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Usher nominated for 15 Grammys! Give it about 6 months, and it'll happen. 
Usher Leads American Music Award Nods By ANTHONY BREZNICAN, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES - R&B casanova Usher, whose album "Confessions" steamed up the charts with songs about sex, affairs and breakups, received a leading four nominations Tuesday for the American Music Awards. Many categories included last year's winners — Toby Keith, Tim McGraw and Linkin Park — and previous nominees Beyonce, Avril Lavigne (news), Norah Jones (news) and R. Kelly. Meanwhile, rapper-producer Kanye West, whose album "The College Dropout" combines gospel, rap and braggadocio, had three nominations, the second most after Usher. Usher was nominated as favorite male artist in both the pop/rock and soul/R&B categories, and his "Confessions" also has best album bids in both groups. In the hip-hop/rap class, West was up for favorite male artist, "The College Dropout" got a mention for best album, and his third bid came for the cross-genre award as best newcomer. Two categories feature all of the same nominees as last year. The country male artist group again includes Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw (who won in 2003). It also was deja vu for contemporary inspirational music, as 2003 winner Steven Curtis Chapman competes once more against MercyMe and Third Day. Meanwhile, OutKast — the big winner at February's Grammys (news - web sites) — was nominated for best rap/hip-hop group, and its Grammy-winning "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" got a bid for best rap album. The awards will be presented during a Nov. 14 ceremony that will be shown live on ABC. Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel will host it. The nominations are based on sales figures and radio play. Winners are selected by a survey of about 20,000 listeners. | |
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VoicesCarry said: Give it about 6 months, and it'll happen.
Usher Leads American Music Award Nods By ANTHONY BREZNICAN, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES - R&B casanova Usher, whose album "Confessions" steamed up the charts with songs about sex, affairs and breakups, received a leading four nominations Tuesday for the American Music Awards. Many categories included last year's winners — Toby Keith, Tim McGraw and Linkin Park — and previous nominees Beyonce, Avril Lavigne (news), Norah Jones (news) and R. Kelly. Meanwhile, rapper-producer Kanye West, whose album "The College Dropout" combines gospel, rap and braggadocio, had three nominations, the second most after Usher. Usher was nominated as favorite male artist in both the pop/rock and soul/R&B categories, and his "Confessions" also has best album bids in both groups. In the hip-hop/rap class, West was up for favorite male artist, "The College Dropout" got a mention for best album, and his third bid came for the cross-genre award as best newcomer. Two categories feature all of the same nominees as last year. The country male artist group again includes Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw (who won in 2003). It also was deja vu for contemporary inspirational music, as 2003 winner Steven Curtis Chapman competes once more against MercyMe and Third Day. Meanwhile, OutKast — the big winner at February's Grammys (news - web sites) — was nominated for best rap/hip-hop group, and its Grammy-winning "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" got a bid for best rap album. The awards will be presented during a Nov. 14 ceremony that will be shown live on ABC. Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel will host it. The nominations are based on sales figures and radio play. Winners are selected by a survey of about 20,000 listeners. Damn i hate Ursher...it seems like the more i dislike an artist the more popular they get  hmm maybe i hould turn things around and say ..I LOVE URSHER!! blah! ewww it was painful to typeCheck it out ...Shiny Toy Guns R gonna blowup VERY soon and bring melody back to music..you heard it here 1st! http://www.myspacecomment...theone.mp3 | |
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It's a forgone conclusion that not only will he be nominated for plent of Grammies, considering their trends in the past few years, he'll bring home an armful. Hooray for trendy!!!  Jeux Sans Frontiers | |
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The nominations are based on sales figures and radio play. Winners are selected by a survey of about 20,000 listeners.
THIS is why I said he would win, and not prince... trust me.. he's gonna sweep the show.. | |
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Mazerati said: Damn i hate Ursher...it seems like the more i dislike an artist the more popular they get hmm maybe i hould turn things around and say ..I LOVE URSHER!! blah! ewww it was painful to type So true though. | |
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VoicesCarry said: Many categories included last year's winners — Toby Keith, Tim McGraw and Linkin Park — and previous nominees Beyonce, Avril Lavigne (news), Norah Jones (news) and R. Kelly.
Toby won a grammy last year?...I had no idea! ...smashing! It was not in vain...it was in Minneapolis! | |
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Watch him cream MJ's record of 8 for THriller (was it 8?)
I mean 15 nominations, mayber this will be the crowning of the new King of Pop | |
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