| Subcategory |
Winner |
Nominees |
| Pop/Rock Category |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist |
George Michael |
Michael Jackson
Steve Winwood |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist |
Whitney Houston |
Tracy Chapman
Debbie Gibson |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group |
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine |
Def Leppard
Van Halen |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Album |
Dirty Dancing Soundtrack |
Hysteria - Def Leppard
Faith - George Michael |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Song |
"Sweet Child O' Mine" - Guns N' Roses |
"Never Gonna Give You Up" - Rick Astley
"Roll With It" - Steve Winwood |
| Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist |
Tracy Chapman |
Rick Astley
Taylor Dayne |
|
| Soul/R&B Category |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist |
George Michael |
Bobby Brown
Michael Jackson |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist |
Whitney Houston |
Natalie Cole
Sade |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group |
Gladys Knight & The Pips |
New Edition
Salt-N-Pepa |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Album |
Faith - George Michael |
All Our Love - Gladys Knight & The Pips
Make It Last Forever - Keith Sweat |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Song |
"Nice 'N' Slow" - Freddie Jackson |
"Off on Your Own (Girl)" - Al B. Sure!
"Girlfriend" - Pebbles |
| Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist |
Al B. Sure! |
Tony! Toni! Tone!
Karyn White |
|
| Country Category |
| Favorite Country Male Artist |
Randy Travis |
George Strait
Hank Williams, Jr. |
| Favorite Country Female Artist |
Reba McEntire |
Rosanne Cash
Tanya Tucker |
| Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group |
Alabama |
The Judds
The Oak Ridge Boys |
| Favorite Country Album |
Always & Forever - Randy Travis |
If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin' - George Strait
Wild-Eyed Dream - Ricky Van Shelton |
| Favorite Country Song |
"I Told You So" - Randy Travis |
"Fallin' Again" - Alabama
"Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses" - Kathy Mattea |
| Favorite Country New Artist |
Patty Loveless |
Larry Boone
The McCarters |
|
| Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Category |
| Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist |
Def Leppard |
Guns N' Roses
Van Halen |
| Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album |
Hysteria - Def Leppard |
"Appetite for Destruction" - Guns N' Roses
"OU812" - Van Halen |
|
| Rap/Hip-Hop Category |
| Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist |
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince |
Run-D.M.C.
Salt-N-Pepa |
| Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album |
He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper - DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince |
"It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back" - Public Enemy
"Tougher Than Leather" - Run-D.M.C. |
|
| Merit |
| Willie Nelson |
|
| Special Achievement Award |
| Michael Jackson |