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Diehard tween fans of One Direction likely have the dedicated ground forces to prevail in the Best New Artist contest.

GOT AMA NOMS IF YOU WANT ’EM

Nicki and Rihanna Lead the Field in This Year’s Fan-Voted Pre-Thanksgiving Spectacle
The list of nominees for the annual musical popularity contest known as the American Music Awards is in the books, and it’s dominated, of course, by the usual suspects. Nicki Minaj and Rihanna, pick up four noms apiece; stroking treys are Drake, Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, One Direction and Usher; hitting doubles are Carrie Underwood, Chris Brown, fun., Gotye, J.Cole, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Luke Bryan and Pitbull. The New Artist category looks be a fan-voted dogfight on paper, although the diehard tween fans of One Direction likely have the dedicated ground forces to prevail.

As for what’s new this year, EDM gets a category, not surprisingly. But then, the AMAs are not about surprises; the show is about celebrating the inevitable. A surprise would be alternative noms The Black Keys actually showing up.

As for performers, the only one we know for sure is Christina Aguilera, who announced the nominations. The identities of performers and presenters will be revealed

Fan voting is underway at amavote.com and AMA.abc.com. ABC will air the AMAs live (on the East Coast and Midwest, that is) from the Nokia Theatre on Nov. 18. And now for the nominees…

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

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber
Flo Rida
Pitbull
Usher

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST POP/ROCK
Kelly Clarkson
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry
Rihanna

FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP POP/ROCK
fun.
Maroon 5
One Direction
The Wanted

FAVORITE ALBUM POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber, Believe
Maroon 5, Overexposed
Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
One Direction, Up All Night

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST COUNTRY
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Eric Church

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST COUNTRY
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP COUNTRY
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts

FAVORITE ALBUM COUNTRY
Luke Bryan, Tailgates & Tanlines
Lionel Richie, Tuskegee
Carrie Underwood, Blown Away

FAVORITE ARTIST RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Nicki Minaj
Tyga

FAVORITE ALBUM RAP/HIP-HOP
J. Cole, Cole World: The Sideline Story
Drake, Take Care
Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
Usher

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna

FAVORITE ALBUM SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown, Fortune
Rihanna, Talk That Talk
Usher, Looking 4 Myself

FAVORITE ARTIST ALTERNATIVE ROCK
The Black Keys
Gotye
Linkin Park

FAVORITE ARTIST ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Adele
Kelly Clarkson
Train

FAVORITE ARTIST LATIN
Don Omar
Pitbull
Shakira

FAVORITE ARTIST CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Jeremy Camp
Newsboys
tobyMac

FAVORITE ARTIST ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
David Guetta
Calvin Harris
Skrillex

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