Adele, Lady Gaga, Rihanna Among American Music Awards Nominations

Nominations for the American Music Awards were announced today, and British singer Adele leads the pack with four nominations, including Artist of the Year and Favorite Female Artist.

Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Lil Wayne and country group The Band Perry were right behind Adele with three nods apiece. Perry will perform on the show, as will Pitbull.

The AMAs will be handed out November 20, and the awards ceremony will air live on ABC. Fans can vote for the winners via the show’s website.

Here are the nominees:

Artist of the Year

Adele

Lady Gaga

Lil  Wayne

Katy Perry

Taylor Swift

Pop/Rock

Favorite Male Artist

Justin  Bieber

Bruno Mars

Pitbull

Favorite Female Artist

Adele

Lady Gaga

Katy  Perry

Favorite Band, Duo or Group

LMFAO

Maroon  5

OneRepublic

Favorite Album

Adele, ’21′

Lady Gaga, ‘Born  This Way’

Rihanna, ‘Loud’

Country Music

Favorite Male Artist

Jason Aldean

Brad Paisley

Blake Shelton

Favorite Female Artist

Sara Evans

Miranda  Lambert

Taylor Swift

Favorite Band, Duo or Group

The Band Perry

Zac Brown  Band

Lady Antebellum

Favorite Album

Jason Aldean, ‘My Kinda  Party’

The Band Perry, ‘The Band Perry’

Taylor Swift, ‘Speak  Now’

Rap/Hip-Hop

Favorite Artist

Lil Wayne

Nicki Minaj

Kanye  West

Favorite Album

Jay-Z and Kanye West, ‘Watch the Throne’

Lil Wayne, ‘Tha Carter  IV’

Nicki Minaj, ‘Pink Friday’

Soul/R&B

Favorite Male Artist

Chris Brown

Trey Songz

Usher

Favorite Female Artist

Beyoncé

Rihanna

Kelly  Rowland

Favorite Album

Beyoncé, ’4′

Chris Brown, ‘F.A.M.E.’

Rihanna, ‘Loud’

Alternative Rock

Favorite Artist

Black Keys

Foo Fighters

Mumford & Sons

Adult Contemporary

Favorite Artist

Adele

Bruno Mars

Katy Perry

Latin Music

Favorite Artist

Enrique  Iglesias

Jennifer  Lopez

Pitbull

Contemporary Inspirational

Favorite Artist

Casting Crowns

Tobymac

Third  Day

Sprint New Artist of the  Year

Foster the People

Hot Chelle Rae

The Band  Perry

Thompson Square

Marsha Ambrosius

Miguel

[E! Online, PopCrush]