American Music Awards of 2003 (January)

This article is about the awards ceremony in January. For the ceremony that took place in November 2003, see American Music Awards of 2003 (November).

The 30th Annual American Music Awards were held on January 13, 2003, at the Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 2002.^[1][2]

30th Annual American Music Awards
Date	January 13, 2003
Location	Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Hosted by	Ozzy Osbourne Sharon Osbourne Jack Osbourne Kelly Osbourne
Most awards	Eminem (4)
Most nominations	Ashanti (6)
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Runtime	180 min.
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions
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All nominees are listed below, and the winners are listed in bold.^[3]

Performances

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Tim McGraw Elton John	"Tiny Dancer"
Matchbox Twenty	"Disease"
Christina Aguilera Linda Perry (on piano)	"Impossible" "Beautiful"
B2K	"Bump, Bump, Bump"
Shania Twain	"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" "Up!"
Nickelback	"How You Remind Me"
Mariah Carey	"Through the Rain"
Ja Rule Bobby Brown	"Thug Lovin'"
Kenny Chesney	"Young"
Kelly Osbourne	"Shut Up"
Missy Elliott	"Work It"
Toby Keith Willie Nelson	"Beer For My Horses"

Winners and nominees

Subcategory	Winner	Nominees
Michael Jackson International Artist of the Year
Artist of the Year	Madonna	Christina Aguilera Cher Shania Twain Justin Timberlake
Fan's Choice Award
Fan's Choice Award	Nelly	Ashanti Creed Eminem Enrique Iglesias
Pop/Rock Category
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Eminem	Enrique Iglesias Nelly
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist	Sheryl Crow	Celine Dion Pink
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Creed	Linkin Park Nickelback
Favorite Pop/Rock Album	The Eminem Show - Eminem	Ashanti - Ashanti Nellyville - Nelly Missundaztood - Pink
Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist	Ashanti	Kelly Clarkson Puddle of Mudd
Hip-Hop/R&B Category
Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B Female Artist	Mary J. Blige	Ashanti Jennifer Lopez
Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B Male Artist	Eminem	Ja Rule Nelly
Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B Band/Duo/Group	Outkast	B2K Nappy Roots
Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B Album	The Eminem Show - Eminem	Ashanti - Ashanti Word of Mouf - Ludacris Nellyville - Nelly
Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B New Artist	Ashanti	B2K Nappy Roots
Country Category
Favorite Country Male Artist	Tim McGraw	Alan Jackson Toby Keith
Favorite Country Female Artist	Martina McBride	Jo Dee Messina Lee Ann Womack
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	Dixie Chicks	Brooks & Dunn Lonestar
Favorite Country Album	Home - Dixie Chicks	No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems - Kenny Chesney Drive - Alan Jackson Unleashed - Toby Keith
Favorite Country New Artist	Carolyn Dawn Johnson	Kellie Coffey Tommy Shane Steiner
Adult Contemporary Category
Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist	Celine Dion	Vanessa Carlton Five for Fighting
Alternative Category
Favorite Alternative Artist	Creed	Linkin Park System of a Down
Latin Category
Favorite Latin Artist	Enrique Iglesias	Marc Anthony Shakira
Soundtrack Category
Favorite Soundtrack	Spider-Man	Lilo & Stitch The Scorpion King
Inspirational Category
Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist	Avalon	Jars of Clay P.O.D.
2nd Coca-Cola New Music Award
Coca-Cola New Music Award	Moe Loughran	Honeycomb Moe Loughran Terell
Merit
Alabama