Pop newcomer Olivia Rodrigo leads the nominations for this 12 months’s American Music Awards, the place she’s going to compete for the highest prize towards fan favourites like Taylor Swift, BTS and Drake.
Rodrigo, 18, who burst onto the charts in January, makes her AMAs debut scoring seven nominations on Thursday (Friday morning AEDT) together with Artist of the Yr, Greatest New Artist, and Favorite Pop Tune for her debut single, ‘Drivers Licence’.
Canadian R&B singer and five-time AMA winner The Weeknd adopted with six nods, whereas Doja Cat, reggaeton star Unhealthy Bunny and first-time nominee R&B singer Giveon had 5 apiece.
Billie Eilish was notably absent from the nominations checklist regardless of releasing her second album in July. Kanye West, whose Donda album had the most important first-week gross sales of 2021, acquired only one nod, for Favorite Gospel Artist.
Rodrigo, The Weeknd, Okay-Pop band BTS, rapper Drake and Ariana Grande will face off for Artist of the Yr towards Swift, who final 12 months received the title for a file sixth time.
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The fan-voted occasion — one of many largest music award exhibits within the US — will happen on the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on November 21. For the primary time classes might be voted for on TikTok.
The nominations are primarily based on performances on the Billboard music charts, streaming and album gross sales, radio play and social media engagement and canopy the time interval September 25, 2020, via to September 23, 2021.
Controversial nation music singer Morgan Wallen scored two nominations this 12 months however has been banned from attending in any type after he was caught saying the N-word on video in March and panned for statements he made within the fallout.
“Morgan Wallen is a nominee this 12 months primarily based on charting,” reads a press release attributed to MRC Stay & Various.
“As his conduct doesn’t align with our core values, we won’t be together with him on the present in any capability (performing, presenting, accepting).”
New classes this 12 months are Favorite Trending Tune — with nominees from TikTok on the 12 months’s most viral songs — Favorite Gospel Artist and Favorite Latin Duo or Group, which rounds out final 12 months’s growth of the Latin classes, bringing the overall to 5 within the style.
First-time nominees, together with rappers Saweetie, 24kGoldn and the late Pop Smoke, dominated the checklist. Silk Sonic, the brand new R&B duo fashioned in March by Bruno Mars and Anderson. Paak, acquired three nods together with Favorite Pop Duo or Group.
BTS, whose single ‘Butter’, dominated the Billboard singles charts for 10 weeks this previous summer time, will compete in three classes — Artist of the Yr, Favorite Pop Group, and Favorite Pop Tune.
FULL LIST OF 2021 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande
BTS
Drake
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
24kGoldn
Giveon
Masked Wolf
Olivia Rodrigo
The Child LAROI
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
24kGoldn ft. iann dior “Temper”
Unhealthy Bunny & Jhay Cortez “DÁKITI”
Chris Brown & Younger Thug “Go Loopy”
Doja Cat ft. SZA “Kiss Me Extra”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & Giveon “Peaches”
FAVOURITE TRENDING SONG
Erica Banks “Buss It”
Måneskin “Beggin'”
Megan Thee Stallion “Physique”
Olivia Rodrigo “drivers license”
Popp Hunna “Adderall (Corvette Corvette)”
FAVOURITE MUSIC VIDEO
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak) “Go away The Door Open”
Cardi B “Up”
Lil Nas X “MONTERO (Name Me By Your Identify)”
Olivia Rodrigo “drivers license”
The Weeknd “Save Your Tears”
FAVOURITE MALE POP ARTIST
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Lil Nas X
The Weeknd
FAVOURITE FEMALE POP ARTIST
Ariana Grande
Doja Cat
Dua Lipa
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
FAVOURITE POP DUO OR GROUP
AJR
BTS
Glass Animals
Maroon 5
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)
FAVOURITE POP ALBUM
Ariana Grande “Positions”
Dua Lipa “Future Nostalgia”
Olivia Rodrigo “SOUR”
Taylor Swift “evermore”
The Child LAROI “F*** LOVE”
FAVOURITE POP SONG
BTS “Butter”
Doja Cat ft. SZA “Kiss Me Extra”
Dua Lipa “Levitating”
Olivia Rodrigo “drivers license”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears (Remix)”
FAVOURITE MALE COUNTRY ARTIST
Chris Stapleton
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Luke Combs
*Morgan Wallen
FAVOURITE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST
Carrie Underwood
Gabby Barrett
Kacey Musgraves
Maren Morris
Miranda Lambert
FAVOURITE COUNTRY DUO OR GROUP
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Girl A
Previous Dominion
Zac Brown Band
FAVOURITE COUNTRY ALBUM
Chris Stapleton “Beginning Over”
Gabby Barrett “Goldmine”
Lee Brice “Hey World”
Luke Bryan “Born Right here Stay Right here Die Right here”
*Morgan Wallen “Harmful: The Double Album”
FAVOURITE COUNTRY SONG
Chris Stapleton “Beginning Over”
Chris Younger & Kane Brown “Well-known Associates”
Gabby Barrett “The Good Ones”
Luke Combs “Ceaselessly After All”
Walker Hayes “Fancy Like”
FAVOURITE MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Drake
Lil Child
Moneybagg Yo
Polo G
Pop Smoke
FAVOURITE FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Cardi B
Coi Leray
Erica Banks
Megan Thee Stallion
Saweetie
FAVOURITE HIP-HOP ALBUM
Drake “Licensed Lover Boy”
Juice WRLD “Legends By no means Die”
Megan Thee Stallion “Good Information”
Pop Smoke “Shoot For The Stars Intention For The Moon”
Rod Wave “SoulFly”
FAVOURITE HIP-HOP SONG
Cardi B “Up”
Web Cash ft. Gunna, Don Toliver & NAV “Lemonade”
Lil Tjay ft. 6LACK “Calling My Telephone”
Polo G “RAPSTAR”
Pop Smoke “What You Know Bout Love”
FAVOURITE MALE R&B ARTIST
Chris Brown
Giveon
Tank
The Weeknd
Usher
FAVOURITE FEMALE R&B ARTIST
Doja Cat
H.E.R.
Jazmine Sullivan
Jhené Aiko
SZA
FAVOURITE R&B ALBUM
Doja Cat “Planet Her”
Giveon “When It is All Stated And Achieved… Take Time”
H.E.R. “Again of My Thoughts”
Jazmine Sullivan “Heaux Tales”
Queen Naija “missunderstood”
FAVOURITE R&B SONG
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak) “Go away The Door Open”
Chris Brown & Younger Thug “Go Loopy”
Giveon “Heartbreak Anniversary”
H.E.R. “Injury”
Jazmine Sullivan “Decide Up Your Emotions”
FAVOURITE MALE LATIN ARTIST
Unhealthy Bunny
J Balvin
Maluma
Ozuna
Rauw Alejandro
FAVOURITE FEMALE LATIN ARTIST
Becky G
Kali Uchis
KAROL G
Natti Natasha
ROSALÍA
FAVOURITE LATIN DUO OR GROUP
Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga
Calibre 50
Eslabon Armado
La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De Rene Camacho
Los Dos Carnales
FAVOURITE LATIN ALBUM
Unhealthy Bunny “EL ÚLTIMO TOUR DEL MUNDO”
Kali Uchis “Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios)”
KAROL G “KG0516”
Maluma “PAPI JUANCHO”
Rauw Alejandro “Afrodisíaco”
FAVOURITE LATIN SONG
Unhealthy Bunny & Jhay Cortez “DÁKITI”
Unhealthy Bunny x ROSALÍA “LA NOCHE DE ANOCHE”
Farruko “Pepas”
Kali Uchis “telepatía”
Maluma & The Weeknd “Hawái (Remix)”
FAVOURITE ROCK ARTIST
AJR
All Time Low
Foo Fighters
Glass Animals
Machine Gun Kelly
FAVOURITE INSPIRATIONAL ARTIST
CAIN
Carrie Underwood
Elevation Worship
Lauren Daigle
Zach Williams
FAVOURITE GOSPEL ARTIST
Kanye West
Kirk Franklin
Koryn Hawthorne
Maverick Metropolis Music
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
FAVOURITE DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST
David Guetta
ILLENIUM
Marshmello
Regard
Tiësto
– Reported with Reuters and Selection
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