This year's telecast will celebrate the awards' 40th anniversary. It will also be the first telecast since its creator Dick Clarke passed. The show's producer, Larry Klein, says the entire three-hour show will be a tribute to Clarke. "Terrific performances, outrageous acceptance speeches—those moments when you feel strong emotions... Dick used to say we're an entertainment show with awards in it and I like wall-to-wall music. It's a celebration of music." As always, I have highlighted my winners. Not much AMERICANS in the list of nominees (lol) and it's gonna be a hard one for Nicki. BETTER VOTE NOW. See you there!--MsKemi
2012 American Music Awards 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 (She's not American--Hey JUNOS!! Open more award slots for non Canadians)
One Direction
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber (He's not American--Hey JUNOS!! Open more award slots for non Canadians)
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
With files from Global Grind
