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The American Music Awards nominations were announced yesterday (09/10/12) in Los Angeles by Christina Aguilera, revealing that Rihanna and Nicki Minaj have received the most nominations with four nods each.
For a full list of the nomines, see below. Drake, Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, One Direction and Usher earned three bids apiece. Carrie Underwood, Chris Brown, fun., Gotye, J. Cole, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Luke Bryan, and Pitbull are each double nominees.
The nominees for the AMA's are selected based on broadcast airplay and online popularity. Fans can also vote for their favourite artists online in all 20 categories.
The American Music Awards are held at the Nokia Theatre and are broadcasted live to ABC.
Below: A full list of this year's AMA's nominees:
Artist of the year: Justin Bieber, Drake, Maroon 5, Katy Perry, Rihanna
New artist of the year: J. Cole, fun., Gotye, Carly Rae Jepsen, One Direction.
Male artist, pop/rock: Justin Bieber, Flo Rida, Pitbull, Usher.
Female artist, pop/rock: Kelly Clarkson, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Rihanna.
Band, duo or group, pop/rock: fun., Maroon 5, One Direction, The Wanted.
Album, pop/rock: Justin Bieber, "Believe"; Maroon 5, "Overexposed"; Nicki Minaj, "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded"; One Direction, "Up All Night."
Male artist, country: Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Eric Church.
Female artist, country: Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood.
Band, duo or group, country: Zac Brown Band, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts.
Album, country: Luke Bryan, "Tailgates & Tanlines"; Lionel Richie, "Tuskegee"; Carrie Underwood, "Blown Away."
Artist, rap/hip-hop: Drake, Nicki Minaj, Tyga.
Album, rap/hip-hop: J. Cole, "Cole World: The Sideline Story"; Drake, "Take Care"; Nicki Minaj, "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded."
Male artist, soul/R&B: Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Usher.
Female artist, soul/R&B: Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna.
Album, soul/R&B: Chris Brown, "Fortune"; Rihanna, "Talk That Talk"; Usher, "Looking 4 Myself."
Artist, alternative rock: The Black Keys, Gotye, Linkin Park.
Artist, adult contemporary: Adele, Kelly Clarkson, Train.
Artist, Latin: Don Omar, Pitbull, Shakira.
Artist, contemporary inspirational: Jeremy Camp, Newsboys, tobyMac.
Artist, electronic dance music: David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Skrillex.
