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20th Annual American Music Awards
20th Annual American Music Awards
Date	January 25, 1993
Location	Shrine Auditorium,; Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Hosted by	Gloria Estefan; Bobby Brown; Wynonna Judd
Most awards	Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson and Michael Bolton (2 each)
Most nominations	Mariah Carey (6)
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Runtime	180 min.
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions

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The 20th Annual American Music Awards were held on January 25, 1993, at the Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 1992. It was hosted by Bobby Brown, Gloria Estefan and Wynonna Judd.

Mariah Carey was the most nominated artist of the night, with a total of 6; and the singer, Michael Jackson and Michael Bolton were the big winners of the night, scoring two awards each. Michael Jackson was also awarded with the International Artist Award, and since he was the first artist awarded with the honor, Eddie Murphy announced that it would be called as the Michael Jackson International Artist Award.

Performances

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Michael Jackson	"Dangerous"
Gloria Estefan	Medley: "Dr. Beat" "Conga" "1-2-3" "Get on Your Feet"
Kris Kross	Medley: "Freak Da Funk" "Jump" "Warm It Up" "It's a Shame"
Reba McEntire Vince Gill	"The Heart Won't Lie"
Boyz II Men	"End of the Road"
Michael Bolton	Medley: "To Love Somebody" "Drift Away"
Bobby Brown	"Get Away"
Wynonna Judd	"My Strongest Weakness"
Bon Jovi	"Bed of Roses"
Billy Ray Cyrus Sly Dog	"She's Not Cryin' Anymore"
Stephen Stills	"Find the Cost of Freedom"
Metallica	"Wherever I May Roam"

Winners and nominees

Subcategory	Winner	Nominees
Pop/Rock Category
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Michael Bolton	Bryan Adams Eric Clapton Michael Jackson
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Mariah Carey	Amy Grant Bonnie Raitt Vanessa Williams
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Genesis	Kris Kross U2
Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Dangerous – Michael Jackson	Totally Krossed Out – Kris Kross Achtung Baby – U2
Favorite Pop/Rock Song	"End of the Road" – Boyz II Men	"I'll Be There" – Mariah Carey "Under the Bridge" – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist	Pearl Jam	Arrested Development TLC
Soul/R&B Category
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Bobby Brown	Tevin Campbell Michael Jackson Gerald Levert
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Patti LaBelle	Mary J. Blige Mariah Carey Vanessa L. Williams
Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group	Boyz II Men	En Vogue Jodeci
Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Funky Divas – En Vogue	Unplugged – Mariah Carey Dangerous – Michael Jackson
Favorite Soul/R&B Song	"Remember the Time" – Michael Jackson	"Honey Love" – R. Kelly & Public Announcement "Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)" – Patti LaBelle
Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist	Kris Kross	Arrested Development Jodeci
Country Category
Favorite Country Male Artist	Garth Brooks	Billy Ray Cyrus Vince Gill Alan Jackson
Favorite Country Female Artist	Reba McEntire	Lorrie Morgan Tanya Tucker Wynonna
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	Alabama	Brooks & Dunn Sawyer Brown
Favorite Country Album	For My Broken Heart – Reba McEntire	The Chase – Garth Brooks Some Gave All – Billy Ray Cyrus
Favorite Country Song	"Achy Breaky Heart" – Billy Ray Cyrus	"The River" – Garth Brooks "I Still Believe in You" – Vince Gill
Favorite Country New Artist	Billy Ray Cyrus	Brooks & Dunn Wynonna
Adult Contemporary Category
Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist	Michael Bolton	Mariah Carey Genesis
Favorite Adult Contemporary Album	Unplugged – Mariah Carey	We Can't Dance – Genesis The Comfort Zone – Vanessa L. Williams
Favorite Adult Contemporary New Artist	k.d. lang	Jon Secada Patty Smyth
Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Category
Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist	Metallica	Def Leppard Red Hot Chili Peppers
Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock New Artist	Pearl Jam	Mr. Big Ugly Kid Joe
Rap/Hip-Hop Category
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist	Sir Mix-A-Lot	Kris Kross TLC
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist	Kris Kross	Arrested Development TLC
Merit
Bill Graham
International Artist Award
Michael Jackson

References

http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1993/amas.htm

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