Following are the nominees for this year’s 32nd annual American Music Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, and being broadcast LIVE, Sunday, November 14, on ABC. Usher leads the field with four nominations, followed by OutKast and Kanye West with three a piece, and ten artists who received two each.
Pop or Rock
Favorite Male Artist  Pop or Rock
Josh Groban
Lenny Kravitz
Michael McDonald
Usher
Favorite Female Artist  Pop or Rock
Sheryl Crow
Avril Lavigne
Jessica Simpson
Favorite Band, Duo or Group  Pop or Rock
Evanescence
Nickelback
OutKast
Favorite Album  Pop or Rock
“Feels Like Home” (Norah Jones)
“In This Skin” (Jessica Simpson)
“Confessions” (Usher)
Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Favorite Male Artist  Soul / Rhythm & Blues Music
R. Kelly
Prince
Ruben Studdard
Usher
Favorite Female Artist  Soul / Rhythm & Blues Music
Beyonce’
Janet Jackson
Alicia Keys
Favorite Album  Soul / Rhythm & Blues Music
“The Diary of Alicia Keys” (Alicia Keys)
“Musicology” (Prince)
“Confessions” (Usher)
Country
Favorite Male Artist  Country Music
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Toby Keith
Tim McGraw
Favorite Female Artist  Country Music
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
Gretchen Wilson
Favorite Band, Duo or Group  Country Music
Brooks & Dunn
Lonestar
Rascal Flatts
Favorite Album  Country Music
“When The Sun Goes Down” (Kenny Chesney)
“Shock’n Y’All” (Toby Keith)
“Martina” (Martina McBride)
Rap/Hip-Hop
Favorite Male Artist  Rap / Hip-Hop
Jay-Z
Juvenile
Lil’ Flip
Kanye West
Favorite Band, Duo or Group  Rap / Hip-Hop
G-Unit
OutKast
Ying Yang Twins
Favorite Album  Rap / Hip-Hop
“The Black Album” (Jay-Z)
“Speakerboxxx/The Love Below” (OutKast)
“The College Dropout” (Kanye West)
Other Awards
Favorite Artist  Alternative Music
Incubus
Jet
Linkin Park
Favorite Artist  Adult Contemporary Music
Harry Connick, Jr.
Sheryl Crow
Norah Jones
Favorite Artist  Latin Music
Marc Anthony
Intocable
Paulina Rubio
Favorite Artist  Contemporary Inspirational Music
Steven Curtis Chapman
MercyMe
Third Day
Breakthrough
Favorite New Artist (All Genres)
Maroon 5
Kanye West
Gretchen Wilson
Fan’s Choice Award
TBA
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