American Music Awards of 1988

The 15th Annual American Music Awards were held on January 25, 1988.

15th Annual American Music Awards
Date	January 25, 1988
Country	United States
Hosted by	Mick Fleetwood Barry Gibb Maurice Gibb Robin Gibb Whitney Houston
First awarded	1973
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Runtime	180 minutes
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions

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 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 Soul/R&B Video	"When I Think of You" – Janet Jackson
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