Michael Jackson Nominated for Numerous American Music Awards Including ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Los Angeles, CA - On Tuesday, after the nominations were in, Michael Jackson led the way for male artists with 5 nominations, including Artist of the Year. Only Taylor Swift, who earned 6 nominations, had more.

Both are nominated for Artist of the Year, along with Lady Gaga, Eminem, and Kings of Leon.

Michael Jackson also received nominations for Favorite Male Artist in both the pop/rock and soul/R&B category. His collection of solo chart toppers, "Number Ones", received nominations for favorite album of the year in the pop/rock and soul/R&B categories also.

Nominees are determined by a combination of retail sales and radio airplay, but the award winners will be selected by the public through online voting.

To vote for Michael Jackson or any of the other nominees, click here (http://abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards/vote) and tune in LIVE on November 22nd at 8pm EST to see The American Music Awards televised nationally on ABC.  

Comments for this News article

OMG!!!WONDERFUL!!!
BRAVO MIKE!!!
YESSSSSSSSS!!!!
Laughing out loud

Michael has been nominated for 5 (FIVE) AMA awards BUT WE MUST VOTE IN ORDER FOR HIM TO WIN. The PEOPLE decide the winner.

Go to http://abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards/vote -or- Google American Music Awards. You will need to register with the website to vote but it only takes seconds.

EMINEM is also nominated in categories with Michael and we all know how he MADE FUN OF MICHAEL and how much that hurt Michael per his interview with Geraldo. So, I personally won't vote for EMINEM in any category.

FOR THOSE THAT ARE BOYCOTTING ABC - These awards are about Michael. Even if you don't watch the show, please vote for him to WIN. This is about his Legacy as the King. Show the world that even in death - no one is better than Michael.

Michael needs ALL your votes so SPREAD THE WORD - FACEBOOK ETC.

Okay, so we all know 'This Is It ' is an old track, and we know the brothers are on it in order to earn performance royalties. And yes, it's upsetting to think that what Michael considered an acceptable standard before a song should be publicly presented has clearly not been adhered to; but as far as musical legacies go, I don't think Michael Jackson's is in any danger. His catalogue, hits and musical ascendancy are peerless. His music transcends race, language and generations, more than that - it is, like Michael - immortal. There is nothing left for him prove. I say this to remind some of the fans who have posted on here ( and who I know in reality are only saying negative things because they are grieving so hard and wanted this release to be amazing ); - that the real battle is not with Sony, who, like any commercial company are naturally seeking to maximize their yield and profit.

It is important that we, as fans, remember Michael Jackson's estate ( which directly benefits his children) will receive 80% of the monies and profit share earned from ticket sales of the movie, the album, opus, posters, exhibitions and so on. The estate is by no means in the clear yet solvency-wise as there are a high number of debt claims and suits that have been made against the estate that need to be honoured. We must keep in mind the bigger picture. We, the worldwide fan community need to be organized, clear-thinking and ready to send any release of Michael's to the top of the billboard ( and any other ) chart to make sure Michael stays heard, recognized and relevant. Save your anger and your energy for those who deserve it. You know who they are. The real battle lies in making sure that those who hurt and adandoned, slandered and ultimately contributed to the degradation and erosion of Michael's joy and spirit while he lived; do not now profit from his death. I am of course talking about Rabbi Shmuley, Ian Halpern, Nancy Grace, Diane Dimond, Gloria Allred, Martin Bashir and Tom Sneddon. Redirect your rage and your anger away from Sony who are simply doing what all record giants do, and instead let us join together and boycott Shmuley's book. There is no need to buy it, it is available for download on this very site.
The fight for Michael continues. Here is how you can help:

1: You can write a letter AND an email to Congresswoman's Lee's office in support of Resolution 600 - the proposal that seeks to have Michael honoured as a global humanitarian and musical legend:

The email address at Lee's office is: Shashrine.Thomas@mail.house.gov
( Congresswoman Lee's point of contact in her office. )

Postal address is: F.A.O Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee
Washington Office
2160 Rayburn Building
Washington D.C 20515

2: Email Spike Lee who is championing Michael on his site: 40acresandamule.com

3: Lobby Mary A Fischer to write a new expose of her findings about the non-validity and lies behind the 1993 allegations Michael faced at: info@ maryafischer.com

4: Lobby Thomas Mesereau to add his considerable legal expertise to the worldwide movement for vindication of Michael's name re the 1993 allegations by emailing him at: info@mesereauyu.com

All communication with the above must be spell-checked, articulate and professionally set out, in order for it to be taken seriously. Simply state that you wish to be involved in the growing worldwide movement for Vindication of Michael's name as regards the allegations he faced during his life, and you also wish to add your name to the lobby for the passing of Resolution 600. These people need to know there is a worldwide groundswell of public opinion out there that supports the work they are already doing. These are the places where we should be applying our energy and our justified outrage, not Sony.

Finally:

" We, the worldwide fan community who love, respect and honour Michael Jackson are united in our defiance of Shmuley's act of betrayal. We do not support this book in any way. It is a total violation of Michael's right to privacy and we believe the publication of the content of these tapes to be a breach of the trust Michael placed in Shmuley. We, the worldwide fan community will not join Shmuley in his betrayal and we will not help him profit from his deception of Michael. Not only will we not buy the book, we also send a clear message to all others who seek to attack the truth, beauty and integrity of Michael's memory. This statement is a declaration of our intent. We, as a community will not support or tolerate any such attacks, but will actively protect Michael's legacy and rights - not only for Michael and his children who survive him, but for all of us who choose to honour what Michael achieved, endured and gave here. He lives whenever and wherever he is remembered. And we choose to remember him with love. "

All of us can now play our part in refusing to allow Shmuley, or anyone else for that matter, to distort the truth of Michael's beauty, innocence and integrity.
We will be there now.

Please vote for Michael now to sweep the Board at the American Music Awards:

http://cdn.abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards/nomination

p.s If you have problems logging onto the abc site ( as you will need to do this before you can vote) just message me at my profile and I will be happy to help you regarding this and anything else.

Thankyou.

OK, I VOTED! for those of us who are first-timers at that sort of thing, you have to FIRST register with ABC right there on the website before you can vote, but it's worth it. Since there are millions of us MJ fans, we can make sure that he sweeps ALL of his nominated categories! for anyone who missed the other posts, here is the link: IT'S FREE TO REGISTER

http://abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards

He deserves every one of those categories you guys! We can make sure he gets them! Smiling

Okay, so we know 'This Is It ' is an old track, and we know the brothers are on it in order to earn performance royalties. And yes, it's upsetting to think that what Michael considered an acceptable standard before a song should be publicly presented has clearly not been adhered to; but as far as musical legacies go, I don't think Michael Jackson's is in any danger. His catalogue, hits and musical ascendancy are peerless. It transcends race, language and generations, and more than that, it is, like Michael is now; immortal. There is nothing left for him prove. Period. I am saying this to remind some of the fans who have posted on here ( and who I know in reality are only saying negative things because they are grieving so hard and wanted this release to be utterly amazing ); - that the real battle is not with Sony, who, like any commercial company are naturally seeking to maximize their yield and profit.

It is important that we, as fans, remember Michael Jackson's estate ( which directly benefits his children) will receive 80% of the monies and profit share earned from ticket sales of the movie, the album, opus, posters and so on. The estate is by no means in the clear yet solvency-wise as there are a high number of debt claims and suits that have been made against the estate that need to be honoured. We must keep in mind the bigger picture. We, the worldwide fan community need to be organized, clear-thinking and ready to send any release of Michael's to the top of the billboard ( and any other ) chart to make sure Michael stays heard, recognized and relevant. Save your anger and your energy for those who deserve it. You know who they are. The real battle lies in making sure that those who hurt and adandoned, slandered and ultimately contributed to the degradation and erosion of Michael's joy and spirit while he lived; do not now profit from his death. I am of course talking about Rabbi Shmuley, Ian Halpern, Nancy Grace, Diane Dimond, Gloria Allred, Martin Bashir and Tom Sneddon. Redirect your rage and your anger away from Sony who are simply doing what all record giants do, and instead let us join together and boycott Shmuley's book. There is no need to buy it, it is available for download on this very site. We can also write letters and emails to Congresswoman's Lee's office in support of Resolution 600 - the proposal that seeks to have Michael honoured as a global humanitarian and musical legend:

Email at Lee's office is:

Shashrine.Thomas@mail.house.gov ( Congresswoman Lee's point of contact in her office )

Also email Spike Lee who is championing Michael on his site: 40acresandamule.com

And we can lobby Mary A Fischer to write a new expose of her findings about the non-validity and lies behind the 1993 allegations Michael faced: info@ maryafischer.com

These are the places where we should be applying our energy and our justified outrage.

Finally:

" We, the worldwide fan community who love, respect and honour Michael Jackson are united in our defiance of Shmuley's act of betrayal. We do not support this book in any way. It is a total violation of Michael's right to privacy and we believe the publication of the content of these tapes to be a breach of the trust Michael placed in Shmuley. We, the worldwide fan community will not join Shmuley in his betrayal and we will not help him profit from his deception of Michael. Not only will we not buy the book, we also send a clear message to all others who seek to attack the truth, beauty and integrity of Michael's memory. This statement is a declaration of our intent. We, as a community will not support or tolerate any such attacks, but will actively protect Michael's legacy and rights - not only for Michael and his children who survive him, but for all of us who choose to honour what Michael achieved, endured and gave here. He lives whenever and wherever he is remembered. And we choose to remember him with love. "

All of us can now play our part in refusing to allow Shmuley, or anyone else for that matter, to distort the truth of Michael's beauty, innocence and integrity.
We will be there now.

Thankyou.

Vote for Michael Now:

http://cdn.abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards/nomination

.... i want to vote bt wen i go to ABC-AMA SITE d system jst dnt accept my zipcode n cnt b process n i dont know why ! ? bt i will try again n again n again n again n again n again n again n again

... so please WE ARE THE WORLD WE ARE THE CHILDREN LETS ALL VOTE FOR MICHAEL JACKSON FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR N OTHER FOUR CATEGORIES

... tnx to dazzlerillusio for that wonderful awakening to all MJ FANS WORLDWIDE LETS GIVE WHAT IS DUE TO THE KING OF POP on TOP, HE DESERVE THIS MORE THAN ANYONE, after all the things he'd been trough and sacrificed.

... LONG LIVE THE KING !!! = >

( lets just pray for "these poor souls" who used n damaged d most vulnerable man on earth )

Halloween is coming, www.someuseful.com on Sales Promotion.

Get more discount now. Michael Jackson's concerts DVD on BIG sale.

Okay, so we all know 'This Is It ' is an old track, and we know the brothers are on it in order to earn performance royalties. And yes, it's upsetting to think that what Michael considered an acceptable standard before a song should be publicly presented has clearly not been adhered to; but as far as musical legacies go, I don't think Michael Jackson's is in any danger. His catalogue, hits and musical ascendancy are peerless. His music transcends race, language and generations, more than that - it is, like Michael - immortal. There is nothing left for him prove. I say this to remind some of the fans who have posted on here ( and who I know in reality are only saying negative things because they are grieving so hard and wanted this release to be amazing ); - that the real battle is not with Sony, who, like any commercial company are naturally seeking to maximize their yield and profit.

It is important that we, as fans, remember Michael Jackson's estate ( which directly benefits his children) will receive 80% of the monies and profit share earned from ticket sales of the movie, the album, opus, posters, exhibitions and so on. The estate is by no means in the clear yet solvency-wise as there are a high number of debt claims and suits that have been made against the estate that need to be honoured. We must keep in mind the bigger picture. We, the worldwide fan community need to be organized, clear-thinking and ready to send any release of Michael's to the top of the billboard ( and any other ) chart to make sure Michael stays heard, recognized and relevant. Save your anger and your energy for those who deserve it. You know who they are. The real battle lies in making sure that those who hurt and adandoned, slandered and ultimately contributed to the degradation and erosion of Michael's joy and spirit while he lived; do not now profit from his death. I am of course talking about Rabbi Shmuley, Ian Halpern, Nancy Grace, Diane Dimond, Gloria Allred, Martin Bashir and Tom Sneddon. Redirect your rage and your anger away from Sony who are simply doing what all record giants do, and instead let us join together and boycott Shmuley's book. There is no need to buy it, it is available for download on this very site.
The fight for Michael continues. Here is how you can help:

1: You can write a letter AND an email to Congresswoman's Lee's office in support of Resolution 600 - the proposal that seeks to have Michael honoured as a global humanitarian and musical legend:

The email address at Lee's office is: Shashrine.Thomas@mail.house.gov
( Congresswoman Lee's point of contact in her office. )

Postal address is: F.A.O Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee
Washington Office
2160 Rayburn Building
Washington D.C 20515

2: Email Spike Lee who is championing Michael on his site: 40acresandamule.com

3: Lobby Mary A Fischer to write a new expose of her findings about the non-validity and lies behind the 1993 allegations Michael faced at: info@ maryafischer.com

4: Lobby Thomas Mesereau to add his considerable legal expertise to the worldwide movement for vindication of Michael's name re the 1993 allegations by emailing him at: info@mesereauyu.com

All communication with the above must be spell-checked, articulate and professionally set out, in order for it to be taken seriously. Simply state that you wish to be involved in the growing worldwide movement for Vindication of Michael's name as regards the allegations he faced during his life, and you also wish to add your name to the lobby for the passing of Resolution 600. These people need to know there is a worldwide groundswell of public opinion out there that supports the work they are already doing. These are the places where we should be applying our energy and our justified outrage, not Sony.

Finally:

" We, the worldwide fan community who love, respect and honour Michael Jackson are united in our defiance of Shmuley's act of betrayal. We do not support this book in any way. It is a total violation of Michael's right to privacy and we believe the publication of the content of these tapes to be a breach of the trust Michael placed in Shmuley. We, the worldwide fan community will not join Shmuley in his betrayal and we will not help him profit from his deception of Michael. Not only will we not buy the book, we also send a clear message to all others who seek to attack the truth, beauty and integrity of Michael's memory. This statement is a declaration of our intent. We, as a community will not support or tolerate any such attacks, but will actively protect Michael's legacy and rights - not only for Michael and his children who survive him, but for all of us who choose to honour what Michael achieved, endured and gave here. He lives whenever and wherever he is remembered. And we choose to remember him with love. "

All of us can now play our part in refusing to allow Shmuley, or anyone else for that matter, to distort the truth of Michael's beauty, innocence and integrity.
We will be there now.

Please vote for Michael now to sweep the Board at the American Music Awards:

http://cdn.abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards/nomination

p.s If you have problems logging onto the abc site ( as you will need to do this before you can vote) just message me at my profile and I will be happy to help you regarding this and/or anything else. Also, everyone, please do NOT advise anyone on this site to vote for Michael with multiple emails or false names to vote for MJ at the AMA'S. Please note, it is not only fans who view this site, this is a record company site and journalists also view it. Any hint of vote-rigging will invalidate Michael's vote. Lets trust that the millions of us out there will vote for Michael, and that he will win big - as he deserves to.

Thankyou.

Michael has been nominated for 5 (FIVE) AMA awards BUT WE MUST VOTE IN ORDER FOR HIM TO WIN. The PEOPLE decide the winner.

Go to http://abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards/vote -or- Google American Music Awards. You will need to register with the website to vote but it only takes seconds.

EMINEM is also nominated in categories with Michael and we all know how he MADE FUN OF MICHAEL and how much that hurt Michael per his interview with Geraldo. So, I personally won't vote for EMINEM in any category.

FOR THOSE THAT ARE BOYCOTTING ABC - These awards are about Michael. Even if you don't watch the show, please vote for him to WIN. This is about his Legacy as the King. Show the world that even in death - no one is better than Michael.

Michael needs ALL your votes so SPREAD THE WORD - FACEBOOK ETC.

I KNOW THAT WAS SO CRAZY I WAS IN BED YESTERDAY MORNING, CAUSE I'M SICK WITH THE FLU, I WAS HALF A SLEEP WHEN I HEAR IT, OH MY GOD I WAS SO HAPPY I EVEN FORGOT ABOUT MY FLU. I AM SO EXCITED I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS AWARDS, I WAS CRAYING TEARS OF JOY YESTERDAY I'M SO HAPPY
I LOVE YOU MICHAEL AND MISS YOU MORE

IN A PERFECT WORLD THERE WOULD BE NOTHING BETTER THEN TO HAVE PRINCE AND PARIS ACCEPT THE AWARDS FOR THEIR FATER. OMG I AM BEGINNING TO CRY JUST THINKING ABOUT IT. HOW PROUD MJ WOULD BE.

Whoops-- dupe... so...

I voted! Weeeee!

FOR THOSE THAT ARE BOYCOTTING ABC - These awards are about Michael. Even if you don't watch the show, please vote for him to WIN. This is about his Legacy as the King. Show the world that even in death - no one is better than Michael.

EMINEM is also nominated in categories with Michael and we all know how he MADE FUN OF MICHAEL and how much that hurt Michael per his interview with Geraldo. So, at the very least, DON'T LET EMINEM WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Michael has been "nominated" for 5 AMA awards BUT WE MUST VOTE IN ORDER FOR HIM TO WIN. The PEOPLE decide the winner.

Go to http://abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards/vote -or- Google American Music Awards. You will need to register with the website to vote but it only takes seconds.

YOU CAN VOTE AS MANY TIMES AS YOU LIKE SO LOG ON EVERY DAY AND VOTE OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I JUST VOTED 15 TIMES IN A ROW IN ALL CATEGORIES. So log on everyday until Nov. 22nd and vote for Michael.

Michael needs ALL your votes so SPREAD THE WORD.

If you have more than one email account, then you can register with your numerous email accounts and cast more votes - just a thought.

i can't vote , i'm from morocco & i think it's impossible for my country it's very frustrating becaause i really wanted to do something for him i want him to win all the 5 nominations so plz all the fans from usa vote for us.

YOU CAN VOTE AS MANY TIMES AS YOU LIKE SO LOG ON EVERY DAY AND VOTE OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I JUST VOTED 15 TIMES IN A ROW IN ALL CATEGORIES. So log on everyday until Nov. 22nd and vote for Michael.

Go to http://abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards/vote -or- Google American Music Awards. You will need to register with the website to vote but it only takes seconds.

FOR THOSE THAT ARE BOYCOTTING ABC - These awards are about Michael. Even if you don't watch the show, please vote for him to WIN. This is about his Legacy as the King. Show the world that even in death - no one is better than Michael.

EMINEM is also nominated in categories with Michael and we all know how he MADE FUN OF MICHAEL and how much that hurt Michael per his interview with Geraldo. So, at the very least, DON'T LET EMINEM WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Michael has been "nominated" for 5 AMA awards BUT WE MUST VOTE IN ORDER FOR HIM TO WIN. The PEOPLE decide the winner.

Michael needs ALL your votes so SPREAD THE WORD.

i was trying to vote since yesterday i really tried hard but i can't & it's driving me crazy.
i love u MJ much more...

The Monument for Michael Jackson
I live in Ukraine. I already much years is the fan Michael Jackson . I have a daydream, help me its realize. I plan to create in city of our country monument for great singer. I collect the money for realization of this ideas, and faith in my success. Interested persons and not indifferent to my idea, can translate the financial facilities on Web Money: Z373177755614 Thank you all who help me!

Я живу в Украине. Я уже много лет являюсь поклонницей Майкла Джексона. У меня есть мечта создать памятник великому певцу в нашем городе Мелитополе. Я собираю денежные средства на осуществление данной идеи, и я верю в свой успех. Заинтересованные и небезразличные к моей идее, могут принять участие и пожертвовать сколько сможете на Web Money: Z373177755614 , U243972510439. Заранее благодарна!

I have already voted. Everyone go to ABC.com and look for American Music Awards. It is easy to vote.

Sure 100 % Mike will get them ALL ...

That would be the Greates come backs ever ...

In the mean time check this out The Official Michael Jackson Site

Mike,
você sempre será o melhor!
Deus te deu esse dom e você soube aproveitar como ninguém!

Beijos,meu Divo!

Te amo for all time♥¹²³

OFCOURSE YES YES YES FOREVER YES MICHAEL IS THE GOD OF MUSIC

How can someone lie that Michael jackson stole their song. It is all over the web. Of all the number ones that MJ has ever made and all the fame-this is it song, why would anybody want to lie that Mjs tole the song. It is so ridiculous it upsets MJ's fans so much. That is the biggest posthumous lie. For all the world how many people ever complained that michael Jackson copied them? Never ever, he has always been the pioneer, he always designed his own unique things and music all his life. Even in his most latest CDs he gave credit to all those he worked with.

AHHH! he has to win! Go Michael. Sweep them all!

I don't think more, he going to win of course! I really think that because he need win for all the things he do in the music World. I love all MJ♥♥♥

MJ will win every award he is nominated for!!! And i say that cause no one can defeat the greatness of the King of Pop!!! I casted my vote!!! I hope everyone else does too!!!

I didn't understand exactly how it went to vote; but after 10 times clicking on MJ's picture and vote button, I got the idea; you vote by just pressing the vote button under the artist; dahhh!! The good thing about my confusion is, I voted more the ten times for my belove Michael. R.I.P babyy!! I love and miss you. I pray you win!! Thanks guys for voting too..

I went the The American Music Awards website and voted already. Just google it and it takes you there but you have to sign into the website to partipate. It was worth the time.

I want him to win and he will...I'm so glad they did not forget about Michael..that makes me cry Happy Tears

I'm thrilled for our Michael... I know he's got this wrapped.. AND so deserving.. I am happy to say I got my vote in. Eye-wink

Wow this is amazing!!!
But I can't vote!!! I tried to register but it seems that only American's can.
So everyone who can vote, do it a few extra times for me!
Steel the show Michael!

I voted!!! Everybody needs to vote for our Michael!

HELLO EVERYONE,

SOME OF YOU STATED YOU VOTED FOR MICHAEL, BUT WHAT WEBSITE DID YOU GO TO. PLEASE HELP.

"ARTIST OF THE YEAR, AND THE WINNER IS .............."MICHAEL JACKSON"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ericakane
4everMJ

The site makes it hard to vote, but I finally got it - voted for all 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm sad though - he won't be able to enjoy any of it.

I hope so much that he wins each of his categories.

We miss you so much Michael and you will always be in our hearts.

MJ is going to win MJ is going to win!!!!!!! I have this book already and its great!!!!! Check out all of MJ's albums + more here!!!!!! love frazzled

i put my vote in goooooooooooooooooooooo michael love you more everyone spread the word!!!!

YES!!! Overseas fans can vote abroad!!! Just the phone number they required have a bit problem because it seems they don't accept foreign numbers?

OK EVERYONE WE ARE ALL MICHAEL JACKSON FANS GET OUT THERE AND VOTE FOR HIM. WE CAN DO IT WE ARE STRONG AND WE HAVE THE NUMBERS TO BRING THIS HOME FOR OUR BELOVED MICHAEL. WE WILL BE THERE FOR HIM COME ON EVERYONE LETS DO THIS TOGETHER AND SHOW HIM HOW MUCH WE TRUELY LOVE HIM.