American Music Awards Nominations: 2013 Artists Include Taylor Swift, Macklemore, Justin Timberlake & More [PHOTOS]
The American Music Awards 2013 are just days away, and some of music's hottest artists are competing alongside each other as nominees.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis lead the list of nominations with six, garnering slots in Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year, Single of the Year for Thrift Shop, Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop and Favorite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop.
The hip-hop duo is followed by Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake, who each received five nominations. Swift is nominated for Favorite Female Artist - Pop/Rock, Favorite Album - Pop/Rock, Favorite Female Artist - Country and Favorite Album - Country. Timberlake is nominated for Favorite Male Artist - Pop/Rock, Favorite Album - Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist - Soul/R&B and Favorite Album - Soul/R&B. They are also both are nominated for Artist of the Year.
Other artists gaining key nominations at the American Music Awards include Rihanna, Bruno Mars, Imagine Dragons, Florida Georgia Line, Ariana Grande, Phillip Phillips and Robin Thicke.
Here is a gallery of the top contenders at the American Music Awards 2013:
