Eminem, Justin Bieber Lead American Music Award Nominees

Em is tied with Lady Antebellum with five nominations.
By James Montgomery


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The full list of nominees for the 2010 American Music Awards were announced Tuesday (October 12) in Los Angeles, and, much like he's done for most of the year, Eminem stands head and shoulders above the rest.

Em is up for five awards at the 2010 AMAs, tied with country juggernauts Lady Antebellum for the most of any artist. Justin Bieber scored four nods, while B.o.B, Katy Perry, Ke$ha and Usher are each up for three. Lady Gaga, the Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna and Drake are also nominated in various categories.

Eminem is nominated in both the Favorite Male Artist - Pop or Rock (up against Bieber and Usher) and Hip-Hop categories and Artist of the Year (where he'll face off against Gaga, Perry, Bieber and Ke$ha). His massively successful Recovery disc is also up for Favorite Album - Rap or Hip-Hop. Bieber's four nods are for Favorite Male - Pop or Rock, Artist of the Year and Breakthrough Artist of the Year. My World 2.0 is also in the running for Album of the Year - Pop or Rock.

AMA nominees are selected from BigChampagne's Ultimate Chart, which ranks the most popular artists and songs based on a weighted combination of music sales, radio and TV broadcast, Internet streaming and video viewing and "additional online metrics," including social-media activity.

Winners will be determined by online voting, at AMAVote.com; voting is now under way in all categories.

The 38th annual AMAs will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in L.A. on Sunday, November 21, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

The full list of American Music Award nominees:

Pop or Rock Music
Favorite Male Artist
» Justin Bieber
» Eminem
» Usher

Favorite Female Artist
» Ke$ha
» Lady Gaga
» Katy Perry

Favorite Band, Duo or Group
» The Black Eyed Peas
» Lady Antebellum
» Train

Favorite Album
» Justin Bieber, My World 2.0
» Eminem, Recovery
» Katy Perry, Teenage Dream

Country Music
Favorite Male Artist
» Jason Aldean
» Luke Bryan
» Brad Paisley

Favorite Female Artist
» Miranda Lambert
» Taylor Swift
» Carrie Underwood

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

Favorite Album
» Jason Aldean, Wide Open
» Lady Antebellum, Need You Now
» Carrie Underwood, Play On

Rap/Hip-Hop Music
Favorite Male Artist
» B.o.B
» Drake
» Eminem

Favorite Album
» B.o.B, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
» Drake, Thank Me Later
» Eminem, Recovery

Soul/ Rhythm & Blues Music
Favorite Male Artist
» Chris Brown
» Trey Songz
» Usher

Favorite Female Artist
» Alicia Keys
» Rihanna
» Sade

Favorite Album
» Alicia Keys, The Element of Freedom
» Sade, Soldier of Love
» Usher, Raymond v. Raymond

Soundtracks
Favorite Album
» AC/DC, "Iron Man 2"
» Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers
» "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"

Alternative Rock Music
Favorite Artist
» Muse
» Phoenix
» Vampire Weekend

Adult Contemporary Music
Favorite Artist
» Michael Bublé
» Lady Antebellum
» Train

Latin Music
Favorite Artist
» Daddy Yankee
» Enrique Iglesias
» Shakira

Contemporary Inspirational
Favorite Artist
» Casting Crowns
» MercyMe
» TobyMac

Artist of the Year
» Justin Bieber
» Eminem
» Ke$ha
» Lady Gaga
» Katy Perry

T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist
» B.o.B
» Justin Bieber
» Taio Cruz
» Jason Derülo
» Ke$ha
» Lady Antebellum
» Travie McCoy
» Mike Posner

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Usher Dazzles On The VMA Stage With 'DJ' And 'OMG'

Ush combined his legendary dance skills with spectacular special effects.
By Rochell D. Thomas


Usher performs at the 2010 VMAs
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Call it what you will: talent, swag, skills. But one thing's true about Usher Terry Raymond IV: When he steps on the dance floor, some mysterious thing comes out of him and puts the G in groove. After he was tapped to perform at the 27th annual MTV Video Music Awards, executive producer Dave Sirulnick challenged Usher to "show why you're king," and the 31-year-old Grammy winner didn't disappoint.

As predicted by the lucky few who got a peek at Thursday's practice performance for his hit "OMG," Ush pulled off moves that would make the late great Michael Jackson jealous in a mammoth stage production that included more special-effects bells and whistles than a summer blockbuster.

Usher opened the performance with "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love," perched two flights above the stage on a ledge surrounded by blinding green laser lights. Then he slid, with the help of barely visible wires and mounts, down a flight, all the while popping and locking. When the father of two finally ticked his way down to stage level, he was surrounded by an army of dancers also clad in black suits with white stripes designed to toss and catch special effect lights.

Directed by Anthony Mandler, Usher's "OMG" clip earned Best Male Video, Best Dance Music Video and Best Choreography Moonman nominations. During the pre-show, Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" beat it in the Best Dance category, where Raymond was, for many, the lead contender.

If Usher was disappointed, he didn't let it show. When he launched the "OMG" portion of his performance, the stage seemed to disappear, as red laser lights moved forward in blinding configurations spelling out O.M.G. and Usher's name. More dancers lowered from the ceiling on Cirque du Soleil-esque contraptions, dipping in and out of the red beams. Such a 3-D light display could probably have been seen from the moon, if it weren't for the roof of the Nokia Theatre.

Usher ended his set standing, head back, with his arms outstretched in the Jesus pose. He didn't say a word. Didn't need to.

The Moonmen have all been handed out and the stars have gone home, but there's plenty of 2010 MTV Video Music Awards news, interviews, behind-the-scenes scoop, party reports and more still to come, so keep it locked on MTVNews.com.

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