Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Boyz, Carey Top Music Awards List

HOLLYWOOD Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey led the charge of nominees forthe 22nd annual American Music Awards, scoring four nods apiece.

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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