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NEW YORK (AP) — Australian rapper Iggy Azalea is the lead nominee in the .

Dick clark productions announced Monday that the “Fancy” performer is up for six awards at the Nov. 23 event at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live. Azalea’s nominations include artist, new artist and single of the year for her No.1 smash “Fancy.”

John Legend, Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams have five nominations each, while Lorde is up for four honors at the fan-voted show. Those acts are all nominated for artist of the year, competing with Beyonce, Luke Bryan, Eminem, Imagine Dragons and One Direction. The 10 nominees will downsize to five after calculating fan votes received through Nov. 13.

“Boom Clap” singer Charli XCX will perform at the 2014 AMAs, to air live on ABC.

American Music Awards 2014 nominations:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Iggy Azalea

DzԳé

Luke Bryan

Eminem

Imagine Dragons

John Legend

Lorde

One Direction

Katy Perry

Pharrell Williams

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

5 Seconds of Summer

Iggy Azalea

Bastille

Sam Smith

Meghan Trainor

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX “Fancy”

John Legend “All of Me”

MAGIC! “Rude”

Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J “Dark Horse”

Pharrell Williams “Happy”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

John Legend

Sam Smith

Pharrell Williams

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

Iggy Azalea

Lorde

Katy Perry

FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK

Imagine Dragons

One Direction

OneRepublic

FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK

Lorde “Pure Heroine”

One Direction “Midnight Memories”

Katy Perry “Prism”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

Jason Aldean

Luke Bryan

Blake Shelton

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

Miranda Lambert

Kacey Musgraves

Carrie Underwood

FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY

Eli Young Band

Florida Georgia Line

Lady Antebellum

FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY

Garth Brooks “Blame It On My Roots: Five Decades of Influences”

Eric Church “The Outsiders”

Brantley Gilbert “Just As I Am”

FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP

Iggy Azalea

Drake

Eminem

FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP

Iggy Azalea “The New Classic”

Drake “Nothing Was The Same”

Eminem “The Marshall Mathers LP 2”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

Chris Brown

John Legend

Pharrell Williams

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

Jhene Aiko

DzԳé

Mary J. Blige

FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B

DzԳé “DzԳé”

John Legend “Love in the Future”

Pharrell Williams “G I R L”

FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK

Bastille

Imagine Dragons

Lorde

FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY

Sara Bareilles

OneRepublic

Katy Perry

FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN

Marc Anthony

Enrique Iglesias

Romeo Santos

FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

Casting Crowns

Hillsong United

Newsboys

FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)

Avicii

Calvin Harris

Zedd

TOP SOUNDTRACK

Frozen

The Fault In Our Stars

Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol.

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