Rihanna and Nicki Minaj lead nominations for the American Music Awards with four apiece.

Rihanna is nominated in the top category – Artist Of The Year – where she will compete with Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Maroon 5 and Drake. She also won nods for Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist, Favorite Female Soul/R&B Artist and album for “Talk That Talk.”

The AMA winners are determined by fans through online voting: VOTE NOW!

The American Music Awards will be celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and the ceremony and performance show will be broadcast live from Los Angeles on November 18.

Watch Rihanna opening the 2010 American Music Awards below:

Rihanna has 5 AMAs: Favorite Female Soul/R&B Artist (2007); Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist, Favorite Female Soul/R&B Artist (2008); Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist (2010); Favorite Soul/R&B Album (2011).

You can check out the full list of nominees after the jump.

Artist of the Year
Justin Bieber
Drake
Maroon 5
Katy Perry
Rihanna

New Artist of the Year
J. Cole
fun.
Gotye
Carly Rae Jepsen
One Direction

POP/ROCK

Favorite Male Artist
Justin Bieber
Flo Rida
Pitbull
Usher

Favorite Female Artist
Kelly Clarkson
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry
Rihanna

Favorite Band, Duo or Group
fun.
Maroon 5
One Direction
The Wanted

Favorite Album
Justin Bieber – Believe
Maroon 5 – Overexposed
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
One Direction – Up All Night

COUNTRY

Favorite Male Artist
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Eric Church

Favorite Female Artist
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts

Favorite Album
Luke Bryan – Tailgates & Tanlines
Lionel Richie – Tuskegee
Carrie Underwood – Blown Away

RAP/HIP-HOP

Favorite Artist
Drake
Nicki Minaj
Tyga

Favorite Album
J. Cole – Cole World: The Sideline Story
Drake – Take Care Nicki Minaj/Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

SOUL/R&B

Favorite Male Artist
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
Usher

Favorite Female Artist
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna

Favorite Album
Chris Brown – Fortune
Rihanna – Talk That Talk
Usher – Looking 4 Myself

ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Favorite Artist
The Black Keys
Gotye
Linkin Park

ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Favorite Artist
Adele
Kelly Clarkson
Train

LATIN
Favorite Artist
Don Omar
Pitbull
Shakira

CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Favorite Artist
Jeremy Camp
Newsboys
tobyMac

ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC
Favorite Artist
David Guetta
Calvin Harris
Skrillex

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