2006 AMA Nominees
Pop/Rock:
- Male artist: Nick Lachey, Sean Paul, Kanye West - Female artist: Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, Nelly Furtado - Band, duo or group: Nickelback, Pussycat Dolls, Red Hot Chili Peppers- Album: "All the Right Reasons" (Nickelback), "Stadium Arcadium" (Red Hot Chili Peppers), "High School Musical" (various artists) Country:
- Male artist: Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Keith Urban - Female artist: Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood, Gretchen Wilson - Band, duo or group: Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Rascal Flatts - Album: "Legend of Johnny Cash" (Johnny Cash), "Greatest Hits Volume 2" (Tim McGraw), "Me And My Gang" (Rascal Flatts) Soul/Rhythm & Blues:
- Male artist: Chris Brown, Jamie Foxx, Ne-Yo- Female artist: Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Keyshia Cole - Band, duo or group: Black Eyed Peas, Isley Brothers, Jagged Edge- Album: "The Breakthrough" (Mary J. Blige), "The Emancipation of Mimi" (Mariah Carey), "Unpredictable" (Jamie Foxx) Rap/Hip Hop:
- Male artist: Eminem, T.I., Kanye West - Band, duo or group: Black Eyed Peas, Dem Franchize Boyz, Three 6 Mafia- Album: "Monkey Business" (Black Eyed Peas), "Curtain Call" (Eminem), "King" (T.I.) Adult Contemporary:
- Artist: Michael Buble, Kelly Clarkson, Rob Thomas Alternative:
- Artist: Nickelback, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers Latin:
- Artist: Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Shakira Contemporary Inspirational:
- Artist: Aly & AJ, Casting Crowns, Kirk Franklin Breakthrough:
- New artist: Chamillionaire, Pussycat Dolls, Carrie Underwood
- Male artist: Nick Lachey, Sean Paul, Kanye West - Female artist: Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, Nelly Furtado - Band, duo or group: Nickelback, Pussycat Dolls, Red Hot Chili Peppers- Album: "All the Right Reasons" (Nickelback), "Stadium Arcadium" (Red Hot Chili Peppers), "High School Musical" (various artists) Country:
- Male artist: Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Keith Urban - Female artist: Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood, Gretchen Wilson - Band, duo or group: Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Rascal Flatts - Album: "Legend of Johnny Cash" (Johnny Cash), "Greatest Hits Volume 2" (Tim McGraw), "Me And My Gang" (Rascal Flatts) Soul/Rhythm & Blues:
- Male artist: Chris Brown, Jamie Foxx, Ne-Yo- Female artist: Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Keyshia Cole - Band, duo or group: Black Eyed Peas, Isley Brothers, Jagged Edge- Album: "The Breakthrough" (Mary J. Blige), "The Emancipation of Mimi" (Mariah Carey), "Unpredictable" (Jamie Foxx) Rap/Hip Hop:
- Male artist: Eminem, T.I., Kanye West - Band, duo or group: Black Eyed Peas, Dem Franchize Boyz, Three 6 Mafia- Album: "Monkey Business" (Black Eyed Peas), "Curtain Call" (Eminem), "King" (T.I.) Adult Contemporary:
- Artist: Michael Buble, Kelly Clarkson, Rob Thomas Alternative:
- Artist: Nickelback, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers Latin:
- Artist: Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Shakira Contemporary Inspirational:
- Artist: Aly & AJ, Casting Crowns, Kirk Franklin Breakthrough:
- New artist: Chamillionaire, Pussycat Dolls, Carrie Underwood
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