The 16th Annual American Music Awards were held on January 30, 1989.
| 16th Annual American Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 30, 1989 |
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | Anita Baker Debbie Gibson Kenny Rogers Rod Stewart |
| First award | 1973 |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC |
| Produced by | Dick Clark Productions |
American Music Awards | |
Winners and nominees
| Subcategory | Winner | Nominees | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Dirty Dancing Soundtrack | Hysteria - Def Leppard Faith - George Michael | |||||
| Favorite Pop/Rock Song | "Sweet Child O' Mine" - Guns N' Roses | "Never Gonna Give You Up" - Rick Astley "Roll With It" - Steve Winwood | |||||
| 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 | Faith - George Michael | All Our Love - Gladys Knight & The Pips Make It Last Forever - Keith Sweat | |||||
| Favorite Soul/R&B Song | "Nice 'N' Slow" - Freddie Jackson | "Off on Your Own (Girl)" - Al B. Sure! "Girlfriend" - Pebbles | |||||
| 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 | Always & Forever - Randy Travis | If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin' - George Strait Wild-Eyed Dream - Ricky Van Shelton | |||||
| Favorite Country Song | "I Told You So" - Randy Travis | "Fallin' Again" - Alabama "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" - Kathy Mattea | |||||
| 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 | Hysteria - Def Leppard | "Appetite for Destruction" - Guns N' Roses "OU812" - Van Halen | |||||
| 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 | He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper - DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince | "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back" - Public Enemy "Tougher Than Leather" - Run-D.M.C. | |||||
| Merit | |||||||
| Willie Nelson | |||||||
| Special Achievement Award | |||||||
| Michael Jackson | |||||||
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