LOS ANGELES–The American Music Awards announced the 2014 American Music Awards nominees. In advance of Monday’s announcement, recording artists Jason Derulo and Charli XCX rose at the crack of dawn to reveal 5 categories of nominees on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” It was also announced on “GMA” that Charli XCX will perform for the first time on the AMAs.
Iggy Azalea leads this year with six nominations. John Legend, Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams follow with five nominations each, while Lorde earns four nominations. Additionally, Beyoncé, Eminem, Imagine Dragons, OneRepublic and One Direction were nominated for three awards. Bastille, Drake, Luke Bryan and Sam Smith each receive two nominations.
The Artist of the Year category increases from 5 to 10 nominees in 2014. This year’s nominees are Iggy Azalea, Beyoncé, Luke Bryan, Eminem, Imagine Dragons, John Legend, Lorde, One Direction, Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams. The ten nominees will be narrowed to five based on the votes received through 11/13 and the winner will be determined by the total votes received throughout the entire voting period.
The Single of The Year category, increasing from 3 to 5 nominees in 2014, includes nominees Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX, “Fancy,” John Legend, “All of Me,” MAGIC!, “Rude,” Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J, “Dark Horse” and Pharrell Williams, “Happy.”
As always at the American Music Awards, artists will be honored in the genres of Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Alternative Rock, Adult Contemporary, Latin, Contemporary Inspirational, Electronic Dance Music, as well as categories for Top Soundtrack, New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Artist of the Year and Single of the Year.
American Music Awards nominees are based on key fan interactions as reflected in Billboard Magazine and on Billboard.com, including album and digital singles sales, radio airplay, streaming and social activity. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Entertainment and Next Big Sound.
The “American Music Awards” are voted on by the fans. Winners will be determined through online and Twitter voting. Beginning on 10/13, for all categories other than New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, fans can vote once per day at the Coca-Cola AMA voting site, AMAvote.com, as well as once per day via Twitter by including the nominee’s name, category name and #AMAs within a tweet.
Voting for New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s will open on 11/1 and will remain open throughout the first hour of the ABC live broadcast on 11/23, with the winner being announced in the final hour. Fans can vote via AMAVote.com and Twitter.
The American Music Awards will broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on Sunday, November 23 from 8 to 11 p.m. ET/PT) on ABC.
2014 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS® NOMINEES:
- Iggy Azalea
- Beyoncé
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Garth Brooks “Blame It On My Roots: Five Decades of Influences”
- Eric Church “The Outsiders”
- Brantley Gilbert “Just As I Am”
- Iggy Azalea
- Drake
- Eminem
- 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
- Beyoncé
- Mary J. Blige
- Beyoncé “Beyoncé”
- 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
- 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
- Frozen
- The Fault In Our Stars
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 1
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