AMA Winners

Winners were announced last night at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards in the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. And the winners are:

Artist of the year: Justin Bieber

New artist of the year: Carly Rae Jepsen

Pop/rock female artist: Katy Perry

Pop/rock male artist: Justin Bieber

Pop/rock band, duo or group: Maroon 5

Pop/rock album: Justin Bieber, "Believe"

Country female artist: Taylor Swift

Country male artist: Luke Bryan

Country band, duo or group: Lady Antebellum

Country album: Carrie Underwood, "Blown Away"

Rap/hip-hop artist: Nicki Minaj

Rap/hip-hop album: Nicki Minaj, "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded"

Soul/R&B female artist: Beyonce

Soul/R&B male artist: Usher

Soul/R&B album: Rihanna, "Talk That Talk"

Alternative rock artist: Linkin Park

Adult contemporary artist: Adele

Latin artist: Shakira

Contemporary inspirational artist: tobyMac

Electronic dance music artist: David Guetta

Do you agree with the winners? Tweet us @artistsondemand with your opinions!

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Usher and Celine Dion to Perform in a Whitney Tribute

Celine Dion, Usher and Jennifer Hudson were the first performers to be announced by The Recording Academy on Thursday for “We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute To Whitney Houston” on CBS on Nov. 16.However, there are many celebrities that want to help the Houston family deal with the singer's untimely death.

The concert will be taped in Los Angeles on Oct. 11 and will also feature interviews and footage with the late singer, as well as artists sharing their memories of her.

Houston’s death at age 48 from accidental drowning in a bathtub at a Beverly Hills hotel on the eve of the Grammy awards in February shocked the music world. Authorities deemed her death was also a result of heart disease and cocaine use.

The televised special will be timed with the release of  release of a compilation album in November, “I Will Always Love You - The Best of Whitney Houston,” featuring 16 of Houston’s best-known hits and two previously unreleased songs, including a new duet of “I Look To You” with R. Kelly.


Lifetime television network will also be airing a new series starting in mid-October , “The Houstons: On Our Own.” It documents Houston’s 19-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, sister-in-law and former manager Pat Houston and mother Cissy, as they deal with life after the singer’s death.

Tamela Mann was a recent guest on Artists on demand and talked about how professional and kind Whitney was and what a joy to work with on the set of Sparkle You can listen to our interview here.

Source: Toronto Sun

The Voice set to return in the Spring with 2 new judges!

Due to the growing popularity of NBC's hit singing competition show, The Voice, they have decided to air season 4 in the Spring. Now we get to see the amazing talent in both the Spring and the Fall! And, with the extra season, we also get new talent to hit the judging panel.

The Voice will be welcoming Shakira and Usher to it's famous red swiveling chairs next season, along with returning judges Adam Levine and Blake Shelton! They will be taking the places of Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera. Green will be busy working on a new studio album as well as working on a sitcom based on his life for NBC. Aguilera will be busy touring for her upcoming album, Lotus. Although, they are set to return for season 5 next Fall.


Are you excited to see them mix up the judges for a season? We are, and we can't wait!

Source: TV Line

Music, TV, and film artists for "Clinton Foundation" concert

A tribute concert for the works of the Bill Clinton Foundation will be held on the 15th of October at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California.

Among the artists in music, film, and television taking part in this event are Lady Gaga, Bono from the Irish rock band U2, and Usher.

The concert aimed to celebrate the foundation's 10 year anniversary and also to raise awareness on the works the former U.S. president's foundation have done on issues such as AIDS and the environment.

The concert titled "A Decade of Difference" will be exclusively broadcast live on Yahoo. All proceeds from this event will go to the Clinton Foundation.

More information regarding the concert such as additional performers are yet to be announced. Tickets will go on general sale on the 19th of September.

SOURCES: Reuters via Yahoo!UK; Image

Bieber, Usher, Eminem, Swift, and Rihanna Sweep the Billboard Music Awards

 

Everyone who was everyone watched the 2011 Billboard Music Awards last night. It was packed with show stopping performances by Rihanna, Britney Spears, Taio Cruz, and many many more! Eminem, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, and Usher pretty much took over this awards show. Eminem's album Recovery flew off the shelves once it was released and seems to still be going strong. Rihanna was very emotional and quite excited, even jumping up and down on stage, as she accepted award after award. Another face that is very familiar amongst the crowd was Justin Bieber, who at the age of 17, walked away with 6 Billboard Music Awards, including Fan Favorite, which was chosen solely by the fans in an online poll done by Billboard.com from May 9 to the 20th. An outstanding 1.6 million fans voted and, apparently, everyone is a Bieleber, causing a very emotional Justin Bieber to take the stage and thank God, his mom, and of course, the fans! It appears there is no end to the Bieber Fever epidemic that has swept the nation. Bieber's mentor, Usher, took home quite a few awards for his Album Raymond v. Raymond.

Among the other winners were Lady Gaga, Enrique Eglesias, Shakira, U2, The Black Eyed Peas, and many more. Check out the full list of winners below!

Top Artist: Eminem

Top Hot 100 Song: Taio Cruz - Dynamite

Top Billboard 200 Album: Eminem - Recovery

Top New Artist: Justin Bieber

Top Touring Artist: U2

Top Duo/Group: The Black Eyed Peas

Top Country Album: Taylor Swift - Speak Now

Top Rap Album: Eminem - Recovery

Top Rock Album: Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More

Top Social Artist: Justin Bieber

Top Digital Song: Taio Cruz - Dynamite

Top Radio Song: Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are

Top Streaming Song (Audio): Nelly - Just A Dream

Top Streaming Song (Video): Justin Bieber Feat. Ludacris - Baby

Top Billboard 200 Artist: Taylor Swift

Top 100 Artist: Katy Perry

Top Digital Songs Artist: Katy Perry

Top Radio Songs Artists: Rihanna

Top Streaming Artist: Justin Bieber

Top Digital Media Artist: Justin Bieber

Top Male Artist: Eminem

Top Female Artist: Rihanna

Top Pop Artist: Lady Gaga

Top R&B Artist: Usher

Top Rap Artist: Eminem

Top Country Artist: Taylor Swift

Top Rock Artist: Train

Top Alternative Artist: Mumford & Sons

Top Latin Artist: Shakira

Top Dance Artist: Lady Gaga

Top Christian Artist: Chris Tomlin

Top Pop Song: Taio Cruz - Dynamite

Top R&B Song: Usher Feat. Will.I.Am. - OMG

Top Rap Song: Eminem Feat. Rihanna: Love the Way You Lie

Top Country Song: Lady Antebellum - Need You Now

Top Rock Song: Train - Hey, Soul Sister

Top Alternative Song: Neon Trees - Animal

Top Latin Song: Shakira Feat. Freshleyground - Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)

Top Dance Song: Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love

Top Christian Song: Chris Tomlin - Our God

Top Pop Album: Justin Bieber - My World 2.0

Top R&B Album: Usher - Raymond v. Raymond

Top Alternative Album: Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More

Top Latin Album: Enrique Iglesias - Euphoria

Top Dance/Electronic Album: Lady Gaga - The Fame

Top Christian Album: Skillet - Awake

Fan Favorite: Justin Bieber

MTV EMA's

A few days ago, rock royalty ran riot in Madrid for the MTV European Music Awards...

Acts such as Thirty Seconds to Mars (above), Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Rihanna & Ke$ha dominated. Thankfully they have specific 'Best World Stage Performance' 'Best Push Act' & 'Best European Act' categories, or you may think it was the normal MTV Music Awards!!

The actual event was hosted by Eva Longoria (not sure why.....) and Justin Beiber was the online host.

Here's a list of the nominees and winners

Best Alternative - WINNER Paramore (as above) NOMINEES Gorillaz, Arcade Fire, Gossip, Vampire Weekend

Best Song - WINNER Lady GaGa - Bad Romance NOMINEES Eminem/Rihanna - Love the way you lie, Katy Perry/Snoop Dogg - Carlifornia Gurls, Rihanna - Rude Boy, Usher - OMG

Best Live Act - WINNER Linkin Park NOMINEES Bon Jovi, Kings of Leon, Lady GaGa, Muse

Best Pop - WINNER Lady GaGa NOMINEES Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Usher

Best New Act - WINNER Ke$ha NOMINEES Justin Beiber, Plan B, Jason Derulo, B.o.B.

Best Female - WINNER Lady GaGa NOMINEES Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Shakira

Best Male - WINNER Justin Bieber NOMINEES Kanye West, Usher, Eminem, Enrique Iglesias



Best HipHop - WINNER Eminem NOMINEES Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, T.I.

Best Rock - WINNER Thirty Seconds to Mars NOMINEES Ozzy Osbourne, Linkin Park, Muse, Kings of Leon

Best Video - WINNER Katy Perry/Snoop Dogg - Carlifornia Gurls NOMINEES Lady GaGa / Beyonce - Telephone, Plan B - Prayin, Thirty Seconds to Mars - Kings and Queens, Eminem/Rihanna - Love the way you lie


Best Push Act - WINNER Justin Bieber NOMINEES Alexandra Burke, B.o.B., The Drums, Hurts, Jason Derulo, Ke$ha, Mike Posner, Professor Green, Selena Gomez & The Scene

Best World Stage Performance - WINNER Tokio Hotel NOMINEES Gorillaz, Green Day, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Katy Perry, Muse

Best European Act - WINNER Marco Megoni (Italy) NOMINEES Inna (Romania), Enrique Iglesias (Spain), Dima Bilan (Russia), Afromental (Poland)

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