The 2020 American Music Awards nominations were announced this morning and both The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch topped the list with eight mentions including Artist of the Year. Megan Thee Stallion was next with five.
Dua Lipa helped announce the nominees on Good Morning America Monday and is a nominee herself in the Female Artist – Pop/Rock category, battling Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift. She’s also the sole female in the Favorite Song – Pop/Rock category for “Don’t Stop Now” where she’ll compete against Lewis Capaldi, Post Malone, Roddy Ricch and The Weeknd.
Speaking of Swift, if she wins Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock, she’ll become the first five-time winner in the show’s history. She is currently tied with Olivia Newton-John and Whitney Houston with four wins each. This is also potentially Swift’s third consecutive win in the category. She’d be the first woman to win three straight awards in that category since Houston, who won from 1987-89.
Justin Bieber is looking for his fourth win as Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock, which would set a record in this category. Bieber is currently tied for the lead with Barry Manilow, Michael Bolton, Eric Clapton and Michael Jackson, with three awards each.
The 2020 American Music Awards will air Sunday, November 22 at 8pm ET on ABC.
Artist of the Year
Justin Bieber
Post Malone
Roddy Ricch
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
New Artist of the Year
Lewis Capaldi
Doja Cat
DaBaby
Lil Baby
Roddy Ricch
Megan Thee Stallion
Collaboration of the Year
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, “WAP”
DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar”
Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, “10,000 Hours”
Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande, “Rain On Me”
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé, “Savage Remix”
Favorite Social Artist
BTS
Billie Eilish
EXO
Ariana Grande
NCT 127
Favorite Music Video
Doja Cat, “Say So”
Future ft. Drake, “Life Is Good”
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, “Rain On Me”
Taylor Swift, “cardigan”
The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights”
Favorite Male Artist — Pop/Rock
Justin Bieber
Post Malone
The Weeknd
Favorite Female Artist — Pop/Rock
Dua Lipa
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift
Favorite Duo or Group — Pop/Rock
BTS
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Favorite Album — Pop/Rock
Harry Styles, “Fine Line”
Taylor Swift, “folklore”
The Weeknd, “After Hours”
Favorite Song — Rop/Rock
Lewis Capaldi, “Someone You Loved”
Dua Lipa, “Don’t Start Now”
Post Malone, “Circles”
Roddy Ricch, “The Box”
The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights”
Favorite Male Artist — Country
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Favorite Female Artist — Country
Gabby Barrett
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Favorite Duo or Group — Country
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion
Favorite Album — Country
Luke Combs, “What You See Is What You Get”
Blake Shelton, “Fully Loaded: God’s Country”
Morgan Wallen, “If I Know Me”
Favorite Song — Country
Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, “10,000 Hours”
Maren Morris, “The Bones”
Blake Shelton (Duet with Gwen Stefani), “Nobody But You”
Favorite Male Artist — Rap/Hip-hop
DaBaby
Juice WRLD
Roddy Ricch
Favorite Female Artist — Rap/Hip-hop
Cardi B
Nicki Minaj
Megan Thee Stallion
Favorite Album — Rap/Hip-hop
Lil Baby, “My Turn”
Lil Uzi Vert, “Eternal Atake”
Roddy Ricch, “Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial”
Favorite Song — Rap/Hip-hop
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, “WAP”
DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, “Rockstar”
Roddy Ricch, “The Box”
Favorite Male Artist — Soul/R&B
Chris Brown
John Legend
The Weeknd
Favorite Female Artist — Soul/R&B
Jhene Aiko
Doja Cat
Summer Walker
Favorite Album — Soul/R&B
Doja Cat, “Hot Pink”
Summer Walker, “Over It”
The Weeknd, “After Hours”
Favorite Song — Soul/R&B
Chris Brown ft. Drake, “No Guidance”
Summer Walker, “Playing Games”
The Weeknd, “Heartless”
Favorite Male Artist — Latin
Bad Bunny
J Balvin
Ozuna
Favorite Female Artist — Latin
Becky G
KAROL G
Rosalía
Favorite Album — Latin
Anuel AA, ”Emmanuel”
Bad Bunny, “Las que no iban a salir”
Bad Bunny, “YHLQMDLG”
Favorite Song — Latin
Bad Bunny, “Vete”
Black Eyed Peas X J Balvin, “RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)”
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