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Rihanna and Nicki Minaj lead American Music Award nominations
Written by . Published: October 10 2012
Rihanna and rapper Nicki Minaj have dominated the nominations for the 2012 American Music Awards after landing four nods apiece.
The stars will duke it out for Best Pop/Rock Female Artist, while Rihanna will also fight for both Best Soul/R+B Female Artist and Album for Talk That Talk and the coveted Artist of the Year trophies.
The Super Bass hitmaker is up for Best Rap/Hip-Hop Artist and
Album, as well as Best Pop/Rock Album for Pink Friday: Roman
Reloaded.
Drake, Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, One Direction and Usher all earned
three nods a piece.
The nominations were announced by pop star Christina Aguilera on
Tuesday (09Oct12).
The 40th annual prizegiving ceremony will take place in Los Angeles
on 18 November (12).