Nicki Minaj & Rihanna Score Four American Music Award Nominations

The battle is on and may the best woman win!

Rihanna and Nicki Minaj have equally had an incredible year. Nicki, who released her sophomore album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, allegedly snagged $8 million to be a  judge on “American Idol.” And, Rihanna…well, Ri Ri is always having a great time! The ladies lead the way at the 2012 American Music Awards with four nominations each, but will go head to head in the “Favorite Female Artist — Pop/Rock” category.

Beyonce, Drake, J. Cole, Usher and more are also nominated.

Nominee List:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Justin Bieber

Drake

Maroon 5

Katy Perry

Rihanna

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

Kelly Clarkson

Nicki Minaj

Katy Perry

Rihanna

FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP

Drake

Nicki Minaj

Tyga

FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP

J. Cole, “Cole World: The Sideline Story”

Drake, “Take Care”

Nicki Minaj, “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

Chris Brown

Trey Songz

Usher

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

Beyoncé

Mary J. Blige

Rihanna

FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B

Chris Brown, “Fortune”

Rihanna, “Talk That Talk”

Usher, “Looking 4 Myself”

David Guetta

Calvin Harris

Skrillex

Read the full list, here.

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