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The nominees have been announced by the American Medical Association... Scratch that. The nominees have been announced for the American Music Awards, which will once again take place in the fall so as not to compete with February’s Grammys. The 33^rd edition of the AMAs will air Nov. 22 on ABC, with Cedric the Entertainer hosting.

Comeback diva Mariah Carey leads all nominees with four, followed by Green Day, 50 Cent and Kelly Clarkson with three apiece. Two-timers are the Black Eyed Peas, Destiny's Child, Eminem, Fantasia, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw and Gretchen Wilson.

And the nominees are…

Pop/Rock:
MALE ARTIST
50 Cent, Will Smith, Rob Thomas

FEMALE ARTIST
Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani

BAND, DUO OR GROUP
Black Eyed Peas, Green Day, 3 Doors Down

ALBUM
Mariah Carey’s The Emancipation of Mimi, Kelly Clarkson’s Breakaway, Green Day’s American Idiot

Soul/Rhythm & Blues:
MALE ARTIST
R. Kelly, John Legend, Omarion

FEMALE ARTIST
Mariah Carey, Ciara, Fantasia

BAND, DUO OR GROUP
Destiny's Child, 112, Pretty Ricky

ALBUM
The Emancipation of Mimi, Destiny’s Child’s Destiny Fulfilled, Fantasia’s Free Yourself

Country:
MALE ARTIST
Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw

FEMALE ARTIST
Martina McBride, LeAnn Rimes, Gretchen Wilson

BAND, DUO OR GROUP
Big & Rich, Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts

ALBUM
Toby Keith’s Honkytonk University, Tim McGraw’s Live Like You Were Dying, Gretchen Wilson’s Here for the Party

Rap/Hip-Hop:
MALE ARTIST
Eminem, 50 Cent, Ludacris

FEMALE ARTIST
Missy Elliott, Lil' Kim, Trina

BAND, DUO OR GROUP
Black Eyed Peas, Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz, Ying Yang Twins

ALBUM
Eminem’s Encore, 50 Cent’s The Massacre, T.I.’s Urban Legend

Adult Contemporary:
FAVORITE ARTIST
Kelly Clarkson, Maroon 5, John Mayer

Latin:
FAVORITE ARTIST
Daddy Yankee, Luis Miguel, Shakira

Alternative:
FAVORITE ARTIST
Coldplay, Green Day, System of a Down

Contemporary Inspirational:
FAVORITE ARTIST
Casting Crowns, Jars of Clay, Mary Mary

Breakthrough:
NEW ARTIST
The Killers, Jesse McCartney, Sugarland