The only other major difference between the Grammys and Billboard Music Awards is that the AMAs do not currently have an award for Best Single/Record but the Grammys and Billboard Music Awards do.
However, since the establishment of the Billboard Music Awards in 1989 , there have been instances where artists (such as The Dixie Chicks and Céline Dion ) have won all of the "big three" major music awards (including the AMAs). But the need for a unified music awards system (on the mold of Horse Racing 's Triple Crown ) only complicates the competition between the AMAs and the other awards shows.
For the first decade or so, the AMAs had multiple hosts, each representing a genre of music. For instance, Glen Campbell would host the country portion (Campbell, in fact, has co-hosted the AMAs more times than any other host or co-host), while other artists would co-host to represent his/her genre. In recent years, however, there has been one single host.
From its inception in 1973 until 2003 , the AMAs have been held in mid- to late-January, but were moved to November beginning in 2003 so as not to further compete with other major awards shows (such as the Golden Globe Award s and the Academy Awards ).
The most American Music Awards belong to Alabama who have collected twenty-two awards. The record for a solo artist belongs to Whitney Houston , who has collected twenty.
The record for the most American Music Awards won in a single year is held by both Michael Jackson (for 1983 's '' Thriller ''), and Whitney Houston (for 1993 's '' The Bodyguard Soundtrack ''), each with 8 awards to their credit (including the Award of Merit, which both artists were awarded during their respective year).
