Adele And Lady Gaga Lead American Music Awards Nominations
Posted on Tue Oct 11th, 2011 1:20pm PDT By X17 Staff
The nominees for the 39th annual American Music Awards were announced today, and British singer Adele leads the way with four nominations, followed by Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Lil Wayne, Katy Perry, Rihanna with three apiece.
Adele will face off against Lady Gaga, Perry, Lil Wayne and Swift for the Artist of the Year category, and Perry and Pit Bull are confirmed as performers.
The AMAs will be held on November 20 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, and they will air live on ABC. Click after the jump for the complete list of nominees!
Justin Bieber
Bruno Mars
Pitbull
Pop/Rock Music: Favorite Female Artist
Adele
Katy Perry
Lady GaGa
Pop/Rock Music: Favorite Group
LMFAO
Maroon 5
One Republic
Pop/Rock Music: Favorite Album
Adele- 21
Rihanna – Loud
Lady Gaga – Born This Way
Country Music: Favorite Male Artist
Jason Aldean
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Country Music: Favorite Female Artist
Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Country Music: Favorite Group
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
Rap/Hip-Hop Music: Favorite Artist
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West
Rap/Hip-Hop Music: Favorite Album
Lil Wayne- ‘Carter 4′
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
Beyonce
Kelly Rowland
Soul/R&B Music: Favorite Album
Chris Brown ‘FAME’
Rihanna -’Loud’
Beyonce ‘-4′
Latin Music: Favorite Artist
Pitbull
Jennifer Lopez
Enrigue Iglesias
Alternative Rock Music: Favorite Artist
Black Keys
Foo Fighters
Mumford & Sons
Adult Contemporary Music: Favorite Artist
Adele
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Contemporary Inspirational Music: Favorite Artist
Casting Crowns
Tobymac
Third Day
Artist of The Year
Adele
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Lil Wayne
Taylor Swift
