| Kategorie | Gewinner | Nominierungen |
|---|
| Pop/Rock Category |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist | Lionel Richie | Prince
Bruce Springsteen |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Cyndi Lauper | Madonna
Linda Ronstadt |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group | Daryl Hall & John Oates | Huey Lewis and the News
Van Halen |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Album | Prince –Purple Rain | Michael Jackson –Thriller
Lionel Richie –Can’t Slow Down |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Song | Bruce Springsteen –Dancing in the Dark | Prince –When Doves Cry
Tina Turner –What’s Love Got to Do with It |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Video | Lionel Richie –Hello | Ray Parker Jr. –Ghostbusters
Prince –When Doves Cry |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Male Video Artist | Lionel Richie | Prince
Bruce Springsteen |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Female Video Artist | Cyndi Lauper | Laura Branigan
Tina Turner |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Video Artist | Huey Lewis and the News | Culture Club
Duran Duran |
| Soul/R&B Category |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Lionel Richie | Michael Jackson
Prince |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Tina Turner | Sheila E.
Chaka Khan |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group | The Pointer Sisters | The Time
Kool & The Gang |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Prince –Purple Rain | Michael Jackson –Thriller
Lionel Richie –Can’t Slow Down |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Song | Prince –When Doves Cry | Billy Ocean –Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)
Tina Turner –What’s Love Got to Do with It |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Video | Lionel Richie –Hello | Ray Parker Jr. –Ghostbusters
Prince –When Doves Cry |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Male Video Artist | Lionel Richie | Ray Parker Jr.
Prince |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Female Video Artist | Tina Turner | Sheila E.
Chaka Khan |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group Video Artist | The Pointer Sisters | Kool & The Gang
The Time |
| Country Category |
| Favorite Country Male Artist | Kenny Rogers | Ricky Skaggs
Hank Williams Jr. |
| Favorite Country Female Artist | Barbara Mandrell | Anne Murray
Dolly Parton |
| Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group | Alabama | The Oak Ridge Boys
The Statler Brothers |
| Favorite Country Album | Kenny Rogers –Eyes That See in the Dark | Alabama –Roll On
Ricky Skaggs –Don’t Cheat in Our Hometown |
| Favorite Country Song | Kenny Rogers &Dolly Parton –Islands in the Stream | The Judds –Mama He’s Crazy
Anne Murray –A Little Good News |
| Favorite Country Video | Anne Murray –A Little Good News | Willie Nelson –Tougher Than Leather
The Statler Brothers –Elizabeth |
| Favorite Country Male Video Artist | Willie Nelson | Waylon Jennings
Hank Williams Jr. |
| Favorite Country Female Video Artist | Anne Murray | Gus Hardin
Charly McClain |
| Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group Video Artist | The Oak Ridge Boys | The Statler Brothers
Hank Williams Jr. &Waylon Jennings |
| Ehrenpreis |
| Loretta Lynn |
