American Music Awards Announce Nominees
23 Oct 2013 by Francisco Romeo in Celebrities, Event, Fame, Home, Music, Television
The 2013 American Music Awards (AMAs) will be broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24th (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on ABC. Bruno Mars has three nominations and nominees for favorite Latin Artist include Marc Anthony, Prince Royce and Romeo Santos. (see full list of nominees below).
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis lead this year with six (6) nominations. Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake follow with five (5) nominations each, while Florida Georgia Line, Rihanna and Robin Thicke collect four (4) nominations each. Additionally, Bruno Mars and Imagine Dragons were nominated for three (3) awards. This year’s 2013 Artist of the Year nominees are: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, and Justin Timberlake.
The 2013 American Music Awards are produced by dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro is Executive Producer and Larry Klein is Producer.
Artists will be honored in the genres of Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Alternative Rock, Adult Contemporary, Latin, Contemporary Inspirational, Electronic Dance Music, as well as categories for Top Soundtrack, New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Artist of the Year, and for the first year-ever, “Single of the Year.”
American Music Awards are voted on by the fans. For the seventh year in a row, winners will be determined by online voting. Starting today, fans can vote at the Coca-Cola AMA voting site AMAvote.com. In addition, for the first time in AMAs History, fans will also be able to vote for their favorite artists via Twitter.
For up to date information about the AMAs, performers, presenters, and AMA history visit TheAMAs.com or dickclark.com.
Tickets are now on sale at www.axs.com.
Here’s the full list of nominations for the 2013 American Music Awards:
2013 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Bruno Mars
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Justin Timberlake
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL’S
Florida Georgia Line
Ariana Grande
Imagine Dragons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Phillip Phillps
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Florida Georgia Line Featuring Nelly/Cruise
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz/Thrift Shop
Robin Thicke Featuring Pharrell & T.I./Blurred Lines
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Bruno Mars
Robin Thicke
Justin Timberlake
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
P!nk
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
Imagine Dragons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
One Direction
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
One Direction/Take Me Home
Taylor Swift/Red
Justin Timberlake/The 20/20 Experience
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Luke Bryan
Hunter Hayes
Blake Shelton
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE BAND, DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY
The Band Perry
Florida Georgia Line
Lady Antebellum
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Luke Bryan/Crash My Party
Florida Georgia Line/Here’s To The Good Times
Taylor Swift/Red
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Jay Z
Lil Wayne
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Jay Z/Magna Carta…Holy Grail
Kendrick Lamar/good kid, m.A.A.d city
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis/The Heist
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Miguel
Robin Thicke
Justin Timberlake
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Ciara
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Rihanna/Unapologetic
Robin Thicke/Blurred Lines
Justin Timberlake/The 20/20 Experience
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Imagine Dragons
The Lumineers
Mumford & Sons
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Maroon 5
Bruno Mars
P!nk
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
Marc Anthony
Prince Royce
Romeo Santos
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
tobyMac
Chris Tomlin
Matthew West
FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
Avicii
Daft Punk
Calvin Harris
Zedd
TOP SOUNDTRACK
The Great Gatsby: Music From Baz Luhrmann’s Film
Les Miserables
Pitch Perfect