AMA Nominees Chosen Using Ultimate Chart Over Billboard Top 100 (For The First Time Ever…)

(UPDATED) For the first time ever, the nominees for the American Music Awards were chosen using BigChampagne Media's Ultimate Chart—which gathers data online, as well as, from retail and broadcast sources—not the Billboard 100. It's likely that, due to the wider scope of the data and analytics that the Ultimate Charts takes into consideration, the awards felt that it was the most accurate representation of artist popularity available. Still, this year's nominees won't surprise you:

Lady Antebellum and Eminem have five nominations and Justin Bieber has four.

POP 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”
• 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”

ALTERNATIVE ROCK MUSIC

Favorite Artist

• Muse
• Phoenix
• Vampire Weekend

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Justin Bieber
• Eminem
• Ke$ha
• Lady Gaga
• Katy Perry

T-MOBILE BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST NOMINATIONS

• B.o.B
• Justin Bieber
• Taio Cruz
• Jason Derülo
• Ke$ha
• Lady Antebellum
• Travie McCoy
• Mike Posner