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American Music Awards Nominations: The Culture is Pretty Much Dead

By Roger Friedman

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Here they are. Sift through this rubble if you dare. Dick Clark Productions, now owned by the people who own the Hollywood Reporter and who also produce the Golden Globes, are in charge of this. Nostradamus predicted the end of the world this year, didn’t he? He was right.I’ve bold faced my choices, but they mean absolutely nothing except that there was a squirt gun pointed at my head. The winners will be informed before the show so no one will be embarrassed. Except us.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber
Drake
Maroon 5
Katy Perry
Rihanna

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
J. Cole
fun.
Gotye
Carly Rae Jepsen
One Direction

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber
Flo Rida
Pitbull
Usher

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST POP/ROCK
Kelly Clarkson
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry
Rihanna

FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP POP/ROCK
fun.
Maroon 5
One Direction
The Wanted

FAVORITE ALBUM POP/ROCK*
Justin Bieber, Believe
Maroon 5, Overexposed
Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
One Direction, Up All Night

*no choice here. ridiculous

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST COUNTRY
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Eric Church

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST COUNTRY
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP COUNTRY
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts

FAVORITE ALBUM COUNTRY
Luke Bryan, Tailgates & Tanlines
Lionel Richie, Tuskegee
Carrie Underwood, Blown Away

FAVORITE ARTIST RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Nicki Minaj
Tyga

FAVORITE ALBUM RAP/HIP-HOP
J. Cole, Cole World: The Sideline Story
Drake, Take Care
Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
Usher

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna

FAVORITE ALBUM SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown, Fortune
Rihanna, Talk That Talk
Usher, Looking 4 Myself

FAVORITE ARTIST ALTERNATIVE ROCK
The Black Keys
Gotye
Linkin Park

FAVORITE ARTIST ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Adele
Kelly Clarkson
Train

FAVORITE ARTIST LATIN
Don Omar
Pitbull
Shakira

FAVORITE ARTIST CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Jeremy Camp
Newsboys
tobyMac

FAVORITE ARTIST ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
David Guetta
Calvin Harris
Skrillex

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedmanhttps://www.showbiz411.com
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009 and previously edited Fame magazine and wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. is articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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