AwardsSeason 2006:Hazim's Input....

Hey.Hazim Here...again. I've been pretty absent from the internet lately. Haha...je suis desole. Anywayyys....the Billboard Music Awards and te American Music Awards and The Grammys are probably the biggest music award shows nowadays with the MTV Music Video Awards running out of steam. Award season usually starts around this time,no? Well, whatever. The American Music Awards suck. Their nominations and everything is just really out of place and irrelevant to the real music world. Like, this year, they nominated TheEmancipationOfMimi for fave album for this year. And alongside it is JamieFoxx's vomit-worthy album. How toxic can you get? Mariah's year was last year where she dominated the charts for most of the year. She didnt really have a hit single for 2006 and her album was released early lastyear...see what I mean. If award shows are your thing, then you'd know the American Music Awards are a fluke. Kinda like the Loch Ness monster (oooh...I could get political about Nessy any day).
Anyways for a full and unnessecary list of the AmericanMusicAward nominees,click HERE
The Billboard Music Awards are better because their charts are major and dependable and they know what was hot for that year and what was not. They sum it up in sales and radio airplay and then hand the award to the rightful winner. I'm not saying they never get it wrong but you can't really deny actual statistics.
This year sees Sean Paul,Chris Brown,Rihanna,Justin Timberlake, and Nickelback getting major nods and rightfully so. I hate Hickelback but they did have some number of top 20 singles for this year, no matter how hard I cringe everytime I hear one of their songs on radio.
So...if you want to see a list of some contenders,click HERE
Now...onto the Grammys. Nominations will be announced in December. But that hasnt stopped the hype for the biggest music awards show from building and I'll admit, this year's award show was pretty lame. U2, no matter how great they are, did not deserve some of the awards they received that night. Especially AlbumOfTheYear. Predictions come rolling in and if you're into the hype or want to jump in on it, you should check out this site:http://www.goldderby.latimes.com
JustinTimberlake,BobDylan,ChristinaAguilera,MaryJBlige,JamesBlunt,KTTunstall,CarrieUnderwood,NellyFurtado, Madonna,JohnMayer,JohnLegend, and Corinne Bailey Rae look set and locked to get nods for their music. I hope my Nelly F. wins on that night. It'd be cool.

So....are you excited...or not? I'm a little anxious. Not to mention the act that the Oscars and Golden Globes are around the corner too.

PS Looking at trailers for Happy Feet makes me wisj I had a pet penguin...just a random totally unrelated thought. Haha.Hazim.Out.