American Music Awards 1989

Die 16. American Music Awards wurden von der American Broadcasting Company (ABC) am 25. Januar 1989 ausgestrahlt. Die Veranstaltung fand im Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Kalifornien statt. Die Moderation übernahmen Anita Baker, Debbie Gibson, Kenny Rogers und Rod Stewart.^[1][2]

American Music Awards 1989
Logo
Verliehen für	American Music Awards
Datum	30. Januar 1989
Moderation	Anita Baker Debbie Gibson Kenny Rogers Rod Stewart
Verleihungsort	Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, Kalifornien
Staat	Vereinigte Staaten
Verliehen von	American Broadcasting Company
Website	abc.com/shows/american-music-awards
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Es war die erste Award-Show, bei der die Kategorien um eine Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Category und eine Rap/Hip-Hop Category erweitert wurde. Erstere gewann Def Leppard mit ihrem Album Hysteria,^[3] letztere DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince mit He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper.

Gewinner und Nominierte

Kategorie	Gewinner	Nominierungen
Pop/Rock Category
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	George Michael	Michael Jackson Steve Winwood
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Whitney Houston	Tracy Chapman Debbie Gibson
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine	Def Leppard Van Halen
Favorite Pop/Rock Album	OST – Dirty Dancing	Def Leppard – Hysteria George Michael – Faith
Favorite Pop/Rock Song	Guns n’ Roses – Sweet Child o’ Mine	Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up Steve Winwood – Roll with It
Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist	Tracy Chapman	Rick Astley Taylor Dayne
Soul/R&B Category
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	George Michael	Bobby Brown Michael Jackson
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Whitney Houston	Natalie Cole Sade
Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group	Gladys Knight & the Pips	New Edition Salt ’n’ Pepa
Favorite Soul/R&B Album	George Michael – Faith	Gladys Knight & the Pips – All Our Love Keith Sweat – Make It Last Forever
Favorite Soul/R&B Song	Freddie Jackson – Nice ’n’ Slow	Al B. Sure! – Off on Your Own (Girl) Pebbles – Girlfriend
Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist	Al B. Sure!	Tony! Toni! Tone! Karyn White
Country Category
Favorite Country Male Artist	Randy Travis	George Strait Hank Williams Jr.
Favorite Country Female Artist	Reba McEntire	Rosanne Cash Tanya Tucker
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	Alabama	The Judds The Oak Ridge Boys
Favorite Country Album	Randy Travis – Always & Forever	George Strait – If You Ain’t Lovin’, You Ain’t Livin’ Ricky Van Shelton – Wild-Eyed Dream
Favorite Country Song	Randy Travis – I Told You So	Alabama – Fallin’ Again Kathy Mattea – Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses
Favorite Country New Artist	Patty Loveless	Larry Boone The McCarters
Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Category
Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist	Def Leppard	Guns n’ Roses Van Halen
Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album	Def Leppard – Hysteria	Guns n’ Roses – Appetite for Destruction Van Halen – OU812
Rap/Hip-Hop Category
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist	DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince	Run-D.M.C. Salt-n-Pepa
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album	DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper	Public Enemy – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back Run-D.M.C. – Tougher Than Leather
Merit
Willie Nelson
Special Achievement Award
Michael Jackson[4]

Weblinks

• American Music Awards 1989 bei IMDb