The 2014 American Music Award nominations are out and everyone’s favorite big-bootied white Australian rapstress Iggy Azalea is on top of the nominations count with 6 nods. John Legend, whose hit song “All of Me” is this year’s wedding standard was right behind her with five nominations, along with Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams while Lorde picked up four.
Other nominees include Beyonce, Imagine Dragons, Drake, Eminem, U.K. blue-eyed soul star Sam Smith and crooner Luke Bryan.
This year, the top award, Artist of the Year, will expand to ten options, until fan voting takes it down to five competitors by showtime. Similarly, the Song of the Year expands to five choices from the previous year’s three.
Fans can vote starting today in all categories except New Artist of the Year on AMAvote.com and on Twitter. If you vote via Twitter, you must tweet the artists’ name, their nomination category and add the #AMAs hashtag. Voting begins for New Artist of the Year on Nov. 1 and closes in the first hour of the live show on November 23.
The American Music Awards airs on ABC on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. live from L.A. Live’s Nokia Theatre.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
· Iggy Azalea
· Beyoncé
· Luke Bryan
· Eminem
· Imagine Dragons
· John Legend
· Lorde
· One Direction
· Katy Perry
· Pharrell Williams
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL’S
· 5 Seconds of Summer
· Iggy Azalea
· Bastille
· Sam Smith
· Meghan Trainor
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
· Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX “Fancy”
· John Legend “All of Me”
· MAGIC! “Rude”
· Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J “Dark Horse”
· Pharrell Williams “Happy”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
· John Legend
· Sam Smith
· Pharrell Williams
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
· Iggy Azalea
· Lorde
· Katy Perry
FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
· Imagine Dragons
· One Direction
· OneRepublic
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
· Lorde “Pure Heroine”
· One Direction “Midnight Memories”
· Katy Perry “Prism”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
· Jason Aldean
· Luke Bryan
· Blake Shelton
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
· Miranda Lambert
· Kacey Musgraves
· Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY
· Eli Young Band
· Florida Georgia Line
· Lady Antebellum
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
· Garth Brooks “Blame It On My Roots: Five Decades of Influences”
· Eric Church “The Outsiders”
· Brantley Gilbert “Just As I Am”
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
· Iggy Azalea
· Drake
· Eminem
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
· Iggy Azalea “The New Classic”
· Drake “Nothing Was The Same”
· Eminem “The Marshall Mathers LP 2”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
· Chris Brown
· John Legend
· Pharrell Williams
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
· Jhene Aiko
· Beyoncé
· Mary J. Blige
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
· Beyoncé “Beyoncé”
· John Legend “Love in the Future”
· Pharrell Williams “G I R L”
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
· Bastille
· Imagine Dragons
· Lorde
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
· Sara Bareilles
· OneRepublic
· Katy Perry
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
· Marc Anthony
· Enrique Iglesias
· Romeo Santos
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
· Casting Crowns
· Hillsong United
· Newsboys
FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
· Avicii
· Calvin Harris
· Zedd
TOP SOUNDTRACK
· Frozen
· The Fault In Our Stars
· Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 1
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