On the Red Carpet at the AMAs
November 15, 2004

The stars were out and shining bright at the 32nd American Music Awards in Los Angeles, Sunday night. Our Jon Kelley was working the red carpet, where the man of the night, Usher, was definitely the fan favorite, as the crowd screamed his name.

"I love doing this for the fans, man," Usher told Jon. "Without them it wouldn't be possible."

But even as Usher headed for his four awards, Diana Ross still reigned supreme. How does she do it? "Hey, I'm a working girl!" Diana declared.

And no doubt, Gwen Stefani showed up with a new entourage, a fantastically-costumed posse she claimed were "from her fantasy."

Rumor Control Central

And "Extra" transformed the red carpet into rumor control central, as the stars came to us to come clean.

First up, Nick and Jessica. The question everybody keeps asking: is the honeymoon over for the "Newlyweds?" Apparently not. "We love each other to death," Jessica insisted.

"You'd like to think that everyone knows that what's in those magazine's is not true, but at the same time there's some people out there that believe what they read," Nick explained. "And we just want to tell all the people it's not true."

Hometown Hero?

Then we found out that Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant may no longer be a hometown hero: the NBA star was booed when he presented the Favorite Soul R&B album.

Camera Shy?

And is the very revealing desperate housewife Eva Longoria actually camera shy? Yes, if it's on a red carpet! "This is crazy!" Eva exclaimed to Jon. "You guys make me nervous and I get tongue twisted. See, acting, you give me the lines and I'm fine."

Feeling Their Age?

Moving on to the AMA Award of Merit recipients Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora - could these rockers finally be feeling their age?

"Most mere mortals only dream of having fans scream like that," Jon said. "I wonder where their moms are, you know?"

Richie, accompanied by the dazzling Heather Locklear, admitted, "It's unbelievable; it's a milestone, I mean one-hundred million records."

"And only being twenty-five! It's amazing," joked Heather.

Onstage, Usher was the man of the night, nabbing all the awards for which he was nominated. Outkast followed with three awards, while Toby Keith and Sheryl Crow each scored two. Here's the complete list of winners:

POP/ROCK:
Favorite Male Artist: Usher.
Favorite Female Artist: Sheryl Crow
Favorite Band, Duo or Group: OutKast
Favorite Album: "Confessions," Usher

SOUL/R&B:
Favorite Male Artist: Usher
Favorite Female Artist: Alicia Keys
Favorite Album: "Confessions," Usher

COUNTRY:
Favorite Male Artist: Toby Keith
Favorite Female Artist: Reba McEntire
Favorite Band, Duo or Group: Brooks & Dunn
Favorite Album: "Shock'n Y'All," Toby Keith

RAP / HIP HOP:
Favorite Male Artist: Jay-Z
Favorite Band, Duo or Group: OutKast
Favorite Album: "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below", OutKast

ADULT CONTEMPORARY:
Favorite Artist: Sheryl Crow

LATIN MUSIC:
Favorite Artist: Marc Anthony

ALTERNATIVE MUSIC:
Favorite Artist: Linkin Park.

CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL:
Favorite Artist: MercyMe

BREAKTHROUGH NEW ARTIST
Gretchen Wilson

AWARD OF MERIT
Bon Jovi

T-MOBILE TEXT-IN AWARD
Kenny Chesney

And be sure to check out the rest of our amazing AMA coverage, with multi-platinum artist Brian McKnight backstage, and your ticket to the night's hottest after-parties.


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