Beyonce nabs 3 AMA nominations
2007-10-10 11:33
Los Angeles - Artists including Beyonce Knowles and Justin Timberlake snagged multiple nominations on Tuesday for the 35th annual American Music Awards.
Knowles, Timberlake, rockers Linkin Park and American Idol contestant Chris Daughtry's band Daughtry each nabbed three nominations.
Akon, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Young Jeezy, T.I. and Idol winner Carrie Underwood captured two nods each.
Nominees in pop/rock, soul/rhythm & blues, country, rap/hip-hop, Latin, alternative, contemporary inspirational, adult contemporary and soundtrack categories were announced at a news conference on Tuesday at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Record sales
Jimmy Kimmel will host the 2007 American Music Awards, to be broadcast November 18 by ABC-TV from the new LA Live entertainment complex.
The show's producer Larry Klein confirmed that Daughtry, Celine Dion, nominees Fergie and Rihanna will perform.
Nominees were initially chosen based on record sales. Ballots were then sent to a US sampling of 15 000 people and the top three vote getters in each category became nominees.
For the first time, members of the public will be able to vote for nominated artists online, at website amc.abc.com.
Winners were previously selected by a US survey of some 20 000 people.
The complete list of nominees:
Pop/Rock:
Male artist: Akon, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake
Female artist: Beyonce, Fergie, Avril Lavigne
Band, duo or group: Linkin Park, Maroon 5, Nickelback
Album: Daughtry (Daughtry), Minutes To Midnight (Linkin Park), FutureSex/LoveSounds (Justin Timberlake)
Country:
Male artist: Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley
Female artist: Martina McBride, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood
Band, duo or group: Big & Rich, Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts
Album: Let It Go (Tim McGraw), Me And My Gang (Rascal Flatts), Some Hearts (Carrie Underwood)
Soul/Rhythm & Blues:
Male artist: Akon, Ne-Yo, T-Pain
Female artist: Beyonce, Fantasia, Rihanna
Album: B'Day (Beyonce), Double Up (R Kelly), FutureSex/Love Sounds (Justin Timberlake)
Rap/Hip Hop:
Male artist: Fabolous, T.I., Young Jeezy
Band, duo or group: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Pretty Ricky, Shop Boyz
Album: Strength & Loyalty (Bones Thugs-N-Harmony), T.I. vs T.I.P. (T.I.), The Inspiration (Young Jeezy)
Adult Contemporary:
Artist: Daughtry, Norah Jones, John Mayer
Alternative:
Artist: Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, the White Stripes
Latin:
Artist: Daddy Yankee, Juan Luis Guerra y 440, Jennifer Lopez
Contemporary Inspirational:
Artist: Casting Crowns, Jeremy Camp, tobyMac
Soundtracks:
Album: Dreamgirls, Hairspray, High School Musical 2
Breakthrough:
New artist: Daughtry, Plain White T's, Robin Thicke
- AP
