American Music Awards Tonight + Nominee List

The American Music Awards will air on the ABC  tonight at 8 p.m. EST.The  show is expected to be larger than life with performances by Rihanna, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, Shakira, Mary J Blige, Jennifer Lopez and Whitney Houston to name a few. Janet Jackson will open the show with a 8-minute performance–I cannot wait! The ceremony will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre, I hope there’s no wardrobe malfunctions!

In case you are interested here’s a full list of tonight’s nominees:

“Taylor Swift leads with the most nominations this year with six (6) total nominations, Michael Jackson follows with five (5) nominations, Eminem follows with four (4) nominations and Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, Kings of Leon and T.I. collected three (3) nominations. Lady Gaga, Eminem, Kings of Leon, Michael Jackson and Taylor Swift make up the highly talented roster of 2009 Artist of the Year nominees.”

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