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The American Music Awards Nomination List is OUT! Nominees are based on combination of retail sales and radio airplay. This year, Taylor Swift and Michael Jackson ruled the list. Taylor with 6 nods while the late Michael has 5. Michael did sell an impressive number of albums after his death. As of August 5th, he sold 3.8 million albums and 7.6 million tracks. That’s within 2 months span!

Confirmed performers include American pop singers Alicia Keys and Jennifer Lopez, and hip-hop quartet Black Eyed Peas.

The full list of AMA nominations is as follows:

Favorite Male Artist
Eminem
Michael Jackson
T.I.

Favorite Female Artist
Beyoncé
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

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Country Music
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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, Foundation

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Rap/Hip-hop
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Favorite Male Artist
Eminem
Jay-Z
T. I.

Favorite Album
Eminem, Relapse
Jay-Z, The Blueprint 3
T.I., Paper Trail

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Soul/R&B
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Favorite Male Artist
Jamie Foxx
Michael Jackson
Maxwell

Favorite Female Artist
Beyoncé
Keyshia Cole
Keri Hilson

Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Black Eyed Peas
Day26
Mary Mary

Favorite Album
Beyoncé, I Am…Sasha Fierce
Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D.
Michael Jackson, Number Ones

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Soundtracks
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Favorite Album
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Hannah Montana 3
Twilight soundtrack

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Alternative Rock
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Favorite Artist
Green Day
Kings of Leon
Shinedown

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Adult Contemporary
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Favorite Artist
Daughtry
Jason Mraz
Taylor Swift

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Latin Music
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Favorite Artist
Aventura
Luis Fonsi
Wisin Y Yandel

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Contemporary Inspirational
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Favorite Artist
Jeremy Camp
Brandon Heath
Mary Mary

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ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Alternative – Kings of Leon
Country – Taylor Swift
Pop/Rock – Lady Gaga
Rap/Hip-Hop – Eminem
Soul/R&B – Michael Jackson

Winners are decided by YOU!
So log on to http://www.amavote.com to VOTE!