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 |