The American Music Awards have earned the distinction of being the most useless, vile, and insipid awards ceremony ever and the worst thing Dick Clark has ever brought upon us. Seriously, at least Grammy has the decency to be shady. AMA is just flat-out bulltastic. This is proven year after year when the nominess are released (like last year when Pretty Ricky was nominated for something), and then things get worse when people actually take statues home. Last year, T-Pain won for Favorite Male Artist in the Soul/R&B category and Rihanna won Favorite Female. We live in a Pop nation and such things are to be expected, but doesn't it make your skin crawl just a little bit? You know how these things tend to have a documentary effect where the winners, regardless of merit, write the history? The people that will be written about are the ones charting and winning awards, people, even if they are AMAs.
Check out some nominees of note after the bounce. You will laugh, you will cry. You will shake your damn head. Vigorously. Then you'll wonder, where is Jesus, already?
- Mary J. Blige: Favorite Female Artist - Soul/R&B; Favorite Album - Soul / Rhythm & Blues (Growing Pains)
- Chris Brown: Favorite Male Artist - Pop or Rock; Favorite Male Artist - Soul / Rhythm & Blues
- Mariah Carey: Favorite Female Artist - Pop or Rock Music; Favorite Album - Soul/R&B (E=MC2)
- Flo Rida: T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Award; Favorite Male Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop
- G-Unit: Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Rap/Hip-Hop
- J. Holiday: Favorite Male Artist - Soul/R&B
- Jay-Z: Favorite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop (American Gangster)
- Alicia Keys: Artist of the Year; Favorite Female Artist - Pop or Rock; Favorite Female Artist - Soul/R&B; Favorite Album - Pop or Rock (As I Am); Favorite Album - Soul/R&B (As I Am)
- Lil Wayne: Artist of the Year; Favorite Male Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop; Favorite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop (Tha Carter III)
- Rihanna: Favorite Female Artist - Pop or Rock; Favorite Female Artist - Soul/R&B
- Jordin Sparks: Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary
- The-Dream: T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Award
- Three 6 Mafia: Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Rap/Hip-Hop
- Usher: Favorite Male Artist - Pop or Rock; Favorite Male Artist - Soul/R&B
- Kanye West: Favorite Male Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop; Favorite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop (Graduation)
- Wu-Tang Clan: Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Rap/Hip-Hop
I wonder if the people responsible for this are registered to vote. Or if they're even allowed to vote. This sh*tshow airs 11/23 on ABC.
2008 American Music Awards Nominees (Full List) [ABC]
