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Iggy Azalea Leads American Music Awards Nominees

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101314 IggyAzalea?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1413213159781Ethan Miller/Getty Images via ABC(NEW YORK) — The nominations for the 2014 American Music Awards were announced Monday morning, and Iggy Azalea is waking up to a very nice day. The singer is the leading nominee with six nods, including in the top category, Artist of the Year. She’s joined in that category by three artists who received five nominations each: Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams and John Legend.

There are 10 nominees for Artist of the Year, an increase of five from the 2013 ceremony. Five will be eliminated based on votes tallied through Nov. 13.

Jason Derulo and Charli XCX announced the nominees in select categories on ABC’s Good Morning America.

Fans can vote once per day for all categories, other than New Artist of the Year, beginning Monday on AMAVote.com. You can also have your say on Twitter by using the hashtag #AMAs and including the nominee and category name. Voting for New Artist of Year launches Nov. 1 and will continue through the first hour of the ABC broadcast, which airs live from Los Angeles on Nov. 23.

Here are the nominees:

Artist of the Year

Iggy Azalea
Beyoncé
Luke Bryan
Eminem
Imagine Dragons
John Legend
Lorde
One Direction
Katy Perry
Pharrell Williams

New Artist of the Year Presented By Kohl’s
5 Seconds of Summer
Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Sam Smith
Meghan Trainor

Single of the Year
Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX, “Fancy”
John Legend, “All of Me”
MAGIC!, “Rude”
Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J, “Dark Horse”
Pharrell Williams, “Happy”

Favorite Male Artist — Pop/Rock
John Legend
Sam Smith
Pharrell Williams

Favorite Female Artist — Pop/Rock
Iggy Azalea
Lorde
Katy Perry

Favorite Band, Duo or Group — Pop/Rock
Imagine Dragons
One Direction
OneRepublic

Favorite Album — Pop/Rock
Lorde, Pure Heroine
One Direction, Midnight Memories
Katy Perry, Prism

Favorite Male Artist — Country

Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Blake Shelton

Favorite Female Artist — Country
Miranda Lambert
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood

Favorite Band, Duo or Group — Country  
Eli Young Band
Florida Georgia Line
Lady Antebellum

Favorite Album — Country
Garth Brooks, Blame It On My Roots: Five Decades of Influences
Eric Church, The Outsiders
Brantley Gilbert, Just As I Am

Favorite Artist — Rap/Hip-Hop

Iggy Azalea
Drake
Eminem

Favorite Album — Rap/Hip-Hop
Iggy Azalea, The New Classic
Drake, Nothing Was The Same
Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2

Favorite Male Artist — Soul/R&B

Chris Brown
John Legend
Pharrell Williams

Favorite Female Artist — Soul/R&B
Jhene Aiko
Beyoncé
Mary J.  Blige

Favorite Album — Soul/R&B
Beyoncé, Beyoncé
John Legend, Love in the Future
Pharrell Williams, G I R L

Favorite Artist — Alternative Rock
Bastille
Imagine Dragons
Lorde

Favorite Artist — Adult Contemporary
Sara Bareilles
OneRepublic
Katy Perry

Favorite Artist — Latin
Marc Anthony
Enrique Iglesias
Romeo Santos

Favorite Artist — Contemporary Inspirational
Casting Crowns
Hillsong United
Newsboys

Favorite Artist — Electronic Dance Music (Edm)
Avicii
Calvin Harris
Zedd

Top Soundtrack
Frozen
The Fault In Our Stars
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 1


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