The nominees for the2019 American Music Awardswere announced on Thursday, and it was a very good day forPost Malone. The “Rock Star” rapper, who has won twice in previous years, earned the most nods with seven nominations, including artist of the year, collaboration of the year and favorite male artist – pop/pock.
Behind Malone,Ariana Grandeand new-comerBillie Eilisheach earned six nominations in categories ranging from favorite music video, favorite social artist, favorite female artist – pop/rock and favorite album – pop/rock.
Taylor Swift, who is up for five nominations this year, is within reach of breaking Michael Jackson’s record of 24 AMA wins. She already holds the record in the artist of the year category with four prior wins. This year she’ll face competition for the honor against Malone, Grande,HalseyandDrake.
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See below for the full list of nominees.
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEARLuke CombsBillie EilishLil Nas XLizzoElla Mai
COLLABORATION OF THE YEARLady Gaga&Bradley Cooper, “Shallow”Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”Marshmello & Bastille, “Happier”Shawn Mendes &Camila Cabello, “Señorita”Post Malone& Swae Lee, “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”
TOUR OF THE YEARBTSAriana GrandeElton JohnP!nkEd Sheeran
FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEOBillie Eilish, “bad guy”Ariana Grande, “7 rings”Halsey, “Without Me”Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”Taylor Swift, “You Need to Calm Down”
FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTISTBTSBillie EilishEXOAriana GrandeShawn Mendes
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCKDrakeKhalidPost Malone
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FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCKBillie EilishAriana GrandeTaylor Swift
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCKBTSJonas BrothersPanic! At The Disco
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCKBillie Eilish,When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?Ariana Grande,thank u, nextTaylor Swift,Lover
FAVORITE SONG – POP/ROCKHalsey, “Without Me”Jonas Brothers, “Sucker”Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”Panic! At The Disco, “High Hopes”Post Malone& Swae Lee, “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRYKane BrownLuke CombsThomas Rhett
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRYKelsea BalleriniMaren MorrisCarrie Underwood
FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRYDan + ShayFlorida Georgia LineOld Dominion
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRYKane Brown, “Experiment”Dan + Shay, “Dan + Shay”Carrie Underwood, “Cry Pretty”
FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRYLuke Combs, “Beautiful Crazy”Dan + Shay, “Speechless”Blake Shelton, “God’s Country”
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOPCardi BDrakePost Malone
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOPMeek Mill,ChampionshipsPost Malone,Hollywood’s BleedingTravis Scott,Astroworld
FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOPLil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”Post Malone, “Wow.”Travis Scott, “SICKO MODE”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&BChris BrownKhalidBruno Mars
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&BBeyoncéLizzoElla Mai
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&BChris Brown,IndigoKhalid,Free SpiritElla Mai,Ella Mai
FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&BKhalid, “Talk”Lizzo, “Juice”Ella Mai, “Trip”
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCKBillie EilishImagine DragonsPanic! At The Disco
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARYMaroon 5P!nkTaylor Swift
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATINBad BunnyJ BalvinOzuna
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONALLauren Daiglefor KING & COUNTRYMercyMe
FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)AviciiMarshmelloThe Chainsmokers
The 2019 American Music Awards will be broadcast live on ABC from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 8:00 p.m. EST.
source: people.com
