First off, how awesome is this infographic on the left?! It was created by Ryan Casey. (creator of award-winning celebrity webcomic But You're Like Really Pretty!")Anyways, the nominations for the AMAs are finally in and I could not be any more excited for this event! Based on the list of nominations, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis look like they won't be leaving the show empty-handed; They duo tops the list with six noms: Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year, Favorite Rap Artist, Favorite Rap Album, Favorite Pop/Rock Band or Duo and the newest AMA category, Single of the Year for "Thrift Shop." Following close behind in the nomination department are Justin Timberlake and Taylor Swift (each with five noms.) Florida Georgia Line, Robin Thicke, and Rihanna are all up for four, while Bruno Mars and Imagine Dragons are nominated in three categories. (Mars, Timberlake, Swift, and Rihanna all join the rap duo in the fight for Artist of the year. Personally, I think Bruno or Justin should take home the award..)
I think it's awesome how artists can be so diverse in genres, like Justin Timberlake for example. He became the second artist in 2013 to have two no. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 with both parts of "The 20/20 Experience." His diversity and wide appeal earned him nominations in the pop/rock category and the soul/R&B one. Same goes for Taylor Swift, who's nominated for Favorite Female Artist in pop/rock and country. "Red" (Swift's latest album) is up for both favorite country and pop/rock album.
One category I'm super excited about is New Artist of the Year. I just so happen to love each and every artist nominated so I'll probably be spreading my votes amongst all five. (BUT, I might be showing former American Idol winner, Phillip Phillips a bit more love just because I think he deserves a bit more recognition for all his awesome talent.) However, I'll be okay if Ariana Grande takes the award home because, let's face it, the girl can sang and her career is about to blow up.
*Check out Phillip's site for tour dates/info while he's opening up for John Mayer! & buy his debut album here for $7.99.
Buy Ariana Grande's debut album, "Yours Truly."
Now for the fun part: the AMA stage is sure to get real interesting with Miley Cyrus set to perform at the ceremony. (maybe she'll reveal the new single?) Imagine Dragons is also set to be performing and more performers/presenters will be announced closer to the awards.
The nominations were announced by Kelly Clarkson and Will.i.am in NYC, yesterday, Oct 10. The awards are determined by fans so if you want your favorite artist going home with an award, make sure you vote! (voting is live now at AMAvote.com.) But that's not the only way to vote! For the time ever, the AMAs are allowing fans to vote for the fav artists via Twitter.
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For a full list of the nominations, click here. (via Billboard)
P.S Vote Pitch Perfect for top soundtrack! Let's make it the winner, aca-bitches!
Comment with who you think will win what category! :)
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