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Iggy Azalea continues her incredible run in 2014, leading the nominations for this year’s American Music Awards. The Australian rapper holds top spot with six nominations including: Artist of the Year, Best New Artist, Favorite Female Artist (Pop/Rock), Favorite Artist (Rap/Hip-Hop), and Favorite Rap Album for her debut album The New Classic.

In the biggest category of the night, Azalea will go against Beyoncé, Luke Bryan, Eminem, Imagine Dragons, John Legend, Lorde, One Direction, Katy Perry, and Pharrell Williams for Artist of the Year. For the first-time ever, that one particular category features ten finalist, an increase from the previous five. John Legend, Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams are next with four nominations each, while Beyonce, Eminem, One Direction, Imagine Dragons, and One Republic receive three nods.

This year fans can vote online here, as mominees are chosen based on factors such as radio airplay, number of albums and digital singles sold, and social media activity tracked by Billboard. The 2014 American Music Awards airs live from Los Angeles on November 23 at 8 p.m. EST.

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Artist of the Year:
Iggy Azalea
Beyoncé
Luke Bryan
Eminem
Imagine Dragons
John Legend
Lorde
One Direction
Katy Perry
Pharrell Williams

New Artist of the Year:
5 Seconds of Summer
Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Sam Smith
Meghan Trainor

Single of the Year:
“Fancy,” Iggy Azalea (Feat. Charli XCX)
“All of Me,” John Legend
“Rude,” MAGIC!
“Dark Horse,” Katy Perry (Feat. Juicy J)
“Happy,” Pharrell Williams

Favorite Male Artist (Pop/Rock):
John Legend
Sam Smith
Pharrell Williams

Favorite Female Artist (Pop/Rock):
Iggy Azalea
Lorde
Katy Perry

Favorite Band, Duo or Group (Pop/Rock):
Imagine Dragons
One Direction
OneRepublic

Favorite Album (Pop/Rock):
“Pure Heroine,” Lorde
“Midnight Memories,” One Direction
“Prism,” Katy Perry

Favorite Artist (Rap/Hip-Hop):
Iggy Azalea
Drake
Eminem

Favorite Album (Rap/Hip-Hop):
Iggy Azalea “The New Classic”
Drake “Nothing Was The Same”
Eminem “The Marshall Mathers LP 2”

Favorite Female Artist (Soul/R&B):
Chris Brown
John Legend
Pharrell Williams

Favorite Female Artist (Soul/R&B):
Jhene Aiko
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige

Favorite Album (Soul/R&B):
Beyoncé – “Beyoncé”
John Legend – “Love in the Future”
Pharrell Williams – “G I R L”

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