2012 American Music Awards: Nominations

Published: Tuesday 9th Oct 2012 by Sam

It’s that time of year again!

The 40th annual American Music Awards are set to air live from the Nokia Theatre on November 18th.

One of popular music’s biggest calendar nights, the AMA’s are renown for boasting the year’s best live performances, while also awarding the most deserving releases of the last twelve months.

With all eyes on the latter, attention turns to who is up for awards this year. Well, wonder no more. The nominations for the 2012 American Music Awards await below…

2012 American Music Awards: Nominations


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

 

Voting takes place at: www.amavote.com 

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  1. Rob October 9, 2012

    Same artist all the time. F****** waste of time!

    • Divo October 9, 2012

      you ain’t lied

      • We will stand tall…and face it all together October 9, 2012

        Never lied.

      • truth(i exsist to SLAY nicki and DRAAAAGG her stans u FUNKY b****) October 9, 2012

        BRWWAAAAAAAHAHAHAHlololo NICKI POP/ROCK chile!! Death

    • THE REAL TYLER* October 9, 2012

      okay always!

      I just hope Gotye and Drake sweep the awards this time

    • Trev October 9, 2012

      it’s based on numbers…these are the most successful artist musically…do you expect someone that is selling their mixtape out their trunk to be nominated?

    • CALL ME HATERRRRRRR October 9, 2012

      THIS WILL BE A VERY WACK MOMENT
      THIS NOMS ARE VERY UNREALISTIC

      I LOVE ALOT OF THESE ARTIST BUT THERE ARE MORE ARTIST WHO ARE WORTHY OF A NOD

      BEST HHIPHOP (TYGA???/DRAKE????) NICKI MINAJ IS VERY POPULAR BUT WHAT ABOUT KANYE,WIZ, OR JAY BUT DRAKE AND TYGA
      WOW AND BEY FOR ONLY ONE NOD NO WAY

      WOOOOOWWW

  2. OH MY GOSH…. GOOGLE KELSNETWORK AN SEE WHAT HAPPENS! October 9, 2012

    Adele and Beyonce are slaying from their pregnancy homes….
    …… i mean just google kelsnetwork……………..

    • truth(i exsist to SLAY nicki and DRAAAAGG her stans u FUNKY b****) October 9, 2012

      SOMEBODY SHOOT THIS B**** IN HER P****!!!

  3. Paul October 9, 2012

    Getting tired of seeing RIhanna under that RnB category

    • James227 October 9, 2012

      I said this before just take a look at the itunes US chart. The first six artists are white. I guess they don’t want Rihanna being at #1 anymore here in the US. Also notice the don’t consider Rihanna as being POP when it comes to awards. The Navy always said that R&B was for ghettos artists

    • truth October 9, 2012

      and you know what I don’t even think you are being shady

      she is more POP for sure… so Rihtards don’t try to “GO IN” or whatever you Rainbow Princess gays like to say….

      • dboy6 October 9, 2012

        right jus because she black… we aint listenin to tht pop s***

    • Trev October 9, 2012

      but Rihanna’s songs chart on R&B charts as well…when urban radio stops playing Rihanna, which they won’t because her music is FYAH!, then she will stop charting as R&B

      • LOVEMYLIFE October 9, 2012

        Um I haven’t heard a Rih song on an RNB station in awhile the last songs she had that was on heavy rotation was Take A Bow and Rude Boy that is all. And birthday cake remix and that was only bc CB was on it

  4. We will stand tall…and face it all together October 9, 2012

    I just can’t @ them nominating Rihanna in R&B catabrogies while she’s a POP singer.

  5. FauxKingLuke October 9, 2012

    Basically Kelly Clarkson, Mary J Blige and Shakira are the only decent people nominated and Shakira doesn’t even have an album out…
    LOL at Nicki being nominated for best rap album when that album is a mess and a flop (yeah come at me b******, drag the 400k unsold copies when you do though).

    • FauxKingLuke October 9, 2012

      And Adele obviously.

      • Rihanna Navy October 9, 2012

        LMAO DEATH

    • Divo October 9, 2012

      LOL LOL LOL schooled them h***

    • N October 9, 2012

      Kelly Clarkson and her thick-as-f*** ass?

    • FAF October 9, 2012

      U sitll typing ugly f*****

      LOL @ u talking about the queen atleast state facts

      PLATINUM ON THEM H***!

      RE-UP COMING SOON! U MAD? A*** INFESTED F** ?

      • FAF October 9, 2012

        DEAD @ UNSOLD COPIES

        I THINK THATS UR FLOP FAVE

        CAN U DO MATH, MEXICAN?

        IT HAS SOLD OVER 660,000 IN THE US

        1,000,000 GLOBALLY

        WHERE IS 400k UGLY ?

    • Trev October 9, 2012

      but what hip-hop album in 2012 outsold Nicki’s…don’t worry, i’ll wait

      • LOVEMYLIFE October 9, 2012

        watch the throne ur wait is over

      • D October 9, 2012

        Watch the throne was released in August of 2011. The wait is still on…

  6. Divo October 9, 2012

    THE SAME OLD PEOPLE THE SAME OLD LIST THE SAME OLD S***** MUSIC

    • FAF October 9, 2012

      Mad ur FLOPPAGE wasn’t on the list?

  7. That B*tch (I can’t with these delusional stans) October 9, 2012

    Can someone please tell me why Chris Brown and Rihanna are nominated under RnB/Soul categories. There is nothing remotely RnB about these two. Stop placing them under these categories just because they’re black. Its not fair to those that actually make that type of music. On another note, these nominations are all gimmicks with very few exceptions (Maroon 5, Mary J, Bey, Gotye, etc).
    Why wasn’t Lana Del Rey nominated for anything? This is a sham.

    • mob: come here & let me hold your throat! October 9, 2012

      CHRIS BROWN IS R&B AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN! WTF are you talking about? He has a variety of sounds on any one CD but the foundation is SOUL/R&B so stop hatin’! Start bitching when they give it to ADELE!

      As for it being a GIMMICK…. WTF do you think Maroon 5’s nomination is about? Adam bitched like a little q**** last yr so they nominated that group for that BULLSH** CD. Funny how ppl talk trash about the BLACK ARISTS CD sells but Maroon 5 also used gimmicks and tricks to sell their crap CD as well ….but hey we can’t talk about them right?

      • That B*tch (I can’t with these delusional stans) October 9, 2012

        @ Mobwife
        I am a Chris Brown fan. I have his last 3 CD’s but id be a damn fool to call him RnB. He hasn’t had an RnB sounding album since Grafitti. He has gone pop with a few urban sounding pop songs here and there. He no longer creates RnB music for his fans. He creates music for the mainstream masses now. Just because Im a fan doesn’t mean I have to remain oblivious and neither should you.
        In regards to Maroon 5, compared to the other nominess these guys are nowhere near gimmicks. How often do you hear about Adam pulling publicity stunts or doing some ratchet s***? These guys aren’t “manufactured” industry puppets. They write their own music and they are talented imo but to each their own.

  8. Lock down October 9, 2012

    Damn it looks like last years list O_o

    • Divo October 9, 2012

      No s***

      • FAF October 9, 2012

        Not their fault other ppl not putting out music

  9. Nahjee October 9, 2012

    Artist of the year is gonna be tough between Rihanna & Justin bieber

    Favorite female arist is another tough one between Rihanna & nicki Minaj

    I will be watching tho…

    • Trev October 9, 2012

      i love Nicki and Rihanna so so much…but Rihanna should win both…but maybe JB will win because his fan base will out vote Rih’s

  10. jason October 9, 2012

    FIXED!!

    they better be bankin on guest appearances, publicity stunts, and performances cause this s*** lookn DRYYYYY. ill just watch the last TWO years cause its the same dry predictable s***.

  11. JJFan1814 October 9, 2012

    Haters are complaining about Rihanna being R&B!?

    DEAL!!!! TAKE A BOW, UNFAITHFUL, HATE THAT I LOVE YOU ARE ALL R&B HITS….IS THAT TOO MUCH FOR YOU TO SWALLOW? GOOD, I HOPE YOU CHOKE!

    Rihanna is slaaaaaaaaaaaying despite any genre of music!!!

    KIIII!

    • T October 9, 2012

      But love muffin, none of those songs fall within the consideration period for the 2012 AMA’s. IJS

      • Divo October 9, 2012

        DEAD

    • BIG DOGG October 9, 2012

      You’ve just used my point : Rihanna WAS an R&B singer, and now IS the captain of Team #Stargate&CalvinHarrisRuleMyAss

      BTW, I don’t see it for her to be “slaying at any genre” when all of her R&B songs have been nothing but HUGE FLOPS.

  12. S****** Blonde October 9, 2012

    Horrible awards and why is Beyonce nominated, didn’t 4 erase her from the map.

    • We will stand tall…and face it all together October 9, 2012

      Hmmm………..Maybe because her album was the best selling R&B album of the last year, “Love on Top” was the biggest Urban hit of 2012, and all of “Best Thing I Never Had” + “Party” and “Dance for You” dominated Urban charts?

      I hope you just deal, she is the New Queen of R&B, and no one will ever take that from her.

      • S****** Blonde October 9, 2012

        Boom!!!!!!!!……Mary J. Blige.

  13. Jessica October 9, 2012

    I can’t believe nas wasn’t nominated for best rap album but
    Nicki minaj was. Music is dead!

    • FAF October 9, 2012

      Nas is on Nicki album

      U MAD ?

      KEEP SUPPORTING THE QUEEN, D***!

    • Trev October 9, 2012

      Nas did not sell…the closest album successfully was “God Fogives, I Don’t”….NO HIPHOP album has sold over 500,000 in the US except Nicki’s

  14. Njabzz October 9, 2012

    Beyonce is so taking that award, and I am so tired of seeing Rihanna being nominated for the crap that was TTT

    • Yea i said it October 9, 2012

      that crap sold more worldwide then dat s*** dat was 4

      • Mina November 12, 2012

        F*** YOU, The album 4 is called REAL MUSIC
        The things Rihanna has come up whit is called S***.. and we have heard it all before!
        Beyonce WILL take that Award, because she actually owns that title!

  15. N October 9, 2012

    This’s really f****** boring.

    I know how it’ll end up………………

    Artist : Katy Perry

    New : Carly Rae Jepsen

    Male : Just18 Bieber

    Female : Katy Perry

    Group : One Direction

    Album : Believe

    Female – Country : Taylor Swift

    Group – Country : Zac Brown Band

    Album – Country : Blown Away

    Artist – Hip-Hop : Drake

    Album – Hip-Hop : Take Care

    Male – R&B : Christina Brown

    Female – R&B : Beyonce

    Artist – Alternative Rock : Goyte

    Artist – Latin : Pitbull

    Artist – CI : Jeremy Camp

    Artist – Electronic : Calvin Harris

    • Lax October 9, 2012

      Leave Rih off your list all you want to but she is
      on this list for a few years and these or album’s
      for each year not to mention their ringtones and digital
      and other sales…..
      Lax Replied:
      October 9th, 2012 at 2:27 pm

      Global Archives……
      20004
      #1 Usher Confessions 11,867,000
      #16 AKeys Diary of Alicia 3,362,000
      #17 DChilds Desting Fullfilled 3,299,000

      Global Archives 2005
      #23 DChilds 1,615,000

      Golobal Archives 2006
      #9 Shakira 3,349,000 Oral Fixation
      #10 Pink 3,230,000 I’m Not Dead
      #11 Beyonce 3,113,000 B’Day
      #24 Rihanna 2,406,000 A Girl Like Me

      Global Archives 2007
      #11 AKeys 3,222,000 As I Am
      #13 Rihanna 3,218,000 GGGB
      #27 Beyonce 1,815,000 B’Day

      Global Archives 2008
      #7 Rihanna 3.7 GGGB
      #17 Beyonce 2.3 I Am Sasha Fierce
      #37 Katy Perry 1.5 One Of The Boys

      Global Archives 2009
      #4 T Swift 4.2
      #10 Beyonce 3.2 B’Day

      Global Archives 2010
      #1 GaGa 5.9
      #5 TSwift 3.5 Speak Now
      #11AKeys 2.3 Elements Of Freedom
      #13 Rihanna 2.2 Loud

      Global Archives 2011
      #1 Adele 15.3 “20″
      #2 GaGa 5.4 Fame
      #3 Rihanna 3.4 Loud
      #7 Adele 2.8 ’19″
      #10 Beyonce 2.1 “4′
      #18 Rihanna 1.7 TtT

      http://www.mediatraffic.de/previous2.htm
      From 2004- 2012

      Just showing that Rihanna started charting shortly after
      2005 actually in 2006 and these are Global Archives Albums sales….
      PS
      I don’t want no fight just showing many that Rihanna can/do sell Albums and if you don’t believe this then
      global Charts is there and they have all of the artist listed..

    • mob: come here & let me hold your throat! October 9, 2012

      Christina?….b*tch…

  16. christinastherealtalent October 9, 2012

    Since when was Rihanna considered soul/R&B?

    This is why I hate these award shows anymore these days.

    Same people nominated, same people win, same people nominated under same categories every year, blah blah blah.

    • TeamBreezy October 9, 2012

      Rihanna’s been in that category for years, why is it an issue now? She won it in 2007, 2008, 2010 and was nominated 2009 and 2011 …. You are entitled to your opinion ..but you are not entitled to your own Facts

      • sharon October 9, 2012

        Its always been an issue. People are just sick and tired of seeing it all the time!

  17. JAKE October 9, 2012

    This is just absolutely BORING & TIRING.

    Every year, since 2009, they nominate the same artists – NO – GIMMICKS, and bring nothing even REMOTELY new to the show. These same GIMMICKS, since 2008, are most probably going to perform there same ‘GIMMICKED’ performances and those same GIMMICKS are going to be put on a pedestal (see: stan wars, youtube arguments over who is the BEST and has/had the BIGGEST “GENERIC” HIT etc…) to, somehow and somewhat, represent the highest degree of what is, SADLY, music today and mainstream music overall.

    IT’S SICKENING.

    I truly do miss when ROCK MUSIC, TRUE R&B/SOUL MUSIC AND DANCE MUSIC – WITH SUBSTANCE – WAS ATOP THE CHARTS. Everything was just so GENUINE, EXCITING and FRESH about the music industry back in the day.

    Thank God for the Alternative/Indie acts (who I hope someday get the recognition they deserve) that still belive in REAL music and continue to create it and innovate.

    • sharon October 9, 2012

      PREACH!!

      • FAF October 9, 2012

        DEAD @ All that typing… IZ U MAD ?

    • Mary Mary Why You Buggin’ October 9, 2012

      Preach!!!!

    • mob: come here & let me hold your throat! October 9, 2012

      Oh please ……..The Alternative Category contains the same old folks as well so stop the fairy tale.

      ALSO, there are music award shows souly dedicated to lternative & Indie acts…

      • Jamilaaa October 9, 2012

        B**** — F*** OFF!!!

        NO… IT DOESNT!!!

        DONT HATE COZ JAKE PREACHED.

  18. kimberly October 9, 2012

    what is this mess? Out of all the artist in the music industry. These are the nominees. Very disappointed. to think a category having 3 nominees? What is the ama’s coming to, and this looks similar to the 2011 list. These music sites are becoming really irrelevant.

    • mob: come here & let me hold your throat! October 9, 2012

      LOL what are they coming to? This has always been their formate. The only difference is that they NEVER BEFORE LAST YEAR that is, GAVE THE BLACK MEN IN THE R&B/SOUL CATEGORY THEIR AWARD BACK STAGE AND NOT CALL THEIR NAME ALONG WITH ALL THE ….WHITE…. ARTISTS THEY NOMINATED AND GRANT AWARDS!

      I’ve said to in the past, when the MEDIA, MUSIC & FILM industries are OWN BY A HAND FULL OF CORPORATIONS you get this type of controlled, fixed , foolishness!! 🙂

  19. christinastherealtalent October 9, 2012

    JJ Fan

    Those songs u listed aren’t what she’s nominated for and they are far from soul or R&B. They’re called pop ballads. R&B is Monica, Keri Hilson, Chrisette Michele, Ledisi, Keyshia, Brandy, Brian McKnight, Lloyd, Boyz II Men, Mariah, TLC, ETC….

    Lawd child JJ you need a serious music 101 so you can tell the difference between a pop ballad and R&B

    • mob: come here & let me hold your throat! October 9, 2012

      LOL….wait, what? Brian McKnight? What sould he be nominated for “LET ME SHOW YOU HOW YOUR P***Y WORKS” or “THE JOYS OF A*** S**”? Which one of his most impressive RECENT singles should he be nominated for and perform? LOL 🙂

  20. nunu October 9, 2012

    Nothing News still the same i guess

  21. TeamBreezy October 9, 2012

    Yes it looks like the same Artists are nominated once again … but thats no different than in the 90s or early 2000s when the same artists were nominated ..

    If you didnt see your fave its because once again they failed to dominate music in their respective categories…

    Congrats to the nominees

    • FAF October 9, 2012

      PREACH!!!! I’M SICK AND TIRED OF THESE F*** ON THIS SITE HATING… TELL THEIR FLOPS TO DROP SOMETHING HOT & THEY CAN BE NOMINATED TOO!

    • mob: come here & let me hold your throat! October 9, 2012

      LOL all of this right here folks! 🙂

  22. kelly October 9, 2012

    LOL LOL Beyonce got one award and it was predictable. Rihanna has more. LOL Beyonce was also snubbed by MTV EMA. Did she win a VMA this year? LOL LOL Rita Ora did not anything.

    • F.U.Sam October 9, 2012

      omg i forgot about Rita Ora!
      Where she @???

  23. Benron (King Of The Navy) October 9, 2012

    rIH WILL SLAY!

  24. Nirvana October 9, 2012

    I agree riri shouldn’t be placed in the rnb category but let’s not act like it’s her fault while we know they base these on charts

  25. BEYONCE’S WEAVE October 9, 2012

    I’m struggling to see Beyonce’s name, can anyone help me please. Oh and congrats to my girls Rihanna, Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj. Proud Navy.

    • kelly October 9, 2012

      You have not heard? Beyonce is a non motherfucking factor from 2012 onwards. She has been snubbed by mainstream media all week. Even was cropped out the picture at Jay concert, where the famous A list couple attended.

    • cij October 9, 2012

      Co-Sign.

    • Hello October 10, 2012

      She doesn’t even care . She ain’t showing up to this BS shows nor is Jay nor Kanye , and Rihanna is only attending if Katy is ! You know while all of you are debating who’s the best and blablabla they’re all at the Carter penthouse sipping Ace Of Spades ! Let it go .

  26. Boss October 9, 2012

    Same Wack Ass Nominees

  27. BEYONCE’S WEAVE October 9, 2012

    I am wondering why people say Rihanna does pop when Rihanna is a versatile chick.

    Rihanna does Euro dance, RnB, Reggae, Adult contemporary pop and Pop rock.

    Didn’t birthday cake slay the urban charts with zero promo, Rihanna can be nominated in multiple categories because she is versatile.

    • kelly October 9, 2012

      And if Rih wanted to rap, she kill a rap beat. The girl is SWAG personified. n***** already know

      • F.U.Sam October 9, 2012

        yas!

      • Beyonce’s Weave October 9, 2012

        Totally agree, would love to hear Rihanna on a rap song, that would slay my life.

    • Rihanna Navy October 9, 2012

      THIS

      • TeamBreezy October 9, 2012

        This chick Ri sang at the mothafuckin Country Music Awards with the white folks and Romney supporters! Just as easily as she can sing with ColdPlay and Maroon 5, then turn around and drop some bars and sing hooks with Ye and Jay Z ….. Thats versatility!

        #BOSS
        #YOURfaveCOULDnever

  28. sharon October 9, 2012

    RIHANNA?? SOUL/R&B??

    • TeamBreezy October 9, 2012

      Honie she’s been in that same category for the last 5 years

      • sharon October 12, 2012

        Yes i know that! im just shocked its still happening every GOD DAMN YEAR!

  29. King. October 9, 2012

    I’m disappointed that ‘Channel Orange’ ‘4’ and ‘The MF Life’ didn’t get nominations but I’m happy for J. Cole and Mary! I’m excited to see the performances also.

    • Trev October 9, 2012

      i looooove Melanie but that album barely sold over 100,000…it’s about nominating the best of the known

  30. dboy6 October 9, 2012

    these black people on here omg they start rnb then ditch it yall some sell outs… back ina day ma black entertainers made the whites listen to our s*** now i just dnt know… beyonce, mary j, kelly row, brandy, monica, keyshia cole, lil kim, i love yall … real black entertainers… we will listen to yall forever at family reunions, sunday mornings, cleaning the house, etc

    • FAF October 9, 2012

      Now this I can agree w/….

    • Trev October 9, 2012

      why can’t black people do pop as well? what’s wrong with it? why are people so closed-minded in 2012?

      • The N**** Mentality Gots To Go October 9, 2012

        ikr it make me sick i swear our race is the most f****** ignorant.

      • BitchICan’tEvenSpellWelfare October 9, 2012

        @Trev, who said that black people can’t do pop music. Two of the biggest legends in music history, Michael and Janet Jackson did/do pop music and did/do it well.

        However, it’s when you become a try-hard and your attempts at pop music sound contrived. THAT’s the problem.

        Rihanna, however, does great pop music but she just so happens to do other genres of music just as well. She is a diamond, sorry for the pun, in the rough. The rest are generally fails.

  31. FAF October 9, 2012

    YESS B****! QUEEN ONIKA TOPS THE LIST YET AGAIN 4 NOMS. WHO MAD? AND SHE WON 2 LAST YR…

    • vanny October 9, 2012

      hey boo!! i was waiting on you… our queen is slaying left and right And haters mad and pressed!! lmfao!

  32. Jeezy October 9, 2012

    The only thing that would be good for the image of the show, is to give the Award to Mary J. Blige. Only real R&B artist there.
    Well, she’s the queen of the genre, she definetly deserves that prize !

    • TeamBreezy October 9, 2012

      If the “image” of the show is to give Mary J Blige an award then they already fulfilled that when she won in 2006…

    • Hello October 10, 2012

      So Beyoncé isn’t R&B ? I allowed that Mary is , but just because you were Queen in 2002 doesn’t mean you still are . I love both hell even Rihanna i like but clearly the only song i remember from Mary’s last album is the one with Beyoncé and maybe that one with Lil’Wayne and Diddy …. Lil’Wayne on a first single how original , i feel like she just trying to compete with the younger generation ( blonde hair , clothes , Lil’Wayne … ) That’s why Beyoncé is always on top because she doesn’t compete with other she knows ( even if yall disagree ) that’s she the best . Same goes for MARIAH , Meek Mill and Rick Ross really , You wouldn’t caught Beyoncé dead in the studio with all of these fools!

      • Jeezy October 10, 2012

        I don’t mean anything. I just mean that Mary J. Blige is the queen of R&B and always will be. That’s it.
        Oh and also Hip-Hop/Soul of course

  33. CBE October 9, 2012

    zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…..*Looks at Itunes main chart with the top 10 dominated by white artists* coincidence? Im more interested in sales then these mickey mouse awards and whats more frustrating is Chris is gonna fall for Rihanna’s b******* when she drags him to these awards for publicity! I said it before and I will say it again: Chris should say F*** OF Illuminati! you give fair chance on the mainstream charts and I will give you ratings coz this show is looking wack, I bet Beyonce,Jay, Khanye etc wont attend this crap.

  34. mob: come here & let me hold your throat! October 9, 2012

    I HATE the American Music Awards! I still remember the b******* they pulled last years in cheating Chris Brown out of his well earned and much deserved award for R&B Male Artist but okay…….. the lowlife bastards!! 🙂

    Now on to this HOT ASS MESS right here!!

    Are Rihanna & Usher Pop or R&B/Soul artists? What type of games are they playing here? J. Cole is a NEW artist? Why is it that EVERYONE in the fav artist Hip/Hop category is from YMCMB? Now who did Lil Wayne KISS to bring this about or was it that monstrous looking creature’ BABY’ doing the “spit swapping”? LOL 🙂

  35. MC October 9, 2012

    I agree with the majority of what people have said so far, but I will just go ahead and congratulate the same nominees from the past 5 years. May the best b****** win.

  36. BitchICan’tEvenSpellWelfare October 9, 2012

    I muthaphucking CANNOT with this list! I cannot and will not.

    The ONLY thing you can do after reading this list is L O L !

  37. mob: come here & let me hold your throat! October 9, 2012

    AND THE WINNER IS……….

    ARTIST OF THE YEAR
    •Justin Bieber <— YOU ALREADY KNOW! 🙁

    NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
    •J. Cole <— SHOULD BE THIS GUY BUT…..
    •One Direction <– THEY WILL WIN

    FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
    •Justin Bieber <— YAWN

    FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
    •Nicki Minaj
    •Katy Perry
    •Rihanna

    ****UNDECIDED*****

    FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
    •Maroon 5 <—-ADAM "BITCH_ASS" LEVIN FUSSED & MOANED LAST YR SO TEY MIGHT GIVE IT TO THEM. I REALY DONT GIVE A F***
    •One Direction
    •The Wanted

    FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
    •Justin Bieber /Believe

    FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

    ****WHO CARES*****

    FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
    •Miranda Lambert <—- LADIES, APPARENTLY IT PAYS TO SUCK THE D*** OF ANOTHER WOMAN'S HUSBAND WHILE EXPOSING BULLSH** ABOUT FEMINISM!

    •Taylor Swift •Lionel Richie/Tuskegee

    FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
    •Drake
    •Nicki Minaj
    •Tyga

    ****SERIOUS SIDE-EYE ABOUT THIS CATEGORY*****

    FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
    •Nicki Minaj/Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded or Drake—-YAWN EITHER WAY

    FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
    •Chris Brown <—– IT SHOULD BE MY BABY, BUT……

    •Usher <— IT WILL BE GIVEN TO THIS GUY!

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

    ****UNDECIDED***** BUT I BET IT WONT BE MS. "CRISPY CHICKEN"

    FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
    •Chris Brown/Fortune <—- SHOULD BE THIS CD BUT WILL GO TO 1 OF THE OTHERS!

    FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK

    ****WHO CARES*****

    FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
    •Adele <—– NATURALLY! I HOPE SHE CAN ATTEND AND SING SKYFALL

    FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN

    ****UMMMMM*****

    FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

    ****WHO ARE THESE PPL?*****

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

    ******HARD TO SAY HERE******

    • mob: come here & let me hold your throat! October 9, 2012

      ***ESPOUSING SISTERHOOD & FEMINISM it should read 🙂

      • The Matrix October 9, 2012

        ಠ_ಠ

    • Benron (King Of The Navy) October 9, 2012

      DEAD!

  38. THE DIAMOND NAVY October 9, 2012

    Beyonce fans: Live to hate Rihanna

    • Rihanna Navy October 9, 2012

      IKR..Like Honestly i don’t know what Rihanna did to beyonce for the hives to hate her so much. she even said Be is her biggest idol yet these ignorant fools carry on with this b*******.

      • Crisp Chicken October 9, 2012

        she killed her carrer that’s why LOL

  39. The Matrix October 9, 2012

    😕

  40. bibi93 October 9, 2012

    FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
    Nicki Minaj/Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

    • SHARON October 30, 2012

      FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK

  41. Black Madonna October 9, 2012

    GET EM NICKI !!!! SLAAAAAYING THE AMA NODS

  42. TAYLOR SWIFTS NUMBER 1 FAN!!! October 9, 2012

    13 days the event of the year…. Taylor Swift’s album “Red” comes out.

    Pre order your copy now!

  43. LTM October 9, 2012

    The same people get nominated every year because they constantly slay. These nominations are based off popularity. And lol @ somone asking why Rita Ora and Lana Del Ray weren’t nominated. This is the AMERICAN Music Awards. Neither of them are relevant here

  44. Lolax October 9, 2012

    Carrie underwood she deserves every award here

  45. mc the place to be!! October 9, 2012

    As much as I like these ppl that’s nominated I really want someone new to come up on the scene I feel like there’s no new batch of anything like in the 90s you had Mariah Celine and 00s you had Justin Timberlake pink Britney etc in the 2010s it just seemed like no one new is giving me life that’s why I have a feeling that the music industry is really coming to an end and like someone said its just the same ppl!! Just like VMAs where did the rest of the nominations go??

  46. the real xoxo October 10, 2012

    Saying Rihanna and Chris Brown are soul/r&b is like saying Nicki Minaj is hip hop.

  47. the real xoxo October 10, 2012

    Dont even try to tell me that “roman reloaded” is a rap/hip hop album.
    also, here is another thing for the barbz.
    “Nicki is the first female rapper to be nominated in a pop/rock category”
    see how i can pull a b*******, overhyped statistic out my ass?

  48. truth tea (take a sip) October 10, 2012

    if you even have to question if an artist is r&b when nominated in an r&b category,
    9 times out of 10 they are not r&b.

  49. Jessie October 10, 2012

    Why the F is nicki minaj nominated for best rap album (WTF) and can’t Mary j bilge win rnb/soul award cause its what her music always been made of (no disrespect beyonce) instead of giving it to bey or riri cause their just young and popularity points

    • JOHNVIDAL October 10, 2012

      No chance! These awards are voted by the public. Meaning the nowadays tasteless and ignorant public

      • Hello October 10, 2012

        Hello RIRI ! haha

  50. JOHNVIDAL October 10, 2012

    I read the first category and I knew I didn´t need to read more
    What the hell has the music industry become? A mess. Those 5 nominees are a joke
    I was watching on youtube yesterday Whitney Houston winning 5 AMAs in 1987 and 8 in 1994 (yes incredible success I know) and damn, just seeing the real competition she had, her class, her undeniable talent. These days are so sad for the industry. Grammys keep being a little bit better at least

  51. modj October 10, 2012

    WTF !!! where is JLO ? BEst Latin artist

  52. PrettigurlrockD Bitchess October 10, 2012

    Can’t wait for beyonce to drop and album on these HOESS and bring back a little Sasha fierce too. These raggediess seem to be forgetting who run this s*** and it isn’t Rihanna. She is a follower not a leader. Does not control her own career. And even tho I’m glad nicki has done semi well in the hip hop nominations I must admit the PFRR did seem more poppish than hiphop. But overall not interested in these categories and not sure if I will be watching. I will watch the performances online tho.

  53. Hello October 10, 2012

    How can Rihanna can be nominated in Pop/Rock & Soul/R&B ? She’s pop that’s it!

  54. zzzzzb October 10, 2012

    hello Rihanna might make pop music, but as far as her vocals, she sounds like an r&b artist.Thats probably why they put her in the r&b category.Rihanna started out as a r&b/reggae artist with mots.She can be pop,reggae,and r&b

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