The second Annual American Music Awards were held on February 18, 1975. Diana Ross and Berry Gordy Jr. were in Rome filming "Mahogany" and a video of Merit Award was played. Diana presented the award to Mr. Gordy Jr. while Mr. Gordy Sr. looked on between them from his wheelchair. Michael Jackson accepted the Favorite Soul / R&B Artist Award in Ms. Ross' absence.
Also not in attendance were Gladys Knight and the Pips who won 4 awards, 3 by Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley and the first, inadvertently by show producer Dick Clark who had sent the Mayor off mistakingly.
Winners and nominees Subcategory Winner NomineesPresenterPop/Rock CategoryFavorite Pop/Rock Male ArtistJohn DenverCharlie RichElton JohnOlivia Newton-John & Charley PrideFavorite Pop/Rock Female ArtistOlivia Newton-JohnBarbra StreisandHelen ReddyMac Davis & Lily TomlinFavorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/GroupGladys Knight & the PipsBachman–Turner OverdriveWingsDonny Osmond & Marie OsmondFavorite Pop/Rock AlbumCharlie Rich, Behind Closed DoorsElton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick RoadJohn Denver, John Denver's Greatest HitsThe CarpentersFavorite Pop/Rock SongOlivia Newton-John, "I Honestly Love You"Barbra Streisand, "The Way We Were"Terry Jacks, "Seasons in the Sun"Connie Stevens & Ray StevensSoul/R&B CategoryFavorite Soul/R&B Male ArtistStevie WonderBarry WhiteJames BrownThe Pointer SistersFavorite Soul/R&B Female ArtistDiana RossAretha FranklinRoberta FlackAl Green & Pat BooneFavorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/GroupGladys Knight & the PipsThe O'JaysThe StylisticsJanet Jackson & Michael JacksonFavorite Soul/R&B AlbumGladys Knight & the Pips, ImaginationMarvin Gaye, Let's Get It OnStevie Wonder, InnervisionsBilly Preston & Minnie RippertonFavorite Soul/R&B SongGladys Knight & the Pips, "Midnight Train to Georgia"Gladys Knight & the Pips, "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me"Roberta Flack, "Feel Like Makin' Love"Jimmie "JJ" Walker & Paul WilliamsCountry CategoryFavorite Country Male ArtistCharlie RichCharley PrideRoy ClarkDiana Trask & Ray CharlesFavorite Country Female ArtistOlivia Newton-JohnLoretta LynnMarie OsmondMerle Haggard & Johnny MathisFavorite Country Band/Duo/GroupConway Twitty & Loretta LynnGeorge Jones & Tammy WynetteThe Statler BrothersJim Stafford & Sally KellermanFavorite Country AlbumOlivia Newton-John, Let Me Be ThereCharlie Rich, Behind Closed DoorsCharlie Rich, A Very Special Love SongSandy Duncan & Clifton DavisFavorite Country SongCharlie Rich, "The Most Beautiful Girl"Charley Pride, "Mississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town"Merle Haggard, "If We Make It Through December"Conway Twitty & Loretta LynnMeritBerry Gordy, Jr.Diana Ross
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