The 2014 American Music Awards are upon us again and this Sunday night, Pitbull will host the annual award ceremony that honors our favorite entertainers. From Nicki Minaj to Beyonce and beyond, the show promises stellar performances and a star-studded turnout.
Iggy Azalea leads the pack with a total of six nominations, including “Artist of the Year,” “Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist” and “New Artist of the Year.” Pharrell, John Legend and Katy Perry nabbed five nods while Beyonce scored three.
Fans can vote for their fave artist, here.
Check out the nominees, below:
Artist of the Year
Iggy Azalea
Beyoncé
Luke Bryan
Eminem
Imagine Dragons
John Legend
Lorde
One Directon
Katy Perry
Pharrell Williams
New Artist of the Year
5 Seconds of Summer
Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Sam Smith
Meghan Trainor
Single of the Year
“Fancy” – Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX
“All of Me” – John Legend
“Rude” – MAGIC!
“Dark Horse” – Katy Perry feat. Juicy J
“Happy” – Pharrell Williams
Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock
John Legend
Sam Smith
Pharrell Williams
Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop
Iggy Azalea
Drake
Eminem
Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop
The New Classic – Iggy Azalea
Nothing Was the Same – Drake
The Marshall Mathers LP 2 – Eminem
Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B
Chris Brown
John Legend
Pharrell Williams
Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B
Jhené Aiko
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Favorite Album – Soul/R&B
Beyoncé – Beyoncé
Love in the Future – John Legend
G I R L – Pharrell Williams
Who’s Performing:
In case you needed a reason to skip “RHOA,” Nicki Minaj will hit the stage to perform her “Pinkprint” single “Bed Of Lies” featuring Skylar Grey and “Bang Bang” with Jessie J and Ariana Grande.
*Crosses fingers for an impromptu performance of “Anaconda.”
Taylor Swift will also be hitting the stage to perform her new single “Blank Space” live for the first time.
5 Seconds of Summer, Mary J. Blige, Garth Brooks, Charli XCX, Fergie, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Imagine Dragons, Jessie J, Wyclef Jean, Lil Wayne, Lorde, Magic!, Christina Milian, One Direction and Sam Smith are also among the list of performers.
UP NEXT: Who We Want To Win
Beyonce deserves to take home “Artist Of The Year” over Iggy Azalea because…she’s Beyonce, duh! Bey broke the Internet when she dropped her self-titled album in the wee hours of the morning. “Beyonce” went on to break the record for the biggest digital debut of all time after it sold over 600,000 copies in three days.
As for the “Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist” category, we think it’s absurd Nicki Minaj was not nominated. Given the nominees, we’ll have to go with Drake on this one.
While Pharrell has seen massive success over his single “Happy,” but we’d like to see out boy Chris Brown continue his rise back to the top.
Be sure to tune in to the 2014 AMAs this Sunday, November 23, on ABC at 8pm!
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