Iggy Azalea Leads American Music Award Nominations
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Australian rapper Iggy Azalea led the way with six nominations for the American Music Awards, while John Legend, Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams each received five.
Azalea, Legend, Perry and Williams will go up against Beyonce, Luke Bryan, Eminem, Imagine Dragons, Lorde and One Direction for artist of the year when the AMAs are presented on Nov. 23 at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live.
Azalea was also nominated in the categories of new artist of the year, single of the year, favorite female pop/rock artist, favorite rap/hip-hop artist and favorite rap/hip-hop album. Her single of the year nomination was for her collaboration with Charli XCX on "Fancy." Also nominated in the category are Legend for "All of Me," MAGIC for "Rude," Perry and Juicy J for "Dark Horse" and Williams for "Happy."
In the category of new artist of the year, Azalea will be competing against Bastille, Sam Smith and Meghan Trainor.
Winners will be determined by online voting that began Monday at www.AMAvote.com. Fans can also vote via Twitter.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
-- Iggy Azalea
-- Beyonce
-- Luke Bryan
-- Eminem
-- Imagine Dragons
-- John Legend
-- Lorde
-- One Direction
-- Katy Perry
-- Pharrell Williams
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL'S
-- 5 Seconds of Summer
-- Iggy Azalea
-- Bastille
-- Sam Smith
-- Meghan Trainor
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
-- Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX, "Fancy"
-- John Legend, "All of Me"
-- MAGIC!, "Rude"
-- Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J, "Dark Horse"
-- Pharrell Williams, "Happy"
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - POP/ROCK
-- John Legend
-- Sam Smith
-- Pharrell Williams
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - POP/ROCK
-- Iggy Azalea
-- Lorde
-- Katy Perry
FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP - POP/ROCK
-- Imagine Dragons
-- One Direction
-- OneRepublic
FAVORITE ALBUM - POP/ROCK
-- Lorde, "Pure Heroine"
-- One Direction, "Midnight Memories"
-- Katy Perry, "Prism"
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - COUNTRY
-- Jason Aldean
-- Luke Bryan
-- Blake Shelton
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - COUNTRY
-- Miranda Lambert
-- Kacey Musgraves
-- Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP - COUNTRY
-- Eli Young Band
-- Florida Georgia Line
-- Lady Antebellum
FAVORITE ALBUM - COUNTRY
-- Garth Brooks, "Blame It On My Roots: Five Decades of Influences"
-- Eric Church, "The Outsiders"
-- Brantley Gilbert, "Just As I Am"
FAVORITE ARTIST - RAP/HIP-HOP
-- Iggy Azalea
-- Drake
-- Eminem
FAVORITE ALBUM - RAP/HIP-HOP
-- Iggy Azalea, "The New Classic"
-- Drake, "Nothing Was The Same"
-- Eminem, "The Marshall Mathers LP 2"
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - SOUL/R&B
-- Chris Brown
-- John Legend
-- Pharrell Williams
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - SOUL/R&B
-- Jhene Aiko
-- Beyonce
-- Mary J. Blige
FAVORITE ALBUM û SOUL/R&B
-- Beyonce, "Beyonce"'
-- John Legend, "Love in the Future"
-- Pharrell Williams, "G I R L"
FAVORITE ARTIST - ALTERNATIVE ROCK
-- Bastille
-- Imagine Dragons
-- Lorde
FAVORITE ARTIST - ADULT CONTEMPORARY
-- Sara Bareilles
-- OneRepublic
-- Katy Perry
FAVORITE ARTIST - LATIN
-- Marc Anthony
-- Enrique Iglesias
-- Romeo Santos
FAVORITE ARTIST - CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
-- Casting Crowns
-- Hillsong United
-- Newsboys
FAVORITE ARTIST - ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
-- Avicii
-- Calvin Harris
-- Zedd
TOP SOUNDTRACK
-- "Frozen"
-- "The Fault In Our Stars"
-- "Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 1"
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