October 9, 2012
The nominees for the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards were announced this morning (10/9). Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan both received two nominations to lead the country nominees.
This year none of the country artists received nominations in the all-genre categories. The country names were only under the country categories. Lionel Richie also appears in the category for Favorite Album- Country for his ‘Tuskegee’ album. The album is a collection of his hit songs performed as duets by himself and country artists.
The awards will be handed out on the live broadcast of the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards show November 18th on the ABC TV network.
The winners will be determined by online voting. You can cast your votes in the categories starting today at AMAVote.com and AMA.abc.com.
By: Buck Stevens
The nominees in the country categories for the American Music Awards are:
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE BAND, DUO or GROUP - COUNTRY
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
FAVORITE ALBUM - COUNTRY
Luke Bryan/Tailgates & Tanlines
Lionel Richie/Tuskegee
Carrie Underwood/Blown Away