| 24th Annual American Music Awards | ||||
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| Date | January 27, 1997 | |||
| Location | Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles,California | |||
| Country | United States | |||
| Hosted by | Sinbad | |||
| Most awards | Whitney Houston,Alanis Morissette andToni Braxton (2 each) | |||
| Most nominations | Mariah Carey (5) | |||
| Television/radio coverage | ||||
| Network | ABC | |||
| Runtime | 180 min. | |||
| Produced by | Dick Clark Productions | |||
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The24th AnnualAmerican Music Awards were held on January 27, 1997, at theShrine Auditorium, inLos Angeles,California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 1996.