Nominations for the sales-based awards were announced Tuesdayat the Beverly Hilton Hotel by the show's co-hosts, Tom Jones andQueen Latifah.
Ace of Base, All-4-One, Counting Crows and Salt-N-Pepa gotthree nods each; Michael Bolton, Toni Braxton, Warren G, Vince Gill,Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw and Stone Temple Pilots wereamong a divergent crowd earning two apiece.
Winners, selected by a national sampling of 20,000 musiclisteners by the National Family Opinion organization, will beannounced during a live broadcast from Los Angeles' Shrine Auditoriumon Jan. 30.
Nominees for the seven categories are determined based onpoint-of-sales data supplied by the trade publication Radio & Recordsand Soundscan Inc.
Dick Clark, the show's executive producer, announced some ofthe performers tapped for the three-hour broadcast. The artistformerly known as Prince, Boyz II Men, Braxton, McGraw, Celine Dion,and Robert Plant and Jimmy Page have signed on so far.
A 10th anniversary celebration of "We Are the World,"featuring a package of some of the artists who participated in thefund-raising event, also is planned.
A list of nominees: POP/ROCK
Male artist: Bryan Adams, Michael Bolton, Meat Loaf.
Female artist: Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Bonnie Raitt.
Band, duo or group: Ace of Base, Pink Floyd, Stone TemplePilots.
Single: "I'll Make Love to You," Boyz II Men; "Power of Love,"Celine Dion; "The Sign," Ace of Base.
Album: "August & Everything After," Counting Crows; "LionKing," soundtrack; "Music Box," Carey.
New artist: Ace of Base, All-4-One, Counting Crows. SOUL/R&B
Male artist: Babyface, Tevin Campbell, Prince.
Female artist: Anita Baker, Toni Braxton, Janet Jackson.
Band, duo or group: Boyz II Men, Jodeci, Salt-N-Pepa.
Single: "I Swear," All-4-One; "I'll Make Love to You," Boyz IIMen; "Whatta Man," Salt-N-Pepa.
Album: "Music Box," Carey; "Toni Braxton," Braxton; "12 Play,"R. Kelly.
New artist: Aaliyah, All-4-One, Warren G. COUNTRY
Male artist: Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson.
Female artist: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Reba McEntire, LorrieMorgan.
Band, duo or group: Alabama, Brooks & Dunn, Little Texas.
Single: "I Swear," John Michael Montgomery; "Indian Outlaw,"Tim McGraw; "Whenever You Come Around," Vince Gill.
Album: "Common Thread: Songs of the Eagles," various artists;"Read My Mind," McEntire; "Who I Am," Jackson.
New artist: Faith Hill, the Mavericks, McGraw. FAVORITE ARTIST
Metal; hard rock: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots.
Rap; hip-hop: Warren G, Salt-N-Pepa, Snoop Doggy Dogg.
Adult contemporary: Michael Bolton, Boyz II Men, Carey.
Alternative: Counting Crows, Green Day, Nine Inch Nails.
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