Katy Perry and Taylor Swift join the ladies dominating AMA nominations. By Jocelyn Vena Adele Photo: Paul Bergen/ Getty Images When the American Music Awards go down in November, expect it to be one big ladies’ night, with A-listers Katy Perry , Adele , Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift dominating the nominations, announced Tuesday (October 11). Case in point: The show’s big category, Artist of the Year, has five nominees, but only one is a dude. Lil Wayne , Adele, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift are all up for the award. The Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Album nominees also belong to the women, with Gaga’s Born This Way, Rihanna’s Loud and Adele’s 21. Meanwhile, the Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Female Artist nominees are Adele, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. There are some gentlemen in the mix, of course. The Pop or Rock Music: Favorite Male Artist nominees are Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars and Pitbull. The Rap/Hip-Hop Music: Favorite Artist nominees include Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and Kanye West. All three nominees are also up for Rap/Hip-Hop Music: Favorite Album with Tha Carter IV, Pink Friday and the Jay-Z-assisted Watch the Throne, respectively. Chris Brown, Usher and Trey Songz are all looking to take home the trophy for Soul/Rhythm & Blues Music: Favorite Male Artist. Former Destiny’s Child members Beyonc
