American Music Awards of 1987

14th Annual American Music Awards
Date	January 26, 1987
Country	United States
First award	1973
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Runtime	180 min.
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions
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The 14th Annual American Music Awards were held on January 26, 1987.

Winners and nominees

Subcategory	Winner	Nominees
Pop/Rock Category
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Lionel Richie	Peter Gabriel Robert Palmer David Lee Roth
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Whitney Houston	Janet Jackson Tina Turner Madonna
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Huey Lewis and the News	Genesis Heart Van Halen
Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston	Control - Janet Jackson Top Gun soundtrack 5150 - Van Halen
Favorite Pop/Rock Song	"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" - Billy Ocean	"Live To Tell" - Madonna "West End Girls" - Pet Shop Boys "Higher Love" - Steve Winwood
Favorite Pop/Rock Video	"Dancing on the Ceiling" - Lionel Richie	"Mad About You" - Belinda Carlisle "When I Think of You" - Janet Jackson "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" - Robert Palmer
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Video Artist	Billy Ocean	Peter Gabriel Howard Jones Robert Palmer
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Video Artist	Madonna	Belinda Carlisle Whitney Houston Janet Jackson
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Video Artist	Huey Lewis & The News	Culture Club Run–D.M.C. Simple Minds
Soul/R&B Category
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Lionel Richie	Freddie Jackson Billy Ocean Stevie Wonder
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Whitney Houston	Anita Baker Janet Jackson Patti LaBelle
Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group	New Edition	Atlantic Starr Cameo Run-D.M.C.
Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston	Rapture - Anita Baker Control - Janet Jackson Raising Hell - Run-D.M.C.
Favorite Soul/R&B Song	"Nasty" - Janet Jackson	"Word Up" - Cameo "Kiss" - Prince "Rumors" - Timex Social Club
Favorite Soul/R&B Video	"Greatest Love of All" - Whitney Houston	"When I Think of You" - Janet Jackson "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" - Billy Ocean "Walk This Way" - Run-D.M.C.
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Video Artist	Lionel Richie	James Brown Oran "Juice" Jones Billy Ocean
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Video Artist	Janet Jackson	Aretha Franklin Whitney Houston Tina Turner
Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group Video Artist	Kool & The Gang	Cameo The Jets Run-D.M.C.
Country Category
Favorite Country Male Artist	Willie Nelson	Ronnie Milsap George Strait Hank Williams, Jr.
Favorite Country Female Artist	Barbara Mandrell	Reba McEntire Juice Newton Tanya Tucker
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	Alabama	The Forester Sisters The Judds Marie Osmond & Paul Davis
Favorite Country Album	Greatest Hits - Alabama	Rockin' with the Rhythm - The Judds Whoever's in New England - Reba McEntire Something Special - George Strait
Favorite Country Song	"Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)" - The Judds	"Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)" - Dan Seals "Diggin' Up Bones" - Randy Travis "You Can Dream of Me" - Steve Wariner
Favorite Country Video	"Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)" - The Judds	"Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" - George Jones "Whoever's in New England" - Reba McEntire "Honky Tonk Man" - Dwight Yoakam
Favorite Country Male Video Artist	George Jones	Mel McDaniel Gary Morris George Strait
Favorite Country Female Video Artist	Reba McEntire	Janie Fricke Anne Murray Marie Osmond
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group Video Artist	Alabama	The Forester Sisters The Judds Sawyer Brown
Merit
Elvis Presley

Other awards

Winner	Award	Nominee/work
Dionne Warwick	Special Recognition Award	"That's What Friends Are For"

Performers

• Diana Ross – Touch By Touch
• Genesis – Invisible Touch (Live from Cleveland)
• Janet Jackson – Control
• Robert Palmer – I Didn't Mean to Turn You On
• Whitney Houston – All at Once
• Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Diana Ross – That's What Friends Are For

References

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