Christina Aguilera revealed the The 40th annual American Music Awards (AMAs) nominations today from the J.W. Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE. It was also announced that Aguilera will be performing on this year's show which will be broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18(th) (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on ABC. Additional acts and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets are now on sale.
For the fourth consecutive year, the live online pre-show "Coca-Cola Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2012 AMAs" will stream live for fans worldwide starting at 5pm ET / 2pm PT and will be hosted by Lance Bass, Kimberly Cole, Brad Goreski and Tristan Wilds, among other hosts to be announced including a NOKIA correspondent. Viewers will be able to watch the live show on ABC.com, AMAs365.com, Cokemusic.com, Livestream, Ustream, YouTube, and through AP Live Entertainment. Livestream and Ustream-powered video players will be made available to media partners, as well as for the websites and Facebook Pages of participating talent.
Nicki Minaj and Rihanna both lead this year with four nominations individually. While Drake, Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, One Direction and Usher follow with three nominations each, and Carrie Underwood, Chris Brown, fun., Gotye, J.Cole, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Luke Bryan, and Pitbull collected two nominations respectively.
This year's 2012 Artist of the Year nominees are: Justin Bieber, Drake, Maroon 5, Katy Perry, and Rihanna. This year also marks the creation of the new Electronic Dance Music Category. Nominees include David Guetta, Calvin Harris, and Skrillex.
For the sixth year, winners will be determined by online voting starting today. 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, Contemporary Inspirational and for the first year ever, Electronic Dance Music. Fans can go to the official homepage of "The 40(th) Anniversary American Music Awards," ama.abc.com, to find performer and presenter announcements, artist information, and more.
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
-- 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
-- Beyonce
-- 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
