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Usher, Sugarland, The-Dream, Casting Crowns, Third Day nominated for American Music Awards
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Metro Atlanta got plenty of love as usual for the American Music Award nominations out today. The show itself airs on ABC November 23 with host Jimmy Kimmel. Winners will be picked by online votes via this Web site, sponsored by Atlanta’s own Coca Cola.
Usher was nominated for both top pop/rock male act (vs. Kid Rock and Chris Brown) and top R&B male act (vs. Chris Brown again and J. Holiday) Brown in both categories will be tough to beat.
The-Dream picked up a nom for “breakthrough artist” but will face stiff competition vs. Colbie Caillat, Flo Rida, Jonas Brothers and Paramore. (May as well just pen in the Jonas Brothers to win this one.)
Sugarland is up for favorite band, duo or group in country again. The duo lost of Big & Rich last year but are now up against Brooks & Dunn and Rascal Flatts. They have a solid chance of winning this year.
Casting Crowns is up again for favorite Contemporary Christian artist, a category the McDonough group won last year. But they will now be up against veteran Atlanta group Third Day as well as MercyMe.
Atlantans were shut out of the overall “artist of the year” award, which features Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Alicia Keys, the Eagles and Coldplay.
Part-time Atlantan Ne Yo was shut out of the nominations but will be performing. T.I., who won best male hip-hop artist last year, also came up blank this time around.
The full nomination list is here.
Comments
By mercy
October 15, 2008 4:56 PM | Link to this
what what this is like the best like thing to like ever like happen in the like hold wide like world dude like heck yea like o my gosh this is like the best like darn like thing in the like universe like i luv u like usher and like the dream well falsetto s like my like jam
By JONI HUDSON
October 20, 2008 2:39 PM | Link to this
I HOPE USHER WIN BOTH AWARDS . BECAUSE CHRIS BROWN . GOT ALL HIS MOVES FROM USHER. AND CHRIS DONT GIVE USHER HIS PROPS.