The nominations for this year’s American Music Awards have just been announced at the J.W. Marriott hotel in Los Angeles, California. Nicki Minaj leads the pack with 4 nominations, Drake comes just behind her with 3 nominations, and Tyga picks up 1 nomination. The amazing thing is in the “Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist” category, which includes just 3 artists, and they are the 3 Young Money artists I just named.
The 40th Annual American Music Awards will take place at the Nokia Theater in L.A. on November 18th at 8PM EST and broadcast live on ABC. Christina Aguilera has been confirmed as a performer on the awards show, but there is no word yet on if anyone from YMCMB will be attending. You can view the full list of nominees after the jump below.
Congratulations Nicki, Drizzy and T-Raww!
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber
Drake
Maroon 5
Katy Perry
RihannaNEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
J. Cole
fun.
Gotye
Carly Rae Jepsen
One DirectionFAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber
Flo Rida
Pitbull
UsherFAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Kelly Clarkson
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry
RihannaFAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
fun.
Maroon 5
One Direction
The WantedFAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber, “Believe”
Maroon 5, “Overexposed”
Nicki Minaj, “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded”
One Direction, “Up All Night”FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Eric ChurchFAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Carrie UnderwoodFAVORITE BAND, DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
Rascal FlattsFAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Luke Bryan, “Tailgates & Tanlines”
Lionel Richie, “Tuskegee”
Carrie Underwood, “Blown Away”FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Nicki Minaj
TygaFAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
J. Cole, “Cole World: The Sideline Story”
Drake, “Take Care”
Nicki Minaj, “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded”FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
UsherFAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
RihannaFAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown, “Fortune”
Rihanna, “Talk That Talk”
Usher, “Looking 4 Myself”FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
The Black Keys
Gotye
Linkin ParkFAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Adele
Kelly Clarkson
TrainFAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
Don Omar
Pitbull
ShakiraFAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Jeremy Camp
Newsboys
tobyMacFAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
David Guetta
Calvin Harris
Skrillex
October 9, 2012
fuck! no nomination for the boss weezy =o
October 9, 2012
Feeling are doing to be caught in the category all of YM are nominated in lol. Tyga should win it, but I bet Nicki does. Oh and I wonder what GOOD Music think of this xD
October 9, 2012
congratz guyz 🙂
October 9, 2012
YAY NICKI AND DRAKE<3!
#TeamMinaj
October 11, 2012
OK SEE….YOU KNOW WHAT?? Lmao