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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, January 26, 1993                   TAG: 9301260290
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: LOS ANGELES                                LENGTH: Medium

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MICHAEL JACKSON BIG WINNER AT MUSIC AWARDS

Michael Jackson won two trophies and his third special award while Michael Bolton, Billy Ray Cyrus, Mariah Carey, Reba McEntire, Patti LaBelle, Garth Brooks and Bobby Brown scored major victories Monday at the 20th annual American Music Awards.

Jackson won favorite pop-rock album for "Dangerous" and favorite soul-rhythm and blues single for "Remember the Time." He now has 14 of the awards in competitive categories.

Jackson was presented a new honor, the International Artists Award, which in future years will bear his name.

Cyrus accepted trophies for favorite country single with "Achy Breaky Heart" and favorite new country artist.

American Music Awards nominations are based on industry record sales and airplay data, and winners are voted by a national sampling of record buyers. ABC-TV broadcast the awards show live.

Bolton was named favorite male pop-rock artist and favorite adult-contemporary artist.

Carey won favorite pop-rock female artist, and her "Unplugged" recording was top adult-contemporary album.

McEntire won favorite female country artist and favorite country album with "For My Broken Heart."

In his only victory over Cyrus, Garth Brooks was named top male country artist. Bobby Brown won favorite male soul-R&B artist.

Boyz II Men won favorite pop-rock single for "End of the Road" and most popular soul-rhythm and blues band, duo or group.

The Winners:\ POP-ROCK

MALE ARTIST: Michael Bolton.

FEMALE ARTIST: Mariah Carey.

BAND, DUO OR GROUP: Genesis.

SINGLE: "End of the Road," Boyz II Men.

ALBUM: "Dangerous," Michael Jackson.

NEW ARTIST: Pearl Jam.\ SOUL-R&B

MALE ARTIST: Bobby Brown.

FEMALE ARTIST: Patti LaBelle.

BAND, DUO OR GROUP: Boyz II Men.

SINGLE: "Remember the Time," Michael Jackson.

ALBUM: "Funky Divas," En Vogue.

NEW ARTIST: Kris Kross.\ COUNTRY

MALE ARTIST: Garth Brooks.

FEMALE ARTIST: Reba McEntire.

BAND, DUO OR GROUP: Alabama.

SINGLE: "Achy Breaky Heart," Billy Ray Cyrus.

ALBUM: "For My Broken Heart," Reba McEntire.

NEW ARTIST: Billy Ray Cyrus.\ HEAVY METAL-HARD ROCK

ARTIST: Metallica.

NEW ARTIST: Pearl Jam.\ RAP-HIP HOP

ARTIST: Sir Mix-A-Lot.

NEW ARTIST: Kris Kross.\ ADULT CONTEMPORARY

ARTIST: Michael Bolton.

ALBUM: "Unplugged," Mariah Carey.

NEW ARTIST: k.d. lang.

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