By Willfred Okiche
British singer Adele leads the pack of nominees for this year’s American Music Awards with a total of four nominations including Artist of the Year. Her sophomore record ‘21’ is the highest selling album this year yet in the U.S. with 3.5million copies sold so far.
Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Lil Wayne, and The Band Perry follow closely with 3 nods a piece. The nominations were announced in Los Angeles by rappers Nicki Minaj and Pitbull. Both are confirmed performers for the awards ceremony proper to be held November 20 at the Nokia Theatre in L.A.
See complete list of nominees;
Artist of the year
Adele
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Lil Wayne
Taylor Swift
Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Female Artist
Adele
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Male Artist
Justin Bieber
Bruno Mars
Pitbull
Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Band, Duo or Group
LMFAO
Maroon 5
OneRepublic
Pop or Rock Album
Adele – 21
Rihanna – Loud
Lady Gaga – Born This Way
Rap/Hip-Hop Music: Favorite Artist
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West
Rap/Hip-Hop Album
Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV
The Throne – Watch the Throne
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday
Soul/R&B Music: Favorite Male Artist
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
Usher
Soul/R&B Music: Favorite Female Artist
Rihanna
Beyoncé
Kelly Rowland
Soul/R&B Album
Chris Brown – F.A.M.E.
Rihanna – Loud
Beyoncé – 4
Alternative Rock Music: Favorite Artist
Foo Fighters
Black Keys
Mumford & Sons
Adult Contemporary Music: Favorite Artist
Adele
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Latin Music: Favorite Artist
Pitbull
Enrique Iglesias
Jennifer Lopez
Country Music: Favorite Female Artist
Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Country Music: Favorite Male Artist
Jason Aldean
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Country Music: Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
The Band Perry
Country Music: Favorite Album
Jason Aldean – My Kinda Party
Taylor Swift – Speak Now
The Band Perry – The Band Perry
British singer Adele leads the pack of nominees for this year’s American Music Awards with a total of four nominations including Artist of the Year. Her sophomore record ‘21’ is the highest selling album this year yet in the U.S. with 3.5million copies sold so far.
Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry,Rihanna, Lil Wayne, and The Band Perry follow closely with 3 nods a piece. The nominations were announced by in Los Angeles by rappers Nicki Minaj and Pitbull. Both have been confirmed performers for the awards ceremony proper to be held November 20 at the Nokia Theatre in L.A.
See complete list of nominees;
Artist of the year
Adele
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Lil Wayne
Taylor Swift
Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Female Artist
Adele
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Male Artist
Justin Bieber
Bruno Mars
Pitbull
Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Band, Duo or Group
LMFAO
Maroon 5
OneRepublic
Pop or Rock Album
Adele – 21
Rihanna – Loud
Lady Gaga – Born This Way
Rap/Hip-Hop Music: Favorite Artist
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West
Rap/Hip-Hop Album
Lil Wayne – Tha Carter IV
The Throne – Watch the Throne
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday
Soul/R&B Music: Favorite Male Artist
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
Usher
Soul/R&B Music: Favorite Female Artist
Rihanna
Beyoncé
Kelly Rowland
Soul/R&B Album
Chris Brown – F.A.M.E.
Rihanna – Loud
Beyoncé – 4
Alternative Rock Music: Favorite Artist
Foo Fighters
Black Keys
Mumford & Sons
Adult Contemporary Music: Favorite Artist
Adele
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Latin Music: Favorite Artist
Pitbull
Enrique Iglesias
Jennifer Lopez
Country Music: Favorite Female Artist
Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Country Music: Favorite Male Artist
Jason Aldean
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Country Music: Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
The Band Perry
Country Music: Favorite Album
Jason Aldean – My Kinda Party
Taylor Swift – Speak Now
The Band Perry – The Band Perry
Adele rocks! happy for her. all the way to the grammys