Adele leads the pack of nominees for this year’s American Music Awards, collecting four nominations in categories including Artist of the Year and Favorite Female Artist (Pop/Rock Music). Following closely on her heels are Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Rihanna, Taylor Swift and The Band Perry follow with three each, and Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Chris Brown, Jason Aldean, Kanye West, LMFAO, Nicki Minaj and Pitbull with two a piece. The 2011 American Music Awards will be broadcast live on Sunday, November 20th (8-11pm ET/PT) on ABC.
The AMAs also announced today that Katy Perry and Pitbull are confirmed to perform.
Winners of this year’s AMAs will be determined by online voting at amavote.com.
2011 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES
Favorite Male Artist
Justin Bieber
Bruno Mars
Pitbull
Favorite Female Artist
Adele
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Favorite Band, Duo or Group
LMFAO
Maroon 5
OneRepublic
Favorite Album
Adele/21
Lady Gaga/Born This Way
Rihanna/Loud
Favorite Male Artist
Jason Aldean
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Favorite Female Artist
Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Favorite Band, Duo or Group
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
Favorite Album
Jason Aldean/My Kinda Party
The Band Perry/The Band Perry
Taylor Swift/Speak Now
Favorite Artist
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West
Favorite Album
Jay-Z & Kanye West/Watch The Throne
Lil Wayne/Tha Carter IV
Nicki Minaj/Pink Friday
Favorite Male Artist
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
Usher
Favorite Female Artist
Beyonce
Rihanna
Kelly Rowland
Favorite Album
Beyonce/4
Chris Brown/F.A.M.E.
Rihanna/Loud
Favorite Artist
The Black Keys
Foo Fighters
Mumford & Sons
Favorite Artist
Adele
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Favorite Artist
Enrique Iglesias
Jennifer Lopez
Pitbull
Favorite Artist
Casting Crowns
Tobymac
Third Day
Adele
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
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
Source: American Music Awards – October 11, 2011