American Music Awards of 2006

34th Annual American Music Awards
34th Annual American Music Awards
Date	November 21, 2006
Location	Shrine Auditorium,; Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Hosted by	Jimmy Kimmel
Most awards	The Black Eyed Peas (3)
Most nominations	Mariah Carey, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Black Eyed Peas (3 each)
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions

The 34th Annual American Music Awards were held on November 21, 2006.^[1] They were hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. The awards recognized the most popular albums and artists from the year of 2005–2006. As usual, the ceremony was broadcast by ABC.

Musical performances

Artist	Song(s)
Gwen Stefani	"Wind It Up"
Akon Snoop Dogg	"I Wanna Love You" "Smack That" "That's That Shit"
Lionel Richie	"I Call It Love" "All Night Long (All Night)"
Jamie Foxx	"Wish U Were Here"
Teddy Geiger	"For You I Will (Confidence)"
Jay Z	"Show Me What You Got"
Beyoncé^[2]	"Irreplaceable"
Mary J. Blige	"We Ride (I See the Future)"
Carrie Underwood	"Jesus, Take the Wheel" "Don't Forget to Remember Me" "Before He Cheats"
Josh Groban	"February Song"
Dixie Chicks	"Easy Silence"
Fall Out Boy	"This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"
Nelly Furtado Saurkrates	"Say It Right"
The Pussycat Dolls	"Buttons"
Tenacious D	"POD"
Rascal Flatts	"Life is a Highway"
Snow Patrol	"Chasing Cars"
Barry Manilow	"Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
John Mayer"	"Waiting On the World to Change"

Winners and nominees

Artist of the Year	New Artist of the Year
Rascal Flatts Beyonce Daniel Powter Mary J. Blige The Pussycat Dolls	Carrie Underwood Chamillionaire The Fray James Blunt The Pussycat Dolls Teddy Geiger
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
Sean Paul Kanye West Nick Lachey	Kelly Clarkson Mariah Carey Nelly Furtado
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Favorite Pop/Rock Album
Red Hot Chili Peppers Nickelback The Pussycat Dolls	Nickelback - All the Right Reasons Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium High School Musical
Favorite Country Male Artist	Favorite Country Female Artist
Toby Keith Keith Urban Kenny Chesney	Faith Hill Carrie Underwood Gretchen Wilson
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	Favorite Country Album
Rascal Flatts Brooks & Dunn Montgomery Gentry	Tim McGraw - Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Johnny Cash - The Legend of Johnny Cash Rascal Flatts - Me and My Gang
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
Jamie Foxx Chris Brown Ne-Yo	Mary J. Blige Keyshia Cole Mariah Carey
Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group	Favorite Soul/R&B Album
The Black Eyed Peas The Isley Brothers Jagged Edge	Mary J. Blige - The Breakthrough Jamie Foxx - Unpredictable Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist	Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Band/Duo/Group
Eminem Kanye West T.I.	The Black Eyed Peas Dem Franchize Boyz Three 6 Mafia
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album	Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist
The Black Eyed Peas - Monkey Business Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits T.I. - King	Kelly Clarkson Michael Buble Rob Thomas
Favorite Alternative Artist	Favorite Latin Artist
Red Hot Chili Peppers Nickelback Pearl Jam	Shakira Daddy Yankee Don Omar
Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist
Kirk Franklin Aly & AJ Casting Crowns

References

^ Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. p. 66. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
^ Press, T.A. (2015). Beyonce: From Destiny's Child to Independent Woman. Mango Media. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-63353-178-9. Retrieved June 22, 2018.

[Jet_p._66-1] Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. p. 66. Retrieved June 22, 2018.

[Press_2015_p._201-2] Press, T.A. (2015). Beyonce: From Destiny's Child to Independent Woman. Mango Media. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-63353-178-9. Retrieved June 22, 2018.

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