with 13 nods, beating Michael Jackson 's previous high mark of 11 from 1984.
The "Hotline Bling" rapper leads all 2016 American Music Awards nominees
with nods in categories including Artist of the Year, Favorite Male Artist, Favorite
Album, Favorite Rap Artist, Favorite Rap Song and Favorite R&B song, among
others. If he wins in any of the categories it will make his first AMA win.
Rihanna was just behind Drizzy with seven nominations for the show that will
be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 20 at 8
p.m. ET on ABC. Adele and Justin Bieber picked up five nominations each,
followed by four nods each for Beyoncé and The Chainsmokers and three for
Bryson Tiller , Twenty One Pilots , Carrie Underwood , Fetty Wap and the
Weeknd .
Drake will go up against Adele, Beyoncé, Bieber, Selena Gomez , Ariana Grande ,
Rihanna, Twenty One Pilots, Underwood and The Weeknd for Artist of the
Year; the 10 nominees will be narrowed to five based on the votes received
through Monday, November 14 at 8:59 a.m. PT. Voting for Artist of the Year will
close on Thursday, November 17 at 8:59 p.m. PT. The winner will be determined
by the total votes received throughout the entire voting period. If Bieber wins
the award he will tie current record hold Taylor Swift for the most wins (3).
With eight past wins and this year's five nominations, Bieber needs just one win
to become one of the top 10 AMA winners of all time.
The Chainsmokers will face a formidable group of acts for the coveted New
Artist of the Year crown, including DNCE, Alessia Cara , Shawn Mendes and Zayn
Malik. American Music Awards nominees are based on key fan interactions as
reflected in Billboard Magazine and on Billboard.com, including album and
digital song sales, radio airplay, streaming, social activity and touring. These
measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen
Music and Next Big Sound. Winners are voted entirely by fans, with voting
opening today (Oct. 10) in all categories except New Artist of the Year Un-
leashed by T-Mobile, which will open on November 2nd.
Fans can vote for all category once per day, per platform in one or both of the
below ways. For New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile, fans can vote
100 times per day, per platform at AMAvote.com or by posting a tweet that
includes the nominee's Twitter handle, the category name and #AMAs within
the post(s). The 2016 American Music Awards is produced by dick clark
productions. Allen Shapiro and Mike Mahan are executive producers. Larry Klein,
Barry Adelman and Mark Bracco are producers.
See full list of nominees
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Adele
Beyoncé
Justin Bieber
Drake
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
Carrie Underwood
The Weeknd
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE
Alessia Cara
The Chainsmokers
DNCE
Shawn Mendes
ZAYN
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla “One Dance”
Fifth Harmony Featuring Ty Dolla $ign “Work From Home”
Rihanna Featuring Drake “Work”
Meghan Trainor Featuring John Legend “Like I’m Gonna Lose You”
TOUR OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé
Madonna
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber “Sorry”
Desiigner “Panda”
Rihanna Featuring Drake “Work”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber
Drake
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Adele
Selena Gomez
Rihanna
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
The Chainsmokers
DNCE
Twenty One Pilots
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Adele 25
Justin Bieber Purpose
Drake Views
FAVORITE SONG- POP/ROCK
Adele “Hello”
Justin Bieber “Love Yourself”
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla “One Dance”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett
Blake Shelton
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Kelsea Ballerini
Cam
Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band
FAVORITE ALBUM - COUNTRY
Luke Bryan Kill the Lights
Chris Stapleton Traveller
Carrie Underwood Storyteller
FAVORITE SONG - COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line “H.O.L.Y.”
Tim McGraw “Humble And Kind”
Thomas Rhett “Die A Happy Man”
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Fetty Wap
Future
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake Views
Drake & Future What A Time To Be Alive
Fetty Wap Fetty Wap
FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
Desiigner “Panda”
Drake “Hotline Bling”
Fetty Wap “679”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
Bryson Tiller
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé
Janet Jackson
Rihanna
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé Lemonade
Rihanna Anti
Bryson Tiller T R A P S O U L
FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla “One Dance”
Rihanna Featuring Drake “Work”
Bryson Tiller “Don’t”
FAVORITE ARTIST - ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Coldplay
Twenty One Pilots
X Ambassadors
FAVORITE ARTIST - ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Adele
Rachel Platten
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE ARTIST - LATIN
J Balvin
Enrique Iglesias
Nicky Jam
FAVORITE ARTIST - CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Lauren Daigle
Hillsong UNITED
Chris Tomlin
FAVORITE ARTIST - ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
The Chainsmokers
Calvin Harris
Major Lazer
TOP SOUNDTRACK
Purple Rain
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