Monday, October 10, 2016

American Music Awards 2016: And The Nominees Are...

The American Music Awards 2016 nominees have been announced and there are some surprises. 


Rachel Platten and Joe Jonas revealed the nominations on ABC’s Good Morning America. 


The thing that made it pretty great for the pair was that they are both nominated to win an award. 



Let’s see who’s up for what:


ARTIST OF THE YEAR


Adele


Beyonce


Justin Bieber


Drake


Selena Gomez


Ariana Grande


Rihanna


Twenty One Pilots


Carrie Underwood


The Weeknd


NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR


Alessia Cara


The Chainsmokers


DNCE


Shawn Mendes


Zayn Malik


BEST FEMALE VIDEO Adele, “Hello”


Beyoncé , “Hold Up”


Sia, “Cheap Thrills”


Ariana Grande, “Into You”


Rihanna ft. Drake, “Work” (short version)


COLLABORATION Chainsmokers featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down”


Drake featuring Wizkid and 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”


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 – SOUL/R&B


Chris Brown


Bryson Tiller


The Weeknd



FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B


Beyonce


Janet Jackson


Rihanna


FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B


Beyonce #LEMONADE


Rihanna “Anti”


Bryson Tiller “T R A P S O U L”


FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP


Drake


Fetty Wap


Future


FAVORITE ARTIST – EDM


The Chainsmokers


Calvin Harris


Major Lazer


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, “Holy”


Tim McGraw, “Humble And Kind”


Thomas Rhett, “Die A Happy Man”


FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY


Adele


Rachel Platten


Meghan Trainor


VIDEO OF THE YEAR


Justin Bieber, “Sorry”


Desiigner, “Panda”


Rihanna featuring Drake, “Work”


TOUR OF THE YEAR


Beyonce


Madonna


Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band


Did your favorite artist make the cut?



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