2016 American Music Awards Artist of the Year: See Who's Nominated

Ahead of the 2016 American Music Awards this Sunday, the show released the nominees for one of their biggest categories: Artist of the Year. Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande and Carrie Underwood are all up for the major award.

The pop stars are bound to make an appearance at the ceremony, but interestingly enough Ariana Grande is the only one out of the five who is performing. She will rock the stage with her "Side to Side" single with Nicki Minaj.