American Music Awards of 2006
| 34th Annual American Music Awards | |
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| Presented by | Jimmy Kimmel |
| Country of origin | USA |
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| Running time | 180 min. |
| Production company(s) | Dick Clark Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| First shown in | November 21, 2006 |
The 34th American Music Awards were held on November 21, 2006. They were hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. The awards recognized the most popular albums and artists from the year of 2005-2006. As usual, the ceremony was broadcast by ABC. The show was opened by Beyoncé who performed her single "Irreplaceable".
Nominees
Winners are in highlighted bold.
| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | New Artist of the Year | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist |
| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Pop/Rock Album |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Country Male Artist | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Country Female Artist |
| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Country Album |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Band, Duo or Group |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Band, Duo or Group |
| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Alternative Artist |
| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Latin Artist | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist |
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Musical performances
| Artist | Song(s) |
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| Gwen Stefani | "Wind It Up" |
| Akon Snoop Dogg |
"I Wanna Love You" "Smack That" "That's That Shit" |
| Lionel Richie | "I Call It Love" "All Night Long (All Night)" |
| Jamie Foxx | "Wish U Were Here" |
| Teddy Geiger | "For You I Will (Confidence)" |
| Jay-Z | "Show Me What You Got" |
| Beyoncé Knowles | "Irreplaceable" |
| Mary J. Blige | "We Ride (I See The Future)" |
| Carrie Underwood | "Jesus, Take the Wheel" "Don't Forget to Remember Me" "Before He Cheats" |
| Josh Groban | "February Song" |
| Dixie Chicks | "Easy Silence" |
| T.I. | "Big Shit Poppin'" |
| Fall Out Boy | "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" |
| Nelly Furtado Saurkrates |
"Say It Right" |
| The Pussycat Dolls | "Buttons" |
| Tenacious D | "P.O.D." |
| Rascal Flatts | "Life is a Highway" |
| Snow Patrol | "Chasing Cars" |
| Barry Manilow | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" |
| John Mayer" | "Waiting On the World to Change" |
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