Carey Tops VH1 GRAMMY Poll for Album of the Year, Song of the Year

and Record of the Year



Ciara Takes Top Spot in the Best New Artist of the Year Category

    NEW YORK, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Mariah Carey needs to make room in her
 trophy case for more awards from her comeback of the millennium, according to
 the results from VH1's 4th annual GRAMMY Awards poll.
     Adult respondents in VH1's fourth annual poll single out the songbird's CD
 "The Emancipation of Mimi" as most likely to win Album of the Year and her
 international hit "We Belong Together" most likely to win Song of the Year.
 The single also tied in the poll for Record of the Year with Green Day's
 "Boulevard of Broken Dreams."
     To top off Mariah's near-sweep in the VH1 poll, a majority of the
 respondents crowned her as the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance nominee they
 would personally like to take singing lessons from.
     VH1 commissioned a telephone poll of a random national sample of 529 men
 and women between the ages of 18-49 who were asked who they, personally,
 thought would win Record, Album, Song, and Best New Artist of the Year.
     Other intriguing poll highlights include: Kanye West's "Late Registration"
 finished a close #2 in the Album of the Year category behind Mariah.  Best new
 artist in the poll went to Ciara, who made a splash this year for her first
 album/single "Goodies."
     "Without a doubt Mariah Carey's huge comeback was the big music story of
 2005 and continues into this year.  With more than five million album copies
 sold to date and numerous awards already won, the results of our GRAMMY poll
 reflect the public's love for Mariah," said Rick Krim, EVP, Talent and Music
 Programming, VH1.  "We'll have to wait and see if the music industry will give
 her the credit that her fans already have."
 
     Album of the Year Rankings:
      1.) "The Emancipation Of Mimi" Mariah Carey             26%
      2.) "Late Registration" Kanye West                      20%
      3.) "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb" U2                17%
      4.) "Love. Angel. Music. Baby." Gwen Stefani            12%
      5.) "Chaos And Creation In The Backyard" Paul McCartney 10%
 
     Record of the Year Rankings:
      1.) "We Belong Together" Mariah Carey                   26%
      1.) "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" Green Day              26%
      2.) "Gold Digger" Kanye West                            20%
      3.) "Hollaback Girl" Gwen Stefani                       13%
      4.) "Feel Good Inc." Gorillaz Featuring De La Soul       3%
 
     Song of the Year Rankings:
      1.) "We Belong Together" Mariah Carey                   33%
      2.) "Bless The Broken Road" Rascal Flatts               21%
      3.) "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" U2        19%
      4.) "Devils & Dust" Bruce Springsteen                    9%
      5.) "Ordinary People" John Legend                        5%
 
     Best New Artist of the Year Rankings:
      1.) Ciara                                               24%
      2.) SugarLand                                           20%
      3.) John Legend                                         15%
      4.) Fall Out Boy                                        14%
      5.) Keane                                                6%
 
     Singing Lessons from Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Nominees Rankings:
      1.) Mariah Carey                                        32%
      2.) Sheryl Crow                                         23%
      3.) Kelly Clarkson                                      16%
      4.) Gwen Stefani                                        11%
      5.) Bonnie Raitt                                        10%
 
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