CAREY TOP NOMINEE FOR AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS.Songstress song·stress n. 1. A woman who performs songs, especially ballads or popular songs. 2. A woman who writes songs. See Usage Note at -ess. Mariah Carey topped the list of nominees for the 24th annual American Music Awards, taking five nominations for her ``Daydream'' album. Awards are given in seven categories. Nearly a dozen other artists earned multiple nominations Wednesday. With two nominations each, they are: Toni Braxton, Garth Brooks, D'Angelo, Celine Dion, Fugees, Alanis Morissette, Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots (abbreviated STP) was a popular Grammy Award-winning American hard rock band in the 1990s and early 2000s, consisting of Scott Weiland (vocals), brothers Robert (bass guitar, vocals) and Dean DeLeo (guitar), and Eric Kretz (drums, percussion). , George Strait George Harvey Strait, (born May 18, 1952), is an American country music singer. The native Texan is known for his honky tonk country western sound. Strait is sometimes referred to as the "King of Country" and some critics call Strait a living legend (Bego, 2001). , Keith Sweat Keith Crier (born July 22, 1961 in Harlem, New York), better known as Keith Sweat, is an American R&B/soul, singer-songwriter, record producer and a major contributor to the New jack swing era. and Shania Twain. Comedic actor Sinbad announced the nominations at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Sinbad will host a three-hour ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. broadcast from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Jan. 27 to announce the awards. Perennial television music host Dick Clark was on hand Wednesday to give details about the award nominations. Winners of the American Music Awards are selected by a national sampling of approximately 20,000 listeners. Names on the ballots are compiled from music industry publications, and results are kept secret until envelopes are opened during the ceremony. Here are the nominees: POP-ROCK Male Artist: Bryan Adams, Eric Clapton and Seal. Female Artist: Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and Alanis Morissette. Band, Duo or Group: Dave Matthews Band, Fugees and Hootie & the Blowfish A secret key cryptography method that uses a variable length key from 32 to 448 bits long. It uses the block cipher method, which breaks the text into 64-bit blocks before encrypting them. . Album: Mariah Carey: ``Anthology 1 & 2,'' the Beatles; ``Daydream,'' Mariah Carey; ``Jagged Little Pill,'' Alanis Morissette. New Artist: Jewel, Donna Lewis and No Doubt. SOUL-RHYTHM & BLUES Male Artist: D'Angelo, R. Kelly and Keith Sweat. Female Artist: Brandy, Toni Braxton and Mariah Carey. Band, Duo or Group: Fugees, New Edition and TLC TLC total lung capacity; thin-layer chromatography. TLC abbr. 1. thin-layer chromatography 2. . Album: ``Secrets,'' Toni Braxton; ``Daydream,'' Mariah Carey; ``Keith Sweat,'' Keith Sweat. New Artist: Deborah Cox, D'Angelo and the Tony Rich Project. COUNTRY Male Artist: Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson and George Strait. Female Artist: Faith Hill, Shania Twain and Wynonna. Band, Duo or Group: Blackhawk, Brooks & Dunn and the Mavericks. Album: ``Fresh Horses,'' Garth Brooks; ``Blue Clear Sky,'' George Strait; ``The Woman in Me,'' Shania Twain. New Artist: Terri Clark, Mindy McCready, Leann Rimes. HEAVY METAL-HARD ROCK Artist: Metallica, Smashing Pumpkins and Stone Temple Pilots. RAP-HIP HOP Artist: Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Coolio and 2Pac. ALTERNATIVE MUSIC Artist: Bush, Smashing Pumpkins and Stone Temple Pilots. FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK ``The Crow: City of Angels,'' ``The Nutty Professor'' and ``Waiting to Exhale exhale /ex·hale/ (eks´hal) to breathe out. ex·hale v. 1. To breathe out. 2. To emit a gas, vapor, or odor. .'' ADULT CONTEMPORARY Artist: Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston. |
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