American Music Awards of 1976
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Pop/Rock Category

  • Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
    • John Denver
      John Denver
      Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success...


  • Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
    • Olivia Newton-John
      Olivia Newton-John
      Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...


  • Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo, or Group
    • Tony Orlando & Dawn

  • Favorite Pop/Rock Album
    • Have You Never Been Mellow? - Olivia Newton-John

  • Favorite Pop/Rock Single
    • "Rhinestone Cowboy" - Glen Campbell
      Glen Campbell
      Glen Travis Campbell is an American country music singer, guitarist, television host and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting a variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television.During his 50 years in show...


Soul/R&B Category

  • Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
    • Barry White
      Barry White
      Barry White, born Barry Eugene Carter , was an American composer and singer-songwriter.A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring...


  • Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
    • Aretha Franklin
      Aretha Franklin
      Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...


  • Favorite Soul/R&B Band, Duo, or Group
    • Gladys Knight & The Pips
      Gladys Knight & the Pips
      Gladys Knight & The Pips were an R&B/soul family musical act from Atlanta, Georgia, active from 1953 to 1989. The group was best known for their string of hit singles on Motown's "Soul" record label and Buddah Records from 1967 to 1975, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight...


  • Favorite Soul/R&B Album
    • A Song for You
      A Song for You (Temptations album)
      A Song for You is a 1975 album by The Temptations. The album features two R&B number-one hits, "Happy People" , and "Shakey Ground", one of the group's final R&B number-one songs....

      - The Temptations
      The Temptations
      The Temptations is an American vocal group having achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, R&B, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music.Formed in Detroit,...


  • Favorite Soul/R&B Single
    • "Get Down Tonight" - KC & The Sunshine Band

Country Category

  • Favorite Country Male Artist
    • John Denver

  • Favorite Country Female Artist
    • Olivia Newton-John

  • Favorite Country Band, Duo, or Group
    • Donny & Marie Osmond

  • Favorite Country Album
    • Back Home Again - John Denver

  • Favorite Country Single
    • "Rhinestone Cowboy" - Glen Campbell
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