He’s got moves Usher should be jealous of. He’s got a girlfriend BFF who is foxy and a chart-topping songstress. He’s got 3 American Music Awards, 3 BET awards, 3 Billboard music awards, 6 Teen Choice awards, 2 MOBO awards, 2 MTV Video Music awards, 2 NAACP awards, 1 Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice awards, 1 Soul Train Music award, 1 World music award, 1 Ozone award and 1 TRL award, making for a total of 27 accolades. And with Grammy two nominations this year, the most desired award in the music industry could definitely complete his collection!

He’s Chris Brown. And he’s on fiah. This year was definitely HIS and Billboard has recognized Chris as this year’s TOP artist.

“I’ve had a good year but I still feel like a little insecure in those parts. I’m like, `There’s little ol’ me getting an award’ - that’s incredible,” Chris Brown told a source.

Modest much, Mr. Brown? Just admit it…you’re the shiznit and your shiz don’t stink!

Rounding out the TOP 5 artists for 2008 are:

2. Lil Wayne
3. Rihanna
4. Alicia Keys
5. Taylor Swift.

Source: AP

In case you missed last night’s American Music Awards on ABC, here is a list of the predictable winners. You could say pretend lovahs Rihanna and Chris Brown cleaned up, while Mariah got shafted. Ummm, blame the lambs. Shame, shame, shame on you, lambs!

Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
Rihanna

Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
Chris Brown

Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group
Rascal Flatts

Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Album
Kanye West, Graduation

Favorite Country Male Artist
Brad Paisley

Favorite Pop/Rock Album
Alicia Keys, As I Am

Favorite Country Female Artist
Taylor Swift

Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
Rihanna

Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Male Artist
Kanye West

Breakthrough Artist
Jonas Brothers

Favorite Soul/R&B Album
Alicia Keys, As I Am

Award of Merit
Annie Lennox

Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Group/Duo
Daughtry

Artist of the Year
Chris Brown

Image Source: Wire Image

Kanye West attended the American Music Awards looking chilled out to the maximum, prompting me to assume a couple Xanax may have been popped. Kanye did end up winning his first American Music Award for favorite rap/hip-hop album category for his CD “Graduation AND best hip/hop artist. So, Big Kudos to ‘Ye. And hey, he didn’t complain about winning either…too much. Instead, his first acceptance speech included the following magical words:

“I’d like to thank everybody who accepted me trying to break new boundaries in music.”

“It’s our responsibility as musicians to keep pushing each other, to keep competing with each other. It’s a really great competition,” he told the audience. “I see artists like Beyonce and Alicia Keys and Rihanna and Chris Brown and Chris Martin all in the same room and we’re going to push this music to the point where it was like in the 1960s and ’70s where you talk about Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles. We will be the new Beatles. We will be the new Hendrix. They say in any other industry, you know, you’re supposed to do better than the past … but when you say, ‘I want to be Elvis,’ they say, ‘What’s wrong with you?’ Well, I wanna be Elvis.”

Image Source: Wire Image

The 2nd hottest event for musicians, the American Music Awards, are underway in the sunshine state of Cali. But, really who cares about the trophies, besides Kanye West…it’s all about the fashion AND the performances.

This year is a tad different as the fans…yes, the American public, choose the winners. It’s about freakin’ time. Now, who chooses the celebs’ ensembles is a whole ‘nother story. WTF is up with Alicia Keys and the dangling necklace spewing from the roots of her melon?

Click after the jump for some of the celebrity arrivals.
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The American Music Awards nominees were announced October 14th, and my girl Mariah received two nominations in the following categories:

Favorite Female Artist - Pop or Rock Music
Mariah Carey
Alicia Keys
Rihanna

Favorite Female Album - Soul/Rhythm & Blues Music
Mariah Carey - E=MC2
Mary J. Blige - Growing Pains
Alicia Keys - As I Am

Click here to register at ABC.com and VOTE FOR MARIAH (or your faves)! Voting will take place from October 14 to November 7. Vote or die, bitches.

In other MC news, Mariah and her man Nick Cannon attended the Spirit Of Life Awards dinner last night, where MC performed. Oh, is that a little bumpy bump….ummm, no it can’t be, can it?

Anybabe, click after the jump for more fantabulous pics of MC on stage doing her thang.
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