Lady Gaga, Adele Lead American Music Awards Noms

Katy Perry and Taylor Swift join the ladies dominating AMA nominations.By Jocelyn Vena Adele Photo: Paul Bergen/ Getty Images When the American Music Awards go down in November, expect it to be one big ladies' night, with A-listers Katy Perry, Adele, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift dominating the nominations, announced Tuesday (October 11). Case in point: The show's big category, Artist of the Year, has five nominees, but only one is a dude. Lil Wayne, Adele, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift are all up for the award. The Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Album nominees also belong to the women, with Gaga's Born This Way, Rihanna's Loud and Adele's 21. Meanwhile, the Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Female Artist nominees are Adele, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. There are some gentlemen in the mix, of course. The Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Male Artist nominees are Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars and Pitbull. The Rap/Hip-Hop Music: Favorite Artist nominees include Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and Kanye West. All three nominees are also up for Rap/Hip-Hop Music: Favorite Album with Tha Carter IV, Pink Friday and the Jay-Z-assisted Watch the Throne, respectively. Chris Brown, Usher and Trey Songz are all looking to take home the trophy for Soul/Rhythm & Blues Music: Favorite Male Artist. Former Destiny's Child members Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland face off against Rihanna for Soul/Rhythm & Blues Music: Favorite Female Artist. Brown, Rihanna and Beyoncé are also up for Soul/Rhythm & Blues Music: Favorite Album for F.A.M.E., Loud and 4 respectively. Country Music: Favorite Female Artist honors go to Sara Evans, Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift, who is also up for Favorite Album in the country category for Speak Now. Alternative Rock Music: Favorite Artist recognizes Foo Fighters, Black Keys and Mumford & Sons. And the Adult Contemporary Music: Favorite Artist sees Katy Perry, Adele and Bruno Mars vying for the prize. Full list of American Music Awards nominations: Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Female Artist » Adele » Katy Perry » Lady Gaga Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Male Artist » Justin Bieber » Bruno Mars » Pitbull Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Band, Duo or Group » LMFAO » Maroon 5 » OneRepublic Pop or Rock Album » Adele - 21 » Rihanna - Loud » Lady Gaga - Born This Way Rap/Hip-Hop Music: Favorite Artist » Lil Wayne » Nicki Minaj » Kanye West Rap/Hip-Hop Album » Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV » The Throne - Watch the Throne » Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday Soul/R&B Music: Favorite Male Artist » Chris Brown » Trey Songz » Usher Soul/R&B Music: Favorite Female Artist » Rihanna » Beyoncé » Kelly Rowland Soul/R&B Album » Chris Brown - F.A.M.E. » Rihanna - Loud » Beyoncé - 4 Alternative Rock Music: Favorite Artist » Foo Fighters » Black Keys » Mumford & Sons Adult Contemporary Music: Favorite Artist » Adele » Bruno Mars » Katy Perry Latin Music: Favorite Artist » Pitbull » Enrique Iglesias » Jennifer Lopez Country Music: Favorite Female Artist » Sara Evans » Miranda Lambert » Taylor Swift Country Music: Favorite Male Artist » Jason Aldean » Brad Paisley » Blake Shelton Country Music: Favorite Band, Duo or Group » Zac Brown Band » Lady Antebellum » The Band Perry Country Music: Favorite Album » Jason Aldean - My Kinda Party » Taylor Swift - Speak Now » The Band Perry - The Band Perry Artist of the Year » Adele » Lady Gaga » Katy Perry » Lil Wayne » Taylor Swift Related Videos Adele's 'Magical' Road To Success MTV First: Lady Gaga Related Artists Adele Lady Gaga Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1672323/american-music-awards-nominees-2011.jhtmlHilary Duff

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