Wednesday, October 12th, 2011 at
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Awards by
Laura
The full nominees of American Music Awards 2011 have been announced, in which the music stars will be vying for the coveted prize of the AMA 2011 awards.
The full list of 39th American Music Awards 2011, have been announced in a press conference that was conducted at JW Marriott on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 in Los Angeles. The music star like Pitbull, Sarah Hyland, Mitchel Musso, Nicki Minaj and Lance Bass will be vying for the biggest honor of the awards. However, the British singer Adele has topped the nominations list, by winning four nods.
The 23-year-old ‘21’ singer Adele, is followed by the music stars like Taylor Swift, who also won the Billboard Women of the Year 2011 award, Rihanna, Lady GaGa, Lil Wayne and Katy Perry, with three nominations each. All the aforementioned stars will be battling for ‘Artist of the Year’ award. Adele has also been nominated for ‘Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist’, along with Katy Perry and Lady GaGa and vying for ‘Favorite Pop/Rock Album’ with ‘Jesus’ singer and Riri and competes with Katy Perry and Bruno Mars for ‘Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist’.
The other music stars, who have bagged the nominations for the awards are the ‘Baby’ hit maker Justin Bieber for ‘Favorite Male Pop/Rock Artist’, while Jennifer Lopez has been nominated for ‘Favorite Latin Artist’ and Wiz Khalifa for ‘Favorite New Artist of the Year’. The American Music Awards 2011 show will be aired live on ABC at 8PM EST, from Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 20, 2011.
Check out the complete list of nominations of 39th American Music Awards 2011:
Artist of the Year: 
Adele
Lady GaGa
Katy Perry
Lil Wayne
Taylor Swift
POP OR ROCK MUSIC:
Favorite Female Artist:
Adele
Katy Perry
Lady GaGa
Favorite Male Artist:
Justin Bieber
Bruno Mars
Pitbull
Favorite Band, Duo or Group:
LMFAO
Maroon 5
OneRepublic
Favorite Album:
Adele – “21″
Rihanna – “Loud”
Lady GaGa – “Born This Way”
COUNTRY MUSIC:
Favorite Female Artist:
Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Favorite Male Artist:
Jason Aldean
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Favorite Band, Duo or Group:
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
The Band Perry
Favorite Album:
Jason Aldean – “My Kinda Party”
Taylor Swift – “Speak Now”
The Band Perry – “The Band Perry”
RAP/HIP-HOP MUSIC:
Favorite Artist:
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West
Favorite Album:
Lil Wayne – “Tha Carter IV”
Jay-Z and Kanye West aka The Throne – “Watch the Throne”
Nicki Minaj – “Pink Friday”
SOUL/R&B MUSIC:
Favorite Male Artist:
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
Usher
Favorite Female Artist:
Rihanna
Beyonce Knowles
Kelly Rowland
Favorite Album:
Chris Brown – “F.A.M.E.”
Rihanna – “Loud”
Beyonce Knowles – “4″
ALTERNATIVE ROCK MUSIC:
Favorite Artist:
Foo Fighters
The Black Keys
Mumford & Sons
ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC:
Favorite Artist:
Adele
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
LATIN MUSIC:
Favorite Artist:
Pitbull
Enrique Iglesias
Jennifer Lopez
CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL:
Favorite Artist:
Casting Crowns
tobyMac
Third Day
Sprint New Artist of the Year:
POP/ROCK:
Foster the People
Hot Chelle Rae
COUNTRY:
The Band Perry
Thompson Square
SOUL/R&B:
Marsha Ambrosius
Miguel
RAP/HIP-HOP:
LMFAO
Wiz Khalifa
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