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German duo Milli Vanilli and country crooner Randy Travis were triple-winners Monday night as dance music dominated the 17th Annual American Music Awards.
Five dance acts-Janet Jackson, Bobby Brown, Paula Abdul, rapper M. C. Hammer and New Kids On The Block-each won two awards, along with heavy-metal rockers Guns 'N Roses.
Nominees were compiled from year-end charts in the music industry trade publication Cash Box. Winners were selected by 20,000 members of the public chosen on the basis of age, sex, geographic location and ethnicity.
Milli Vanilli, an international duo with a lively pop sound capitalizing on dance trends crossing different music styles, beat stiff competition during the three-hour show broadcast live on ABC-TV Monday night at the Shrine Auditorium.
The duo won favorite new pop-rock artist over critically acclaimed rockers Living Colour and the all-star collaboration of the Traveling Wilburys.
They also...