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The 2008 American Music Award nominations were announced Tuesday, with Alicia Keys nabbing five nods to lead the pack.

Close behind were Coldplay and the Eagles with four nods each.

All three artists, along with Chris Brown and Lil Wayne, are up for Artist of the Year.

Keys, who released her third studio album, “As I Am,” last November, is also nominated for Favourite Pop/Rock Artist and Album and Favourite Soul/R&B Artist and Album.

Coldplay’s nods are rounded out by Favorite Band Duo or Group, Favourite Alternative/Rock Artist and Favourite Pop/Rock Album for “Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends.”

AMA winners will be decided by online voting at www.amavote.com until Nov. 7.

The 36th annual awards show, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will air live from Los Angeles Nov. 23 on ABC.

Performers include Rihanna, Ne-Yo, Taylor Swift, the Pussycat Dolls, New Kids On The Block, the Jonas Brothers and P!nk.

The Black Eyed Peas won all three musical awards they were up for at the American Music Awards last night.

The group was up for favourite group in the rap/hip hop category and the soul/R&B category, as well as favourite rap/hip-hop album for “Monkey Business.” The Red Hot Chilli Peppers won two awards, favourite pop/rock group and alternative music artist.

Both artists were not present at the ceremony. Other (absent) winners included Kelly Clarkson for favourite female pop/rock artist and favourite adult contemporary artist, Eminem for favourite male rap/hip-hop artist, Faith Hill for female country artist, Tim McGraw for country album, Toby Keith for male country artist, and Shakira for Latin artist.

Nickelback won for favourite pop/rock album with “All the Right Reasons.”

Mariah Carey leads the nominations for the American Music Awards for the second year in a row.

E! Online reports that Carey’s album, “The Emanicipation of Mimi” is up for three awards: favourite female artist in the pop/rock and soul/rhythm & blues categories and for favourite album in the soul/rhythym & blues category.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers also received three nods for favourite band, duo or group and favourite album in the pop/rock category and favourite artisit in the alternative category.

Other Nominations include:

POP/ROCK
Favourite Male Artist: Nick Lachey, Sean Paul, Kanye West
Favourite Female Artist: Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, Nelly Furtado
Favourite Band, Duo or Group: Nickelback, Pussycat Dolls, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Favourite Album: All the Right Reasons, Nickelback; Stadium Arcadium, Red Hot Chili Peppers; High School Musical, various artists

COUNTRY
Favourite Male Artist: Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Keith Urban
Favourite Female Artist: Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood, Gretchen Wilson
Favourite Band, Duo or Group: Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Rascal Flatts
Favourite Album: Legend of Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash; Greatest Hits Volume 2, Tim McGraw; Me & My Gang, Rascal Flatts

SOUL/RHYTHM & BLUES
Favourite Male Artist: Chris Brown, Jamie Foxx, Ne-Yo
Favourite Female Artist: Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Keyshia Cole
Favourite Band, Duo or Group: Black Eyed Peas, The Isley Brothers, Jagged Edge
Favourite Album: The Breakthrough, Mary J. Blige; The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey; Unpredictable, Jamie Foxx

RAP/HIP-HOP
Favourite Male Artist: Eminem, T.I., Kanye West
Favourite Band, Duo or Group: Black Eyed Peas, Dem Franchize Boyz, Three 6 Mafia
Favourite Album: Monkey Business, Black Eyed Peas; Curtain Call, Eminem; King, T.I.

ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Favourite Artist: Michael Bublé, Kelly Clarkson, Rob Thomas

ALTERNATIVE MUSIC
Favourite Artist: Nickelback, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers

BREAKTHROUGH (ALL GENRES):
Favourite Artist: Chamillionaire, Pussycat Dolls, Carrie Underwood

Mariah Carey may have led the nominations last night at the 33rd annual American Music Awards, but the real winners were Destiny?s Child, Tim McGraw, Kelly Clarkson, the Black Eyed Peas, and Green Day, each of whom walked away with two awards apiece. Even though Carey had four nods, she ended up with only one statuette for Favorite Female Artist in the Soul/R&B category.

Carey opened up the show, broadcast live on ABC from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, with a performance of her newest single, ?Don?t Forget About Us.? Other singers who took to the stage over the three-hour-long ceremony included Lindsay Lohan, Hilary Duff, Kenny Chesney, the Eurythmics, Santana, Gwen Stefani, and Cyndi Lauper and Sarah McLachlan, who performed a duet of Lauper?s ?80s hit, ?Time After Time.? The Rolling Stones closed the show live via satellite from Salt Lake City.

Destiny?s Child, which gave its last performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live earlier this month, won the award for Favorite Band, Duo or Group in the Soul/R&B category, as well as Best Album for their final record, Destiny Fulfilled. Only one member of the trio, Kelly Rowland, was on hand to accept the award.

Her former bandmates, Beyonce Knowles and Michelle Williams, were not the only nominees who failed to show up at the AMAs. Some other notable absentees included Clarkson, Eminem, the Black Eyed Peas, Green Day and 50 Cent.

AMA nominees are selected based on record sales, and winners determined by a national poll of 20,000 listeners.

Complete List of Winners:

POP/ROCK:
Male Artist: Will Smith
Female Artist: Gwen Stefani
Band, Duo or Group: Black Eyed Peas
Album: American Idiot (Green Day)

SOUL/RHYTHM & BLUES:
Male Artist: R. Kelly
Female Artist: Mariah Carey
Band, Duo or Group: Destiny’s Child
Album: Destiny Fulfilled (Destiny’s Child)

COUNTRY:
Male Artist: Tim McGraw
Female Artist: Gretchen Wilson
Band, Duo or Group: Brooks & Dunn
Album: Live Like You Were Dying (Tim McGraw)

RAP/HIP-HOP:
Male Artist: Eminem
Female Artist: Missy Elliott
Band, Duo or Group: Black Eyed Peas
Album: The Massacre, (50 Cent)

ADULT CONTEMPORARY:
Favorite Artist: Kelly Clarkson

LATIN:
Favorite Artist: Shakira

ALTERNATIVE:
Favorite Artist: Coldplay

CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL:
Favorite Artist: Mary Mary

BREAKTHROUGH:
New Artist (all genres): Sugarland

T-MOBILE TEXT-IN AWARD: Kelly Clarkson

Four musical pairings have been added to the already star-studded list of performances for this year?s American Music Awards.

Billboard reports that Gwen Stefani will join Pharrell for his new single “Can I Have It Like That,” while Los Lonely Boys and Santana will perform “I Don’t Wanna Lose Your Love,” their collaboration from the latter’s new album, “All That I Am.”

Cyndi Lauper and Sarah McLachlan will team up for “Time After Time,” a pairing heard on Lauper?s new Epic album, “The Body Acoustic.”

Meanwhile, Bow Wow, Omarion and Ciara will join forces for a medley of the hits “Let Me Hold You” and “Like You.”

Already-announced AMA performers include Sheryl Crow, Hilary Duff, Lindsay Lohan, top nominee Mariah Carey, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, the Rolling Stones, Rob Thomas and Keith Urban.

The show will air live Nov. 22 on ABC from Los Angeles.

It?s fall and that means the weather is getting cooler and awards show season is kicking into high gear. As usual, the first one out the gate is the American Music Awards, this year airing live on ABC on Tuesday, Nov. 22.

The network announced a star-studded list of presenters yesterday who will take part in giving out 21 publicly voted awards in eight categories: Pop/Rock, Country, Soul/Rhythm & Blues, Rap/Hip-Hop, Latin Music, Adult Contemporary, Alternative Music, and Contemporary Inspirational.

Joining previously-announced performers Mariah Carey, Kenny Chesney, and Rob Thomas on stage to hand out the hardware are: Lance Armstrong, Toni Braxton, Ryan Cabrera, Chingy, Delta Goodrem, Nick Lachey, Ludacris, John Mayer, Jesse McCartney, Sean Paul, ?The Simple Life?s? Nicole Richie, LeAnn Rimes, ?Phantom of the Opera?s? Emmy Rossum, ?American Idol?s? Ryan Seacrest, ?Jake in Progress?? John Stamos, Sugarland, Gretchen Wilson, and ?Night Stalker?s? Stuart Townsend and Gabrielle Union.

More presenters and performers are expected to be announced at a later date. Cedric the Entertainer is slated to host the 33rd annual music special from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.