Band: The Winans, Decisions Best Rap Single: LL Cool J ""I Need Love"" Best Rap Album: LL Cool J, Bigger & Deffer Best New Artist: Miki Howard Best Music Video: Janet Jackson ""Control"" Album of the Year, Female: Whitney Houston, Whitney Album of the Year, Male: Guess Who? Bad Album of the Year, Group or Band: Levert, The Big Throwdown

--Jody Watley ""Don't You Want Me?"" and ""Some Kind of Lover"" --Levert ""Casanova"" and ""My Forever Love""

--Shalamar ""Circumstantial Evidence"" and ""Games"" --Alexander O'Neal ""Fake"" and ""Criticize""

--Babyface ""I Love You Baby"" and ""Chivalry"" --Five Star performed ""Whenever You're Ready"" and ""Strong As Steel""

--Atlantic Star - ""One Lover At A Time"" and ""All In The Name Of Love"" --La La - ""My Love Is On The Money"" --La La and Bernard Wright - ""We'll Keep Strivin'"" --Giorge Pettus - ""My Night For Love""

--Anita Pointer - ""Overnight Success"" and ""More Than A Memory"" --Chico Debarge - ""I've Been Watching You"" and ""Rainy Nights"" --Regina Belle - ""So Many Tears""

--Barry White ""Right Night"" and ""Love is in Your Eyes"" --Shanice Wilson ""No Half-Stepping"" and ""Tell me Can You dance""

Performances: --Marlon Jackson - ""Don't Go"" and ""Baby Tonight"" --Madame X - ""Just That Type Of Girl"" and ""I'm Weak For You"" Music Video: LL Cool J - ""I Need Love"" Notable Song Played: Nancy Martinez - ""Crazy Love"" Soul Train Line: Michael Jackson - ""Bad""

--DeBarge ""Dance All Night,"" ""We Need your Love"" and ""Coming Home"" --Jonathan Butler ""Lies"" and ""Love Songs, Candlelight, and You""

Performances: --Freddie Jackson - ""Look Around"" and ""Jam Tonight"" --Whodini - ""Be Yourself"" and ""Life Is Like A Dance"" --Lace - ""My Love Is Deep"" Notable Song Played: Jody Watley - ""Don't You Want Me"" Soul Train Line: Whitney Houston - ""So Emotional""

Performances: --Me'Lisa Morgan - ""If You Can Do It, I Can Do It Too"" and ""Here Comes The Night"" --LL Cool J - ""I Need Love"" and ""I'm Bad"" --Sting - ""We'll Be Together"" Notable Song Played: The Jets - ""I Do You"" Soul Train Line: Earth, Wind, and Fire - ""System Of Survival""

Performances: --ABC - ""The Night You Murdered Love"" and ""When Smokey Sings"" --Colonel Abrams - ""You And Me Equals Us"" and ""How Soon We Forget"" --Eric B. and Rakim - ""I Know You Got Soul"" Notable Song Played: Stevie Wonder - ""Skeletons"" Soul Train Line: Michael Jackson - ""Bad""

--The Jets ""I Do You,"" ""You Got it All"" and ""Rocket 2 U"" --Kashif ""Love Me All Over"" and ""Love Changes"" --Public Enemy ""Public Enemy No. 1"" and ""You're Gonna Get Yours""

--Full Force ""Love si For Suckers"" and ""All In My Mind"" --Angela Winbush ""Angel"" and ""Come to Me"" --The Controllers ""My Love is Real"" and ""Gettin' Over You""

--Smokey Robinson ""Just to See Her"", ""One Heartbeat"" and ""Love Don't Give No Reason"" --Pretty Poison ""Catch me (I'm Falling)""

--Ray Parker, jr. ""I Don't Think That Man Should Sleep Alone"" --Shanice Wilson ""I Think I Love You"" --Miles Jaye ""Let's Start Love Over"" and ""I've Been a Fool for You""

--The Deele ""Two Occasions"" --Georgio ""Lover's Lane"" and ""I Won't Change"" --Pebbles ""Girlfriend"" and ""Mercedes Boy""

--Vanity ""Undress"" --Kool Moe Dee ""How Ya Like Me Now"" and ""The Wild, Wild West"" --Angela Winbush ""Sharp"" and ""Sensual Lover""

--Lou Rawls ""I Wish You Belong to Me"" --Heavy D & the Boyz ""Mr. Big Stuff"" and ""Don't You Know"" --Miki Howard ""Baby Be Mine"" and ""That's What Love Is""

--Peabo Bryson with Regina Belle ""Without You"" --Regina Belle ""How Could You Do This to Me"" --Rebbie Jackson ""R U Tuff E-Nuff"" --Keith Sweat ""I Want Her"" and ""Something Just Ain't Right""

--Stacy Lattisaw ""Every Drop of your Love"" and ""Let Me Take You Down"" --Salt & Pepa ""Push It"" and ""My Mike Sounds Nice"" --Tony Terry - ""Lovey Dovey""

--The Whispers ""Just gets Better With Time"" --Miles Jaye ""Let's Start Love Over,"" ""Special Thing"" and ""I Cry For You"" --Joyce Sims ""Come Into My Life""

--Gladys Knight & The Pips ""Love Overboard"" and ""Lovin' On Next To Nothing"" --da'Krash ""Wasn't I Good to You"" and ""Trapped in Phases""

--Ruffin & Kendrick ""I Couldn't Believe It"" and ""One Last Kiss"" --Dana Dane ""Nightmares"" and ""Cinderfella Dana Dane""

--Howard Hewitt ""Strange Relationship"" and ""Once, Twice, Three Times"" --Club Nouveau ""Listen to the Message"" --Michael Cooper ""To Prove My Love"" and ""Dinner for Two""

--Pebbles ""Take Your Time"" --Jermaine Stewart ""Say It Again"" and ""Frantic Romantic"" --The Bus Boys ""Money Don't Make No Man""

--Stephanie Mills ""If I Were Your Woman"" --Force M.D.'s ""Love is a House"" and ""Your Love Drives Me Crazy""

--Evelyn ""Champagne"" King ""Hold On to What You Got"" and ""Kisses Don't Lie"" --Brownmark ""Next Time"" --Sherrick ""Just Call"" and ""Let's Be Lovers Tonight""

--Hindsight ""Give Me Your Heart"" and ""Crazy By the Night"" --Mantronix ""In Full Effect"" --Pepsi & Shirley ""All Night Now""

--Teena Marie ""Ooh La La La"" and ""Work It"" --Junior ""Sophisticated Street"" --Guy ""Groove Me""

--Gregory Abbott ""I Got the Feeling (It's Over)"" and ""I'll Prove It to You"" --Siedah Garrett ""Never changing Time"" and ""K.I.S.S.I.N.G."" --Al B. Sure ""Nite and Day""

--Melba Moore ""I'm In Love"" and ""I Don't Know No One Else to Turn To"" --Narada ""Divine Emotions"" and ""Can't Get You Outta My head""

--New Edition ""If It Isn't Love"" --Johnny Kemp ""Just Got Paid"" --Bobby Brown ""Don't Be Cruel"" and ""My Prerogative""