Singer-songwriter Bruno Mars leads the charge when it comes to the most-nominated artists at the upcoming 2017 American Music Awards. The "Versace On The Floor" star earned eight nods, including for Artist of the Year and Video of the Year. He is followed by a number of other beloved acts, such as Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran, The Chainsmokers and The Weeknd, all of whom collected five nominations this time around.
The first round of nominations was announced this morning on Good Morning America, when singer Ciara showed up to reveal a handful of the most important categories and the pop verticals. Just a few hours later, the American Music Awards released the rest of the names, sharing the lengthy full list of nominees.
Somewhat controversially, there are no women nominated in the Artist of the Year tier, and only one when it comes to New Artist of the Year. Also, there are a few of nominees that either weren't very active during the eligibility period, such as Twenty One Pilots, who are currently taking a break after promoting their massively successful album Blurryface. There were also some titles that were nominated for the same kind of award in more than one genre vertical, such as Bruno Mars' 24k Magic record, which is up for both Favorite Pop and R&B/Soul Album, blocking out other suitable nominees.
The 2017 American Music Awards are slated to air live from Los Angeles on Sunday, November 19. Here is the full list of nominees:
Artist of the Year
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
New Artist of the Year
James Arthur
Niall Horan
Julia Michaels
Post Malone
Rae Sremmurd
Collaboration of the Year
The Chainsmokers - “Closer (ft. Halsey)”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - “Despacito (ft. Justin Bieber)”
DJ Khaled - “I’m The One (Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne)”
Maroon 5 - “Don’t Wanna Know (ft. Kendrick Lamar)”
The Weeknd - “Starboy (ft. Daft Punk)”
Tour of the Year
Garth Brooks
Coldplay
U2
Video of the Year
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - “Despacito”
Bruno Mars - “That’s What I Like”
Ed Sheeran - “Shape of You”
Favorite Male Artist - Pop/Rock
Drake
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Favorite Female Artist - Pop/Rock
Alessia Cara
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Favorite Duo or Group - Pop/Rock
The Chainsmokers
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Favorite Album - Pop/Rock
Drake - More Life
Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
The Weeknd - Starboy
Favorite Song - Pop/Rock
The Chainsmokers - “Closer (ft. Halsey)”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - “Despacito (ft. Justin Bieber)”
Ed Sheeran - “Shape of You”
Favorite Male Artist - Country
Sam Hunt
Thomas Rhett
Keith Urban
Favorite Female Artist - Country
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood
Favorite Duo or Group - Country
Florida Georgia Line
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
Favorite Album - Country
Jason Aldean - They Don’t Know
Chris Stapleton - From a Room, Vol. 1
Keith Urban - Ripcord
Favorite Song - Country
Sam Hunt - “Body Like a Back Road”
Jon Pardi - “Dirt on My Boots”
Keith Urban - “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
Favorite Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Migos
Favorite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop
Drake - More Life
Kendrick Lamar - Damn.
Migos - Culture
Favorite Song - Rap/Hip-Hop
DJ Khaled - “I’m The One (Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne)”
Kendrick Lamar - “Humble.”
Rae Sremmurd - “Black Beatles (ft. Gucci Mane)”
Favorite Male Artist - Soul/R&B
Childish Gambino
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd
Favorite Female Artist - Soul/R&B
Beyonce
Kehlani
Rihanna
Favorite Album - Soul/R&B
Childish Gambino - Awaken My Love!
Bruno Mars - 24K Magic
The Weeknd - Starboy
Favorite Song - Soul/R&B
Khalid - “Location”
Bruno Mars - “That’s What I Like”
The Weeknd - “Starboy”
Favorite Artist - Alternative Rock
Imagine Dragons
Linkin Park
Twenty One Pilots
Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary
Bruno Mars
Shawn Mendes
Ed Sheeran
Favorite Artist - Latin
Luis Fonsi
Daddy Yankee
Shakira
Favorite Artist - Contemporary Inspirational
Lauren Daigle
MercyMe
Chris Tomlin
Favorite Artist - Electronic Dance Music (EDM)
The Chainsmokers
Calvin Harris
DJ Snake
Top Soundtrack
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2
Moana
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