6 December 1995
Today’s theme takes us back in time as today 25 years ago, the Billboard Music Awards took place.
Reading the winners makes me want to reminisce and listen to them all on repeat. One thing is for sure… 90’s music is really hard to beat.
The winners were:
- Artist of the year: TLC
- Single of the year: Gangsta’s Paradise – Coolio
- Album of the year: Cracked Rear View – Hootie & The Blowfish
- Rock track of the year: December – Collective Soul
- Artist achievement: Janet Jackson
- Country album: The Hits – Garth Brooks
- Country single of the year: Sold – John Michael Montgomery
- Country artist of the year: John Michael Montgomery
- Century award: Joni Mitchell
- Contemporary Jazz artist of the year: Kenny G
- Rock artist of the year: Live
- Adult contemporary single of the year: In the House of Stone and Light – Martin Page
- R&B album: My Life – Mary J. Blige
- First ever Hot 100 Debut at #1: You are not Alone – Michael Jackson
- New artist of the year: Real McCoy
- Latin artist of the year: Selena
- Rap single: One More Chance/Stay With Me – The Notorious B.I.G.
- Rap artist of the year: The Notorious B.I.G.
- R&B single/artist: Creep – TLC
- R&B artist of the year: TLC
- Producer of the year: Babyface
- Songwriter of the year: Babyface
