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12th American Music Awards

28 January 1985 Venue Shrine Auditorium City, Country Los Angeles, California, USA Band Prince (vox, guitar), Bobby Z. (drums), Brown Mark (bass), Wendy Melvoin (guitar), Lisa Coleman (keyboards), Dr. Fink (keyboards)

Setlist

Songs Additional Songs Remarks / Personnel Purple Rain     See here for index, code, and color legend

Show Facts

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	Trivia
	Prince won 3 awards that night: - "Favorite Pop/Rock Album" for Purple Rain - "Favorite Black Music Album" for Purple Rain - "Favorite Single" for When Doves Cry After the ceremony, 45 artists recorded the song We Are The World. Prince did not attend the recording, but Sheila E. did. Later backlash in the media from Prince's non-appearance led to him writing the track Hello.

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