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American Music Awards spread out nominations
Four acts--Mariah Carey , The Red Hot Chili Peppers , The Black Eyed Peas and Nickelback --picked up three nods apiece to lead the nominations for the 2006 American Music Awards , which will be handed out Nov. 21 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
Mary J. Blige, Kelly Clarkson, Eminem, Jamie Foxx, Pussycat Dolls, Rascal Flatts, T.I., Carrie Underwood and Kanye West are nominated for two awards each.
Twenty awards will be handed out in eight musical categories during this year's American Music Awards ceremony, which will air live on ABC.
One award--Favorite Female Rap/Hip-Hop Artist--won't be handed out this year because fewer than five artists met the minimum eligibility requirements, according to organizers. Nominations are based on sales data compiled by music-industry magazine Radio & Records and Nielsen Soundscan; winners are selected by the public via a national sampling of about 20,000 people.
The complete list of nominees follows:
POP/ROCK
Favorite Male Artist:
Nick Lachey
Sean Paul
Kanye West
Favorite Female Artist:
Mariah Carey
Kelly Clarkson
Nelly Furtado
Favorite Band, Duo or Group:
Nickelback
Pussycat Dolls
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Favorite Album:
"All the Right Reasons," Nickelback
"Stadium Arcadium," Red Hot Chili Peppers
"High School Musical," Various Artists
COUNTRY
Favorite Male Artist:
Kenny Chesney
Toby Keith
Keith Urban
Favorite Female Artist:
Faith Hill
Carrie Underwood
Gretchen Wilson
Favorite Band, Duo or Group:
Brooks & Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
Rascal Flatts
Favorite Album:
"Legend of Johnny Cash," Johnny Cash
"Greatest Hits Volume 2," Tim McGraw
"Me and My Gang," Rascal Flatts
SOUL/RHYTHM & BLUES
Favorite Male Artist:
Chris Brown
Jamie Foxx
Ne-Yo
Favorite Female Artist:
Mary J. Blige
Mariah Carey
Keyshia Cole
Favorite Band, Duo or Group:
The Black Eyed Peas
The Isley Brothers
Jagged Edge
Favorite Album:
"The Breakthrough," Mary J. Blige
"The Emancipation of Mimi," Mariah Carey
"Unpredictable," Jamie Foxx
RAP/HIP-HOP
Favorite Male Artist:
Eminem
T.I.
Kanye West
Favorite Band, Duo or Group:
The Black Eyed Peas
Dem Franchize Boyz
Three 6 Mafia
Favorite Album:
"Monkey Business," The Black Eyed Peas
"Curtain Call," Eminem
"King," T.I.
ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Favorite Artist:
Michael Bublé
Kelly Clarkson
Rob Thomas
ALTERNATIVE MUSIC
Favorite Artist:
Nickelback
Pearl Jam
Red Hot Chili Peppers
LATIN MUSIC
Favorite Artist:
Daddy Yankee
Don Omar
Shakira
CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Favorite Artist:
Aly & AJ
Casting Crowns
Kirk Franklin
FAVORITE NEW BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST (ALL GENRES)
Chamillionaire
Pussycat Dolls
Carrie Underwood
