AML Awards Mania

Saturday, November 18, 2006

2nd Annual AML Music Awards

Here are the nominees for the 2nd Annual AML Music Awards:

Artist of the Year
~ Christina Aguilera
~ Dixie Chicks
~ Gnarls Barkley
~ TI
~ Justin Timberlake

Album of the Year
~ Back to Basics, Christina Aguilera
~ FutureSex/LoveSounds, Justin Timberlake
~ King, TI
~ The Open Door, Evanescence
~ Taking the Long Way, Dixie Chicks

Song of the Year
~ “Be Without You”, Mary J. Blige
~ “Dani California”, Red Hot Chili Peppers
~ “Hung Up”, Madonna
~ “Not Ready To Make Nice”, Dixie Chicks
~ “You’re Beautiful”, James Blunt

Video of the Year
~ “Ain’t No Other Man”, Christina Aguilera
~ “Hung Up”, Madonna
~ “I Write Sins Not Tragedies”, Panic! At The Disco
~ “Not Ready To Make Nice”, Dixie Chicks
~ “Stupid Girls”, Pink

Best New Artist
~ James Blunt
~ The Fray
~ Gnarls Barkley
~ KT Tunstall
~ Carrie Underwood

Pop Artist of the Year
~ Christina Aguilera
~ James Blunt
~ Nelly Furtado
~ Madonna
~ John Mayer

Pop Album of the Year
~ Back to Basics, Christina Aguilera
~ Back to Bedlam, James Blunt
~ Confessions on a Dance Floor, Madonna
~ I’m Not Dead, Pink
~ Loose, Nelly Furtado

Pop Song of the Year
~ “Dear Mr. President”, Pink f/Indigo Girls
~ “Hung Up”, Madonna
~ “Promiscuous”, Nelly Furtado & Timbaland
~ “Waiting On The World To Change”, John Mayer
~ “You’re Beautiful”, James Blunt

Male Pop Vocal Performance of the Year
~ “Bad Day”, Daniel Powter
~ “Ever The Same”, Rob Thomas
~ “Upside Down”, Jack Johnson
~ “Waiting On The World To Change”, John Mayer
~ “You’re Beautiful”, James Blunt

Female Pop Vocal Performance of the Year
~ “Ain’t No Other Man”, Christina Aguilera
~ “Black Horse & The Cherry Tree”, KT Tunstall
~ “Hurt”, Christina Aguilera
~ “Maneater”, Nelly Furtado
~ “Too Little Too Late”, JoJo

Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group of the Year
~ “Chasing Cars”, Snow Patrol
~ “Far Away”, Nickelback
~ “How To Save A Life”, The Fray
~ “Move Along”, The All-American Rejects
~ “Over My Head (Cable Car)”, The Fray

Pop Collaboration of the Year
~ “Always On Your Side”, Sheryl Crow & Sting
~ “Dear Mr. President”, Pink f/Indigo Girls
~ “Hips Don’t Lie”, Shakira & Wyclef Jean
~ “One”, Mary J. Blige & U2
~ “Promiscuous”, Nelly Furtado & Timbaland

Dance Single of the Year
~ “Hips Don’t Lie”, Shakira & Wyclef Jean
~ “Hung Up”, Madonna
~ “Maneater”, Nelly Furtado
~ “SexyBack”, Justin Timberlake f/Timbaland
~ “SOS” – Rihanna

R&B Artist of the Year
~ Beyonce
~ Mary J. Blige
~ Mariah Carey
~ Prince
~ Justin Timberlake

R&B Album of the Year
~ 3121, Prince
~ B’Day, Beyonce
~ The Breakthrough, Mary J. Blige
~ FutureSex/LoveSounds, Justin Timberlake
~ Testimony: Volume 1, Life and Relationships, India Arie

R&B Song of the Year
~ “Be Without You”, Mary J. Blige
~ “Déjà Vu”, Beyonce f/Jay-Z
~ “My Love”, Justin Timberlake f/TI
~ “So Sick”, Ne-Yo
~ “Torn”, LeToya

Male R&B Vocal Performance of the Year
~ “Black Sweat”, Prince
~ “Can I Take You Home”, Jamie Foxx
~ “I Call It Love”, Lionel Richie
~ “Save Room”, John Legend
~ “So Sick”, Ne-Yo

Female R&B Vocal Performance of the Year
~ “Be Without You”, Mary J. Blige
~ “Don’t Forget About Us”, Mariah Carey
~ “Every Little Bit Hurts”, Alicia Keys
~ “Irreplaceable”, Beyonce
~ “Torn”, LeToya

R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
~ “Buttons”, Pussycat Dolls
~ “Call On Me”, Janet Jackson f/Nelly
~ “Change Your Mind”, Earth, Wind, and Fire
~ “Just Came Here To Chill”, The Isley Brothers
~ “Love Changes”, Mary J. Blige & Jamie Foxx

Rock/Alternative Artist of the Year
~ Evanescence
~ Gnarls Barkley
~ The Killers
~ Nickelback
~ Red Hot Chili Peppers

Rock/Alternative Album of the Year
~ Eyes Open, Snow Patrol
~ The Open Door, Evanescence
~ Sam’s Town, The Killers
~ St. Elsewhere, Gnarls Barkley
~ Stadium Arcadium, Red Hot Chili Peppers

Rock/Alternative Song of the Year
~ “Call Me When You’re Sober”, Evanescence
~ “Dani California”, Red Hot Chili Peppers
~ “I Write Sins Not Tragedies”, Panic! At The Disco
~ “Wake Me Up When September Ends”, Green Day
~ “When You Were Young”, The Killers

Solo Rock/Alternative Vocal Performance of the Year
~ “God’s Gonna Cut You Down”, Johnny Cash
~ “Gravity”, John Mayer
~ “I Run For Life”, Melissa Etheridge
~ “Real Gone”, Sheryl Crow
~ “U & Ur Hand”, Pink

Rock/Alternative Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group of the Year
~ “Call Me When You’re Sober”, Evanescence
~ “Dance, Dance”, Fall Out Boy
~ “Dani California”, Red Hot Chili Peppers
~ “I Write Sins Not Tragedies”, Panic! At The Disco
~ “When You Were Young”, The Killers

Rap/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
~ LL Cool J
~ Ludacris
~ Sean Paul
~ Busta Rhymes
~ TI

Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year
~ Idlewild, Outkast
~ In My Mind, Pharrell
~ King, TI
~ Release Therapy, Ludacris
~ Todd Smith, LL Cool J

Rap/Hip-Hop Song of the Year
~ “London Bridge”, Fergie
~ “SexyBack”, Justin Timberlake f/Timbaland
~ “Temperature”, Sean Paul
~ “We Run This”, Missy Elliot
~ “What You Know”, TI

Solo Rap/Hip-Hop Vocal Performance of the Year
~ “London Bridge”, Fergie
~ “Temperature”, Sean Paul
~ “We Run This”, Missy Elliot
~ “What You Know”, TI
~ “When I’m Gone”, Eminem

Rap/Hip-Hop Vocal Performance by a Dup or Group of the Year
~ “Money Maker”, Ludacris f/Pharrell
~ “Poppin’ My Collar”, Three 6 Mafia
~ “Pump It”, Black Eyed Peas
~ “Ridin”, Chamillionaire f/Krayzie Bones
~ “SexyBack”, Justin Timberlake f/Timbaland

Urban/Alternative Performance
~ “Bossy”, Kelis f/Too Short
~ “Crazy”, Gnarls Barkley
~ “I Am Not My Hair”, India Arie f/Akon
~ “Idlewild Blue”, Outkast
~ “Ring the Alarm”, Beyonce

Rap/Sung Collaboration of the Year
~ “Déjà Vu”, Beyonce f/Jay-Z
~ “My Love”, Justin Timberlake f/TI
~ “Say Somethin’”, Mariah Carey f/Snoop Dogg
~ “(When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me”, Sean Paul f/Keisha Cole
~ “Where’d You Go”, Fort Minor f/Holly Brook

Country Artist of the Year
~ Johnny Cash
~ Dixie Chicks
~ Rascal Flatts
~ Dolly Parton
~ Carrie Underwood

Country Album of the Year
~ America V: A Hundred Highways, Johnny Cash
~ Me and My Gang, Rascal Flatts
~ Some Hearts, Carrie Underwood
~ Taking the Long Way, Dixie Chicks
~ Walk the Line: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Various Artists

Country Song of the Year
~ “Jesus, Take the Wheel”, Carrie Underwood
~ “Not Ready To Make Nice”, Dixie Chicks
~ “Travelin’ Thru”, Dolly Parton
~ “What Hurts the Most”, Rascal Flatts
~ “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”, Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles

Male Country Vocal Performance of the Year
~ “Every Mile A Memory”, Dierks Bentley
~ “I Walk The Line”, Joaquin Phoenix
~ “It’s A Little Too Late”, Toby Keith
~ “Tonight I Wanna Cry”, Keith Urban
~ “When the Stars Go Blue”, Tim McGraw

Female Country Vocal Performance of the Year
~ “A Love That Will Never Grow Old”, Emmylou Harris
~ “Black Cadillac”, Roseanne Cash
~ “Jesus, Take the Wheel”, Carrie Underwood
~ “Something’s Gotta Give”, LeAnn Rimes
~ “Travelin’ Thru”, Dolly Parton

Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group of the Year
~ “Jackson”, Joaquin Phoenix & Reese Witherspoon
~ “Not Ready To Make Nice”, Dixie Chicks
~ “What Hurts the Most”, Rascal Flatts
~ “When I Get Where I’m Going”, Brad Paisley f/Dolly Parton
~ “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”, Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles

AML Music Achievement Award
~ Pink