'2010 American Music Awards®' Nominees AnnouncedEminem and Lady Antebellum Lead 2010 Nominees; Bon Jovi, P!nk and Usher Confirmed to Perform LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12 -- Recording artists Demi Lovato and Taio Cruz revealed the 2010 American Music Awards® (AMAs) nominees this morning from the JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE. (see full list of nominees below) Bon Jovi, P!nk and Usher were also announced as performers for the 38th annual AMAs. Additional acts and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks. The live broadcast will take place at the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21st (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on ABC. Tickets are now on sale (please visit www.ticketmaster.com or call 1-877-AEG-TICKETS). dick clark productions will also air a live red carpet digital pre-show hosted by Danny Gokey, Jennette McCurdy, Lance Bass and Whitney Port from the 2010 AMA Coke Red Carpet available on ABC.com and USTREAM.tv. Eminem and Lady Antebellum lead the nominations race this year with five (5) total nominations each, Justin Bieber follows with four (4) nominations and B.o.B., Katy Perry, Ke$ha and Usher collected three (3) nominations respectively. Justin Bieber, Eminem, Ke$ha, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry make up the highly talented roster of 2010 Artist of the Year nominees. For the fourth year, winners will be determined by online voting at the official Coca-Cola voting location www.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, Soundtracks and Contemporary Inspirational. Fans can go to the official homepage of the "2010 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, "We are happy to congratulate all of the nominees for their accomplishments in 2010. We look forward to an exciting night of music and celebration on November 21st." In addition, music fans will again be able to vote for the T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Award via T-Mobile text messaging or at ama.abc.com. Message and data rates may apply. For the first round of voting beginning Tuesday, October 12 through Friday, October 22 fans will be able to determine who will make up the final award nominees from the list of artists available at ama.abc.com. The top four artists with the highest votes from the first round of voting will be the final award nominees of the T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Award. Voting for the award winner will begin October 25 and conclude during the American Music Awards on November 21. About the Voting – American Music Awards® nominees were selected from BigChampagne's Ultimate Chart. 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. About dick clark productions, inc. – Founded in 1957, dick clark productions, inc. (dcp) is a leading independent producer of television programming. dcp produces perennial hits such as the "American Music Awards," "Golden Globe Awards," "Academy of Country Music Awards," and "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest." dcp also produces popular weekly television programming, including "So You Think You Can Dance," and owns and maintains one of the world's most unique and extensive entertainment libraries, which includes more than 30 years of "American Bandstand" footage. For additional information about dcp, please visitwww.dickclarkproductions.com. About the American Music Awards – In 1973 Dick Clark created the American Music Awards to pay tribute to popular musicians from various genres of music and to put audiences in touch with the latest phenomena in American music. Since its founding, the AMAs have honored and showcased the talents of some of the biggest names in the music industry.
FINAL NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2010
POP or ROCK MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist Justin Bieber Eminem Usher
Favorite Female Artist Ke$ha Lady Gaga Katy Perry
Favorite Band, Duo or Group The Black Eyed Peas Lady Antebellum Train
Favorite Album Justin Bieber/ My World 2.0 Eminem/ Recovery Katy Perry/ Teenage Dream
COUNTRY MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Brad Paisley
Favorite Female Artist Miranda Lambert Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood
Favorite Band, Duo or Group Zac Brown Band Lady Antebellum Rascal Flatts
Favorite Album Jason Aldean/ Wide Open Lady Antebellum/ Need You Now Carrie Underwood/ Play On
RAP/HIP-HOP MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist B.o.B. Drake Eminem
Favorite Album B.o.B./ B.o.B. Presents Drake/ Thank Me Later Eminem/ Recovery
SOUL/RHYTHM & BLUES MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist Chris Brown Trey Songz Usher
Favorite Female Artist Alicia Keys Rihanna Sade
Favorite Album Alicia Keys/ The Element of Freedom Sade/ Soldier of Love Usher/ Raymond v. Raymond
SOUNDTRACKS
Favorite Album AC/DC / Iron Man 2 Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
ALTERNATIVE ROCK MUSIC
Favorite Artist Muse Phoenix Vampire Weekend
ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
Favorite Artist Michael Buble Lady Antebellum Train
LATIN MUSIC
Favorite Artist Daddy Yankee Enrique Iglesias Shakira
CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Favorite Artist Casting Crowns MercyMe TobyMac
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber Eminem Ke$ha Lady Gaga Katy Perry
T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Nominations
B.o.B Justin Bieber Taio Cruz Jason Derulo Ke$ha Lady Antebellum Travie McCoy Mike Posner
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October 12, 2010 1:18pm ET by Pressparty
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