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Adele leads the pack in nominations for the 39th annual American Music Awards, which were announced today.

The British singer whose album, 21, has been sitting on the Billboard 200 chart for 32 weeks is nominated in four categories.

Lil Wayne, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, The Band Perry, Taylor Swift and Rihanna are up for three awards each.

Kanye West, Chris Brown, Bruno Mars, LMFAO and Jason Aldean follow closely behind with two nominations apiece.

The AMA's will be shown live on Nov. 20 from the Nokia Theatre in L.A. and air live on ABC.

Check out the full list of categories and nominees below.

Artist of the Year

Adele
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Lil Wayne
Taylor Swift

 
Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Female Artist

Adele
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga

Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Male Artist

Justin Bieber
Bruno Mars
Pitbull

Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Band, Duo or Group

LMFAO
Maroon 5
OneRepublic

Pop or Rock Album

Adele - 21
Rihanna - Loud
Lady Gaga - Born This Way

Rap/Hip-Hop Music: Favorite Artist

Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West

Rap/Hip-Hop Album

Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV
The Throne - Watch the Throne
Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday

Soul/R&B Music: Favorite Male Artist

Chris Brown
Trey Songz
Usher

Soul/R&B Music: Favorite Female Artist

Rihanna
Beyoncé
Kelly Rowland

Soul/R&B Album

Chris Brown - F.A.M.E.
Rihanna - Loud
Beyoncé - 4

Alternative Rock Music: Favorite Artist

Foo Fighters
Black Keys
Mumford & Sons

Adult Contemporary Music: Favorite Artist

Adele
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry

Latin Music: Favorite Artist

Pitbull
Enrique Iglesias
Jennifer Lopez

Country Music: Favorite Female Artist

Sara Evans
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift

Country Music: Favorite Male Artist

Jason Aldean
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton

Country Music: Favorite Band, Duo or Group

Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
The Band Perry

Country Music: Favorite Album

Jason Aldean - My Kinda Party
Taylor Swift - Speak Now
The Band Perry - The Band Perry