AMAs could show Usher the door to Grammy glory
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Usher, whose fab abs and muscular string of hits have kept him on top of the pop heap all year, began his march toward Grammy gold Tuesday by leading the crop of nominees for November&#39;s American Music Awards with four nods.
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Ray Charles may be gone, but he's  unlikely to be forgotten at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, when  he competes for seven of the music industry's most coveted  prizes.
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R&B singer Usher, the smooth sensation behind four consecutive chart-topping singles and the biggest-selling album of the year, swept the American Music Awards on Sunday, winning all four categories in which he was nominated.
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Usher (news) leads the pack of nominees for this year&#39;s American Music Awards ceremony, scoring a total of four nods; OutKast (news) and Kanye West (news) follow with three nominations each.
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Exclamations left their mark on this year&#39;s American Music Awards nominations. &quot;Yeah!&quot; heartthrob Usher leads the pack with four nods, while &quot;Hey Ya!
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With four nominations, R&amp;B hitmaker Usher tops the list of contenders for the 32nd annual American Music Awards. Superstar rap duo OutKast and hip-hop newcomer Kanye West garnered three nominations apiece.
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Chicago producer-turned rapper Kanye West, Atlanta R&amp;B star Usher, Grammy favorite Alicia Keys, and persistent Stevie Wonder and other commercially successful hitmakers are honored as top Grammy contenders and at the Billboard Awards in Las Vegas.
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From J.Lo to James Brown, Usher to U2, the Grammys had it all this year &#151; except a lot of interested viewers. An estimated 18.8 million people watched Ray Charles' swan song clean up with eight awards Sunday night, a startling 28 percent drop from the 2004 Grammys.
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R+b and country ruled last night&#39;s American Music Awards as Usher carried on his award winning year by picking up four accolades.
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R&amp;B star Usher swept the American Music Awards last night (Nov. 14), winning all four categories in which he was nominated. Other multiple winners included hip-hop duo OutKast with three awards, and singer
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R&amp;B artist Usher dominated the American Music Awards yesterday, scooping the awards in all of the four categories in which he was nominated.
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Alicia Keys and Usher received eight Grammy nominations each on Monday and Ray Charles, who died in June, received seven.
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Alicia Keys and Usher received 8 Grammy nominations each today and Ray Charles, who died in June, received 7.
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R&amp;B singer Usher, whose album "Confessions" steamed up the charts with songs about sex, affairs and breakups, will perform at the American Music Awards.
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The American Music Awards had a confession for Usher Sunday night--he couldn&#39;t lose. The &quot;Yeah!&quot; singer was the biggest winner of the night, taking home all four awards for which he was nominated
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R&B crooner Usher, the year's best-selling recording artist, led the field of candidates for the 32nd annual American Music Awards with four nominations, organizers said on Tuesday.
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R&B singer Usher, who scored the  biggest album of the year and four No. 1 singles, picked up 11  trophies at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on  Wednesday, with Alicia Keys, OutKast and Grammys frontrunner  Kanye West also sharing in the spoils.