American Music Awards of 1996

23rd Annual American Music Awards
Date	January 29, 1996
Country	United States
Hosted by	Sinbad
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Runtime	180 min.
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions

The 23rd Annual American Music Awards were held on January 29, 1996.

Winners and nominees

Subcategory	Winner	Nominees
Artist of the Year
Artist of the Year	Garth Brooks (Refused)	Boyz II Men Green Day Hootie & The Blowfish TLC (Accepted)
Pop/Rock Category
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Michael Jackson	Elton John Seal
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Mariah Carey	Melissa Etheridge Alanis Morissette
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	The Eagles	Boyz II Men Hootie & The Blowfish
Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Hell Freezes Over – The Eagles	II – Boyz II Men Cracked Rear View – Hootie & The Blowfish
Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist	Hootie & The Blowfish	Blues Traveler Alanis Morissette
Soul/R&B Category
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Luther Vandross	Michael Jackson Barry White
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Mariah Carey	Anita Baker Brandy
Favorite Soul/R&B Band, Duo, or Group	Boyz II Men	Jodeci TLC
Favorite Soul/R&B Album	II – Boyz II Men	My Life – Mary J. Blige CrazySexyCool – TLC
Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist	Brandy	Monica Soul for Real
Country Category
Favorite Country Male Artist	Garth Brooks	Alan Jackson George Strait
Favorite Country Female Artist	Reba McEntire	Mary Chapin Carpenter Shania Twain
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	Alabama	BlackHawk Brooks & Dunn
Favorite Country Album	The Hits – Garth Brooks	Waitin' on Sundown – Brooks & Dunn The Woman in Me – Shania Twain
Favorite Country New Artist	Shania Twain	Rhett Akins Ty Herndon
Adult Contemporary Category
Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist	The Eagles	Hootie & the Blowfish Michael Jackson
Alternative Category
Favorite Alternative Artist	Pearl Jam	Green Day Nine Inch Nails
Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Category
Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist	Pearl Jam	Green Day Van Halen
Rap/Hip-Hop Category
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist	Coolio	Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Naughty By Nature
Soundtrack Album
Favorite Soundtrack	The Lion King	Dangerous Minds Forrest Gump
Award of Merit
Tammy Wynette

References

• http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1996/amas.htm