31st American Music Awards nominees
Billie
and Cher, mixed with youngsters Beyonce and Avril Lavigne on the list of
nominees for the 31st annual American Music Awards. Dion received two
nominations Tuesday, for favorite female pop-rock artist and favorite adult
contemporary artist, where she's up against Cher and Norah Jones. Jones, whose
folksy, sensuous voice earned her five Grammys earlier this year, is also vying
for favorite pop-rock album for her platinum debut Come Away With Me.
No clear favorites emerged Tuesday, with two nominations each going to R.
Kelly, Luther Vandross, Ashanti and Beyonce in the soul-R&B category, Shania
Twain in the country category and Sean Paul and Missy Elliott in the rap-hip
hop category.
Rapper Eminem also received two nods for favorite male rapper and for the
soundtrack to his semi-autobiographical film 8 Mile.
The 20 awards will be presented during a ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in
Los Angeles on Nov. 16, aired on ABC. Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is the emcee.
The nominations are based on sales figures and radio play. Winners are selected
by a survey of about 20,000 listeners. The nominees:
Pop-Rock:
Male Artist: Clay Aiken, Kid Rock, John Mayer, Justin Timberlake.
Female Artist: Celine Dion, Avril Lavigne, Jennifer Lopez.
Band, Duo or Group: Fleetwood Mac, matchbox twenty, 3 Doors Down.
Album: Fallen, Evanescence; Come Away With Me, Norah Jones; Cocky, Kid Rock;
Justified, Justin Timberlake.
Soul-R&B:
Male Artist: Ginuwine, Jaheim, R. Kelly, Luther Vandross.
Female Artist: Aaliyah, Ashanti, Beyonce.
Band, Duo or Group: B2K, Dru Hill, The Isley Brothers.
Album: Chapter II, Ashanti; Dangerously In Love, Beyonce; Chocolate Factory, R.
Kelly; Dance With My Father, Luther Vandross.
Country:
Male Artist: Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw.
Female Artist: Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Shania Twain.
Band, Duo or Group: Alabama, Brooks & Dunn, Dixie Chicks.
Album: Unleashed, Toby Keith; Tim McGraw & The Dancehall Doctors, Tim McGraw;
Melt, Rascal Flatts; Up! Shania Twain.
Rap-Hip Hop:
Male Artist: Eminem, 50 Cent, Nelly, Sean Paul.
Female Artist: Missy Elliott, Eve, Lil' Kim.
Band, Duo or Group: Black Eyed Peas, Bone Crusher, Lil Jon & The East Side
Boyz.
Album: Under Construction, Missy Elliott; Get Rich Or Die Tryin,' 50 Cent;
Dutty Rock, Sean Paul; 8 Mile, Soundtrack.
Adult Contemporary:
Artist: Cher, Celine Dion, Norah Jones.
Latin Music:
Artist: Kumbia Kings, Ricky Martin, Luis Miguel.
Alternative Music:
Artist: Coldplay, Linkin Park, Metallica.
Contemporary Inspirational:
Artist: Steven Curtis Chapman, MercyMe, Third Day.
"STUPIDITY IS NOT A HANDICAP. Park elsewhere!"
piscesrr
Billie wrote:
> LOS ANGELES (AP) — Veteran performers, including Fleetwood Mac, Celine Dion
> and Cher, mixed with youngsters Beyonce and Avril Lavigne on the list of
> nominees for the 31st annual American Music Awards. Dion received two
> nominations Tuesday, for favorite female pop-rock artist and favorite adult
> contemporary artist, where she's up against Cher and Norah Jones. Jones, whose
> folksy, sensuous voice earned her five Grammys earlier this year, is also vying
> for favorite pop-rock album for her platinum debut Come Away With Me.
Didn't Dick Clark threaten to close this award down last year on
account of guests signing up to perform at the Grammies instead?
I wondered why these nominations were so early.
Rhiann1048
>From: piscesrr piscesrr@MY_KNICKERSaustin.rr.com
>Date: Tue, Sep 16, 2003 7:23 PM
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>Billie wrote:
>> LOS ANGELES (AP) — Veteran performers, including Fleetwood Mac, Celine
>Dion
>> and Cher, mixed with youngsters Beyonce and Avril Lavigne on the list
>of
>> nominees for the 31st annual American Music Awards. Dion received two
>> nominations Tuesday, for favorite female pop-rock artist and favorite
>adult
>> contemporary artist, where she's up against Cher and Norah Jones. Jones,
>whose
>> folksy, sensuous voice earned her five Grammys earlier this year, is also
>vying
>> for favorite pop-rock album for her platinum debut Come Away With Me.
>
>Didn't Dick Clark threaten to close this award down last year on
>account of guests signing up to perform at the Grammies instead?
>I wondered why these nominations were so early.
That is what I want to know. Why did they bump this show up two months?
Sweeps?
Lori
Led4acs
selected by a survey of about 20,000 listeners. The nominees:
Pop-Rock:
Male Artist: Clay Aiken, Kid Rock, John Mayer, Justin Timberlake.
Female Artist: Celine Dion, Avril Lavigne, Jennifer Lopez.
Band, Duo or Group: Fleetwood Mac, matchbox twenty, 3 Doors Down.
Album: Fallen, Evanescence; Come Away With Me, Norah Jones; Cocky, Kid Rock;
Justified, Justin Timberlake. >>>>>>>>
This has to be the sorriest collection of music award nominees in music
history.
Clay Aiken and Justin Timberlake? The AMA's are the biggest joke and have been
for years.
<<Alternative Music:
Artist: Coldplay, Linkin Park, Metallica.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Coldplay and Metallica are alternative?? Dick Clark, give it up already. Go
back to selling your 50's do-wop collections on late night TV.
Astrid
It's a scary day when Clay Aiken & Kid Rock are categorized the same way.