American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist#1990s

{{Infobox award

| name = American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist

| alt = logo of the AMAs

| caption = Bruno Mars is the most recent recipient

| image = BrunoMars24KMagicWorldTourLive (cropped).jpg

| presenter = American Music Awards

| year = 1974

| holder = Bruno Mars

| most_wins = Justin Bieber (4)

| most_nominations = Michael Jackson (7)

| awarded_for =

| country = United States

| website = [http://www.theamas.com/ theamas.com]

}}

The American Music Award for Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock has been awarded since 1974. Years reflect the year in which the awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onward when awards were handed out on November of the same year). Justin Bieber has the most wins in this category with four. Michael Jackson is the most nominated male artist with 7 nominations and is the only singer to have won this award in three separate decades (80s, 90s and 00s).

Winners and nominees

=1970s=

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rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1974
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Jim Croce \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Elton John
Stevie Wonder
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1975
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| John Denver \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Elton John
Charlie Rich
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1976
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| John Denver \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Elton John
Neil Sedaka
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1977
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Elton John \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Peter Frampton
Barry Manilow
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1978
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Barry Manilow \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Peter Frampton
Stevie Wonder
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1979
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Barry Manilow \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Andy Gibb
Billy Joel

=1980s=

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rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1980
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Barry Manilow \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Billy Joel
Kenny Rogers
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1981
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Kenny Rogers \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Billy Joel
Bob Seger
rowspan="5" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1982
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Kenny Rogers \| rowspan="5" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
John Lennon
Eddie Rabbitt
Rick Springfield
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1983
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| John Mellencamp \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Rick Springfield
Paul McCartney
rowspan="5" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1984
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Michael Jackson \| rowspan="5" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
David Bowie
Billy Joel
Lionel Richie
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1985
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Lionel Richie \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Prince
Bruce Springsteen
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1986
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Bruce Springsteen \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Phil Collins
Prince
rowspan="5" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1987
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Lionel Richie \| rowspan="5" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Peter Gabriel
Robert Palmer
David Lee Roth
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1988
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Paul Simon \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Michael Jackson
George Michael
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1989
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| George Michael \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Michael Jackson
Steve Winwood

=1990s=

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rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1990
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Bobby Brown \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-01-24-ca-550-story.html\|title=A Fountain of Youth at the American Music Awards\|work=Los Angeles Times\|agency=Associated Press\|date=January 24, 1990\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Richard Marx
John Mellencamp
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1991
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Phil Collins \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-29-ca-458-story.html\|title=M. C. Hammer, Rap Win Big at American Music Awards\|work=Los Angeles Times\|agency=Associated Press\|date=January 29, 1991\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Michael Bolton
MC Hammer
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1992
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Michael Bolton \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Bryan Adams
Rod Stewart
rowspan="5" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1993
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Michael Bolton \| rowspan="5" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-26-mn-2029-story.html\|title=Jackson Wins 3 American Music Awards\|work=Los Angeles Times\|agency=Associated Press\|date=January 26, 1993\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Bryan Adams
Eric Clapton
Michael Jackson
rowspan="5" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1994
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Eric Clapton \| rowspan="5" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Michael Bolton
Michael Jackson
Rod Stewart
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1995
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Michael Bolton \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1995/0201/01132.html\|title=Boyz II Men Tops American Music Awards\|website=The Christian Science Monitor\|date=February 1, 1995\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Bryan Adams
Meat Loaf
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1996
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Michael Jackson \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9601/ama/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306083154/http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9601/ama/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=March 6, 2016\|title=Brooks turns down artist of year award\|website=CNN\|date=January 30, 1996\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Elton John
Seal
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1997
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Eric Clapton \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-28-mn-22915-story.html\|title=Slain Rapper Wins American Music Award\|work=Los Angeles Times\|agency=Associated Press\|date=January 28, 1997\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Bryan Adams
Seal
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1998
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Babyface \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/spice-girls-clean-up-at-american-music-awards-19980128\|title=Spice Girls Clean Up At American Music Awards\|website=Rolling Stone\|date=January 28, 1998\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Beck
Puff Daddy
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 1999
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Eric Clapton \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Puff Daddy
Will Smith

=2000s=

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rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2000
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Will Smith \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/18/music.awards/list.html\|title=American Music Awards: List of winners\|website=CNN\|date=January 18, 2000\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Lenny Kravitz
Ricky Martin
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2001
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Kid Rock \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
Marc Anthony
Eminem
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2002
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Lenny Kravitz \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{citation needed\|date=October 2022}}
R. Kelly
Shaggy
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2003 (January)
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Eminem \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/72696/2002-american-music-awards-winners\|title=2002 American Music Awards Winners\|website=Billboard\|date=January 14, 2003\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Enrique Iglesias
Nelly
rowspan="5" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2003 (November)
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Kid Rock \| rowspan="5" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2003/amas2.htm\|title=31st American Music Awards Winners\|website=Rock on the Net\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Clay Aiken
John Mayer
Justin Timberlake
rowspan="5" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2004
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Usher \| rowspan="5" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/65348/2004-billboard-music-awards-winners\|title=2004 American Music Awards Winners\|website=Billboard\|date=December 8, 2014\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Josh Groban
Lenny Kravitz
Michael McDonald
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2005
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Will Smith \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60570/2005-american-music-awards-winners\|title=2005 American Music Awards Winners\|website=Billboard\|date=November 23, 2005\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
50 Cent
Rob Thomas
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2006
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Sean Paul \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/articles/the-2006-american-music-awards-nominees-announced-55746/\|title=The 2006 American Music Awards Nominees Announced\|website=Access Hollywood\|date=September 19, 2006\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Nick Lachey
Kanye West
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2007
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Justin Timberlake \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=http://www.latimes.com/env-ama-nom9oct09-htmlstory.html\|title=2007 American Music Awards Nominees and Winners\|website=Los Angeles Times\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Akon
Timbaland
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2008
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Chris Brown \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2008-american-music-awards-winners-article-1.338264\|title=2008 American Music Awards Winners\|publisher=New York Daily News\|agency=Associated Press\|date=November 24, 2008\|access-date=November 21, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520210257/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2008-american-music-awards-winners-article-1.338264\|archive-date=2013-05-20\|url-status=dead}}
Kid Rock
Usher
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2009
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Michael Jackson \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/zap-american-music-awards-2009-winners-story.html\|title=2009 American Music Awards winners\|website=The Baltimore Sun\|access-date=November 21, 2017\|archive-date=December 1, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033103/http://www.baltimoresun.com/zap-american-music-awards-2009-winners-story.html\|url-status=dead}}
Eminem
T.I.

=2010s=

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rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2010
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Justin Bieber \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ama-2010-winners-the-full-list/\|title=AMA 2010 Winners: The Full List\|website=CBS News\|date=June 5, 2012\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Eminem
Usher
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2011
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Bruno Mars \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1159849/american-music-awards-2011-full-list-of-winners\|title=American Music Awards 2011: Full List of Winners\|website=Billboard\|date=November 18, 2011\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Justin Bieber
Pitbull
rowspan="5" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2012
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Justin Bieber \| rowspan="5" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/american-music-awards-2012-complete-391940\|title=American Music Awards 2012: The Complete Winners List\|work=The Hollywood Reporter\|date=November 18, 2012\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Flo Rida
Pitbull
Usher
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2013
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Justin Timberlake \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/american-music-awards-2013-list-of-ama-winners-in-full-8962042.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127233713/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/american-music-awards-2013-list-of-ama-winners-in-full-8962042.html \|archive-date=2013-11-27 \|url-access=limited \|url-status=live\|title=American Music Awards 2013: List of AMA winners in full\|website=The Independent\|date=November 25, 2013\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Bruno Mars
Robin Thicke
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2014
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Sam Smith \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/american-music-awards-2014-winners-751604\|title=American Music Awards 2014: The Complete Winners List\|work=The Hollywood Reporter\|date=November 23, 2014\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
John Legend
Pharrell Williams
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2015
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Ed Sheeran \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2015/music/news/american-music-awards-2015-winners-full-list-1201646476/\|title=American Music Awards 2015: Full Winners List\|website=Variety\|date=November 22, 2015\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Nick Jonas
Sam Smith
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2016
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Justin Bieber \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2016/11/20/american-music-awards-2016-full-list-of-winners-recap/#463385ed16fe\|title=American Music Awards 2016: Full List of Winners\|website=Forbes\|first=Hugh\|last=McIntyre\|date=November 20, 2016\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Drake
The Weeknd
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2017
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Bruno Mars \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/amas/8039497/amas-2017-winners-list\|title=Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 AMAs\|website=Billboard\|date=November 19, 2017\|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
Drake
Ed Sheeran
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2018
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Post Malone \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{Cite news\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/american-music-awards-full-list-winners-2018-1146665/item/favorite-male-artist-soul-r-b-1142148 \|title=American Music Awards: Taylor Swift Wins Artist of the Year, Sets New Record\|last=Nordyke\|first=Kimberly\|date=October 9, 2018\|work=The Hollywood Reporter\|access-date=October 9, 2018}}
Drake
Ed Sheeran
rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2019
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Khalid \| rowspan="4" align="center"\| {{Cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8540229/2019-american-music-awards-nominations-ama-list \|title=Post Malone, Ariana Grande & Billie Eilish Lead 2019 American Music Awards Nominations: See Full List\|last=Aniftos\|first=Rania\|date=October 24, 2019\|work=Billboard\|access-date=October 24, 2019\|archive-date=October 24, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024172109/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8540229/2019-american-music-awards-nominations-ama-list }}
Post Malone
Drake

=2020s=

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rowspan="4" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2020
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Justin Bieber \| rowspan=3 align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/american-music-awards-2020-full-winners-list-1234837726/\|title=American Music Awards 2020: The Full Winners List\|website=Variety\|first=Ellise\|last=Shafer\|date=November 22, 2020\|access-date=November 26, 2020}}
Post Malone
The Weeknd
rowspan="6" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2021
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Ed Sheeran \| rowspan=5 align="center"\| {{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/olivia-rodrigo-weeknd-american-music-award-nominations-1235099535/\|title=Olivia Rodrigo and the Weeknd Lead American Music Award Nominations\|website=Variety\|first=Jem\|last=Aswad\|date=October 28, 2021\|access-date=October 28, 2021}}
Drake
Justin Bieber
Lil Nas X
The Weeknd
rowspan="6" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2022
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Harry Styles \| rowspan=5 align="center"\| {{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-amas-winners-list-1235174393/\|title=Here Are All the 2022 AMAs Winners\|last=Atkinson\|first=Katie\|date=November 20, 2022\|magazine=Billboard\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121042102/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-amas-winners-list-1235174393/\|archive-date=November 21, 2022\|url-status=live\|access-date=November 21, 2022}}
Bad Bunny
Drake
Ed Sheeran
The Weeknd
rowspan="6" align="center"\| American Music Awards of 2025
style="background:#c5e1f0" \| Bruno Mars \| rowspan=5 align="center"\| {{Cite web \|last=Grein \|first=Paul \|date=2025-04-23 \|title=Kendrick Lamar Leads 2025 American Music Awards Nominations: Full List \|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2025-american-music-awards-nominations-list-1235953368/ \|access-date=2025-04-23 \|website=Billboard \|language=en-US}}
Benson Boone
Hozier
Teddy Swims
The Weeknd