
The nominations for the 45th American Music Awards were announced on Thursday (November 12) morning by Ciara on ABC's Good Morning America.
Bruno Mars was the big name on the list with eight nominations spread across Pop/Rock, Soul/R&B and Adult Contemporary categories.
Five artists, Ed Sheeran, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, The Chainsmokers and The Weeknd all tied for second with five each.
For veteran artists, Daddy Yankee leads with four nods followed by Keith Urban with three and one each for Daft Punk, U2, Garth Brooks, Beyonce, Shakira, Linkin Park and MercyMe.
The American Music Awards will be held on November 19 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and will be broadcast on ABC.
You can vote for the winners at the American Music Awards site.
The nominees:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- The Chainsmokers
- Drake
- Kendrick Lamar
- Bruno Mars
- Ed Sheeran
- James Arthur
- Niall Horan
- Julia Michaels
- Post Malone
- Rae Sremmurd
- Closer - The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey
- Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber
- I’m The One - DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne
- Don’t Wanna Know - Maroon 5 feat. Kendrick Lamar
- Starboy - The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk
- Garth Brooks
- Coldplay
- U2
- Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee
- That’s What I Like - Bruno Mars
- Shape of You - Ed Sheeran
- Drake
- Bruno Mars
- Ed Sheeran
- Alessia Cara
- Lady Gaga
- Rihanna
- The Chainsmokers
- Coldplay
- Imagine Dragons
- More Life - Drake
- 24K Magic - Bruno Mars
- Starboy - The Weeknd
- Closer - The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey
- Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber
- Shape of You - Ed Sheeran
- Sam Hunt
- Thomas Rhett
- Keith Urban
- Miranda Lambert
- Maren Morris
- Carrie Underwood
- Florida Georgia Line
- Little Big Town
- Old Dominion
- They Don’t Know - Jason Aldean
- From a Room:, Vol. 1 - Chris Stapleton
- Ripcord - Keith Urban
- Body Like a Back Road - Sam Hunt
- Dirt on My Boots - Jon Pardi
- Blue Ain’t Your Color - Keith Urban
- Drake
- Kendrick Lamar
- Migos
- More Life - Drake
- Damn. - Kendrick Lamar
- Culture - Migos
FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
- I’m The One - DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne
- Humble. - Kendrick Lamar
- Black Beatles - Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane
- Childish Gambino
- Bruno Mars
- The Weeknd
- Beyonce
- Kehlani
- Rihanna
- Awaken My Love! - Childish Gambino
- 24K Magic - Bruno Mars
- Starboy - The Weeknd
- Location - Khalid
- That’s What I Like - Bruno Mars
- Starboy - The Weeknd
- Imagine Dragons
- Linkin Park
- Twenty One Pilots
- Bruno Mars
- Shawn Mendes
- Ed Sheeran
- Luis Fonsi
- Daddy Yankee
- Shakira
- Lauren Daigle
- MercyMe
- Chris Tomlin
- The Chainsmokers
- Calvin Harris
- DJ Snake
- Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2
- Moana
- Trolls
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