The American Music Award nominations were announced yesterday. Hip-hop artists Macklemore & Ryan Lewis topped the nominations with 6 nods, followed by country-pop star Taylor Swift and singer Justin Timberlake with five each.
The duo will compete in the top category, artist of the year, against singer Bruno Mars, Swift, Timberlake and pop singer Rihanna, who collected four nominations.
Also getting four nominations was Robin Thicke.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis also received nominations for the coveted best new artist award, the single of the year for “Thrift Shop,” favorite pop/rock band, and best rap/hip-hop artist and album for “The Heist.”
Winners of the AMAs will be selected by fans through online voting, which starts on Thursday, and for the first time this year via Twitter.
The awards will be presented on November 24 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live on ABC and streamed online.
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