The 29th American Music Awards were held on January 9, 2002, at the Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 2001.
The nominations were announced on November 13, 2001, with Alicia Keys leading the nominations with five nods, followed by Destiny's Child, Shaggy and Tim McGraw with three each.
All nominees are listed below, and the winners are listed in bold.
Performances Artist(s)Song(s)P. DiddySnoop DoggMr. CheeksLil' Bow WowBen Stiller"Bad Boy for Life""Lights, Camera, Action!"Lenny Kravitz "Dig In"Toby Keith "I Wanna Talk About Me"UsherRichie Sambora "U Got It Bad"Britney Spears"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"Yolanda Adams "Open My Heart""Never Give Up"Shaggy "It Wasn't Me"Cher"Song for the Lonely"Brooks & Dunn "Ain't Nothing 'bout You"Carbon Leaf"The Boxer"Kid Rock"Lonely Road of Faith""Lay it on Me"Luther VandrossTribute to George Harrison:"Something""My Sweet Lord"
Winners and nominees
Subcategory Winner NomineesArtist of the Year Artist of the Year U2 Destiny's Child Janet Jackson Alicia Keys Tim McGraw ShaggyPop/Rock Category Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Lenny Kravitz R. Kelly Shaggy Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Janet Jackson Alicia Keys Jennifer Lopez Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group 'N Sync Dave Matthews Band U2 Favorite Pop/Rock Album Survivor - Destiny's Child Everyday - Dave Matthews Band Celebrity - 'N Sync Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist Alicia Keys Nelly Furtado LifehouseSoul/R&B Category Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist Luther Vandross Ginuwine R. Kelly Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Aaliyah Mary J. Blige Alicia Keys Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group Destiny's Child The Isley Brothers Jagged Edge Favorite Soul/R&B Album Aaliyah - Aaliyah All for You - Janet Jackson Songs in A Minor - Alicia Keys Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist Alicia Keys Blu Cantrell Musiq SoulchildCountry Category Favorite Country Male Artist Tim McGraw Toby Keith Travis Tritt Favorite Country Female Artist Faith Hill Sara Evans Jo Dee Messina Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group Brooks & Dunn Lonestar SheDaisy Favorite Country Album Set This Circus Down - Tim McGraw Steers & Stripes - Brooks & Dunn I'm Already There - Lonestar Favorite Country New Artist Trick Pony Jamie O'Neal Blake SheltonAdult Contemporary Category Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist Sade Enya LeAnn RimesAlternative Category Favorite Alternative Artist Limp Bizkit Linkin Park StaindRap/Hip-Hop Category Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist Nelly Ja Rule ShaggyLatin Category Favorite Latin Artist Enrique Iglesias Shakira Jaci VelasquezSoundtrack Category Favorite Soundtrack Save The Last Dance American Pie 2 Moulin Rouge!1st Coca-Cola New Music Award Coca-Cola New Music Award Carbon Leaf Live Honey Yo, Flaco! Award of MeritGarth Brooks Artist of the Century AwardMichael Jackson
References
External links http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2002/amas.htm