NEW YORK, NY (www.groovevolt.com) - Groovevolt, one of the Internet's leading music sites, announced the winners Friday for its Third Annual GV
Music & Fashion Awards. Voting for the awards took place at Groovevolt.com beginning December 20.
Not surprisingly, this year's voting was dominated by Mariah Carey, who swept the categories in which she was nominated, and took home a record six GV Music Awards, including honors for Album of the Year (The Emancipation of Mimi), Song of the Year ('We Belong Together'), Best Female Pop Album and Best Female Pop Song Performance.
"Mariah Carey has been honored with a number of awards already this year and her six GV Awards are a testament to her successful comeback," Groovevolt.com Editor-in-Chief Chauncy Jackson said. 'Carey's fans are extremely loyal to her and she repays them for their devotion.'
Though he's not bigger than Jesus (the cover of the current issue of Rolling Stone notwithstanding), Kanye West proved that music fans believed that he was the king of the hip-hop community in 2005, as he took home three awards in the Hip-Hop category.
Another artist who made a successful, if unexpected comeback this year was Fiona Apple, who took home a pair of GV Awards for Best Female Rock Album (Extraordinary Machine) and rock Uberartist – a category in which she beat the likes of Bright Eyes, Saul Williams, Matisyahu, and Ted Leo.
Other multiple award winners included the Black Eyed Peas, Toni Braxton, Destiny's Child, John Legend, and Gwen Stefani.
'Too many awards are judged by people in the music industry whose motives are politically oriented,' Jackson said. 'More than 700,000 votes were cast by fans who were interested in voting for their favorite music. Award winning artists like Carey, Fiona Apple, Rob Thomas and Toni Braxton proved that listeners still believe in artistry by respecting their longevity."
Nominees were chosen from artists whose albums were released from September 1, 2004 to September 30, 2005. Singles released during that time period were eligible, even if the albums from which the song came were not yet released.
While the voting for the Groovevolt Music and Fashion Awards has ended, music fans still have the chance to register for the chance to win 125 full albums from the nominated artists. The sweepstakes, which began January 17 and wraps February 15, will award 125 audio CDs from the 125 artists who were nominated for GV Awards this year, as well as a video iPod and a t-shirt from the site where the winner entered the contest. One runner up will win an iPod shuffle.
Fans can go to a number of fan and lifestyle web sites to sign up, including https://www.mariahdaily.com, https://endor.org/mraz, http:/www.lilkimzone.com/, https://fantasiabarrinofan.com/, https://www.popbytes.com/, and https://www.destinyvault.net/.
The full list of the winners of the Third Annual Groovevolt Music Awards follows:
GENERAL
Album of the Year: The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey
Song of the Year: 'We Belong Together,' Mariah Carey
Best New Artist: Fantasia
Video of the Year: 'Hollaback Girl,' Gwen Stefani
Best Motion Picture Soundtrack: Be Cool
POP
Best Male Album: Something to Be, Rob Thomas
Best Female Album: The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey
Best Male Song Performance: 'Beautiful Soul, Jesse McCartney
Best Female Song Performance: 'We Belong Together,' Mariah Carey
Best Unreleased Album Track: 'Circles,' Mariah Carey
ROCK
Best Male Album: Devils and Dust, Bruce Springsteen
Best Female Album: Extraordinary Machine, Fiona Apple
Best Album, Band, Duo, or Group: Cold Roses, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
Best Performance: 'Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own,' U2
Uberartist: Fiona Apple
Best Deep Cut: 'I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet),' The White Stripes
HIP HOP
Best Solo Album: Late Registration, Kanye West
Best Duo or Group Album: Monkey Business, Black Eyed Peas
Best Collaboration: Gold Digger," Kanye West (featuring Jamie Foxx)
Best Song Performance, Solo: "Get Back,' Ludacris
Best Deep Cut: "Bring Me Down,' Kanye West
R&B/SOUL
Best Male Album: Get Lifted, John Legend
Best Female Album: Libra, Toni Braxton
Best Song, Band, Duo, or Group: 'Cater 2 U,' Destiny's Child
Best Male Song Performance: 'Ordinary People,' John Legend
Best Female Song Performance: 'We Belong Together,' Mariah Carey
Best Deep Cut: "Through With Love,' Destiny's Child
UBER-SOUNDS
Best Dance Recording: Human After All, Daft Punk
Best Country Album: Fireflies, Faith Hill
Best Inspirational Album: Mary Mary, Mary Mary
Best Alternative Album: Arular, M.I.A.
Best Latin Album: Fijacion Oral, Vol. 1, Shakira
Best Tour: Gwen Stefani
FASHION STUDIO
Most Fashionable Artist: Jennifer Lopez
Trendsetter of the Year: Armani Exchange
Best Urban Fashion Line: Baby Phat
Most Fashionable Music Video: 'Please,' Toni Braxton
Most Fashionable Magazine: In Style
Groovevolt.com is one of the leading music and lifestyle sites on the Internet, with more than 6.5 million page views and more than 500,000 unique users each month.
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