11/23 2014 American Music Awards (Nominations)

[Duca]

AMAs 2014: Iggy Azalea Leads American Music Awards Nominations With Six Nods

Australian rapper Iggy Azalea leads the list of nominees for the 2014 American Music Awards, earning six nominations including in the artist of the year and single of the year categories.

Singers John Legend, Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams follow closely behind the "Fancy" rapper, each with five nominations. Lorde earned four nods, and Beyoncé, Eminem, Imagine Dragons, OneRepublic and One Direction earned three nominations each.

Recording artists Jason Derulo and Charli XCX -- who partners with Azalea on "Fancy" -- came to the "Good Morning America" Times Square studio to announce the nominees in five categories.

The artist of the year category expanded from five to 10 nominees this year. The nominees in the category are Iggy Azalea, Beyoncé, Luke Bryan, Eminem, Imagine Dragons, John Legend, Lorde, One Direction, Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams. The 10 nominees will be narrowed to five based on the votes received through Nov. 13 and the winner will be determined by the total votes received throughout the entire voting period.

Five songs are up for single of the year this year, up from three in the previous year. The singles are "Fancy," by Azalea featuring Charli XCX; "All of Me," by John Legend; "Rude," by MAGIC!; "Dark Horse," by Katy Perry featuring Juicy J and "Happy" by Pharrell Williams.

The AMAs are voted on by fans, with the winners determined by votes cast online and via Twitter.

Nominations are based on key fan interactions reflected in Billboard Magazine and on Billboard.com, including album and digital singles sales, radio airplay, streaming and social activity, according to the awards.

The 42 annual American Music Awards will be broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. on Sunday, November 23rd on ABC.

The Full List of 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"

[Joe1240]

Taylor Swift has 0 nominations :(

[Duca]

Oct 13, 2014 8:14:06 GMT -5 Joe1240 said:

Taylor Swift has 0 nominations :(

She will get plenty next year. Ariana getting none is more surprising.

[jdanton2]

Ariana was robbed with no nominations . she won New Artist last year . good to see Meghan nominated in the category this year but she is unlikely to win.

[Mike]

Airing on ABC @ 8PM EST on 11/23/14!

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
• 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

[bornfearless2000]

This is Ariana's year. WTF.

Problem and Break Free are huge hits.


CARRIE BETTER WIN THAT FEMALE COUNTRY AWARDS!

[Caviar]

LOL they did not have to shade Ariana like that.

[Linnethia Monique]

YES IGGY! I do see that the SINGLE OF THE YEAR category only has #1s... for which Ariana has none FYI for those wondering why neither Taylor or Ariana are nominated, the nomination period is based off of airplay, sales and streaming from October 1st thru September 1st. Neither would have enough points for a nomination.

[Wave.]

These nominations..

[Flip]

Artist of the Year: Iggy
New artist: Iggy
Single: Fancy (or Dark Horse or Rude.. definitely not Happy…)
Male Pop/Rock: Sam Smith
Female Pop/Rock: Iggy
Band/Duo/Group Pop/Rock: Imagine Dragons
Album Pop/Rock: Prism
--- I’ll skip country because I don’t know a lot about that genre ---
Artist Rap/Hip Hop: Iggy (or Eminem)
Album Rap/Hip Hop: The New Classic (or The Marshall Mathers LP 2)
Male Artist Soul/R&B: None of them… I’ll choose Chris Brown
Female Artist Soul/R&B: Beyoncé
Album Soul/R&B: Beyoncé
Artist Alt/Rock: Lorde (or Imagine Dragons or Bastille)
Artist AC: Katy
Artist Latin: Enrique Iglesias
Artist Contemporary Inspirational: WHO??!
Artist EDM: (this is fucking hard…) Avicii
Top Soundtrack: The Fault In Our Stars

But what the fuck is this??! Where's Ariana?

[onebuffalo]

Where's Taylor Swift?

[Green Baron]

Why even have a category called Pop/Rock when YOU DON'T EVEN NOMINATE ANY ROCK ARTISTS?

[Deleted]

Oct 13, 2014 13:56:22 GMT -5 Green Baron said:

Why even have a category called Pop/Rock when YOU DON'T EVEN NOMINATE ANY ROCK ARTISTS?

They did. Did you not see Lorde's name?

[Green Baron]

Oct 13, 2014 13:59:13 GMT -5 @dawson said:

Oct 13, 2014 13:56:22 GMT -5 Green Baron said:

Why even have a category called Pop/Rock when YOU DON'T EVEN NOMINATE ANY ROCK ARTISTS?

They did. Did you not see Lorde's name?

Uhh... Lorde isn't a rock artist.

[onebuffalo]

Oct 13, 2014 13:59:13 GMT -5 @dawson said:

Oct 13, 2014 13:56:22 GMT -5 Green Baron said:

Why even have a category called Pop/Rock when YOU DON'T EVEN NOMINATE ANY ROCK ARTISTS?

They did. Did you not see Lorde's name?

You're back. Everything is back to normal. I posted as such yesterday:

Oct 12, 2014 14:28:03 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

By the way, what happened to Censor? No posts from him in a month.

[Linnethia Monique]

Oct 13, 2014 13:52:42 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

Where's Taylor Swift?

She released too far into the eligibility period (October 1st to September 1st). If she releases another massive single within the next month she would have enough accumulation of points for a nomination next year easily. Her album is NO DOUBT going to be nominated along with an Artist of the Year nom.

[Living Legend]

I guess Kacey is taking over Taylor's slot in the Female Country category from here on out. At least until Taylor makes her next country album in 2016. Taylor has won the past 6 years.

[14887fan]

Alright, so I wasn't going crazy when I first scanned the list this morning and didn't see Taylor's name anywhere. A bit of a surprise considering "Shake it Off" was huge on impact and she's the reigning Artist of the Year winner, but I guess it's not a total shock considering her otherwise-quiet '14. She'll kill everyone next year, though.

I can't be mad at these noms. IDK why some people are so up-in-arms -- care to explain, anyone?

[Duca]

Oct 13, 2014 9:00:44 GMT -5 bornfearless2000 said:

This is Ariana's year. WTF.

Problem and Break Free are huge hits.

Eh. Break Free is barely platinum and her album flopped w/heavy promo.

[Joe1240]

Oct 13, 2014 8:17:25 GMT -5 Duca said:

Oct 13, 2014 8:14:06 GMT -5 Joe1240 said:

Taylor Swift has 0 nominations :(

She will get plenty next year. Ariana getting none is more surprising.

Taylor usually got the Favorite Female Artist-Country nomination in Album release years but I guess since Taylor said she is pop,they gave her no nomination. :'(

[bornfearless2000]

Oct 13, 2014 16:49:59 GMT -5 Duca said:

Oct 13, 2014 9:00:44 GMT -5 bornfearless2000 said:

This is Ariana's year. WTF.

Problem and Break Free are huge hits.

Eh. Break Free is barely platinum and her album flopped w/heavy promo.

Problem is one of the biggest hits of the year.
Break Free is a hit.
She should've at least got 1 nomination.

[Flip]

Oct 14, 2014 7:49:06 GMT -5 bornfearless2000 said:

Oct 13, 2014 16:49:59 GMT -5 Duca said:

Eh. Break Free is barely platinum and her album flopped w/heavy promo.

Problem is one of the biggest hits of the year.
Break Free is a hit.
She should've at least got 1 nomination.

True. I don't take the AMAs serious anymore. 

[when the pawn...]

Their nominations have always been a joke but they are based on statistics. Ariana's "snub" isn't shade.

[pnobelysk]

Frozen soundtrack <3

[Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815...]

Oct 13, 2014 16:03:45 GMT -5 14887fan said:

I can't be mad at these noms. IDK why some people are so up-in-arms -- care to explain, anyone?

Because maybe there's something in the water?

[bornfearless2000]

Oct 15, 2014 11:45:20 GMT -5 Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... said:

Oct 13, 2014 16:03:45 GMT -5 14887fan said:

I can't be mad at these noms. IDK why some people are so up-in-arms -- care to explain, anyone?

Because maybe there's something in the water?

Now I'm singing along to Amazing Grace..
Can't nobody wipe this smile off my face..

[Live Your Life]

BLIND FURY: Which scheduled American Music Awards show performer might we not see after all, since said artist received no nominations—much to the embarrassment of the show’s production team? Can we expect a special award to placate this hot act? This development seems particularly odd, given that the show is booked before the noms are announced. (10/16a)

Ariana?

[Joe1240]

Taylor Swift? AMA Icon Award 2014

[14887fan]

Oct 16, 2014 12:08:05 GMT -5 Live Your Life said:

BLIND FURY: Which scheduled American Music Awards show performer might we not see after all, since said artist received no nominations—much to the embarrassment of the show’s production team? Can we expect a special award to placate this hot act? This development seems particularly odd, given that the show is booked before the noms are announced. (10/16a)

Ariana?

Yeah, I'm thinking it's either her or Taylor. 

[surfy]

Is the voting up yet?

And no Ariana makes me sad, but hopefully she will get nominated for something next year...