2006 American Music Awards

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It was a star studded event tonight at the 2006 American Music Awards. Talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel kicked off the three-hour ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium. Kimmel started the show off with a skit that had Spears' ex, Kevin Federline, placed into a wooden crate that was dumped into the ocean. Kimmel joked that Federline was the world's first "no-hit wonder."

Beyonce started the show off, belting out her single "Irreplaceable" while strutting around the stage in a sparkly sequined mini dress. The Pussycat Dolls also chose sequins for their performance, while Nelly Furtado opted for a skin-tight white dress and stick-straight hair. Mary J. Blige accepted the night's first award, for female soul/rhythm & blues artist, from surprise presenter Britney Spears.