mary j. blige was named winner of the favorite female artist award in soul/rhythm & blues. the singer seemed near tears as she thanks “my lord” and the usual list of fans, managers and labels. we like blige because she can actually sing.
at the same time, backstage, rock band nickelback, which earlier took the trophy for favorite pop/rock album, babbled on about their new album while fielding tough questions along the lines of “are you guys having fun?”