Iggy Azalea, Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams, John Legend Lead 2014 American Music Awards Nominations

Azalea nominated for Artist of the Year with Beyoncé, Luke Bryan, Eminem, Imagine Dragons, Legend, Lorde, One Direction, Perry, Pharrell

Iggy Azalea / Katy Perry / Pharrell Williams / John Legend
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Iggy Azalea leads the pool of nominees for the 2014 American Music Awards. The fan-voted awards were revealed by Charli XCX, who will perform during the show, and Jason Derulo. The awards ceremony will broadcast live on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

With six nominations, Azalea barely edged out John Legend, Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams, who each scored five. Other multiple-award nominees include Bastille, Beyoncé, Luke Bryan, Drake, Eminem, Imagine Dragons, Lorde, One Direction, OneRepublic and Sam Smith.

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Artist of the Year nominees increased from 5 to 10 this year, including Iggy Azalea, Beyoncé, Luke Bryan, Eminem, Imagine Dragons, John Legend, Lorde, One Direction, Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams.

Also seeing an increase, from 3 to 5 nominees, was Single of the Year. Nominees include “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea featuring Charlie XCX, “All of Me” by John Legend, “Rude” by Magic!, “Dark Horse” by Katy Perry featuring Juicy J, and “Happy” by Pharrell Williams.

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Winners are selected via online and Twitter voting beginning Monday, Oct. 13. Fans can vote once per day at AMAvote.com, and once per day via Twitter by writing a nominee’s name and category with #AMAs in the tweet. New Artist of the Year voting opens Nov. 11 and will continue through the first hour of the live broadcast, with fans casting their votes the same way.

“The 2014 American Music Awards” will broadcast life from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, preceded by the “Coca-Cola Red Carpet Live! @ The 2014 AMAs” pre-show streaming live at 5 p.m. ET on TheAMAs.com and ABC.com.

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Below is the complete list of 2014 American Music Awards nominees:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Iggy Azalea
Beyoncé
Luke Bryan
Eminem
Imagine Dragons
John Legend
Lorde
One Direction
Katy Perry
Pharrell Williams

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL’S
5 Seconds of Summer
Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Sam Smith
Meghan Trainor

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX “Fancy”
John Legend “All of Me”
MAGIC! “Rude”
Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J “Dark Horse”
Pharrell Williams “Happy”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
John Legend
Sam Smith
Pharrell Williams

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Iggy Azalea
Lorde
Katy Perry

FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
Imagine Dragons
One Direction
OneRepublic

FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Lorde “Pure Heroine”
One Direction “Midnight Memories”
Katy Perry “Prism”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Blake Shelton

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Miranda Lambert
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood

FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY
Eli Young Band
Florida Georgia Line
Lady Antebellum

FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Garth Brooks “Blame It On My Roots: Five Decades of Influences”
Eric Church “The Outsiders”
Brantley Gilbert “Just As I Am”

FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Iggy Azalea
Drake
Eminem

FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Iggy Azalea “The New Classic”
Drake “Nothing Was The Same”
Eminem “The Marshall Mathers LP 2”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
John Legend
Pharrell Williams

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Jhene Aiko
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige

FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé “Beyoncé”
John Legend “Love in the Future”
Pharrell Williams “G I R L”

FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Bastille
Imagine Dragons
Lorde

FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Sara Bareilles
OneRepublic
Katy Perry

FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
Marc Anthony
Enrique Iglesias
Romeo Santos

FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Casting Crowns
Hillsong United
Newsboys

FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
Avicii
Calvin Harris
Zedd

TOP SOUNDTRACK
Frozen
The Fault In Our Stars
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 1

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