LEFT: Singer Mariah Carey poses with her favourite female soul/R&B artiste award during the 2005 American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Tuesday. RIGHT: Colombian singer Shakira holds her award for favourite Latin music artiste as she poses with singer-actor Will Smith who won the pop-rock favourite male artiste around during the 2005 American Music Awards.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters):
POP DIVA Mariah Carey suffered a surprise setback in the resurrection of her career on Tuesday when she picked up just one prize at the American Music Awards, having led the field with four nominations.
Multiple honours went to country star Tim McGraw, punk rock trio Green Day, pop singer Kelly Clarkson, R&B trio Destiny's Child and funk band the Black Eyed Peas, who each won a pair.
History almost repeated itself for Carey, 35, who went home empty-handed in 1997 after leading with six nominations.
But some things do not change. Many of the winners were not present, including Green Day, Clarkson and the Black Eyed Peas. Other no-shows included rapper Eminem and his protégé, 50 Cent, and R&B singer R. Kelly.
Carey won the evening's first award, for favourite soul/R&B female artiste, and it seemed as if she was set for a clean sweep. But the 20,000 record-buyers whose votes determine the winners had other ideas.
She lost the favourite female pop/rock prize to Gwen Stefani, who seemed surprised by the win. Later in the evening, Carey's comeback album, The Emancipation of Mimi, lost the pop/rock and soul/R&B races to Green Day's American Idiot and Destiny Fulfilled from Destiny Child.
BIGGEST SELLERS
Carey's album is one of the biggest sellers of the year with world-wide sales of more than seven million copies, according to her Island Def Jam label. The single We Belong Together ruled the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 14 weeks.
Four years ago, Carey's career hit the skids as she released a flop movie and album. Her previous label, Virgin Records, which had just signed her to a contract reportedly worth $80 million, paid her $28 million to leave.
Performers included reunited British duo the Eurythmics, and the Rolling Stones, live via satellite from a concert in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Nominees are drawn from top acts determined by retail sales and radio airplay, while winners are voted on by a random poll of about 20,000 record-buyers.
The awards, now in their 33rd year, were the first not overseen by
producer Dick Clark, who is recovering from a stroke.
2005 American Music Awards winners
POP-ROCK
Male artiste: Will Smith
Female artiste: Gwen Stefani
Band, duo or group:
The Black Eyed Peas
Album: American Idiot, Green Day
SOUL-R&B:
Male artiste:R. Kelly
Female artiste: Mariah Carey
Band, duo or group: Destiny's Child
Album: Destiny Fulfilled, Destiny's Child
COUNTRY:
Male artiste: Tim McGraw
Female artiste: Gretchen Wilson
Band, duo or group: Brooks & Dunn
Album: Live Like You Were Dying
RAP/HIP-HOP:
Male artiste: Eminem
Female artiste: Missy Elliott
Band, duo or group: The Black Eyed Peas
Album: The Massacre, 50 Cent
ADULT CONTEMPORARY:
Artiste: Kelly Clarkson
LATIN MUSIC:
Artiste: Shakira
ALTERNATIVE MUSIC:
Artiste: Green Day
BREAKTHROUGH:
New artiste: Sugarland
T-Mobile Text-In Award (voted by public):Kelly Clarkson.
