| 26th Annual American Music Awards | |
|---|---|
 American Music Awards logo since 2019 | |
| Date | January 11, 1999 |
| Location | Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California |
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | Brandy Melissa Joan Hart |
| Most awards | Will Smith (3) |
| Most nominations | Shania Twain (5) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC |
| Runtime | 180 minutes |
| Produced by | Dick Clark Productions |
The 26th Annual American Music Awards on January 11, 1999, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 1998.
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Whitney Houston Babyface (on piano) |
"Until You Come Back" |
| Whitney Houston Wyclef Jean Babyface (on piano) |
"My Love Is Your Love" |
| Backstreet Boys | "All I Have to Give" "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Matty's Remix) |
| Dixie Chicks | "Wide Open Spaces" |
| Third Eye Blind | "Graduate" |
| K-Ci & JoJo | "All My Life" |
| Next | "Too Close" |
| K-Ci & JoJo Next |
"Love and Happiness" |
| Blondie Coolio Wu-Tang Clan Mo B. Dick |
"No Exit" |
Brian McKnight 98 Degrees Shawn Mullins NSYNC LeAnn Rimes |
Tribute to Billy Joel: "Piano Man" "Uptown Girl" "Allentown" "You May Be Right" "Just the Way You Are" |
| Brandy | "Have You Ever?" |
| Cher | "Believe" |
| Burt Bacharach Elvis Costello |
"Toledo" |
| Trisha Yearwood Garth Brooks |
"Powerful Thing" |
| Goo Goo Dolls | "Slide" |
| Master P Silkk the Shocker Mo B. Dick |
"Goodbye To My Homies" |
| Los Tigres del Norte | "Golpes en el Corazón" |
