American Music Awards of 1982

The ninth Annual American Music Awards were held on January 25, 1982.

Winners and nominees

Subcategory	Winner	Nominees
Pop/Rock Categories
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Kenny Rogers	John Lennon Eddie Rabbitt Rick Springfield
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Pat Benatar	Sheena Easton Juice Newton Dolly Parton
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Air Supply	AC/DC The Pointer Sisters REO Speedwagon
Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Greatest Hits - Kenny Rogers	4 - Foreigner Double Fantasy - John Lennon Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon
Favorite Pop/Rock Song	"Endless Love" - Lionel Richie & Diana Ross	"Bette Davis Eyes" - Kim Carnes "Keep On Loving You" - REO Speedwagon "Jessie's Girl" - Rick Springfield
Soul/R&B Categories
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Stevie Wonder	Larry Graham Rick James Smokey Robinson
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Stephanie Mills	Chaka Khan Stacy Lattisaw Teena Marie
Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group	Kool & The Gang	The Gap Band Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio The Whispers
Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Street Songs - Rick James	The Gap Band III - The Gap Band The Dude - Quincy Jones Hotter Than July - Stevie Wonder
Favorite Soul/R&B Song	"Endless Love" - Lionel Richie & Diana Ross	"Being with You" - Smokey Robinson "Give It to Me Baby" - Rick James "She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)" - Carl Carlton
Country Categories
Favorite Country Male Artist	Willie Nelson	Ronnie Milsap T.G. Sheppard Don Williams
Favorite Country Female Artist	Barbara Mandrell	Emmylou Harris Anne Murray Dolly Parton
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	The Oak Ridge Boys	Alabama Willie Nelson & Ray Price The Statler Brothers
Favorite Country Album	Greatest Hits - Kenny Rogers	Feels So Right - Alabama Greatest Hits - Waylon Jennings Anne Murray's Greatest Hits - Anne Murray
Favorite Country Song	"Could I Have This Dance" - Anne Murray "On The Road Again" - Willie Nelson	"Feels So Right" - Alabama "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" - Ronnie Milsap
Merit
Stevie Wonder

References

• http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1982/amas.htm

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