American Music Awards 1989
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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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.

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, 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

Einzelnachweise

  1. ↑ Rock On The Net: 16th American Music Awards (presented in 1989). Abgerufen am 8. Juli 2023.
  2. ↑ American Music Awards - 1989: Winners & Nominees. Abgerufen am 8. Juli 2023.
  3. ↑ 34 Years Ago DEF LEPPARD Win 2 American Music Awards For HYSTERIA. Abgerufen am 8. Juli 2023 (englisch).
  4. ↑ Michael Jackson & Eddie Murphy At American Music Awards 1989. Abgerufen am 8. Juli 2023 (australisches Englisch).
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