American Music Awards nominees announced

October 12th, 2010

Hey, nominations for the 2010 American Music Awards have been announced. But no, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift, arguably the biggest selling artists around are not leading the pack.

Instead, the leaders of the pack are actually Eminem and Lady Antebellum, followed up closely by Bieber with four, and Katy Perry, Usher, B.o.B. and Ke$ha with three each.

Gaga and Swift weren’t shut out, however – the former is up for two: Favorite Female Artist in Pop or Rock and overall Artist of the Year, while the latter was recognized for Favorite Female Country Artist.

Not to be outdone, Drake is also nominated for two awards: Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album.

The American Music Awards airs live on Sunday, November 21st at 8:00 p.m. EST.

Here is the entire list of nominations:

POP or ROCK MUSIC

Favorite Male Artist

Justin Bieber
Eminem
Usher

Favorite Female Artist

Ke$ha
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga

Favorite Band, Duo or Group

The Black Eyed Peas
Lady Antebellum
Train

Favorite Album

Justin Bieber/ My World 2.0
Eminem/ Recovery
Katy Perry/ Teenage Dream

COUNTRY MUSIC

Favorite Male Artist

Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Brad Paisley

Favorite Female Artist

Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Favorite Band, Duo or Group

Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts

Favorite Album

Jason Aldean/ Wide Open
Lady Antebellum/ Need You Now
Carrie Underwood/ Play On

RAP/HIP-HOP MUSIC

Favorite Male Artist

B.o.B.
Drake
Eminem

Favorite Album

B.o.B./ B.o.B. Presents
Drake/ Thank Me Later
Eminem/ Recovery

SOUL/RHYTHM & BLUES MUSIC

Favorite Male Artist

Chris Brown
Trey Songz
Usher

Favorite Female Artist

Alicia Keys
Rihanna
Sade

Favorite Album

Alicia Keys/ The Element of Freedom
Sade/ Soldier of Love
Usher/ Raymond v. Raymond

SOUNDTRACKS

Favorite Album

AC/DC / Iron Man 2
Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

ALTERNATIVE ROCK MUSIC

Favorite Artist

Muse
Phoenix
Vampire Weekend

ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

Favorite Artist

Michael Buble
Lady Antebellum
Train

LATIN MUSIC

Favorite Artist

Daddy Yankee
Enrique Iglesias
Shakira

Favorite Artist

Casting Crowns
MercyMe
TobyMac

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Justin Bieber
Eminem
Ke$ha
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry

T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Nominations
B.o.B
Justin Bieber
Taio Cruz
Jason Derulo
Ke$ha
Lady Antebellum
Travie McCoy
Mike Posner