The ninth Annual American Music Awards were held on January 25, 1982.
Winners and nominees
Subcategory Winner NomineesPop/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 MilsapMeritStevie Wonder
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