The 31st Annual American Music Awards were held on November 16, 2003, at the Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 2003.
Performances Artist(s)Song(s) RefBritney Spears"Me Against the Music"Kid RockTwisted Brown Trucker"Feel Like Makin' Love"Pink"Trouble"Rod Stewart"My Heart Stood Still"Alan Jackson"Remember When"Ashanti"Rain on Me"Clay Aiken"Invisible"Ruben Studdard "Superstar"Clay AikenRuben Studdard "Jesus Is Love"Hilary Duff"Girl Can Rock""So Yesterday"Evanescence"Going Under"Fleetwood Mac"Say You Will"Andre 3000 "Hey Ya!"Big Boi "The Way You Move"Toby Keith"I Love This Bar"Sheryl Crow"The First Cut Is the Deepest"3 Doors Down"Here Without You"Sean Paul"Get Busy"Metallica"St. Anger"The Bomb Squad"Sophistafunk"Christina Aguilera"Impossible / Beautiful" Notes Pretaped performance. 3rd Annual Coca-Cola New Music Award winners.
Winners and nominees
Subcategory Winner NomineesMichael Jackson International Artist of the Year Artist of the Year Madonna Christina Aguilera Cher Shania Twain Justin Timberlake Fan's Choice Award Fan's Choice Award Clay Aiken Beyoncé 50 Cent Matchbox 20 Tim McGraw Justin TimberlakePop/Rock Category Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Kid Rock Clay Aiken John Mayer Justin Timberlake Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Jennifer Lopez Celine Dion Avril Lavigne Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Fleetwood Mac Matchbox 20 3 Doors Down Favorite Pop/Rock Album Justified - Justin Timberlake Fallen - Evanescence Come Away with Me - Norah Jones Cocky - Kid RockSoul/R&B Category Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist Luther Vandross Ginuwine Jaheim R. Kelly Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Aaliyah Ashanti Beyoncé Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group Isley Brothers B2K Dru Hill Favorite Soul/R&B Album Dance with My Father - Luther Vandross Chapter II - Ashanti Dangerously in Love - Beyoncé Chocolate Factory - R. Kelly Country Category Favorite Country Male Artist Tim McGraw Kenny Chesney Alan Jackson Toby Keith Favorite Country Female Artist Faith Hill Martina McBride Shania Twain Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group Alabama Brooks & Dunn Dixie Chicks Favorite Country Album Unleashed - Toby Keith Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors - Tim McGraw Melt - Rascal Flatts Up! - Shania Twain Rap/Hip-Hop Category Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist 50 Cent Eminem Nelly Sean Paul Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Female Artist Missy Elliott Eve Lil' Kim Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Band/Duo/Group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz The Black Eyed Peas Bone Crusher Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album Get Rich or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent Under Construction - Missy Elliott Dutty Rock - Sean Paul 8 Mile - Various artistsAdult Contemporary Category Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist Celine Dion Cher Norah JonesAlternative Category Favorite Alternative Artist Linkin Park Coldplay Metallica Latin Category Favorite Latin Artist Ricky Martin Kumbia Kings Luis MiguelInspirational Category Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist Steven Curtis Chapman MercyMe Third Day
References
http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2003/amas2.htm