HOW CAN THIS BE?

Many artists receive multiple AMA nods
Mariah Carey, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Black Eyed Peas each up for three American Music Awards
The Associated Press
Originally published September 19, 2006, 2:12 PM EDT
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. // For more than a dozen artists, nominations for the American Music Awards came in twos and threes.

Mariah Carey, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Eyed Peas and Nickelback each captured three nominations, while Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kanye West, Jamie Foxx, T.I., Rascal Flatts, Pussycat Dolls and former American Idols Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood earned a pair of nods each.





Nominees in pop/rock, country, soul/rhythm & blues, rap/hip-hop, Latin, alternative, contemporary inspirational and adult contemporary categories were announced at a news conference at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

This year, the favorite female rap/hip-hop artist category was eliminated because fewer than five artists met the minimum eligibility requirements.
The 2006 American Music Awards will be presented Nov. 21 at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium during a three-hour ABC-TV special.

Nominees were chosen based on record sales. Winners will be selected by a survey of about 20,000 listeners.

The complete list of nominees:

Pop/Rock:

* Male artist: Nick Lachey, Sean Paul, Kanye West

* Female artist: Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, Nelly Furtado

* Band, duo or group: Nickelback, Pussycat Dolls, Red Hot Chili Peppers

* Album: "All the Right Reasons" (Nickelback), "Stadium Arcadium" (Red Hot Chili Peppers), "High School Musical" (various artists)

Country:

* Male artist: Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Keith Urban

* Female artist: Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood, Gretchen Wilson

* Band, duo or group: Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Rascal Flatts

* Album: "Legend of Johnny Cash" (Johnny Cash), "Greatest Hits Volume 2" (Tim McGraw), "Me And My Gang" (Rascal Flatts)

Soul/Rhythm & Blues:

* Male artist: Chris Brown, Jamie Foxx, Ne-Yo

* Female artist: Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Keyshia Cole

* Band, duo or group: The Black Eyed Peas, The Isley Brothers, Jagged Edge

* Album: "The Breakthrough" (Mary J. Blige), "The Emancipation of Mimi" (Mariah Carey), "Unpredictable" (Jamie Foxx)


Rap/Hip Hop:

* Male artist: Eminem, T.I., Kanye West

* Band, duo or group: The Black Eyed Peas, Dem Franchize Boyz, Three 6 Mafia

* Album: "Monkey Business" (The Black Eyed Peas), "Curtain Call" (Eminem), "King" (T.I.)

Adult Contemporary:

* Artist: Michael Buble, Kelly Clarkson, Rob Thomas

Alternative:

* Artist: Nickelback, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers

Latin:

* Artist: Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Shakira

Contemporary Inspirational:

* Artist: Aly & AJ, Casting Crowns, Kirk Franklin

Breakthrough:

* New artist: Chamillionaire, Pussycat Dolls, Carrie Underwood




Copyright © 2006, The Associated Press

That's prejudice!

I refuse to even listen to this Chamillionaire person based on name alone. It seems popular hip-hop's creativity these days doesn't go much beyond choice in name.

TommyRoss said:

U heard Weird Al's "White And Nerdy" parody??

Fury said:

At least change the name of the category to 'modern rock'. Calling those artists alternative (especially Nickelback) is laughable.

TommyRoss said:

Oh God I knew there was I reason I love you so much.

Me too. I did see a video of his recently though by accident and naturally this was my reaction ---->

sextonseven said:

"Modern rock" always reminds me of bands like Counting Crows and The Crash Test Dummies though.

How bout Pop Rock becomes Pop and Alternative becomes Rock

I always thought the gendered categories were really weird

CinisterCee said:

I'm okay with that. A REAL "alternative" band would never meet any of their sales requirements anyway.

minneapolisgenius said:

They are just as crappy as Nickleback so the term fits for them too.

sextonseven said:

yeah, you're right.

but now I have a question... who was nomineed in previous years in the female rap category?

Music today is gender bending...

Well,where's Prince?!

minneapolisgenius said:

You don't love me. You just love my...



...doggystyle.

CinisterCee said:

probably missy, eve and lil kim


I guess

Rhondab said:

Guess since Lil Kim went bronze, they can't nominate her

CinisterCee said:

is that what they're calling jail now

CinisterCee said:

I guess Remy Ma's cd flopped...and didn't missy's new come out this year or was that last year


WOW...where are the females in hip hop

AMAs - B--O--R--I--N--G!!!!!

Rhondab said:

Fergie?

Fury said:

God, what are the requirements? Did nobody suck enough to be nominated?

NDRU said:

why do they say five, but then only nominate 3 in each category? they should just do like the grammys and nominate some obscure act nobody's ever heard of

Fury said:

I think that's the problem with the AMA's. The qualifying requirements must be about sales, where the Grammys are about quality (at least in theory)

Does anyone actually watch this pathetic dog & pony show, good lawd!!

NDRU said:

CinisterCee said:

Um, no? He didn't do the original?

TommyRoss said:

Eh?

CinisterCee said:

I should say...didn't he live that title?