| Subcategory
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Winner
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Nominees
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| Pop/Rock Category
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| Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
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Michael Bolton
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Bryan Adams
Rod Stewart
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| Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
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Paula Abdul
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Mariah Carey
Whitney Houston
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| Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group
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C+C Music Factory
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Color Me Badd
Guns N' Roses
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| Favorite Pop/Rock Album
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Time, Love & Tenderness – Michael Bolton
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Gonna Make You Sweat – C+C Music Factory
Unforgettable... with Love – Natalie Cole
Out of Time – R.E.M.
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| Favorite Pop/Rock Song
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"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Bryan Adams
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"I Wanna Sex You Up" – Color Me Badd
"More Than Words" – Extreme
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| Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist
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C+C Music Factory
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Boyz II Men
Color Me Badd
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| Soul/R&B Category
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| Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
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Luther Vandross
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LL Cool J
Prince
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| Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
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Mariah Carey
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Natalie Cole
Whitney Houston
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| Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group
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Bell Biv DeVoe
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Boyz II Men
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
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| Favorite Soul/R&B Album
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Power of Love – Luther Vandross
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Cooleyhighharmony – Boyz II Men
I'm Your Baby Tonight – Whitney Houston
New Jack City – soundtrack
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| Favorite Soul/R&B Song
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"I Wanna Sex You Up" – Color Me Badd
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"I Adore Mi Amor" – Color Me Badd
"Motownphilly" – Boyz II Men
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| Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist
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Boyz II Men
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Color Me Badd
Hi-Five
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| Country Category
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| Favorite Country Male Artist
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Garth Brooks
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Clint Black
Ricky Van Shelton
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| Favorite Country Female Artist
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Reba McEntire
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Kathy Mattea
Dolly Parton
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| Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group
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Alabama
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The Judds
Kentucky Headhunters
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| Favorite Country Album
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No Fences – Garth Brooks
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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
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| Favorite Country Song
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"The Thunder Rolls" – Garth Brooks
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"Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" – Travis Tritt
"She's in Love with the Boy" – Trisha Yearwood
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| Favorite Country New Artist
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Trisha Yearwood
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Billy Dean
Pam Tillis
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| Adult Contemporary Category
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| Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist
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Natalie Cole
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Paula Abdul
Whitney Houston
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| Favorite Adult Contemporary Album
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Unforgettable... with Love – Natalie Cole
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Spellbound – Paula Abdul
I'm Your Baby Tonight – Whitney Houston
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| Favorite Adult Contemporary New Artist
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Michael W. Smith
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Marc Cohn
The Triplets
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| Dance Category
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| Favorite Dance Artist
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C+C Music Factory
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Madonna
Crystal Waters
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| Favorite Dance Song
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"Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" – C+C Music Factory
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"Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" – Crystal Waters
"Someday" – Mariah Carey
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| Favorite Dance New Artist
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C+C Music Factory
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The KLF
Crystal Waters
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| Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Category
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| Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist
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Guns N' Roses
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Metallica
Van Halen
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| Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album
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For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge – Van Halen
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Use Your Illusion I – Guns N' Roses
Metallica – Metallica
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| Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock New Artist
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Firehouse
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Alice in Chains
Nirvana
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| Rap/Hip-Hop Category
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| Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist
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MC Hammer
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DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
N.W.A.
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| Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
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Homebase – DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
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Mama Said Knock You Out – LL Cool J
Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black – Public Enemy
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| Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist
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Naughty by Nature
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DJ Quik
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
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| Merit
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| James Brown
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