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Double nominee Jason Aldean is also up for Favorite Country Album, along with Favorite Male Country Artist, alongside Brad Paisley and Blake Shelton. Lady Antebellum and Zac Brown Band scored Favorite Country Band, Duo or Group nods with the Band Perry. And Taylor's fellow nominees in the Favorite Female Country Artist category are Miranda Lambert and Sara Evans. Thompson Square are first-time AMA nominees in the New Country Artist category.
The 2011 American Music Awards air live on ABC, Nov. 20 at 8:00 PM ET. Adele, whose latest album '21' will likely be this year's best-selling CD in any genre, leads the AMA pack with four nods. See the full list of nominees below, and cast your votes here.
2011 American Music Awards Nominees:
Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Male Artist
Bruno Mars
Justin Bieber
Pitbull
Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Female Artist
Adele
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Maroon 5
LMFAO
OneRepublic
Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Album
Adele – '21'
Rihanna – 'Loud'
Lady Gaga – 'Born This Way'
Country Music: Favorite Male Artist
Jason Aldean
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton
Country Music: Favorite Female Artist
Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Country Music: Favorite Band, Duo or Group
The Band Perry
Lady Antebellum
Zac Brown Band
Country Music: Favorite Album
Taylor Swift – 'Speak Now'
The Band Perry – 'The Band Perry'
Jason Aldean – 'My Kinda Party'
Rap/Hip-Hop Music: Favorite Artist
Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West
Rap/Hip-Hop Music: Favorite Album
Jay-Z and Kanye West – 'Watch the Throne'
Nicki Minaj – 'Pink Friday'
Lil Wayne – 'Tha Carter IV'
Soul/Rhythm & Blues Music: Favorite Male Artist
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
Usher
Soul/Rhythm & Blues Music: Favorite Female Artist
Beyonce
Rihanna
Kelly Rowland
Soul/Rhythm & Blues Music: Favorite Album
Beyonce – '4'
Chris Brown – 'F.A.M.E.'
Rihanna – 'Loud'
Alternative Rock Music: Favorite Artist
Foo Fighters
Black Eyes
Mumford & Sons
Adult Contemporary Music: Favorite Artist
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Adele
Latin Music: Favorite Artist
Enrique Iglesias
Jennifer Lopez
Pitbull
Contemporary Inspirational Music: Favorite Artist
Casting Crowns
Tobymac
Third Day
Artist of the Year
Adele
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Taylor Swift
Katy Perry




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