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Nicki Minaj and Rihanna Individually Lead 2012 Nominations.
Christina Aguilera Confirmed to Perform.
New Electronic Dance Music Category Created.
Winners Determined by Online Voting at amavote.com
On October 9, 2012 Recording artist Christina Aguilera revealed the “The 40th Anniversary American Music Awards® (AMAs)” nominations this morning from the J.W. Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE (see full list of nominees below). It was also announced that Christina Aguilera will be performing on this year’s show which will be broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18th (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 (please visit www.ticketmaster.com or call 1-877-234-8425.).
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 (4) nominations individually. While Drake, Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, One Direction and Usher follow with three (3) nominations each, and Carrie Underwood, Chris Brown, fun., Gotye, J.Cole, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Luke Bryan, and Pitbull collected two (2) 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 40th Anniversary American Music Awards,” ama.abc.com, to find performer and presenter announcements, artist information, and more.
“The 40th Anniversary American Music Awards” are produced by dick clark productions, inc. (DCP) Allen Shapiro and Orly Adelson will executive produce the show. Larry Klein will produce.
Shapiro, Adelson, and Klein jointly stated, “The 40th American Music Awards will once again represent the epitome of pop culture featuring today’s biggest stars and music icons all on one stage.”
Fans can go to ama.abc.com, AMAs365.com, follow the AMAs on Twitter @theamas, and like the AMAs on Facebook at facebook.com/amas to find performer and presenter announcements, artist information, Memes and Gifs, and more. Starting tomorrow, fans will also be able to watch “AMAs On Demand,” a weekly web series hosted by Lance Bass, Kimberly Cole, and Megan Turney. The web series will be published weekly to YouTube (youtube.com/awardsshownetwork), ABC.com and other streaming partners. The series will cover all things AMAs including breaking news, artist spotlights, retrospectives on fashion, acceptance speeches, red carpet, and backstage interviews.
AND THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES ARE…
And now, without any further suspense, this year’s nominees are:
POP/ROCK MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist:
Justin Bieber
Pitbull
Usher
Flo Rida
Favorite Female Artist:
Rihanna
Kelly Clarkson
Katy Perry
Nicki Minaj
Favorite Band, Duo, or Group:
Maroon 5
fun.
One Direction
The Wanted
Favorite Album:
Justin Bieber/Believe
Maroon 5/Overexposed
Nicki Minaj/Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
One Direction/Up All Night
COUNTRY MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist:
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Jason Aldean
Favorite Female Artist:
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Miranda Lambert
Favorite Band, Duo, or Group:
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
Favorite Album:
Luke Bryan/Tailgates & Tanlines
Lionel Richie/Tuskegee
Carrie Underwood/Blown Away
RAP/HIP-HOP MUSIC
Favorite Artist:
Nicki Minaj
Drake
Tyga
Favorite Album:
J. Cole/ Cole World: The Sideline Story
Drake/ Take Care
Nicki Minaj/Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
SOUL/R&B MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist:
Trey Songz
Chris Brown
Usher
Favorite Female Artist:
Rihanna
Beyonce
Mary J. Blige
Favorite Album:
Chris Brown/ Fortune
Usher/ Looking 4 Myself
Rihanna/ Talk That Talk
ALTERNATIVE ROCK MUSIC
Favorite Artist:
The Black Keys
Gotye
Linkin Park
ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
Favorite Artist:
Adele
Kelly Clarkson
Train
LATIN MUSIC
Favorite Artist:
Pitbull
Shakira
Don Omar
CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Favorite Artist:
Jeremy Camp
Newsboys
tobyMac
ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
Favorite Artist:
David Guetta
Skrillex
Calvin Harris
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber
Drake
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Maroon 5
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
J. Cole
fun.
Carly Rae Jepsen
Gotye
One Direction
About the Voting
American Music Awards® nominees are selected from both BigChampagne’s Ultimate Chart and Mediabase. 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. Mediabase monitors more than 1,800 radio stations in 180 U.S. and Canadian markets, 24 hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week and provides vital airplay and programming information to more than 1,700 affiliate radio stations and every major broadcast group. Winners are chosen by public vote online.
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 visit www.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. For press credential requests, please go tohttp://pmkbnc.wufoo.com/forms/2012-american-music-awards-media-application/. Archived footage and photography are available upon request.
Sources: Dick Clark Productions, http://www.amas365.com, prnewswire.com
Photos credit to: Dick Clark Production
