Usher
Leads American Music Award Nominations
09-15-04
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(antiTainment) Usher dominates the nominations
for the 32nd annual American Music Awards, competing for four awards. The
list of nominees was released on Tuesday and is dominated by Urban artists.
OutKast and Kenye West both secured three nominations, although one the
gospel nomination for West has caused a bit of outrage for what many feel
is a flawed categorization for the rapper.
The ceremony will take place on November
14th at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. With a nod towards originality
for the award program, Jimmy Kimmel will host the ceremony for the second
year in a row as it is broadcast live on ABC.
Usher was an easy favorite as his latest
album Confessions has sold 5.5 million copies in the US since release.
He walked away with nominations for favorite male artist as well as favorite
album in the Soul/R&B category and Pop/Rock category.
The multiple category madness continues
with OutKast who were nominated for favorite group in the Pop/Rock and
Rap/Hip-hop categories. (why bother having separate categories if anyone
can fit into them according to the AMA standards? Although OutKast is the
rare exception that does fit into both). They also got a nod in the
favorite Rap/Hip-Hop album category.
The American Music Awards is a popularity
contest in the truest sense. Nominations are determined by sales and radio
airplay and the winners are selected by a poll of 20,000 people across
the U.S.
With the award show overkill, everyone
seems to have an award ceremony these days; last years AMA sank to their
lowest ratings in history with an audience of 12.8 million viewers.
With a list of nominations as predictable as the singles charts, this year
it doesnt look much better for the AMAs.
Nominations:
Favorite Male Artist Pop or Rock
Josh Groban
Lenny Kravitz
Michael McDonald
Usher
Favorite Female Artist Pop or Rock
Sheryl Crow
Avril Lavigne
Jessica Simpson
Favorite Band, Duo or Group Pop or Rock
Evanescence
Nickelback
OutKast
Favorite Album Pop or Rock
"Feels Like Home" (Norah Jones)
"In This Skin" (Jessica Simpson)
"Confessions" (Usher)
Favorite Male Artist Soul / Rhythm &
Blues Music
R. Kelly
Prince
Ruben Studdard
Usher
Favorite Female Artist Soul / Rhythm
& Blues Music
Beyonce'
Janet Jackson
Alicia Keys
Favorite Album Soul / Rhythm & Blues
Music
"The Diary of Alicia Keys" (Alicia Keys)
"Musicology" (Prince)
"Confessions" (Usher)
Favorite Male Artist Country Music
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Toby Keith
Tim McGraw
Favorite Female Artist Country Music
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
Gretchen Wilson
Favorite Band, Duo or Group Country Music
Brooks & Dunn
Lonestar
Rascal Flatts
Favorite Album Country Music
"When The Sun Goes Down" (Kenny Chesney)
"Shock'n Y'All" (Toby Keith)
"Martina" (Martina McBride)
Favorite Male Artist Rap / Hip-Hop
Jay-Z
Juvenile
Lil' Flip
Kanye West
Favorite Band, Duo or Group Rap / Hip-Hop
G-Unit
OutKast
Ying Yang Twins
Favorite Album Rap / Hip-Hop
"The Black Album" (Jay-Z)
"Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" (OutKast)
"The College Dropout" (Kanye West)
Favorite Artist Alternative Music
Incubus
Jet
Linkin Park
Favorite Artist Adult Contemporary Music
Harry Connick, Jr.
Sheryl Crow
Norah Jones
Favorite Artist Latin Music
Marc Anthony
Intocable
Paulina Rubio
Favorite Artist Contemporary Inspirational
Music
Steven Curtis Chapman
MercyMe
Third Day
Breakthrough
Favorite New Artist (All Genres)
Maroon 5
Kanye West
Gretchen Wilson
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