American Music Awards of 2000

27th Annual American Music Awards
Date	January 17, 2000
Location	Shrine Auditorium,; Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Hosted by	Norm Macdonald
Most awards	Garth Brooks (3)
Most nominations	Shania Twain and Britney Spears (3 each)
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Runtime	180 minutes
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions

The 27th Annual American Music Awards were held on January 17, 2000, at the Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 1999.

Performances

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Mariah Carey Joe Nas	"Thank God I Found You"
'N Sync	"Bye Bye Bye"
Brooks & Dunn	N/A
Christina Aguilera	"I Turn to You" "What a Girl Wants"
Eurythmics	"I Saved the World Today" "Here Comes the Rain Again"
Enrique Iglesias	Rhythm Divine
Dr. Dre Eminem	"Forgot About Dre"
Beck	"Mixed Bizness"
Savage Garden	"I Knew I Loved You"
Eve Faith Evans	"Love Is Blind"
Creed	My Own Prison
Brian McKnight	Back at One
Lenny Kravitz	"American Woman"

Winners and nominees

Subcategory	Winner	Nominees
Pop/Rock Category
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Will Smith	Lenny Kravitz Ricky Martin
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Shania Twain	Whitney Houston Britney Spears
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Backstreet Boys	'N Sync Santana
Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Supernatural - Santana	Millennium - Backstreet Boys ...Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist	Britney Spears	Kid Rock Jennifer Lopez
Soul/R&B Category
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	R. Kelly	Busta Rhymes Ginuwine
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Lauryn Hill	Brandy Whitney Houston
Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group	TLC	Dru Hill K-Ci & JoJo
Favorite Soul/R&B Album	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill	My Love Is Your Love - Whitney Houston FanMail - TLC
Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist	Tyrese	Eve 702
Country Category
Favorite Country Male Artist	Garth Brooks	Tim McGraw George Strait
Favorite Country Female Artist	Shania Twain	Faith Hill Martina McBride
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	Brooks & Dunn	Diamond Rio Dixie Chicks
Favorite Country Album	Double Live - Garth Brooks	Fly - Dixie Chicks Always Never the Same - George Strait
Favorite Country New Artist	Montgomery Gentry	Sara Evans SheDaisy
Adult Contemporary Category
Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist	Phil Collins	Cher Shania Twain
Alternative Category
Favorite Alternative Artist	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Kid Rock Limp Bizkit
Rap/Hip-Hop Category
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist	DMX	Jay-Z Juvenile
Latin Category
Favorite Latin Artist	Ricky Martin	Enrique Iglesias Jennifer Lopez
Soundtrack Category
Favorite Soundtrack	Wild Wild West	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Runaway Bride
Artist of the Decade Category (Fan voted)
1950's Decade Award	Elvis Presley
1960's Decade Award	The Beatles
1970's Decade Award	Stevie Wonder
1980's Decade Award	Michael Jackson
1990's Decade Award	Garth Brooks
Merit
Gloria Estefan
Achievement Award
Mariah Carey

References

http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2000/amas.htm

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