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• The American Music Awards was established in 1973 by Dick Clark to compete with the Grammys after the move of that year's show to Nashville, Tennessee led to CBS picking up the Grammy telecasts from ABC which had broadcast its first two shows in 1971 and 1972. Winners are selected by a national poll of 20,000 music fans. Nominees are determined by music industry sales and radio airplay.

• Fast Facts

  1. First Aired: 1974
  2. Airs: November 23, 2008 8/7c
  3. Venue: Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles
  4. Previously held at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
  5. Presented by: Dick Clark Productions
  6. Network: ABC
  7. Michael Jackson and Donny Osmond co-hosted the first award show
  8. Reba McEntire has won 12 "Favorite Country Female Artist" awards, the most awards by any single artist

• Top 2008 Nominees

  • Alicia Keys: 5 nominations
  • Coldplay: 4 nominations
  • The Eagles: 4 nominations
  • Lil Wayne: 3 nominations
  • Chris Brown: 3 nominations

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  American Music Awards Winners | American Music Awards Nominations | American Music Awards Performances | Jimmy Kimmel AMAs | MTV Video Music Awards | Grammy Awards | Billboard | Dick Clark | Kanye West American Music Awards | AMA Winners 2008 | AMA Awards 2008

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