The 22nd Annual American Music Awards were held on January 30, 1995, at the Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 1994.
| 22nd Annual American Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 30, 1995 |
| Location | Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California |
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | Tom Jones Lorrie Morgan Queen Latifah |
| Most awards | Boyz II Men (3) |
| Most nominations | Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey (4 each) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC |
| Runtime | 180 min. |
| Produced by | Dick Clark Productions |
American Music Awards | |
Performances
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Little Richard The Go-Go's | "Tutti Frutti"[a] |
| Celine Dion | "The Power of Love" |
| Boyz II Men | "On Bended Knee" |
| Crash Test Dummies | "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" |
| Lorrie Morgan | "Something In Red" |
| Madonna Babyface | "Take a Bow" |
| Tim McGraw | "Refried Dreams" |
| Queen Latifah | "My Funny Valentine" |
| Tom Jones | "I Wanna Get Back with You" |
| Page and Plant[c] | "Black Dog" |
| Jamie King[b] | The Purple medley: "Batdance" "When Doves Cry" "Kiss" "Cream (Prince song)" "1999" "Purple Rain" |
| Prince | "I Hate U" "319" "Billy Jack Bitch" |
| Black Men United | "U Will Know" |
| Harry Belafonte Quincy Jones Kenny Rogers All the artists | "We Are the World"^[d] |
Notes
Winners and nominees
| Subcategory | Winner | Nominees | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop/Rock Category | |||||||
| Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist | Michael Bolton | Bryan Adams Meat Loaf | |||||
| Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Mariah Carey | Janet Jackson Bonnie Raitt | |||||
| Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group | Ace of Base | Pink Floyd Stone Temple Pilots | |||||
| Favorite Pop/Rock Album | The Lion King Soundtrack | Music Box – Mariah Carey August and Everything After – Counting Crows | |||||
| Favorite Pop/Rock Song | "I'll Make Love To You" – Boyz II Men | "The Sign" – Ace of Base "The Power of Love" – Celine Dion | |||||
| Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist | Ace of Base | All-4-One Counting Crows | |||||
| Soul/R&B Category | |||||||
| Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Babyface | Tevin Campbell Prince | |||||
| Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Anita Baker | Toni Braxton Janet Jackson | |||||
| Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group | Boyz II Men | Jodeci Salt-N-Pepa | |||||
| Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Toni Braxton – Toni Braxton | Music Box – Mariah Carey 12 Play – R. Kelly | |||||
| Favorite Soul/R&B Song | "I'll Make Love To You" – Boyz II Men | "I Swear" – All-4-One "Whatta Man" – Salt-N-Pepa & En Vogue | |||||
| Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist | All-4-One | Aaliyah Warren G | |||||
| Country Category | |||||||
| Favorite Country Male Artist | Garth Brooks | Vince Gill Alan Jackson | |||||
| Favorite Country Female Artist | Reba McEntire | Mary Chapin Carpenter Lorrie Morgan | |||||
| Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group | Alabama | Brooks & Dunn Little Texas | |||||
| Favorite Country Album | Read My Mind – Reba McEntire | Who I Am – Alan Jackson Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles – Various Artists | |||||
| Favorite Country Song | "Whenever You Come Around" – Vince Gill | "Indian Outlaw" – Tim McGraw "I Swear" – John Michael Montgomery | |||||
| Favorite Country New Artist | Tim McGraw | Faith Hill The Mavericks | |||||
| Adult Contemporary Category | |||||||
| Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist | Michael Bolton | Boyz II Men Mariah Carey | |||||
| Alternative Category | |||||||
| Favorite Alternative Artist | Counting Crows | Green Day Nine Inch Nails | |||||
| Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Category | |||||||
| Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist | Nirvana | Pearl Jam Stone Temple Pilots | |||||
| Rap/Hip-Hop Category | |||||||
| Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist | Snoop Doggy Dogg | Salt-N-Pepa Warren G | |||||
| Merit | |||||||
| Prince | |||||||
| International Artist Award | |||||||
| Led Zeppelin | |||||||
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