American Music Awards of 1997
US television program
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The 24th Annual American Music Awards were held on January 27, 1997, at the Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 1996.
DateJanuary 27, 1997
LocationShrine Auditorium,
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
CountryUnited States
Hosted bySinbad
| 24th Annual American Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 27, 1997 |
| Location | Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California |
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | Sinbad |
| Most awards | Whitney Houston, Alanis Morissette and Toni Braxton (2 each) |
| Most nominations | Mariah Carey (5) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC |
| Runtime | 180 min. |
| Produced by | Dick Clark Productions |
Performances
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Toni Braxton | "Un-Break My Heart" (Soul Hex Anthem Vocal) "You're Makin' Me High" |
| Brooks & Dunn | "A Man This Lonely" |
| Bush | "Greedy Fly" |
| Alan Jackson | "Everything I Love" |
| Little Richard | "Good Golly Miss Molly" |
| Metallica | "King Nothing" |
| Mötley Crüe | "Shout at the Devil" |
| Nas | "Street Dreams" "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" |
| New Edition | "I'm Still in Love with You" |
| LeAnn Rimes | "Unchained Melody" |
| Rod Stewart | "If We Fall In Love Tonight" |
| Keith Sweat | "Nobody" |