NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) -
Usher led the field with four nominations when nominees were announced in Los Angeles Tuesday for the 32nd annual American
Music Awards.
The 25-year-old singer was nominated for favorite Pop/Rock Male Singer and his album, Confessions, was nominated for favorite Pop/Rock Album.
Usher was also nominated for favorite Soul/R&B Male Singer, and Confessions was nominated for favorite Soul/R&B Album.
Other nominations include Sheryl Crow, Avril Lavigne and Jessica Simpson for the Pop/Rock Female Artist award; Beyonce, Janet Jackson and Alicia Keys for the Soul/R&B Female Artist award; and Jay-Z, Juvenile, Lil' Flip and Kanye West for the Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist. Incubus was nominated for the Alternative Music Artist award, along with Linkin Park and the Australian band Jet. In the Breakthrough New Artist category, Maroon 5 goes up against Kanye West and Gretchen Wilson.
AMA nominations are based upon radio play and sales numbers, and winners are decided through a listener survey. Tune in to ABC on November 14, when the winners will be announced. Jimmy Kimmel of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" hosts the 2004 AMAs.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
