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Caribbean Popstars Rihanna and Nicki Minaj Dominate American Music Award Nods

Writer : Caribbean E-Magazine on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 | 10:51 PM

Nominations for the 40th American Music Awards were announced this morning(Oct 9) and Nicki Minaj and Rihanna dominate with four nominations each.   Drake, Justin BieberMaroon 5One Direction and Usher follow with three.

Nicki and Rihanna have both been nominated for “Favorite Female Artist- Pop/Rock”.

The show will broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday November 18. For the sixth year, winners will be determined by online voting, which begins Tuesday at amavote.com

 
The full nominee list is below.

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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