Mariah Carey walked away the leader of nominees for the 33rd annual American Music Awards, gathering four nods in the top pop/rock categories.
50 Cent scored three noms, while the Black Eyed Peas, Destiny's Child and American Idol Fantasia all received two nominations. AMA winners will be announced during a live televised three-hour ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium on Nov. 22. The show will be broadcast on ABC.
Comeback-of-the-year, Carey, received nods in the favorite female pop/rock artist and favorite female soul/R&B artist categories. Her current album, The Emancipation of Mimi, is nominated for favorite pop/rock and soul/R&B album. The set has been in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 for almost six months, and has sold more than 3.2 million copies to date.
50 Cent has enjoyed a resurgence in record sales with the re-issue of The Massacre as a CD/DVD combo boasting 21 music videos. The set rocketed back up to No. 2 right before he was nominated for favorite male rap/hip-hop artist and favorite male pop/rock artist.
Here's a complete list of nominees:
POP/ROCK
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST 50 Cent, Will Smith, Rob Thomas
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani
FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP The Black Eyed Peas, Green Day, 3 Doors Down
FAVORITE ALBUM "The Emancipation of Mimi," Mariah Carey "Breakaway," Kelly Clarkson "American Idiot," Green Day
SOUL/R&B
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST R. Kelly, John Legend, Omarion
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST Mariah Carey, Ciara, Fantasia
FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP Destiny's Child, 112, Pretty Ricky
FAVORITE ALBUM "The Emancipation of Mimi," Mariah Carey "Destiny Fulfilled," Destiny's Child "Free Yourself," Fantasia
COUNTRY
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST Martina McBride, LeAnn Rimes, Gretchen Wilson'
FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP Big & Rich, Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts
FAVORITE ALBUM "Honkytonk University," Toby Keith "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw "Here For the Party," Gretchen Wilson
RAP/HIP-HOP
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST Eminem, 50 Cent, Ludacris
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST Missy Elliott, Lil' Kim, Trina
FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP The Black Eyed Peas, Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz, Ying Yang Twins
FAVORITE ALBUM "Encore," Eminem "The Massacre," 50 Cent "Urban Legend," T.I.
ADULT CONTEMPORARY
FAVORITE ARTIST Kelly Clarkson, Maroon 5, John Mayer
LATIN MUSIC
FAVORITE ARTIST Daddy Yankee, Luis Miguel, Shakira
ALTERNATIVE MUSIC
FAVORITE ARTIST Coldplay, Green Day, System of a Down
CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
FAVORITE ARTIST Casting Crowns, Jars of Clay, Mary Mary
BREAKTHROUGH
FAVORITE NEW ARTIST (ALL GENRES) The Killers, Jesse McCartney, Sugarland
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