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Alicia Keys leads American Music Award nominees
Alicia Keys had a leading five nominations for the 2008 American Music Awards, including artist of the year and favorite female artist in both the pop/rock and soul/R&B categories. Coldplay and the Eagles had four nominations each, while Chris Brown and Lil Wayne received three apiece. They were also contenders for artist of the year, American Music Awards host Jimmy Kimmel announced Tuesday.
Jesse McCartney and Julianne Hough joined Kimmel to announce the nominees and performers during a press conference at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Rihanna, Ne-Yo, Taylor Swift and the Pussycat Dolls are among those scheduled to perform during the American Music Awards ceremony, to be held at the Nokia Theatre on November 23 and broadcast live on ABC. Winners will be determined by online voting. Votes will be accepted until November 7. Pop/Rock, female artist
Mariah Carey
Alicia Keys
Rihanna Soul/Rhythm & Blues, album
"Growing Pains" (Mary J. Blige)
"EMC2" (Mariah Carey)
"As I Am" (Alicia Keys) (The Associated Press)
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