American Music Awards of 1997

US television program

24th Annual American Music Awards

Date| January 27, 1997
Location| Shrine Auditorium,
Los Angeles, California
Country| United States
Hosted by| Sinbad
Most awards| Whitney Houston, Alanis Morissette and Toni Braxton (2 each)
Most nominations| Mariah Carey (5)
Television/radio coverage
Network| ABC
Runtime| 180 min.
Produced by| Dick Clark Productions
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The 24th Annual American Music Awards were held on January 27, 1997, at the Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 1996.

## Performances

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Artist(s)  | Song(s)

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Toni Braxton | "Un-Break My Heart" (Soul Hex Anthem Vocal)
"You're Makin' Me High"
Brooks & Dunn | "A Man This Lonely"
Bush | "Greedy Fly"
Alan Jackson | "Everything I Love"
Little Richard | "Good Golly Miss Molly"
Metallica | "King Nothing"
Mötley Crüe | "Shout at the Devil"
Nas | "Street Dreams"
"If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)"
New Edition | "I'm Still in Love with You"
LeAnn Rimes | "Unchained Melody"
Rod Stewart | "If We Fall In Love Tonight"
Keith Sweat | "Nobody"

## Winners and nominees

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Subcategory | Winner | Nominees

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Pop/Rock Category
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist | Eric Clapton | Bryan Adams
Seal
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Alanis Morissette | Mariah Carey
Celine Dion
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group | Hootie & the Blowfish | Fugees
Dave Matthews Band
Favorite Pop/Rock Album | Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette | Anthology – The Beatles
Daydream – Mariah Carey
Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist  | Jewel | Donna Lewis
No Doubt
Soul/R&B Category
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Keith Sweat | D'Angelo
R. Kelly
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Toni Braxton | Brandy
Mariah Carey
Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group | New Edition | Fugees
TLC
Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Secrets – Toni Braxton | Daydream – Mariah Carey
Keith Sweat – Keith Sweat
Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist  | D'Angelo | Deborah Cox
Tony Rich Project
Country Category
Favorite Country Male Artist | Garth Brooks | Alan Jackson
George Strait
Favorite Country Female Artist | Shania Twain | Faith Hill
Wynonna
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group | Brooks & Dunn | BlackHawk
The Mavericks
Favorite Country Album | Blue Clear Sky – George Strait | Fresh Horses – Garth Brooks
The Woman in Me – Shania Twain
Favorite Country New Artist | LeAnn Rimes | Terri Clark
Mindy McCready
Adult Contemporary Category
Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist | Whitney Houston | Mariah Carey
Celine Dion
Alternative Category
Favorite Alternative Artist | The Smashing Pumpkins | Bush
Stone Temple Pilots
Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Category
Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist  | Metallica | The Smashing Pumpkins
Stone Temple Pilots
Rap/Hip-Hop Category
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist | 2Pac | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Coolio
Soundtrack Album
Favorite Soundtrack | Waiting to Exhale | The Nutty Professor
The Crow: City of Angels
Merit
Little Richard
International Artist Award
Bee Gees

## References

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* http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1997/amas.htm

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| General|

* Artist of the Year
* New Artist of the Year
* Collaboration of the Year

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Pop/Rock|

* Male Artist
* Female Artist
* Band/Duo/Group
* Album
* Song

Country|

* Male Artist
* Female Artist
* Band/Duo/Group
* Album
* Song

Rap/Hip Hop|

* Rap/Hip Hop Artist
* Album
* Song

Soul/R&B|

* Male Artist
* Female Artist
* Album
* Song

Contemporary|

* Adult Contemporary Artist
* Contemporary Inspirational Artist

Other|

* Award of Merit
* Alternative Artist
* Favorite Touring Artist
* Favorite Music Video
* Latin Artist
* EDM Artist
* Special Achievement Award
* Icon
* Top Soundtrack

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* Single of the Year
* Adult Contemporary Album
* Adult Contemporary New Artist
* Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group
* Rap/Hip Hop Band/Duo/Group

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