American Music Awards 2012 Live @8pm Sunday: Who is Performing Tonight?
The American Music Awards 2012 kick off tonight at 8 p.m. on ABC live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles representing the biggest starts and music icons of today's pop culture.
Performers for the Awards' 40th Anniversary tonight will include Usher, Justin Bieber, No Doubt, The Wanted, Pink, Nicki Minaj, Christina Aguilera, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson, among others. Also South Korean sensation Psy and Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen are expected to hit the stage.
Nicki Minaj and Rihanna both lead this year with 4 nominations each. Drake, Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, One Direction and Usher follow with 3 nominatons each and Carrie Underwood, Chris Brown, fun, Gotye, J.Cole, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Luke Bryan and Pitbull follow with 2 nominations.
Nominees for Artist of the Year are Justin Bieber, Drake, Maroon 5, Katy Perry and Rihanna. The winners are decided by the public.
This year marks the debut of a new category for Electric Dance Music for which David Guetta, Calvin Harris and Skrillex are nominated.
See the full list of nominees below:
2012 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS 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
Justin Bieber /Believe
Maroon 5/Overexposed
Nicki Minaj/Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
One Direction/Up All Night
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
Luke Bryan/Tailgates & Tanlines
Lionel Richie/Tuskegee
Carrie Underwood/Blown Away
FAVORITE ARTIST - RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Nicki Minaj
Tyga
FAVORITE ALBUM - RAP/HIP-HOP
J. Cole/Cole World: The Sideline Story
Drake/Take Care
Nicki Minaj/Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
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
Chris Brown/Fortune
Rihanna/Talk That Talk
Usher/Looking 4 Myself
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
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