American Music Awards of 1988

15th Annual American Music Awards
15th Annual American Music Awards
Date	January 25, 1988
Venue	Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Hosted by	Barbara Mandrell; Mick Fleetwood; Barry Gibb; Maurice Gibb; Robin Gibb; Whitney Houston;
Most awards	Randy Travis (4)
Most nominations	Randy Travis (4)
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Runtime	180 minutes
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions

The 15th Annual American Music Awards were held on January 25, 1988, at the Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles, California

Performances

Artist(s)	Song(s)	Introduced by
Gloria Estefan Miami Sound Machine	"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" "Surrender" "Conga"	Barbara Mandrell
Whitney Houston	"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"	Barbara Mandrell
Bee Gees	"You Win Again"	Mick Fleetwood
Eric Carmen Bill Medley Jennifer Warnes	Dirty Dancing medley: "Hungry Eyes" (Eric Carmen) "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes) "Johnny's Mambo" (instrumental) "Do You Love Me" (instrumental) "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (replay) (Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes)	Whitney Houston
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam	"Head to Toe"	Mick Fleetwood
LL Cool J	"I'm Bad"	Mick Fleetwood
Smokey Robinson	"Love Don't Give No Reason"	Barbara Mandrell
Barbara Mandrell	"Sure Feels Good Being with You"	Smokey Robinson
Whitney Houston Cissy Houston Gary Houston	"Wonderful Counselor"	Whitney Houston
Icehouse^[a]	"Electric Blue"	Olivia Newton-John^[a]
Randy Travis	"Forever and Ever, Amen"	Barbara Mandrell
The Beach Boys and all artists	"Surfin' U.S.A."	Glen Campbell

Notes

^ ^a ^b Via satelite from Sydney, Australia.

Winners and nominees

Subcategory	Winner	Nominees
Pop/Rock Category
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Paul Simon	Michael Jackson George Michael
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Whitney Houston	Janet Jackson Madonna
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Bon Jovi	Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam U2
Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Graceland – Paul Simon	Slippery When Wet – Bon Jovi The Joshua Tree – U2 Whitesnake 1987 – Whitesnake
Favorite Pop/Rock Song	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" – Whitney Houston	"Livin' On A Prayer" – Bon Jovi "Shakedown" – Bob Seger
Favorite Pop/Rock and Soul/R&B Video	"When I Think of You" – Janet Jackson	"Sledgehammer" – Peter Gabriel "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" – Robert Palmer
Soul/R&B Category
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Luther Vandross	LL Cool J Smokey Robinson
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Anita Baker	Whitney Houston Janet Jackson
Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group	Cameo	Club Nouveau Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Rapture – Anita Baker	Bigger & Deffer – LL Cool J Give Me the Reason – Luther Vandross
Favorite Soul/R&B Song	"Bad" – Michael Jackson	"Casanova" – Levert "Looking For A New Love" – Jody Watley
Favorite Pop/Rock and Soul/R&B Video	"When I Think of You" – Janet Jackson	"Sledgehammer" – Peter Gabriel "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" – Robert Palmer
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 Restless Heart
Favorite Country Album	Always & Forever – Randy Travis	Heartland – The Judds Ocean Front Property – George Strait
Favorite Country Song	"Forever and Ever, Amen" – Randy Travis	"Ocean Front Property" – George Strait "Born to Boogie" – Hank Williams, Jr.
Favorite Country Video	"Forever and Ever, Amen" – Randy Travis	"What Am I Gonna Do About You" – Reba McEntire "My Name Is Bocephus" – Hank Williams, Jr.
Merit
The Beach Boys

References

http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1988/amas.htm

[aus-1] Via satelite from Sydney, Australia.

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