American Music Awards of 2002

The 29th American Music Awards were held on January 9, 2002, at the Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 2001.^[1]

29th Annual American Music Awards
Date	January 9, 2002
Location	Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Hosted by	Jenny McCarthy Sean "P. Diddy" Combs
Most awards	Alicia Keys, Destiny's Child and Aaliyah (2 each)
Most nominations	Alicia Keys (6)
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Runtime	180 min.
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions
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The nominations were announced on November 13, 2001,^[2] with Alicia Keys leading the nominations with five nods, followed by Destiny's Child, Shaggy and Tim McGraw with three each.^[3]

All nominees are listed below, and the winners are listed in bold.^[4]

Performances

Artist(s)	Song(s)
P. Diddy Snoop Dogg Mr. Cheeks Lil' Bow Wow Ben Stiller	"Bad Boy for Life" "Lights, Camera, Action!"
Lenny Kravitz	"Dig In"
Toby Keith	"I Wanna Talk About Me"
Usher Richie Sambora (on guitar)	"U Got It Bad"
Britney Spears	"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"
Yolanda Adams	"Open My Heart" "Never Give Up"
Shaggy	"It Wasn't Me"
Cher	"Song for the Lonely"
Brooks & Dunn	"Ain't Nothing 'bout You"
Carbon Leaf	"The Boxer"
Kid Rock	"Lonely Road of Faith" "Lay it on Me"
Luther Vandross	Tribute to George Harrison: "Something" "My Sweet Lord"

Winners and nominees

Subcategory	Winner	Nominees
Artist of the Year
Artist of the Year	U2	Destiny's Child Janet Jackson Alicia Keys Tim McGraw Shaggy
Pop/Rock Category
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Lenny Kravitz	R. Kelly Shaggy
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Janet Jackson	Alicia Keys Jennifer Lopez
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	'N Sync	Dave Matthews Band U2
Favorite Pop/Rock Album	Survivor - Destiny's Child	Everyday - Dave Matthews Band Celebrity - 'N Sync
Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist	Alicia Keys	Nelly Furtado Lifehouse
Soul/R&B Category
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Luther Vandross	Ginuwine R. Kelly
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Aaliyah	Mary J. Blige Alicia Keys
Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group	Destiny's Child	The Isley Brothers Jagged Edge
Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Aaliyah - Aaliyah	All for You - Janet Jackson Songs in A Minor - Alicia Keys
Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist	Alicia Keys	Blu Cantrell Musiq Soulchild
Country Category
Favorite Country Male Artist	Tim McGraw	Toby Keith Travis Tritt
Favorite Country Female Artist	Faith Hill	Sara Evans Jo Dee Messina
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	Brooks & Dunn	Lonestar SheDaisy
Favorite Country Album	Set This Circus Down - Tim McGraw	Steers & Stripes - Brooks & Dunn I'm Already There - Lonestar
Favorite Country New Artist	Trick Pony	Jamie O'Neal Blake Shelton
Adult Contemporary Category
Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist	Sade	Enya LeAnn Rimes
Alternative Category
Favorite Alternative Artist	Limp Bizkit	Linkin Park Staind
Rap/Hip-Hop Category
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist	Nelly	Ja Rule Shaggy
Latin Category
Favorite Latin Artist	Enrique Iglesias	Shakira Jaci Velasquez
Soundtrack Category
Favorite Soundtrack	Save The Last Dance	American Pie 2 Moulin Rouge!
1st Coca-Cola New Music Award
Coca-Cola New Music Award	Carbon Leaf	Live Honey Yo, Flaco!
Award of Merit
Garth Brooks
Artist of the Century Award
Michael Jackson