The 25th Annual American Music Awards were held on January 26, 1998, at the Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 1997.
The Spice Girls were the biggest winners of the night, winning all of the three awards they were nominated for, while Puff Daddy didn't win any of the five awards he had been nominated for.
Performances Artist(s) Song(s) Janet Jackson "Together Again" (DJ Premier Remix) Matchbox Twenty "Push" Trisha Yearwood "How Do I Live" Spice Girls "Too Much" Boyz II Men "A Song for Mama" Drew Carey "Weird Al" Yankovic Those Darn AccordionsAmerican Music Awards Medley Enrique Iglesias"Lluvia cae" Garth Brooks"Rollin' Mariah Carey "My All"(via satellite from Tokyo Dome in Tokyo) Mary J. BligeGeorge Benson"Seven Days" Michael Bolton"Nessun dorma" Puff DaddyMase "It's All About the Benjamins""Mo Money Mo Problems" Reba McEntire "What If" Notes Pre-taped in Los Angeles on January 21st.
Winners and nominees
Subcategory Winner NomineesPop/Rock Category Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Babyface Beck Puff Daddy Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Celine Dion Toni Braxton Jewel Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Spice Girls U2 The Wallflowers Favorite Pop/Rock Album Spice - Spice Girls Pieces of You - Jewel Yourself or Someone Like You - Matchbox 20 Bringing Down the Horse - The Wallflowers Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist Spice Girls Matchbox 20 The WallflowersSoul/R&B Category Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist Babyface Puff Daddy Keith Sweat Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Mariah Carey Mary J. Blige Toni Braxton Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group Boyz II Men Dru Hill En Vogue Favorite Soul/R&B Album Share My World - Mary J. Blige Baduizm - Erykah Badu Another Level - Blackstreet No Way Out - Puff Daddy Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist Erykah Badu Dru Hill Puff DaddyCountry Category Favorite Country Male Artist George Strait Clint Black Alan Jackson Favorite Country Female Artist Reba McEntire LeAnn Rimes Shania Twain Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group Alabama Brooks & Dunn Sawyer Brown Favorite Country Album Carrying Your Love with Me - George Strait Everywhere - Tim McGraw Unchained Melody: The Early Years - LeAnn Rimes (Songbook) A Collection of Hits - Trisha Yearwood Favorite Country New Artist Lee Ann Womack Bob Carlisle Kevin SharpAdult Contemporary Category Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist Elton John Michael Bolton Celine DionAlternative Category Favorite Alternative Artist Bush Mighty Mighty Bosstones SublimeRap/Hip-Hop Category Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Puff Daddy Wu-Tang ClanLatin Category Favorite Latin Artist Julio Iglesias Enrique Iglesias Luis MiguelSoundtrack Category Favorite Soundtrack Men in Black Evita The Preacher's WifeMeritFrank Sinatra
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