Decernarea premiilor American Music Awards va avea loc pe 22 noiembrie, la teatrul Nokia, din Los Angeles iar pana in acest moment doar Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, Black Eyed Peas si Adam Lambert au confirmat ca vor sustine recitaluri in cadrul ceremoniei. Show-ul va fi transmis in direct pe canalul TV ABC iar fanii isi pot vota favoritii pe site-ul ABC.go.com.

La capitolul nominalizari cel mai bine sta Taylor Swift care este nominalizata la 6 categorii urmata de defunctul Michael Jackson (5 nominalizari) si Eminem cu 4 nominalizari.

Lista completa a nominalizarilor:

Pop/Rock Music:

Favorite Male Artist:
Eminem
Michael Jackson
T.I.

Favorite Female Artist:
Beyonce Knowles
Lady GaGa
Taylor Swift

Favorite Band, Duo or Group:
Black Eyed Peas
Kings of Leon
Nickelback

Favorite Album:
Lady GaGa – „The Fame”
Michael Jackson – „Number Ones”
Taylor Swift – „Fearless”

Country Music:

Favorite Male Artist:
Jason Aldean
Darius Rucker
Keith Urban

Favorite Female Artist:
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Favorite Band, Duo or Group:
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland
Zac Brown Band

Favorite Album:
Rascal Flatts – „Unstoppable”
Taylor Swift – „Fearless”
Zac Brown Band – „The Foundation”

Rap/Hip-Hop Music:

Favorite Male Artist:
Eminem
Jay-Z
T.I.

Favorite Album:
Eminem – „Relapse”
Jay-Z – „The Blueprint 3”
T.I. – „Paper Trail”

Soul/Rhythm & Blues Music:

Favorite Male Artist:
Jamie Foxx
Michael Jackson
Maxwell

Favorite Female Artist:
Beyonce Knowles
Keyshia Cole
Keri Hilson

Favorite Band, Duo or Group:
Black Eyed Peas
DAY26
Mary Mary

Favorite Album:
Beyonce Knowles – „I Am…Sasha Fierce”
Black Eyed Peas – „The E.N.D.”
Michael Jackson – „Number Ones”

Soundtrack:

Favorite Album:
„Hannah Montana: The Movie”
„Hannah Montana” season 3
„Twilight”

Alternative Rock Music:

Favorite Artist:
Green Day
Kings of Leon
Shinedown

Adult Contemporary Music:

Favorite Artist:
DAUGHTRY
Jason Mraz
Taylor Swift

Artist of the Year:

Alternative Rock – Kings of Leon
Country – Taylor Swift
Pop/Rock – Lady GaGa
Rap/Hip-Hop – Eminem
Soul/R&B – Michael Jackson

T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist:

Pop/Rock – Kings of Leon, Lady GaGa
Country – Gloriana, Zac Brown Band
Soul/R&B – Keri Hilson, Jeremih
Rap/Hip-Hop – Drake, Kid Cudi