How many awards did the "A Girl Like Me" singer win at the American Music Awards of 2012?
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American Music Awards of 2012 The 40th Annual American Music Awards was held on November 18, 2012 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 2012. It was broadcast live on ABC. The nominees were announced on October 9, 2012 by Christina Aguilera. This year included a brand new category, "Electronic Dance Music". Justin Bieber won all three of his nominations, and of each of their four nominations, Nicki Minaj won two, and Rihanna one. Katy Perry won one of her 2 nominations, whereas Adele and Taylor Swift each won the award for which they were nominated.
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Rihanna Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ; February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, and actress. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados and raised in Bridgetown, during 2003 she recorded demo tapes under the direction of record producer Evan Rogers and signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for its then-president, hip hop producer and rapper Jay Z. In 2005, Rihanna rose to fame with the release of her debut studio album "Music of the Sun" and its follow-up "A Girl like Me" (2006), which charted on the top 10 of the US "Billboard" 200 and respectively produced the singles "Pon de Replay" and "SOS".
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Dawn Richard Dawn Angeliqué Richard, known professionally as Dawn Richard or D∆WN (born August 5, 1983), is an American singer-songwriter, actress and animator. Richard started her career after auditioning for "Making the Band 3" in 2004, During this time Richard became a member of American girl band Danity Kane, from 2005 to 2009, and reformed the group with 3 of the original 5 members in late 2013. In 2009 Richard joined Diddy-Dirty Money with label head Sean "Diddy" Combs and Kalenna Harper, disbanding in 2011.
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Rye Rye Ryeisha Berrain (born November 25, 1990), known by her stage name Rye Rye, is an American rapper, singer, dancer and actress. Signed to N.E.E.T. Recordings, she released her first mixtape RYEot PowRR in 2011 and her anticipated debut album "Go! Pop! Bang!" on May 15, 2012. In early 2009, MSNBC listed Rye Rye as one of the "5Top: Top of the pops! Up-and coming young singers." In 2011, Rye Rye was named one of "Billboard" 's "21 Under 21". Rye Rye made her acting debut in the 2012 film "21 Jump Street".
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2013 Bet Hip Hop Awards The 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards was held on October 15, 2013 at Atlanta Civic Center in the ATL. Snoop Dogg was the event's host at the first time. Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations with 14. Drake had the second most at 13, while J. Cole picked up 10 nods. Kendrick Lamar won the most awards with 5 wins.
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Nancy Wilson (jazz singer) Nancy Wilson (born February 20, 1937) is an American singer with more than seventy albums, and three Grammy Awards. She has been labeled a singer of blues, jazz, R&B, pop and soul, a "consummate actress", and "the complete entertainer". The title she prefers, however, is "song stylist". She has received many nicknames including "Sweet Nancy", "The Baby", "Fancy Miss Nancy" and "The Girl With the Honey-Coated Voice".
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Cheryl (entertainer) Cheryl Ann Tweedy (born 30 June 1983) is an English singer, dancer and television personality. Born and raised in Tyneside, she rose to fame in late 2002 upon winning a place in girl group Girls Aloud after participating in ITV's "". While still in the group, she began a solo career in April 2009, and between then and 2014, she released four studio albums – "3 Words" (2009), "Messy Little Raindrops" (2010), "A Million Lights" (2012) and "Only Human" (2014) – which collectively produced ten singles, including five number ones ("Fight for This Love, "Promise This", "Call My Name", "Crazy Stupid Love" and "I Don't Care"). Together with Jess Glynne, Cheryl holds the record for the British female artist with the most number one singles at five.
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Martha Wash discography American singer and songwriter Martha Wash has released two studio albums, one compilation album, and 27 singles. She has a total of 12 number one hits on "Billboard's" Dance chart to date. Her success has earned her the honorific title The Queen of Clubland.
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How Do You Like Me Now?! How Do You Like Me Now?! is the fifth studio album from American country music artist Toby Keith. It was his first album for DreamWorks Records after leaving Mercury Records. After buying the master, Keith gave the album to DreamWorks. The lead-off single, "When Love Fades", peaked at #44 on the Hot Country Songs charts because it was pulled for the follow-up single (which was the title track) that spent five weeks at Number One on the same chart, in addition to reaching #31 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, becoming Keith's biggest hit at the time. Furthermore, "How Do You Like Me Now?!" was declared the Number One country song of 2000 according to "Billboard". The third and fourth singles from this album, respectively, were "Country Comes to Town" (#4 on Hot Country Songs) and "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This", which spent three non-contiguous weeks at Number One on the country chart as well. Overall, the album was certified platinum in the U.S. for sales of one million copies.
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Leona Lewis discography British singer Leona Lewis has released five studio albums, sixteen singles, one video album, and sixteen music videos. Following winning the third series of British television talent show, "The X Factor" in 2006, Lewis released "A Moment Like This" in the United Kingdom and Ireland, which became the fastest selling single ever by a female artist in the UK. Her follow-up single, "Bleeding Love" reached number one in 34 countries, and was the biggest-selling single of 2008 worldwide. Lewis's first studio album, "Spirit" was released to follow the single; it became the fastest-selling debut album of all time in the UK and Ireland, and the first debut album by a British solo artist to debut at number one on the "Billboard" 200. As of April 2012, "Spirit" is the 20th biggest-selling album of all time in the UK. The next single, "Better in Time", was also successful worldwide, reaching the top ten in many countries. Subsequent singles "Forgive Me" and "Run" were released across Europe and Australia; "Forgive Me" went on to moderate success, while "Run" became Lewis's third number one in the UK, and also reached the top spot in Austria and Ireland. "I Will Be" was released as the final single in North America.
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Nayer Nayer Regalado better known by the mononym Nayer (sometimes stylized as NITRO!), is an American pop singer. She is known as being a featured artist along with Ne-Yo for Pitbull's 2011 hit single "Give Me Everything", produced by Afrojack. She is also known for her hit single in 2012 titled "Suave (Kiss Me)" featuring Pitbull and Swedish-Congolese singer-songwriter Mohombi. She also was featured by Enrique Iglesias in the Remix of his single "Dirty Dancer" along with other artists, such as Lil Wayne and Usher.
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Got Me Good (Ciara song) "Got Me Good" is a song recorded by American singer Ciara. It was written by Ciara, Olivia Waithe and Rodney Jerkins, who also produced the song. "Got Me Good" premiered alongside its music video on Ciara's birthday, October 25, 2012 and was released as a digital download two weeks later on November 6, 2012. Epic Records serviced the single to rhythmic radio in the United States on November 13, 2012. The song was originally going to impact US contemporary hit radio on November 20, 2012 but was pushed back to December 4, 2012.
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2013 MTV Video Music Awards The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards were held on August 25, 2013 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Marking the 30th installment of the award show, they were the first to be held in New York City not to use a venue within the borough of Manhattan. Nominations were announced on July 17, 2013. Leading the nominees were Justin Timberlake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with six, followed by Bruno Mars, Miley Cyrus, and Robin Thicke with four. Justin Timberlake was the big winner on the night with four awards, including Video of the Year for "Mirrors" and the Michael Jackson Vanguard Award. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Bruno Mars and Taylor Swift were also among the winners of the night. The ceremony drew a total of 10.1 million viewers.
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Mandy Moore Amanda Leigh Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American singer/songwriter and actress. After coming to prominence with her debut single "Candy", which peaked at number 41 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, Moore signed with Epic Records. Her debut studio album, "So Real" (1999), went on to receive a Platinum certification from the RIAA. Her 2000 single "I Wanna Be with You", from her second studio album of the same name, became Moore's first Top 30 song in the United States, peaking at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her subsequent studio albums, the eponymous "Mandy Moore" (2001), "Coverage" (2003), "Wild Hope" (2007) and "Amanda Leigh" (2009), have seen continued success. As of 2009, "Billboard" reported that Moore has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, and in 2012 she was ranked #96 on VH1's list of "100 Greatest Women in Music" as well as #63 on their "Sexiest Artists of All Time List".
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2011 MTV Video Music Awards The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards took place on August 28, at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, honoring the best music videos from the previous year. On July 20, the nominees were announced. Katy Perry received the most nominations this year at ten, followed by Adele, and Kanye West, who were both tied at seven. A Britney Spears tribute was held, consisting of adult and children dancers alike, they wore costumes based on the music videos of Spears.
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2014 Soul Train Music Awards The 2014 Soul Train Music Awards was held at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Centric and BET on November 30, 2014. The ceremony, hosted by media personality Wendy Williams, honored artists in 12 different categories. The nominees were announced October 13, 2014. R&B artist Chris Brown lead with seven nominations, including Best R&B/Soul Male Artist, Song of the Year, and Video of the Year. Beyoncé had six nominations, including Best R&B/Soul Female Artist, and Pharrell Williams has five nominations, including Best R&B/Soul Male Artist of the Year.
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Katy Perry discography American singer Katy Perry has released five studio albums, one live album, two extended plays (EP), 27 singles (including three as featured artist), and five promotional singles. Perry has been certified for 90 million digital singles and 6 million albums in the United States as of August 2017. She is also the third best selling digital singles artist in the US according to Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). As of November 2012, Perry has sold over 100 million records globally. She currently holds the record for most 5-million-selling singles in the United States, with six of her singles selling over 5 million (in order of release date: "Hot n Cold", "California Gurls", "Firework", "E.T.", "Roar", and "Dark Horse"). Perry also holds the record for the most 6-million-selling songs, with three of her songs—"Firework", "Roar", and "Dark Horse"—selling over 6 million copies. All three have also received Diamond song certifications from the RIAA, making her the first artist to accomplish such a feat.
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Angie Miller (American singer) Angela Kristine "Angie" Miller (born February 17, 1994), known by her stage name Zealyn, is an American singer-songwriter. She came in third place on the twelfth season of "American Idol" in 2013. Her debut EP, "Weathered," was released independently on November 12, 2014. On February 26, 2016, she began releasing new material under the stage name, "Zealyn."
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Kimberly Caldwell Kimberly Ann Caldwell (born February 25, 1982) is an American singer, actress and television hostess, from Katy, Texas who was the seventh place finalist on the second season of "American Idol". She used to work as an entertainment correspondent and hosted various shows on the TV Guide Network. She released her debut album "Without Regret" on April 19, 2011.
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Keke Wyatt Ke'Tara Shavon "Keke" Wyatt (born March 10, 1982) is an American R&B singer. After performing in a number of girl bands and working as a songwriter during her teenage years, in 2001 she garnered national attention after her successful collaboration with fellow R&B singer Avant, In 2002, her rendition of "Nothing in This World" led to a nomination for the Best New R&B/Soul/Rap Artist award at the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards. After a number of charting collaborations and solo releases, in 2012 she starred as a cast member in TV One's "", which featured the lives of five 1990s chart-topping R&B singers. She was featured in all 3 seasons of the show. She also performed with the group at events such as Essence Music Festival.
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Amanda Ayala Amanda Ayala is an American singer from New York who made her first appearance on the national scene on NBC's Emmy Award-winning show "The Voice." Her first performance on the show was a rendition of Mississippi Queen by Mountain (band). Three out of the four judges on the panel turned their chairs for Amanda, including Pharrell Williams, Blake Shelton and Adam Levine. Ayala chose to join Team Adam where she was mentored by John Fogerty. Amanda also performed a rendition of Edge of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks. Both of Ayala's singles charted on the iTunes Rock Charts. Her performances garnered attention from stars like Brad Paisley and Leslie West via Twitter. Her audition video has over 1.2 million views and counting.
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Justin Moore Justin Cole Moore (born March 30, 1984) is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Big Machine Records imprint Valory Music Group. For that label, he has released four studio albums—his self titled debut album in 2009, "Outlaws Like Me" in 2011, "Off the Beaten Path" in 2013. and "Kinda Don't Care" in 2016. He has also charted eleven times on the Hot Country Songs, including the #1 singles "Small Town USA", "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away", "Til My Last Day", "Lettin' the Night Roll", "You Look Like I Need a Drink", and "Somebody Else Will"; and the top 10 hits "Backwoods" and "Point at You".