The 26th Annual American Music Awards on January 11, 1999, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 1998.
Performances Artist(s) Song(s) Whitney HoustonBabyface (on piano) "Until You Come Back" Whitney HoustonWyclef JeanBabyface (on piano) "My Love Is Your Love" Backstreet Boys "All I Have to Give""Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Matty's Remix) Dixie Chicks "Wide Open Spaces" Third Eye Blind "Graduate" K-Ci & JoJo "All My Life" Next "Too Close" K-Ci & JoJoNext "Love and Happiness" BlondieCoolioWu-Tang ClanMo B. Dick "No Exit" Brian McKnight98 DegreesShawn MullinsNSYNCLeAnn RimesTribute to Billy Joel:"Piano Man""Uptown Girl""Allentown""You May Be Right""Just the Way You Are" Brandy "Have You Ever?" Cher "Believe" Burt BacharachElvis Costello "Toledo" Trisha YearwoodGarth Brooks "Powerful Thing" Goo Goo Dolls "Slide" Master PSilkk the ShockerMo B. Dick "Goodbye To My Homies" Los Tigres del Norte "Golpes en el Corazón"
Presenters Brandy and Melissa Joan Hart (hosts) – opened the show and presented Favorite Soul/R&B Album Will Smith – introduced Whitney Houston Monica and NSYNC – presented Favorite Country Album Deborah Cox and Issac Hayes – presented Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist Freddie Prinze Jr. and Tatyana Ali – presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist LeAnn Rimes and David Boreanaz – presented Favorite Country Band, Duo or Group Sinbad and The Kinleys – presented Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist Faith Evans and Everclear – introduced Blondie, Coolio and Wu-Tang Clan Kathy Kinney and Sugar Ray – presented Favorite Soul/R&B Band, Duo or Group Garth Brooks – presented the Award of Merit to Billy Joel Kiss – presented Favorite Pop/Rock Album Boy George and Vonda Shepard – presented Favorite Soundtrack Paula Abdul – introduced Cher Toby Keith and Randy Travis – presented Favorite Country New Artist Carmen Electra and Dru Hill – presented Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist Elise Neal and D.L. Hughley - presented Favorite Latin Artist Shawn Mullins and Laura Innes – presented Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group Donny and Marie Osmond – announced The Winners Of The Concert From The Previous Year Chaka Khan and Method Man – presented Favorite Alternative Artist Britney Spears – introduced The Goo Goo Dolls The Wilkinsons – presented Favorite Country Male Artist Jack Wagner and Steve Wariner – presented Favorite Country Female Artist Daisy Fuentes, Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans – presented Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist Snoop Dogg and Bill Maher – presented Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Gerald Levert and Tia and Tamera Mowry – presented Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Enrique Iglesias – presented Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
Winners and nominees Subcategory Winner NomineesConcert Artist of the Year Concert Artist of the Year Garth Brooks Celine Dion (2nd place) Shania Twain (3rd place) Backstreet Boys (4th place) Metallica (5th place)Pop/Rock Category Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Eric Clapton Puff Daddy Will Smith Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Celine Dion Brandy Shania Twain Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Aerosmith Backstreet Boys Matchbox 20 Favorite Pop/Rock Album Big Willie Style - Will Smith Let's Talk About Love - Celine Dion Come On Over - Shania TwainFavorite Pop/Rock New Artist N'Sync Natalie Imbruglia Third Eye BlindSoul/R&B Category Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist Will Smith Mase Brian McKnight Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Janet Jackson Aaliyah Brandy Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group K-Ci & JoJo Next Xscape Favorite Soul/R&B Album Big Willie Style - Will Smith Love Always - K-Ci & JoJo Anytime - Brian McKnight Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist Lauryn Hill LSG Next Country Category Favorite Country Male Artist Garth Brooks Tim McGraw George Strait Favorite Country Female Artist Shania Twain Faith Hill LeAnn Rimes Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group Alabama Brooks & Dunn Dixie Chicks Favorite Country Album Sevens - Garth Brooks One Step at a Time - George Strait Come On Over - Shania Twain Favorite Country New Artist Dixie Chicks The Kinleys The WilkinsonsAdult Contemporary Category Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist Celine Dion Backstreet Boys Shania TwainAlternative Category Favorite Alternative Artist Pearl Jam Green Day Third Eye BlindRap/Hip-Hop Category Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist Master P Beastie Boys Puff Daddy Latin Category Favorite Latin Artist Enrique Iglesias Los Tigres del Norte Ricky MartinSoundtrack Category Favorite Soundtrack Titanic Armageddon City of AngelsMerit Billy Joel
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