AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD NOMINATIONS

The nominees for the American Music Awards have been announced, and to no big surprise the same five manufactured artists  you hear on your corporate-run radios are in the lead with multiple nominations. Personally I could give a shit about the nominees because the short list of people nominated sounds so ridiculous. All I care about is who is performing, because that's the only reason people watch award shows like the AMA's in the first place. The American Music Awards air live from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on November 20 on ABC.

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

Pop or Rock Music – Favorite Male Artist:

Justin Bieber
Bruno Mars
Pitbull

Pop or Rock Music – Favorite Band, Duo or Group:

LMFAO
Maroon 5
OneRepublic

Pop or Rock Album:

Adele, 21
Rihanna, Loud
Lady Gaga, Born This Way

Rap/Hip-Hop Music – Favorite Artist:

Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West


Rap/Hip-Hop Album:

Lil Wayne, Tha Carter IV
Jay Z & Kanye West, Watch the Throne
Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday


Soul/R&B Music – Favorite Male Artist:

Chris Brown
Trey Songz
Usher

Soul/R&B Music – Favorite Female Artist:

Rihanna
Beyoncé
Kelly Rowland


Soul/R&B Album:

Chris Brown, F.A.M.E.
Rihanna, Loud
Beyoncé, 4


Alternative Rock Music – Favorite Artist:

Foo Fighters
Black Keys
Mumford & Sons


Adult Contemporary Music – Favorite Artist:

Adele
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry

Latin Music – Favorite Artist:

Pitbull
Enrique Iglesias
Jennifer Lopez

Country Music – Favorite Female Artist:

Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift

Country Music – Favorite Male Artist:

Jason Aldean
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton

Country Music – Favorite Band, Duo or Group:

Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
The Band Perry

Country Music – Favorite Album:

Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party
Taylor Swift, Speak Now
The Band Perry, The Band Perry