I put her in the Rock category.

Definitly Pop.

Ditto.

I almost put her down for best female pop vocal performance, but I decided to be weird and put down Minnie Driver, who doesn't stand a chance, instead :wink:

Music

Best New Artist
Maroon 5
Gretchen Wilson
Big & Rich

Best Group/Band
Maroon 5
Switchfoot


Best Comeback of 2004
?

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Kelly Clarkson "Breakaway"


Best Country Album
Shania Twain-Greatest Hits
Gretchen Wilson-Here For The Party
Tim McGraw-Live Like You Were Dying

Best Pop Album
Maroon 5-Songs About Jane (Is it eligible?)

Best Rock Album
?

Best Rap Album
?

Best Country Song
Shania Twain and Billy C. "Party For Two"
Sara Evans-Suds In The Bucket
Gretchen Wilson "Redneck Woman"

Song Of The Year
Sara Evans-Suds In The Bucket
Maroon 5-This Love
Gaven DeGraw-I Don't Want To Be

Album Of The Year
Shania Twain-Greatest Hits
Gretchen Wilson-Here For The Party
Maroon 5-Songs About Jane

Best R&B Song
Nelly and Tim-Over and Over
Alicia Keys-If I Ain't Got You

Best R&B Album
?

Best Male Vocal Performance
Tim McGraw-Live Like You Were Dying
Gaven DeGraw-I Don't Want To Be

Best Pop Song
Gaven DeGraw-I Don't Want To Be
Kelly Clarkson-Breakaway
Maroon 5-This Love

Best Rock Song
?

Best R&B/Rap/Hip-Hop Song
?

Female of the Year
Shania Twain
Sara Evans
Loretta Lynn

Male of the Year
Tim McGraw
Gaven DeGraw

Avril is definitely not rock. If you put Avril in rock you might as well put Kelly Clarkson and Hilary Duff. But enough of my preaching, heres my ballot,

Music

Best New Artist
-Franz Ferdinand
-Head Automatica
-Kanye West
Best Group/Band
-Lostprophets
-Linkin Park
-Green Day
Best Comeback of 2004
-Beastie Boys
-Green Day
-U2
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
-Kylie Minogue - Red Blooded Woman
-Michelle Branch - 'Till I Get Over You

Best Country Album
-heard none this year

Best Pop Album
-Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway

Best Rock Album
-Lostprophets - Start Something
-Green Day - American Idiot
-Chevelle - This Type Of Thinking Could Do Us In

Best Rap Album
-Eminem - Encore
-Kanye West - College Dropout

Best Country Song
-Lorretaa Lynn and Jack White - Portland, Oregon

Song Of The Year
-Beastie Boys - Ch-Check It Out
-Lostprophets - Make A Move
-Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Album Of The Year
-Beastie Boys - To The 5 Boroughs
-Lostprophets - Start Something
-Head Automatica - Decadence

Best R&B Song
-Usher - Yeah
-Mario Winans - I Don't Wanna Know

Best R&B Album
-Usher - Confessions

Best Male Vocal Performance
-William Shatner - Common People
-Will Ferrell - Afternoon Delight

Best Pop Song
-Avril Lavigne - Nobody's Home
-Kylie Minogue - Red Blooded Woman

Best Rock Song
-Lostprophets - Make A Move
-Green Day - American Idiot
-U2 - Vertigo

Best R&B/Rap/Hip-Hop Song
-Kanye West - Jesus Walks
-Beastie Boys - Ch-Check It Out
-Jay-Z - 99 Problems

Female of the Year
-Kelly Clarkson

Male of the Year
-Kanye West

Best Male
Ray Charles
Eminem
Prince
Usher
Kanye West

Best Female
Beyonce
Alicia Keys
Avril Lavigne
Jessica Simpson
Gwen Stefani

Best Group/Band
Destiny’s Child
Green Day
Los Lonely Boys
Outkast
Maroon 5

Best New Artist
Ciara
Fantasia
Maroon 5
Kanye West
Gretchen Wilson

Best Comeback of 2004
Jimmy Buffett
Ray Charles
Green Day
Loretta Lynn
Prince

Best Male Performance
"I Don't Want To Be," Gavin DeGraw
"Let Me Love You," Mario
"Over And Over," Nelly featuring Tim McGraw
"Musicology," Prince
"Burn," Usher

Best Female Performance
"Breakaway," Kelly Clarkson
"I Believe," Fantasia
"If I Ain’t Got You," Alicia Keys
"Don't Tell Me," Avril Lavigne
"With You," Jessica Simpson

Best Group/Band Performance
"Let’s Get It Started," Black Eyed Peas
"My Immortal," Evanescence
"The Reason," Hoobastank
"Heaven," Los Lonely Boys
"This Love," Maroon 5

Best Pop Album
Feels Like Home, Norah Jones
Under My Skin, Avril Lavigne
Autobiography, Ashlee Simpson
In This Skin, Jessica Simpson
Love. Angel. Music. Baby., Gwen Stefani

Best Pop Song
"My Happy Ending,” Avril Lavigne
"This Love," Maroon 5
"With You," Jessica Simpson
"Toxic," Britney Spears
"What You Waiting For?," Gwen Stefani

Best R&B Album
Afrodisiac, Brandy
Fly Or Die, N.E.R.D.
Musicology, Prince
Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds Vol. 2, Jill Scott
Confessions, Usher

Best R&B Song
"Lose My Breath," Destiny’s Child
"If I Ain’t Got You," Alicia Keys
"Dip It Low," Christina Millian
"Over And Over," Nelly featuring Tim McGraw
"Yeah!," Usher featuring Lil’ Jon and Ludicris

Best Rock Album
American Idot, Green Day
Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinad
Hot Fuse, The Killers
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, U2
Contraband, Velvet Revolver

Best Rock Song
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams," Green Day
"The Reason," Hoobastank
"Somebody Told Me," The Killers
"Numb," Linkin Park
"Vertigo," U2

Best Rap Album
Loyal To The Game, 2Pac
Encore, Eminem
The Red Light District, Ludacris
Suit, Nelly
The College Dropout, Kanye West

Best Rap Song
"Just Lose It," Eminem
"Dirt Off Your Shoulder," Jay-Z
"Roses," Outkast
"Drop It Like It’s Hot," Snoop Dogg
"All Falls Down," Kanye West

Best Country Album
License to Chill, Jimmy Buffett
Van Lear Rose, Loretta Lynn
Live Like You Were Dying, Tim McGraw
Be Here, Keith Urban
Here For The Party, Gretchen Wilson

Best Country Song
"I Want To Live," Josh Gracin
"Heaven," Los Lonely Boys
"Portland, Oregon," Loretta Lynn & Jack White
"Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw
"Redneck Woman," Gretchen Wilson

Music Video
"Naughty Girl," Beyonce
"Toxic," Britney Spears
"What You Waiting For?," Gwen Stefani
"Vertigo," U2
"Yeah!," Usher featuring Lil’ John and Ludicris

Song Of The Year
"The Reason," Hoobastank
"All Falls Down," Kanye West
"This Love," Maroon 5
"Over And Over," Nelly featuring Tim McGraw
"Yeah!," Usher featuring Lil’ John and Ludicris

Album Of The Year
Under My Skin, Avril Lavigne
Love. Angel. Music. Baby., Gwen Stefani
How to Dismantel an Atomic Bomb, U2
Confessions, Usher
The College Dropout, Kanye West

Totally pop, she doesnt deserve the title of "rock".

I had so much trouble catagorizing many of the artists, including Avril, Usher and Destiny's Child. Avril was especially hard because the album has an overall rock vibe, despite the fact that the singles definatly have more of a ska/pop tone.

Anyway, when picking the nominies for each catagory, I wanted to reflect the musical landscape of 2004; to have the perfect balance of quality and popularity.

You did a very good job. I like everybody that you nominated, well most anyway. :wink:

Thanks :wink:

You are very welcome dude. 8)

Tour of the Year
Madonna Re-Invention!!!! no other nominees. hehe.

when are the nomines gonna be announced?