# American Music Awards of 1992

The 19th Annual American Music Awards were held on January 27, 1992, at the Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 1991.
C+C Music Factory were the most nominated and the big winners of the night, winning five out of the 6 trophies they were up to. Pop star Michael Bolton, soul's Luther Vandross and Natalie Cole each garnered two awards.

## Performances

| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| MC Hammer | "Do Not Pass Me By" |
| Color Me Badd | Medley: "I Adore Mi Amor" "I Wanna Sex You Up" "All 4 Love" |
| Reba McEntire | "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" |
| Guns N' Roses | "Yesterdays" |
| Whitney Houston | Medley: "I'm Your Baby Tonight" "My Name Is Not Susan" "Who Do You Love" |
| Celine Dion Peabo Bryson | "Beauty and the Beast" |
| Wynonna Judd | "She Is His Only Need" |
| James Brown | Medley: "Please, Please, Please" "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" "Sex Machine" "It's Time To Love" "Out of Sight" |
| Boyz II Men | "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" |
| Travis Tritt | "Anymore" |
| MC Hammer | "2 Legit 2 Quit" "Pump It Up" |
Notes
* Pre-taped in Las Vegas, Nevada.

## Winners and nominees

| Subcategory | Winner | Nominees |
| Pop/Rock Category |||
| Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist | Michael Bolton | Bryan Adams Rod Stewart |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Paula Abdul | Mariah Carey Whitney Houston |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group | C+C Music Factory | Color Me Badd Guns N' Roses |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Album | Time, Love & Tenderness – Michael Bolton | Gonna Make You Sweat – C+C Music Factory Unforgettable... with Love – Natalie Cole Out of Time – R.E.M. |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Song | "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Bryan Adams | "I Wanna Sex You Up" – Color Me Badd "More Than Words" – Extreme |
| Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist | C+C Music Factory | Boyz II Men Color Me Badd |
| Soul/R&B Category |||
| Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Luther Vandross | LL Cool J Prince |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Mariah Carey | Natalie Cole Whitney Houston |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group | Bell Biv DeVoe | Boyz II Men DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Power of Love – Luther Vandross | Cooleyhighharmony – Boyz II Men I'm Your Baby Tonight – Whitney Houston New Jack City – soundtrack |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Song | "I Wanna Sex You Up" – Color Me Badd | "I Adore Mi Amor" – Color Me Badd "Motownphilly" – Boyz II Men |
| Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist | Boyz II Men | Color Me Badd Hi-Five |
| Country Category |||
| Favorite Country Male Artist | Garth Brooks | Clint Black Ricky Van Shelton |
| Favorite Country Female Artist | Reba McEntire | Kathy Mattea Dolly Parton |
| Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group | Alabama | The Judds Kentucky Headhunters |
| Favorite Country Album | No Fences – Garth Brooks | Put Yourself in My Shoes – Clint Black Ropin' the Wind – Garth Brooks Don't Rock the Jukebox – Alan Jackson Rumor Has It – Reba McEntire It's All About to Change – Travis Tritt |
| Favorite Country Song | "The Thunder Rolls" – Garth Brooks | "Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" – Travis Tritt "She's in Love with the Boy" – Trisha Yearwood |
| Favorite Country New Artist | Trisha Yearwood | Billy Dean Pam Tillis |
| Adult Contemporary Category |||
| Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist | Natalie Cole | Paula Abdul Whitney Houston |
| Favorite Adult Contemporary Album | Unforgettable... with Love – Natalie Cole | Spellbound – Paula Abdul I'm Your Baby Tonight – Whitney Houston |
| Favorite Adult Contemporary New Artist | Michael W. Smith | Marc Cohn The Triplets |
| Dance Category |||
| Favorite Dance Artist | C+C Music Factory | Madonna Crystal Waters |
| Favorite Dance Song | "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" – C+C Music Factory | "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" – Crystal Waters "Someday" – Mariah Carey |
| Favorite Dance New Artist | C+C Music Factory | The KLF Crystal Waters |
| Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Category |||
| Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist | Guns N' Roses | Metallica Van Halen |
| Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album | For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge – Van Halen | Use Your Illusion I – Guns N' Roses Metallica – Metallica |
| Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock New Artist | Firehouse | Alice in Chains Nirvana |
| Rap/Hip-Hop Category |||
| Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist | MC Hammer | DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince N.W.A. |
| Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album | Homebase – DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince | Mama Said Knock You Out – LL Cool J Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black – Public Enemy |
| Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist | Naughty by Nature | DJ Quik Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch |
| Merit |||
| James Brown |||