11 October 2012
VVN Music
It’s the 40th anniversary of the American Music Awards, a show started by Dick Clark as an alternative to the Grammys in 1973.
The difference between the two awards is that the Grammys are voted on by industry members whereas the AMA’s are voted by the people.
As always, the AMA’s salute the biggest selling artists in a variety of genres and, usually, the fans pick the flavor of the moment at the time of voting. That’s why it is very rare for a veteran artist to make the cut.
This year, Lionel Richie actually made the cut, in the country category, for his smash album Tuskeegee.
Overall, Nicki Minaj and Rihanna lead the nominations with four each while Drake, Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, One Direction and Usher have three each and Carrie Underwood, Chris Brown, fun., Gotye, J.Cole, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Luke Bryan and Pitbull each have two.
The awards will be given out on November 18 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles and broadcast on ABC.
The 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
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber
Flo Rida
Pitbull
Usher
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Kelly Clarkson
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry
Rihanna
FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
fun.
Maroon 5
One Direction
The Wanted
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Believe - Justin Bieber
Overexposed - Maroon 5
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - Nicki Minaj
Up All Night - One Direction
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE BAND, DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Tailgates & Tanlines - Luke Bryan
Tuskegee - Lionel Richie
Blown Away - Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Nicki Minaj
Tyga
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Cole World: The Sideline Story - J. Cole
Take Care - Drake
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - Nicki Minaj
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
Usher
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Fortune - Chris Brown
Talk That Talk - Rihanna
Looking 4 Myself - Usher
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
The Black Keys
Gotye
Linkin Park
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Adele
Kelly Clarkson
Train
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
Don Omar
Pitbull
Shakira
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Jeremy Camp
Newsboys
tobyMac
FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
David Guetta
Calvin Harris
Skrillex
