Nicki Minaj and Pitbull announced the 2011 nominees for American Music Awards yesterday (October 11th), and a variety of artists were recognized, including ATL’s own B.o.B and Usher!
The winners will be revealed on Sunday, November 21st when the show airs on ABC at 8 pm ET.
Here are the nominees in the categories we care about, but you can check out the complete list of nominees here.
Artist of the Year
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Ke$ha
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Breakthrough Artist
B.o.B
Justin Bieber
Taio Cruz
Jason Derülo
Ke$ha
Lady Antebellum
Travie McCoy
Mike Posner
Favorite Male Pop/Rock Artist
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Usher
Favorite Female Pop/Rock 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”
Favorite Male Rap/Hip-Hop Artist
B.o.B.
Drake
Eminem
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
B.o.B., “B.o.B. Presents”
Drake, “Thank Me Later”
Eminem, “Recovery”
Favorite Male Soul/R&B Artist
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
Usher
Favorite Female Soul/R&B Artist
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
Sade
Favorite Album
Alicia Keys, “The Element of Freedom”
Sade, “Soldier of Love”
Usher, “Raymond v. Raymond”