Country Kicking Ass.....

Hands down 'Country' wins the award for putting on the best music awards shows ever....
Their focus is the live performances (and packing in as many as they can in three hours) and the awards themselves are secondary.
Last night's performances did not disappoint....

And kicking total ass was the Zac Brown Band with their cover of 'Devil Goes Down to Georgia'...outstanding.

American Music Awards.

Yes I'm a total sucker for music award shows....I watch them religiously...more for the live performances than anything else.

The 37th Annual American Music Awards are dishing out the trophies on (Sunday) November 22nd. No word on who the host will be yet...but I'm thinking the cast of Glee would be a phenomenal show...image all the mash ups musical numbers they could do?

The Nominees were announced yesterday....looks like it may be Taylor Swift's & Kings Of Leon's night to shine with all their nods...

Here's the complete list:

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST:
--Kings of Leon
--Lady Gaga
--Gloriana
--Zac Brown Band
--Keri Hilson
--Jeremih
--Drake
--Kid Cudi

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST:
--Michael Jackson
--Eminem
--T.I.

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST:
--Taylor Swift
--Beyoncé
--Lady Gaga

FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP:
--Black Eyed Peas
--Kings of Leon
--Nickelback

FAVORITE ALBUM:
--"Fearless", Taylor Swift
--"Number Ones", Michael Jackson
--"Fame", Lady Gaga

FAVORITE ARTIST:
--Green Day
--Kings of Leon
--Shinedown

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST:
--Eminem
--Jay-Z
--T.I.

FAVORITE ALBUM:
--"Relapse", Eminem
--"Blueprint 3", Jay-Z
--"Paper Trail", T.I.

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST:
--Michael Jackson
--Jamie Foxx
--Maxwell

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST:
--Beyoncé
--Keyshia Cole
--Keri Hilson

FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP:
--Black Eyed Peas
--Day26
--Mary Mary

FAVORITE ALBUM:
--"Number Ones", Michael Jackson
--"I Am . . . Sasha Fierce", Beyoncé
--"The E.N.D.", Black Eyed Peas

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST:
--Keith Urban
--Former Hootie and the Blowfish superstar Darius Rucker
--Jason Aldean

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST:
--Taylor Swift
--Carrie Underwood
--Reba McEntire

FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP:
--Sugarland
--Rascal Flatts
--Zac Brown Band

FAVORITE ALBUM:
--"Fearless", Taylor Swift
--"Unstoppable", Rascal Flatts
--"Foundation", Zac Brown Band

FAVORITE ARTIST - (ADULT/CONTEMPORARY)
--Taylor Swift
--Daughtry
--Jason Mraz

FAVORITE ARTIST - (CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL):
--Jeremy Camp
--Brandon Heath
--Mary Mary

FAVORITE ARTIST - (LATIN MUSIC):
--Aventura
--Luis Fonsi
--Wisin & Yandel

FAVORITE ALBUM - (SOUNDTRACKS):
--"Hannah Montana: The Movie"
--"Hannah Montana 3"
--"Twilight"

And don't forget to rock your vote for Artist of the Year...your choices are:

--Taylor Swift
--Michael Jackson
--Eminem
--Kings of Leon
--Lady Gaga