Rihanna and Nicki Minaj lead American Music Award nods

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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

Favourite male artist - pop/rock

Justin Bieber

Flo Rida

Pitbull

Usher

Favourite female artist - pop/rock

Kelly Clarkson

Nicki Minaj

Katy Perry

Rihanna

Favourite band, duo or group - pop/rock

fun.

Maroon 5

One Direction

The Wanted

Favourite album - pop/rock

Justin Bieber - Believe

Maroon 5 - Overexposed

Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

One Direction - Up All Night

Favourite male artist - country

Jason Aldean

Luke Bryan

Eric Church

Favourite female artist - country

Miranda Lambert

Taylor Swift

Carrie Underwood

Favourite band, duo or group - country

Zac Brown Band

Lady Antebellum

Rascal Flatts

Favourite album - country

Luke Bryan - Tailgates & Tanlines

Lionel Richie - Tuskegee

Carrie Underwood - Blown Away

Favourite artist - rap/hip-hop

Drake

Nicki Minaj

Tyga

Favourite album - rap/hip-hop

J. Cole - Cole World: The Sideline Story

Drake - Take Care

Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

Favourite male artist - soul/R&B

Chris Brown

Trey Songz

Usher

Favourite female artist - soul/R&B

Beyoncé

Mary J. Blige

Rihanna

Favourite album - soul/R&B

Chris Brown - Fortune

Rihanna - Talk That Talk

Usher - Looking 4 Myself

Favourite artist - alternative rock

The Black Keys

Gotye

Linkin Park

Favourite artist - adult contemporary

Adele

Kelly Clarkson

Train

Favourite artist - Latin

Don Omar

Pitbull

Shakira

Favourite artist - contemporary inspirational

Jeremy Camp

Newsboys

tobyMac

Favourite artist - electronic dance music (EDM)

David Guetta

Calvin Harris

Skrillex

source: iNewsGh

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