BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 11 (UPI) _ The nominees for the 25th annual American Music Awards, to be presented Jan. 26 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and televised on ABC are:

Male Pop/Rock Artist: Babyface, Beck, Puff Daddy

Female Pop/Rock Artist: Toni Braxton, Celine Dion, Jewel

Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group: Spice Girls, U2, The Wallflowers

Pop/Rock Album: "Pieces of You," Jewel; "Yourself or Someone Like You," matchbox 20; "Spice," Spice Girls; "Bringing Down The Horse," The Wallflowers

New Pop/Rock Artist: Matchbox 20, Spice Girls, The Wallflowers

Male Soul/Rhythm and Blues Artist: Babyface, Puff Daddy, Keith Sweat

Female Soul/Rhythm and Blues Artist: Mary J. Blige, Toni Braxton, Mariah Carey

Soul/Rhythm and Blues Band, Duo or Group: Boys II Men, Dru Hill, En Vogue

Soul Album: "Baduizm," Erykah Badu; "Another Level," Blackstreet; "Share My World," Mary J. Blige; "No Way Out," Puff Daddy

New Soul Artist: Erykah Badu, Dru Hill, Puff Daddy

Male Country Artist: Clint Black, Alan Jackson, George Strait

Female Country Artist: Reba McEntire, LeAnn Rimes, Shania Twain

Country Band, Duo or Group: Alabama, Brooks & Dunn, Sawyer Brown

Country Album: "Everywhere," Tim McGraw; "Unchained Melody," LeAnn Rimes; "Carrying Your Love With Me," George Strait; "Songbook: A Collection of Hits," Trisha Yearwood

New Country Artist: Bob Carlisle, Kevin Sharp, Lee Ann Womack

Adult Contemporary Artist: Michael Bolton, Celine Dion, Elton John

Latin Artist: Enrique Iglesias, Julio Iglesias and Luis Miguel

Rap/Hip Hop Artist: Bone thugs-n-harmony, Puff Daddy, Wu-Tang Clan

Alternative Artist: Bush, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Sublime

Soundtrack: "Evita," "Men In Black," "The Preacher's Wife"

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