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

DATE: FRIDAY, December 17, 1993                   TAG: 9312170117
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 8   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.                                 LENGTH: Medium

HOUSTON, JACKSON LEAD AMERICAN MUSIC NOMINEES

Whitney Houston leads the pack with eight nominations for the 21st annual American Music Awards, followed by Janet Jackson with five and the all-women trio SWV with four.

Winners of 25 awards in pop-rock, country, soul-rhythm and blues, adult contemporary, heavy metal-hard rock and rap-hip hop will be announced Feb. 7 during an ABC-TV special from Los Angeles.

Winners will be selected by the public through a national sampling of about 20,000 record buyers. The sampling takes into account geographic location, age, sex and ethnicity.

Names of nominees were based upon calculations involving year-end sales and airplay. The information was supplied by a music industry trade publication, Radio & Records, and SoundScan Inc., a computerized point-of-sale tracking system that compiles sales data from more than 10,000 record retail outlets.

An artist also will receive the noncompetitive Award of Merit for outstanding contributions to music.

The categories and nominees:

Pop-Rock

Male artist: Michael Bolton, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson and Rod Stewart.

Female artist: Mariah Carey, Gloria Estefan, Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson.

Band, duo or group: Aerosmith, Pearl Jam and U2.

Single: "Can't Help Falling in Love," UB40; "I Will Always Love You," Whitney Houston; "Whoomp! (There It Is)," Tag Team.

Album: "The Bodyguard" (soundtrack), Whitney Houston; "Janet," Janet Jackson; "Pocket Full of Kryptonite," Spin Doctors; "Unplugged," Eric Clapton.

New artist: Blind Melon, Stone Temple Pilots and SWV.

Soul-R&B

Male artist: Babyface, Bobby Brown, Michael Jackson and Luther Vandross.

Female artist: Toni Braxton, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson.

Band, duo or group: Arrested Development, En Vogue and SWV.

Single: "Dreamlover," Mariah Carey; "I Will Always Love You," Whitney Houston; "That's the Way Love Goes," Janet Jackson.

Album: "The Bodyguard," (soundtrack), Whitney Houston; "Janet," Janet Jackson; "It's About Time," SWV; "Lose Control," Silk.

New artist: Toni Braxton, Silk and SWV.

Country

Male artist: Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson and George Strait.

Female artist: Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton and Wynonna.

Band, duo or group: Alabama, Brooks & Dunn and Little Texas.

Single: "A Bad Goodbye," Clint Black & Wynonna; "Chattahoochee," Alan Jackson; "Romeo," Dolly Parton & Friends.

Album: "A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love)," Alan Jackson; "Hard Workin' Man," Brooks & Dunn; "In Pieces," Garth Brooks; "It's Your Call," Reba McEntire.

New artist: Tracy Byrd, John Michael Montgomery and Clay Walker.

Heavy Metal-Hard Rock

Artist: Aerosmith, Metallica and Pearl Jam.

New artist: Blind Melon, Smashing Pumpkins and Stone Temple Pilots.

Rap-Hip Hop

Artist: Arrested Development, Dr. Dre and Naughty by Nature.

New artist: Dr. Dre, Onyx and 2Pac (Tupac Shakur).

Adult Contemporary

Artist: Michael Bolton, Kenny G and Whitney Houston.

Album: "The Bodyguard" (soundtrack), Whitney Houston;"Breathless," Kenny G; "River of Dreams," Billy Joel; "Unplugged ... And Seated," Rod Stewart.

New artist: Toni Braxton, Lauren Christy and Lisa Keith.

by CNB