“2011 American Music Awards®” Nominees Announced

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Recording artists Nicki Minaj and Pitbull revealed the “2011 American Music Awards®” (AMAs) nominees this morning from the J.W. Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE (see full list of nominees below). Katy Perry and Pitbull were announced as performers for the 39th annual AMAs. Additional acts and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.

The show will be broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20th (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on ABC. Tickets are now on sale (please visit www.ticketmaster.com or call 1-877-234-8425.). This year, ABC will air a live pre-show “Countdown to The American Music Awards” starting at 7:00pm ET/PT. In addition, the online pre-show “Coca-Cola Red Carpet LIVE! @ the 2011 AMAs” hosted by Lance Bass, Michael Buckley, Estelle, Sarah Hyland, Mitchel Musso, Josh Sussman and Xzibit will stream live for fans worldwide starting at 2pm PT / 5pm ET.

Adele leads this year with four (4) nominations. Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Rihanna, Taylor Swift and The Band Perry follow with three (3) nominations each, and Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Chris Brown, Jason Aldean, Kanye West, LMFAO, Nicki Minaj and Pitbull collected two (2) nominations respectively. This year’s 2011 Artist of the Year nominees are: Adele, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne and Taylor Swift.

For the fifth year, winners will be determined by online voting. Fans can vote at the Coca-Cola AMA voting website, amavote.com, as well as AMA.abc.com. Artists will be honored in the categories of Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Alternative, Adult Contemporary, Latin, and Contemporary Inspirational. Fans can go to the official homepage of the “2011 American Music Awards,” ama.abc.com, to find performer and presenter announcements, artist information, and more.

Orly Adelson, executive producer of the show and Larry Klein, AMA producer jointly stated, “The highly talented group that makes up this year’s 2011 AMA nominees have dominated the charts, airwaves and pop culture all year long. We are excited to congratulate and celebrate all of the artists on American music’s biggest night.”

In addition, music fans will be able to vote for the Sprint New Artist of the Year Award. For the first round of voting beginning Tuesday, October 11 through Friday, October 21 at 9:00 p.m., ET, fans will be able to determine who will make up the final award nominees by voting via text message from the list of artists available online at ama.abc.com or using their mobile phones at amanewartistoftheyear.com Music fans will be able to vote an unlimited number of times on all available platforms for the Sprint New Artist of the Year Award. All fans can send a text message by using 22288 and the number corresponding to their favorite artist. In addition, votes can also be cast via the internet at ama.abc.com. Standard messaging and data rates will apply. The top four artists with the highest votes from the first round of voting will be the final award nominees of the Sprint New Artist of the Year Award. Voting for the award winner will begin October 24 and conclude during the American Music Awards on November 20 at 9:00 p.m., ET.

About the Voting -

American Music Awards® nominees are selected from both BigChampagne’s Ultimate Chart and Mediabase. The Ultimate Chart is a ranked list of the most popular artists and songs based on a weighted combination of music sales, radio and TV broadcast, internet streaming and video viewing, and incorporating additional online metrics, including activity on social networks. Mediabase monitors more than 1,800 radio stations in 180 U.S. and Canadian markets, 24 hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week and provides vital airplay and programming information to more than 1,700 affiliate radio stations and every major broadcast group. Winners are chosen by public vote online.

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About the American Music Awards -

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                    NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2011 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS

                                   POP or ROCK MUSIC
    Favorite Male Artist
    Justin Bieber
    Bruno Mars
    Pitbull

    Favorite Female Artist
    Adele
    Lady Gaga
    Katy Perry

    Favorite Band, Duo or Group
    LMFAO
    Maroon 5
    OneRepublic

    Favorite Album
    Adele/21
    Lady Gaga/Born This Way
    Rihanna/Loud

                                     COUNTRY MUSIC
    Favorite Male Artist
    Jason Aldean
    Brad Paisley
    Blake Shelton

    Favorite Female Artist
    Sara Evans
    Miranda Lambert
    Taylor Swift

    Favorite Band, Duo or Group
    The Band Perry
    Zac Brown Band
    Lady Antebellum

    Favorite Album
    Jason Aldean/My Kinda Party
    The Band Perry/The Band Perry
    Taylor Swift/Speak Now

                                   RAP/HIP-HOP MUSIC
    Favorite Artist
    Lil Wayne
    Nicki Minaj
    Kanye West

    Favorite Album
    Jay-Z & Kanye West/Watch The Throne
    Lil Wayne/Tha Carter IV
    Nicki Minaj/Pink Friday

                               SOUL/RHYTHM & BLUES MUSIC
    Favorite Male Artist
    Chris Brown
    Trey Songz
    Usher

    Favorite Female Artist
    Beyonce
    Rihanna
    Kelly Rowland

    Favorite Album
    Beyonce/4
    Chris Brown/F.A.M.E.
    Rihanna/Loud

                                ALTERNATIVE ROCK MUSIC
    Favorite Artist
    The Black Keys
    Foo Fighters
    Mumford & Sons

                               ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
    Favorite Artist
    Adele
    Bruno Mars
    Katy Perry

                                      LATIN MUSIC
    Favorite Artist
    Enrique Iglesias
    Jennifer Lopez
    Pitbull

                              CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
    Favorite Artist
    Casting Crowns
    Tobymac
    Third Day

                                  ARTIST OF THE YEAR
    Adele
    Lady Gaga
    Lil Wayne
    Katy Perry
    Taylor Swift

                             Sprint New Artist Of The Year

    POP/ROCK
    Foster The People
    Hot Chelle Rae

    COUNTRY
    The Band Perry
    Thompson Square

    SOUL/R&B
    Marsha Ambrosius
    Miguel

    RAP/HIP-HOP
    LMFAO
    Wiz Khalifa

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