December 12 [10:00 EDT] -- Capping off a banner professional year, Puff Daddy picked up five American Music Award nominations on Thursday, more than anyone else.

Puffy will find himself up for best pop/rock male artist, best soul/R&B male artist, best rap/hip-hop artist, best soul/R&B album, and best soul/R&B new artist.

The Spice Girls and the Wallflowers also racked up multiple nominations as each earned three nods apiece. Ironically, the two completely dissimilar acts landed those nominations in the same categories as the Girls and the Wallflowers will go head-to-head for best pop/rock band, duo or group (along with U2), best pop/rock new artist (against matchbox 20), and best pop/rock album (with matchbox 20 and Jewel).

Erykah Badu, Beck, Dru Hill, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Sublime, Bush, Wu-Tang Clan, Mariah Carey, Babyface, Boyz II Men, En Vogue, and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are also among this year's nominees.

It was also announced on Thursday

that the Spice Girls, Puff Daddy, and Hanson would be among the performers when Drew Carey hosts the AMAs on January 26.

Here's a look at the field of nominees:

• Pop/Rock

  • Male Artist
    • Babyface
    • Beck
    • Puff Daddy
  • Female Artist
    • Toni Braxton
    • Celine Dion
    • Jewel
  • Band, Duo or Group
    • Spice Girls
    • U2
    • The Wallflowers
  • Album
    • Jewel: "Pieces of You"
    • matchbox 20: "Yourself or Someone Like You"
    • Spice Girls: "Spice"
    • The Wallflowers: "Bringing Down the Horse"
  • New Artist
    • matchbox 20
    • Spice Girls
    • The Wallflowers

• Alternative Music

  • Artist
    • Bush
    • The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
    • Sublime

• Rap/Hip Hop

  • Artist
    • Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
    • Puff Daddy
    • Wu-Tang Clan

• Soul/Rhythm

& Blues

• Male Artist
  • Babyface
  • Puff Daddy
  • Keith Sweat
• Female Artist
  • Mary J. Blige
  • Toni Braxton
  • Mariah Carey
• Band, Duo Or Group
  • Boyz II Men
  • Dru Hill
  • En Vogue
• Album
  • Erykah Badu - "Baduizm"
  • Blackstreet - "Another Level"
  • Mary J. Blige - "Share My World"
  • Puff Daddy - "No Way Out"
• New Artist
  • Erykah Badu
  • Dru Hill
  • Puff Daddy

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