BMI Stars Shine at AMA’s
BMI songwriter/artists once again swept the Country Music category, winning all four awards. Winners included country music's superstar couple Tim McGraw, who took home his third Favorite Male Artist trophy, and Faith Hill, who won her second award for Favorite Female Artist. Rounding out the category were multi-award winning artist Toby Keith, who earned his first American Music Award with a Favorite Album win for his triple-platinum CD Unleashed, and perennial favorites Alabama, who collected their 23rd AMA, this one for Favorite Country Group. The group has more American Music Awards than any other performer, followed by Michael Jackson with 21 and Kenny Rogers with 19.
Other top BMI winners included Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Band, Ricky Martin for Favorite Latin Artist, and Steven Curtis Chapman for Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Music Artist.
Nominations for the American Music Awards are based on sales figures and radio play, and winners are selected by a survey of about 20,000 listeners.
BMI's 2003 American Music Award Winners:
POP OR ROCK 'N ROLL MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist
Kid Rock
Favorite Female Artist
Jennifer Lopez
Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Fleetwood Mac
SOUL/RHYTHM & BLUES MUSIC
Favorite Female Artist
Aaliyah
COUNTRY
Favorite Male Artist
Tim McGraw
Favorite Female Artist
Faith Hill
Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Alabama
Favorite Album
"Unleashed"
Toby Keith
RAP/HIP-HOP
Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz
ALTERNATIVE MUSIC
Favorite Artist
Linkin Park
LATIN MUSIC
Favorite Artist
Ricky Martin
CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC
Favorite Artist
Steven Curtis Chapman
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