TV Article Eminem, Lady Antebellum lead American Music Awards nominees By Leah Greenblatt Leah Greenblatt Leah Greenblatt is the former critic at large for movies, books, music, and theater at Entertainment Weekly. She left EW in 2023. EW's editorial guidelines Published on October 12, 2010 06:18PM EDT The American Music Awards announced their nominees today, and in a rare display of statuette-dispensary restraint, neither of 2010’s Dominant Blondes—Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga—lead the pack. They are, of course, not entirely forgotten; Swift has a nod for Favorite Female Artist in the Country category, and Gaga two, for Favorite Female Artist in Pop or Rock and overall Artist of the Year. But this year the AMAs, founded 38 years ago by Dick Clark and defined by a by-and-for-the-people populism (awards are determined by public poll), have directed the spotlight primarily on other acts: Lady Antebellum and Eminem each have five noms, followed by Justin Bieber with four, and Katy Perry, Usher, B.o.B. and Ke$ha with three apiece. The show is set to air live from L.A. on Sunday, November 21st, and has announced Usher, Pink, and Bon Jovi as preliminary performers. Voting, now in its fourth year as a strictly online enterprise, has already begun; you can participate by clicking here—apparently, a privilege limited only to how many online identities you have (email ID is required to register), and how mobilized your fan club is. In other words: clear your mantle, Biebs. Find a full listing of nominees after the jump: 2010 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS NOMINATIONS POP or ROCK MUSIC Favorite Male Artist Justin Bieber Eminem Usher Favorite Female Artist Ke$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 MUSIC 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 MUSIC Favorite Male Artist B.o.B. Drake Eminem Favorite Album B.o.B./ B.o.B. Presents Drake/ Thank Me Later Eminem/ Recovery SOUL/RHYTHM & BLUES MUSIC 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 SOUNDTRACKS Favorite Album AC/DC / Iron Man 2 Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers The Twilight Saga: Eclipse ALTERNATIVE ROCK MUSIC Favorite Artist Muse Phoenix Vampire Weekend ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC Favorite Artist Michael Buble Lady Antebellum Train LATIN MUSIC Favorite Artist Daddy Yankee Enrique Iglesias Shakira CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL Favorite Artist Casting Crowns MercyMe TobyMac ARTIST OF THE YEAR Justin Bieber Eminem Ke$ha Lady Gaga Katy Perry T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Nominations B.o.B Justin Bieber Taio Cruz Jason Derulo Ke$ha Lady Antebellum Travie McCoy Mike Posner (Follow the Music Mix on Twitter: @EWMusicMix) More on the Music Mix: Kid Cudi and Christopher Mintz-Plasse rock like Jimi Hendrix in ‘Erase Me’ video: Watch here La Roux feat. Kanye West, ‘In for the Kill’: An EW exclusive stream Taylor Swift apologizes (to Taylor Lautner?) in ‘Back to December Adam Lambert to make ‘minor adjustments’ to concert after Malaysian group says he promotes ‘gay culture’ ‘Glee’ exclusive: Elton John to work with Matthew Morrison on CD Exclusive: Watch ‘The Vampire Diaries’ star Kat Graham’s new video