Iggy Azalea leads American Music Awards nominations

14 October 2014 - 10:33
By Sapa-dpa

Australian hip-hop artist Iggy Azalea is the top nominee for the American Music Awards after earning six nods Monday including best artist, new artist and single of the year for her hit Fancy.

Katy Perry, John Legend and Pharrell Williams each received five nominations.

Also competing for single of the year are Legend's All of Me, Williams' Happy, Perry's Dark Horse and Magic's Rude.

Lorde received four nominations, while Beyonce, Eminem, Imagine Dragons, One Republic and One Direction each scored three.

The fan-voted awards will be announced at a November 23 show in Los Angeles.