1997 Billboard Music Awards

Updated February 11, 2017 | Infoplease Staff

Artist of the Year	LeAnn Rimes
Country Artist	LeAnn Rimes
Country Album of the Year	LeAnn Rimes, Blue
Country Singles Artist of the Year	LeAnn Rimes
Single of the Year	Elton John, “Candle in the Wind '97”
Singles Artist of the Year	Elton John
Century Award	Chet Atkins
Artist Achievement Award	Garth Brooks
Album of the Year	Spice Girls, Spice
New Artist	Spice Girls
Rap Artist	Puff Daddy
Rap Single of the Year	Puff Daddy with Faith Evans, “I'll Be Missing You”
Female R&B Artist of the Year	Toni Braxton
Adult Contemporary Artist	Toni Braxton
Adult Contemporary Single of the Year	Toni Braxton, “Unbreak My Heart”
R&B Single of the Year	Dru Hill, “In My Head”
R&B Artist of the Year	Dru Hill
R&B Singles Artist of the Year	Dru Hill
Rock Track	Tonic, “If You Could Only See”
Modern Rock Artist	Sublime
Modern Rock Track	Third Eye Blind, “Semi-Charmed Life”