American Music Awards of 1976

The third Annual American Music Awards were held on January 31, 1976.

3rd Annual American Music Awards
Date	January 31, 1976
Country	United States
First awarded	1973
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Runtime	120 min.
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions
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Winners and nominees of 3rd Annual American Music Awards

Pop/Rock Category
Category	Winner	Nominated
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	John Denver	Elton John Neil Sedaka
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Olivia Newton-John	Helen Reddy Linda Ronstadt
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Tony Orlando and Dawn	Eagles Earth, Wind & Fire
Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Olivia Newton-John, Have You Never Been Mellow	Eagles, One of These Nights Elton John, Greatest Hits
Favorite Pop/Rock Song	Glen Campbell, "Rhinestone Cowboy"	Captain & Tennille, "Love Will Keep Us Together" Elton John, "Philadelphia Freedom"
Soul/R&B Category
Category	Winner	Nominated
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Barry White	James Brown Smokey Robinson
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Aretha Franklin	Gwen McCrae Minnie Riperton
Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Earth, Wind & Fire KC and the Sunshine Band
Favorite Soul/R&B Album	The Temptations, A Song for You	Earth, Wind & Fire, That's the Way of the World Ohio Players, Five
Favorite Soul/R&B Song	KC and the Sunshine Band, "Get Down Tonight"	Gwen McCrae, "Rockin' Chair" Love Unlimited, "I Belong to You"
Country Category
Category	Winner	Nominated
Favorite Country Male Artist	John Denver	Charlie Rich Merle Haggard
Favorite Country Female Artist	Olivia Newton-John	Linda Ronstadt Loretta Lynn
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	Donny Osmond & Marie Osmond	Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn The Statler Brothers
Favorite Country Album	John Denver, Back Home Again	Freddy Fender, Before the Next Teardrop Falls Olivia Newton-John, Have You Never Been Mellow
Favorite Country Song	Glen Campbell, "Rhinestone Cowboy"	Freddy Fender, "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" Willie Nelson, "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
Merit
Irving Berlin