Demi Lovato and Taio Cruz announced the 2010 American Music Awards nominations today — and Eminem will be battling Lady Antebellum!
Country battles rap this year at the 2010 AMAs, with Eminem and Lady Antebellum tied for the most nominations at five each.
Eminem has been nominated for Artist of the Year, and Favorite Male Artist and Favorite Album in both the Rock/Pop and Rap/Hip-Hop categories.
Lady Antebellum is nominated for Favorite Band, Duo or Group in both the Pop/Rock and Country slots, along with Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist, Breakthrough Artist and Favorite Country Contemporary Album.
Justin Bieber is up next with four nominations, followed closely by Katy Perry, Ke$ha, B.o.B and Usher with three each.
The complete list of nominees:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Ke$ha
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
B.o.B
Justin Bieber
Taio Cruz
Jason Derulo
Ke$ha
Lady Antebellum
Travie McCoy
Mike Posner
POP/ROCK
Favorite Male Artist:
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Usher
Favorite Female Artist:
Ke$ha
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Favorite Band, Duo or Group:
The Black Eyed Peas
Lady Antebellum
Train
Favorite Album:
Justin Bieber, My World 2.0
Eminem, Recovery
Katy Perry, Teenage Dream
COUNTRY
Favorite Male Artist:
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Brad Paisley
Favorite Female Artist:
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Favorite Band, Duo or Group:
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
Favorite Album:
Jason Aldean, Wide Open
Lady Antebellum, Need You Now
Carrie Underwood, Play On
RAP/HIP-HOP
Favorite Male Artist:
B.o.B
Drake
Eminem
Favorite Album:
B.o.B, B.o.B Presents
Drake, Thank Me Later
Eminem, Recovery
SOUL/R&B
Favorite Male Artist:
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
Usher
Favorite Female Artist:
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
Sade
Favorite Album:
Alicia Keys, The Element of Freedom
Sade, Soldier of Love
Usher, Raymond v. Raymond
ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Favorite Artist:
Muse
Phoenix
Vampire Weekend
SOUNDTRACK
Favorite Album:
AC/DC, Iron Man 2
Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Favorite Artist:
Michael Buble
Lady Antebellum
Train
LATIN
Favorite Artist:
Daddy Yankee
Enrique Iglesias
Shakira
CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Favorite Artist:
Casting Crowns
MercyMe
TobyMac
The AMAs will air Sunday, November 21 at 8 p.m. live on ABC.
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