SLAIN RAP ARTIST TUPAC HONORED AT AWARDS : MORISSETTE, BRAXTON DOUBLE WINNERS.Byline: Fred Shuster Daily News Staff Writer The late Tupac Shakur was named favorite rap-hip hop artist at the American Music Awards on Monday night in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. where female performers Toni Braxton, Alanis Morissette, Jewel and LeAnn Rimes took home top honors in the country, rock and soul categories. The slinky slink·y adj. slink·i·er, slink·i·est 1. Stealthy, furtive, and sneaking. 2. Informal Graceful, sinuous, and sleek: wore a slinky outfit to the party. Braxton won the Favorite Female Artist in the soul/r&b category trophy, while her album, ``Secrets,'' won for Favorite Album. ``The recognition means so much,'' the chanteuse chan·teuse n. A woman singer, especially a nightclub singer. [French, feminine of chanteur, singer, from chanter, to sing; see chant.] said, thanking her fans backstage at the Shrine Auditorium The Shrine Auditorium is a landmark large-event venue in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is also the headquarters of the Al Malaikah Temple, a division of the Shriners. . The 14-year-old crooner Rimes, whose debut album, ``Blue,'' topped the country charts, was named Favorite New Artist. ``I know this is a once-in-a-lifetime thing,'' Rimes, wearing a blood-red floor-length velvet dress, said before thanking her parents. The televised American Music Awards were decided with votes cast by a cross-section of record buyers. The 15 main awards were broken down into pop/rock, soul/r&b and country genres This is a list of music genres derived from and related to country music
Other winners included the alternative folk singer Jewel, pop/rock's Favorite New Artist; and Morissette, named Favorite Female Artist in the rock category. Also in pop, 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. - fresh from performing at President Clinton's inauguration - took home the Favorite Band honor. Band member Jim Sonefeld Jim "Soni" Sonefeld (born 20 October 1964, in Lansing, Michigan) is an American musician. He is a graduate of Naperville Central High School and one of the founding members of Hootie & the Blowfish. said backstage that the group is enjoying a cooling-off period An interval of time during which no action of a specific type can be taken by either side in a dispute. An automatic delay in certain jurisdictions, apart from ordinary court delays, between the time when Divorce papers are filed and the divorce hearing takes place. after the wild success of the South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. quartet's debut disc. ``Everything's sort of mellowing out for us,'' he said. ``Once we got over the hype, it's a lot more peaceful and enjoyable.'' Performers on the show included Braxton, Rod Stewart, Alan Jackson, Little Richard Little Richard, 1935–, American musician and singer, b. Macon, Ga., as Richard Wayne Penniman. One of the first rock musicians in the 1950s, he recorded "Tutti Frutti," "Long Tall Sally," and "Good Golly Miss Molly." Since then, he has turned to religion. , Metallica and the newly reunited Motley Crue. Explosive rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. pioneer Little Richard was given the Award of Merit. Backstage, the real-life Richard Penniman said it was an emotional night for him. ``I don't usually cry on stage, but there were tears coming out of my eyes,'' he said. In the albums category, Morissette's smash hit, ``Jagged Little Pill,'' Braxton's ``Secrets'' and country star George Strait's ``Blue Clear Sky'' each won in their respective fields. Among soundtracks, the r&b hit ``Waiting to Exhale'' was voted top album. Hard-rockers Metallica took the Favorite Artist trophy in the heavy metal/hard rock category and Shakur won the same award in the rap nominations. Shakur was honored four months after he was gunned down in a still unsolved Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. attack. Whitney Houston was voted Favorite Artist in the adult contemporary category and Smashing Pumpkins grabbed the honor in the alternative music list. The Bee Gees The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb — that became one of the most successful musical acts of all time. They were born on the Isle of Man to English parents, lived in Manchester, England and moved to Brisbane, Australia during received the International Artist Award for the trio's global success. This year is the 20th anniversary of the release of the Australian group's biggest hit, the soundtrack to ``Saturday Night Fever.'' Among the show's most colorful and unexpected surprises was an appearance by '50s pop crooner Pat Boone Charles Eugene Patrick "Pat" Boone (born June 1 1934) is a singer whose smooth style made him a popular performer of the 1950s. His cover versions of African-American rhythm and blues hits had a noticeable impact on the development of the broad popularity of rock and roll. , wearing black leather heavy metal garb, alongside rocker Alice Cooper. Boone's new album contains cover versions of heavy metal material by the likes of Metallica and Ozzy Osbourne. ``I figured I'm about as alternative as you can get,'' Boone joked backstage. ``Mrs. Boone has no comment. She thinks this is some kind of late-midlife crisis. She's hoping it will go away.'' Boone wore a studded choker, leather trousers, bracelets and rub-on tattoos. ``The idea's a natural - doing heavy metal in a big band way,'' he said of his new musical direction. ``These are terrific songs.'' The country duo Brooks & Dunn upset 19-time winner Alabama in the country Favorite Band category. The duo's Kix Brooks said the award might signal that ``maybe we have a shot at having some good years, too.'' In another surprise, reunited '80s glam-rockers Motley Crue performed with original singer Vince Neil for the first time in almost 10 years. The group chose the American Music Awards to play together again because, ``we wanted to let everyone know we're back together,'' drummer Tommy Lee said. Eric Clapton was a winner, too. The British blues guitarist was named pop/rock's Favorite Male Artist, a people's choice award fueled by his hit single, ``Change the World,'' from the soundtrack to the film, ``Phenomenon.'' In the soul/r&b derby, the silky-voiced Keith Sweat was voted Favorite Male Artist, and New Edition took home the Favorite Band trophy. Soul singer D'Angelo took the Favorite New Artist honor. And in country, Garth Brooks was voted Favorite Male Artist while Shania Twain got the Favorite Female Artist nod. The 24th annual American Music Awards were broadcast on 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. and hosted by entertainer Sinbad. Ballots went to a national sampling of approximately 20,000 record buyers. WINNERS POP-ROCK MALE ARTIST: Eric Clapton FEMALE ARTIST: Alanis Morissette BAND, DUO OR GROUP: Hootie & The Blowfish ALBUM: ``Jagged Little Pill,'' Alanis Morissette NEW ARTIST: Jewel SOUL-RHYTHM & BLUES MALE ARTIST: Keith Sweat FEMALE ARTIST: Toni Braxton BAND, DUO OR GROUP: New Edition ALBUM: ``Secrets,'' Toni Braxton NEW ARTIST: D'Angelo COUNTRY MALE ARTIST: Garth Brooks FEMALE ARTIST: Shania Twain BAND, DUO OR GROUP: Brooks & Dunn ALBUM: ``Blue Clear Sky,'' George Strait NEW ARTIST: Leann Rimes HEAVY METAL-HARD ROCK ARTIST: Metallica RAP-HIP-HOP ARTIST: 2Pac ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ARTIST: Smashing Pumpkins FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK: ``Waiting to Exhale'' ADULT CONTEMPORARY ARTIST: Whitney Houston CAPTION(S): 2 Photos, Box Photo: (1) Toni Braxton, the favorite female soul/r&b artist, performs ``You're Makin' Me High'' at the music awards show. (2) Kix Brooks, left, and Ronnie Dun of Brooks & Dunn were named country's top band Monday night. Associated Press Box: WINNERS (See text) |
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