American Music Awards of 1975

2nd Annual American Music Awards
Date	February 18, 1975
Venue	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
Country	United States
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Runtime	120 min.
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions
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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	Nominees	Presenter
Pop/Rock Category
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	John Denver	Charlie Rich Elton John	Olivia Newton-John & Charley Pride
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Olivia Newton-John	Barbra Streisand Helen Reddy	Mac Davis & Lily Tomlin
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Bachman–Turner Overdrive Wings	Donny Osmond & Marie Osmond
Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Charlie Rich, Behind Closed Doors	Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road John Denver, John Denver's Greatest Hits	The Carpenters
Favorite Pop/Rock Song	Olivia Newton-John, "I Honestly Love You"	Barbra Streisand, "The Way We Were" Terry Jacks, "Seasons in the Sun"	Connie Stevens & Ray Stevens
Soul/R&B Category
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Stevie Wonder	Barry White James Brown	The Pointer Sisters
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Diana Ross	Aretha Franklin Roberta Flack	Al Green & Pat Boone
Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group	Gladys Knight & the Pips	The O'Jays The Stylistics	Janet Jackson & Michael Jackson
Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Gladys Knight & the Pips, Imagination	Marvin Gaye, Let's Get It On Stevie Wonder, Innervisions	Billy Preston & Minnie Ripperton
Favorite Soul/R&B Song	Gladys 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 Williams
Country Category
Favorite Country Male Artist	Charlie Rich	Charley Pride Roy Clark	Diana Trask & Ray Charles
Favorite Country Female Artist	Olivia Newton-John	Loretta Lynn Marie Osmond	Merle Haggard & Johnny Mathis
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn	George Jones & Tammy Wynette The Statler Brothers	Jim Stafford & Sally Kellerman
Favorite Country Album	Olivia Newton-John, Let Me Be There	Charlie Rich, Behind Closed Doors Charlie Rich, A Very Special Love Song	Sandy Duncan & Clifton Davis
Favorite Country Song	Charlie Rich, "The Most Beautiful Girl"	Charley Pride, "Mississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town" Merle Haggard, "If We Make It Through December"	Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn
Merit
Berry Gordy, Jr.			Diana Ross