The 35th annual American Music Awards were broadcast live on Sunday, November 18th 2007 from the Nokia Theatre LA, USA
The event was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel
Nominees for the 2007 American Music Awards, produced by Dick Clark Productions, Inc., were announced during a press conference at The Beverly Hills Hotel. Present for the announcement was comedian, writer and talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, who is returning for his fourth time to host the 35th anniversary of the popular awards show. Actress and singer Ashanti and pop rock group the Jonas Brothers were also on hand to announce the list of nominees.
For the first time in American Music Awards history, winners were determined by online voting at ama.abc.com (votes were collected from Oct. 9 to Nov. 2). Winners were announced at the 2007 American Music Awards ceremony, which was broadcast live on ABC, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18 (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles.
Initial nominees were selected by using ballots containing names compiled from data supplied by the music industry trade publication, Radio & Records and Nielsen Soundscan, which tracks retail music sales. The ballots were then sent to a national sampling of more than 15,000 people based on what type of music they listen to, what they buy and how many albums they purchase per year. The sampling also took into account geographic location, age, sex and ethnic origin. The top three vote getters were determined to be the nominees for this year's American Music Awards.
WINNERS:
POP OR ROCK
Favorite Male Artist
Justin Timberlake
Favorite Female Artist
Fergie
Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Nickelback
Favorite Album
Daughtry - Daughtry
COUNTRY
Favorite Male Artist
Tim McGraw
Favorite Female Artist
Carrie Underwood
Favorite Album
Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts
Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Rascal Flatts
SOUL/RHYTHM & BLUES
Favorite Male Artist
Akon
Favorite Female Artist
Rihanna
Favorite Album
Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
RAP/HIP-HOP
Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Favorite Male Artist
T.I.
Favorite Album
T.I. - T.I. vs. T.I.P.
ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
Favorite Artist
Daughtry
LATIN MUSIC
Favorite Artist
Jennifer Lopez
ALTERNATIVE ROCK MUSIC
Favorite Artist
Linkin Park
CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Favorite Artist
Casting Crowns
SOUNDTRACKS
Favorite Album
High School Musical 2
FAVORITE BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
Daughtry