Daddy Yankee, Shakira, & Enrique Score AMA Nominations

By Michael Lopez

Get ready for full-blown awards season. We’ve got the Latin Grammys cooking up in Vegas, the EMAs scheduled in roughly four weeks, and now the American Music Awards set to take place November 21! Just this past week, the AMA nominations were announced and we’re expecting a heated competition between Latino estrellas Shakira, Enrique Iglesias, and Daddy Yankee.

Oh yeah, there will be plenty of Latino love happening at this year’s AMAs. They even got a few Tr3s faves to reveal the nominations. Demi Lovato and Taio Cruz made the announcements in downtown L.A. on Tuesday (October 12) and, as expected, top artists like Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, and Eminem got the most attention.

In case you’re wondering how the AMAs differ from the Grammys, this awards show is decided strictly by the fans. Yeah the Grammys get the “respect”, but they’ll often pick winners based on the opinions of frou frou critics vs. mass public appeal.

Not here. The AMAs encourage fan participation and have even set up a category (the Breaktrhough Artist Award) which will based on texts from people watching at home. Taio Cruz happens to be up for that one, so we KNOW who you’ll be voting for, right?

The other big one we’re excited about is 2010’s Favorite Latin Artist. Shakira, Enrique, and Daddy Yankee are all up for this award, which means it’s going to be a TOUGH one to decide. Shakira had her “Waka Wakas,” Enrique’s riding high on “I Like It,” and Daddy Yankee…well, his talent goes without saying. Can’t they just declare this category a three-way tie?

Source: [PR Newswire]

Who are you rooting for at this year’s AMAs? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3!

Tags AMAs, American Music Awards, Award Shows, Daddy Yankee, Enrique Iglesias, Música, Shakira, Taio Cruz