The American Music Awards are coming up. I almost looking at this list!! The latin catagory itself is a joke! If those are the only three artists they could've come up with, perhaps it should've just bee left out all together! I like them, but ...

Anyway...which artists do you think SHOULD WIN and which do you think WILL WIN?




AMA Nominations Set
Sep 16, 2:52 PM EST

Associated Press

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."

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-autobiographica l 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.

Feel free to add who you think should've been as well!

i haven't watched any music award ceremonies in yeeears. i used to look forward to/watch the grammy awards every year, but not anymore.

I do have a question about the AMA's. Why are they coming on in November? I've been looking for a reason since the noms were announced. It always comes on in January then the Grammy's in February.

Are they chaning the date for good? Because the AMA for this year already came on in January.

Chico319 said:[quote]

though clay's obviously a better singer, I"ll choose justin


this one is just wrong on so many levels...where the hell is christina?!
I'll pick celine, 'cause she's the only one with a lick of talent


fleetwood mac


"justified"


luther


Aaliyah


what the hell?
isley brothers



"dance with my father"


eminem


missy


black eyed peas


"Under construction", I guess


norah jones


kumbia kings, hate the other two
[This message was edited Wed Sep 17 18:55:20 PDT 2003 by lovebizzare]

what a horrible list... if the RIAA wonders why the record companies are struggling, all they have to do is see who the AMA's consider to be the best artists in the business right now...

musicman said:

Yeah I was wondering about the same thing. Very weird.

NuPwrSoul said:

blame the oscars..

now that the oscars have moved up...everybody is sorta being forced to do the same..couple this with the continuing fighting between grammy and ama performances and they decided to move the date further away not to conflict with the grammys...

jtgillia said:

why do you think these are the nominees? because these are the people who are actually selling records and keeping the RIAA and all of the tangential industries (like awards shows and music stores) in business.

yeah, it's really amazing. I guess my point is maybe if they promoted really good music like they used to, they might see more sales. Compare the best sellers now to the best sellers 15 years ago...

jtgillia said:

it's all cyclical though. in the very early 80's, the industry was pretty much dead, until the success of things like Thriller, Let's Dance, Private Dancer, Like A Virgin, Purple Rain.

Another reason why I mostly listen to old music from the 70s and early 80s

The only one I want to win is Luther because Dance With My Father is a beautiful song.

Chico319 said:

"Sales figures/radioplay/20,000listeners"=

jtgillia said:

Exactly!

This has got to be the most pathetic list of nominees in years. Clay Aiken? WTF? And Cher and 50 Cent! I am actually a fan of Cher's but I would never nominate her for any music award. She can barely hold a tune. She's a great entertainer, but a lousy singer.

I'm Pulling for R.Kelly.this has been His year IMHO.I Hope Dick Clark Honors Him with the Award of Merit.not since the days of Michael Jackson have I seen One Artist Dominate on so many Levels&Charts.Kellz is over-due.

mistermaxxx said:

i agree..child molestation is soo underrated in todays entertainment...


where is R Kelly's Oscar I say?...his work on cellulite is just deserving...


if they can give it to Roman...Well, hell..GIVE IT TO R KELLY.....


goldenshowersedit!!
[This message was edited Fri Sep 19 20:38:48 PDT 2003 by sosgemini]

sosgemini said:

ROTFLMAO oh my god!

jtgillia said:

THe AMAs have very few catogeries and really seem a very out of the loop (once in a while, the Grammys have some great nominees). I mean, Dru Hill? Then again, were there very many big selling R&B grops this year? It's based on record sales and I thought the Dru Hill album tanked but I guess it didn't do that bad. Cher makes some sense considering her "Best Of" sold at least a million here. Still, very strange.

are you fuckin kiddin me!?