American_Music_Awards_of_1975 References

2nd Annual American Music Awards
2nd Annual American Music Awards
Date	February 18, 1975
Venue	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California
Country	United States
First awarded	1973
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Runtime	120 min.
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions

The second Annual American Music Awards were held on February 18, 1975.

Winners and nominees

Subcategory	Winner	Nominees
Pop/Rock Category
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	John Denver	Charlie Rich Elton John
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Olivia Newton-John	Barbra Streisand Helen Reddy
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Bachman–Turner Overdrive Wings
Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Charlie Rich, Behind Closed Doors	Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road John Denver, John Denver's Greatest Hits
Favorite Pop/Rock Song	Olivia Newton-John, " I Honestly Love You"	Barbra Streisand, " The Way We Were" Terry Jacks, " Seasons in the Sun"
Soul/R&B Category
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Stevie Wonder	Barry White James Brown
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Diana Ross	Aretha Franklin Roberta Flack
Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group	Gladys Knight & the Pips	The O'Jays The Stylistics
Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Gladys Knight & the Pips, Imagination	Marvin Gaye, Let's Get It On Stevie Wonder, Innervisions
Favorite Soul/R&B Song	Gladys Knight & the Pips, " Midnight Train to Georgia"	Gladys Knight & the Pips, " You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" Roberta Flack, " Feel Like Makin' Love"
Country Category
Favorite Country Male Artist	Charlie Rich	Charley Pride Roy Clark
Favorite Country Female Artist	Olivia Newton-John	Loretta Lynn Marie Osmond
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn	George Jones & Tammy Wynette The Statler Brothers
Favorite Country Album	Olivia Newton-John, Let Me Be There	Charlie Rich, Behind Closed Doors Charlie Rich, A Very Special Love Song
Favorite Country Song	Charlie Rich, " The Most Beautiful Girl"	Charley Pride, " Mississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town" Merle Haggard, " If We Make It Through December"
Merit
Berry Gordy, Jr.