You Thought So!

Taylor Swift and Michael Jackson lead the nominations at this year’s American Music Awards

Nominees Are:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Kings of Leon
Taylor Swift
Lady Gaga
Eminem
Michael Jackson

POP/ROCK – Favorite Male Artist
Eminem
Michael Jackson
T.I.

POP/ROCK – Favorite Female Artist
Beyonce
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift

POP/ROCK – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
The Black Eyed Peas
Kings of Leon
Nickelback

POP/ROCK – Favorite Album
Fame – Lady Gaga
Number Ones – Michael Jackson
Fearless – Taylor Swift

COUNTRY – Favorite Male Artist
Jason Aldean
Darius Rucker
Keith Urban

COUNTRY – Favorite Female Artist
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

COUNTRY – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland
Zac Brown Band

COUNTRY – Favorite Album
Unstoppable – Rascal Flatts
Fearless – Taylor Swift
Foundation – Zac Brown Band

RAP/HIP-HOP – Favorite Male Artist
Eminem
Jay-Z
T.I.

RAP/HIP-HOP – Favorite Album
Relapse – Eminem
Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z
Paper Trail – T.I.

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Male Artist
Jamie Foxx
Michael Jackson
Maxwell

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Female Artist
Beyonce
Keyshia Cole
Keri Hilson

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
The Black Eyed Peas
Day26
Mary Mary

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Album
I Am…Sasha Fierce – Beyonce
The E.N.D. – The Black Eyed Peas
Number Ones – Michael Jackson

SOUNDTRACKS – Favorite Album
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Hannah Montana 3
Twilight Soundtrack

ALTERNATIVE ROCK – Favorite Artist
Green Day
Kings of Leon
Shinedown

ADULT CONTEMPORARY – Favorite Artist
Daughtry
Jason Mraz
Taylor Swift

LATIN – Favorite Artist
Aventura
Luis Fonsi
Wisin Y Yandel

CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL – Favorite Artist
Jeremy Camp
Brandon Heath
Mary Mary

Usher called the cops recently to report that his ex Tameka Foster had snuck onto his property to vandalize his car. By the time that the cops arrived, she had taken off and after interviewing them both, officers say that there’s not enough evidence to hold her accountable. A few days later, Tameka went back to the scene of the crime, finding a way to sneak onto the R&B singer’s property again and got into a fight with him. Usher called the cops again but Tameka had already left before they arrived. Usher better finalize their divorce because it sounds like she can do more damage if given the chance.

After being honored as Billboard’s Rising Star, Lady Gaga’s hit song ‘Paparazzi’ has made it to the number 7, up from number 11, spot on the Billboard Pop Songs chart making the song her fourth top 10 hit in the chart! The hit song is also currently sitting at the number 6 spot on the Hot 100. The singer is the fifth female artist in the chart’s history to have at least 4 top 10 singles from a debut album. Lady Gaga joins the ranks of Alanis Morissette, Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani and Fergie in that category. Congratulations to the new Princess of Pop!

While appearing on a reunion special of Australian TV show ‘Hey Hey It’s Saturday’, Harry Connick Jr. got offended by a skit of men performing in blackface. The skit, which was a parody of the Jackson 5, called themselves the Jackson Jive, which was performed on the show 20 years earlier. Harry, who was judging the performance, gave them a score of 0/10. After the show’s host apologized, Harry said “I