Complete Nominees For 2004 American Music Awards

Posted by Nadia on 09.14.2004

Usher leads the pack with four nominations....

Usher tops the list of contenders for the 32nd annual American Music Awards with four nominations. Outkast and Kanye West each recieved three nominations. The awards will be presented Nov. 14 at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium, and aired live on ABC. Jimmy Kimmel will host.

Nineteen AMAs will be handed out in eight genre-based categories -- pop/rock, country, soul/R&B, rap/hip-hop, adult contemporary, latin, contemporary inspirational and alternative music. A national survey of 20,000 music listeners will determine the winners.

Usher was nominated for favorite male artist and favorite album (Confessions) in both the pop/rock and soul/R&B categories.

Outkast is nominated for favorite band, duo or group in the pop/rock and rap/hip-hop categories, as well as favorite album in the latter (Speakerboxxx/The Love Below).

West is nominated for favorite rap/hip-hop male artist and album (The College Dropout), as well as the cross-category favorite new artist award.

Below are all the nominees for the AMAs:

Favorite male pop/rock artist:
Josh Groban
Lenny Kravitz
Michael McDonald
Usher

Favorite female pop/rock artist:
Sheryl Crow
Avril Lavigne
Jessica Simpson

Favorite pop/rock band, duo or group:
Evanescence
Nickelback
OutKast

Favorite pop/rock album:
"Feels Like Home," Norah Jones (Blue Note)
"In This Skin," Jessica Simpson (Columbia)
"Confessions," Usher (Arista)

Favorite male soul/R&B artist:
R. Kelly
Prince
Ruben Studdard
Usher

Favorite female soul/R&B artist:
Beyoncé
Janet Jackson
Alicia Keys

Favorite soul/R&B album:
"The Diary of Alicia Keys," Alicia Keys (J Records)
"Musicology," Prince (NPG/Columbia)
"Confessions," Usher (Arista)

Favorite country male artist:
Kenny Chesney
Alan Jackson
Toby Keith
Tim McGraw

Favorite female country artist:
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
Gretchen Wilson

Favorite country band, duo or group:
Brooks & Dunn
Lonestar
Rascal Flatts

Favorite country album:
"When The Sun Goes Down," Kenny Chesney (BNA)
"Shock'n Y'All," Toby Keith (DreamWorks Nashville)
"Martina," Martina McBride (RCA Nashville)

Favorite male rap/hip-hop artist:
Jay-Z
Juvenile
Lil' Flip
Kanye West

Favorite rap/hip-hop band, duo or group:
G-Unit
OutKast
Ying Yang Twins

Favorite rap/hip-hop album:
"The Black Album," Jay-Z (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
"Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" OutKast (Arista)
"The College Dropout," Kanye West (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)

Favorite adult contemporary artist:
Harry Connick Jr.
Sheryl Crow
Norah Jones

Favorite Latin artist:
Marc Anthony
Intocable
Paulina Rubio

Favorite alternative music artist:
Incubus
Jet
Linkin Park

Favorite contemporary inspirational artist:
Steven Curtis Chapman
MercyMe
Third Day

Favorite breakthrough new artist:
Maroon 5
Kanye West
Gretchen Wilson