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The nominees for the American Music Awards (AMAs) were revealed Wednesday morning, with rapper Kendrick Lamar leading the list. Lamar earned a total of 10 AMA nods, including artist of the year, album of the year and song of the year. Post Malone earned eight nods, followed by Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Shaboozey with seven.
Taylor Swift earned six nominations and could break her own record for most AMA wins of all time as the current record-holder with 40. The winners will be revealed on May 26 in Las Vegas with the help of host Jennifer Lopez. See below for a full list of nominees.
Artist of the year Ariana Grande Billie Eilish Chappell Roan Kendrick Lamar Morgan Wallen Post Malone Sabrina Carpenter SZA Taylor Swift Zach Bryan New artist of the year Benson Boone Chappell Roan Gracie Abrams Shaboozey Teddy Swims Tommy Richman Album of the year Beyoncé - “Cowboy Carter” Billie Eilish - “Hit Me Hard and Soft” Chappell Roan - “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” Charli xcx - “Brat” Gracie Abrams - “The Secret of Us” Future & Metro Boomin - “We Don’t Trust You” Kendrick Lamar “GNX” Post Malone “F-1 Trillion” Sabrina Carpenter “Short n’ Sweet” Taylor Swift “The Tortured Poets Department” Song of the year Benson Boone - “Beautiful Things” Billie Eilish - “Birds of a Feather” Chappell Roan - “Good Luck, Babe!” Hozier - “Too Sweet” Kendrick Lamar - “Not Like Us” Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - “Die With A Smile” Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen - “I Had Some Help” Sabrina Carpenter - “Espresso” Shaboozey - “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” Teddy Swims - “Lose Control” Collaboration of the year Kendrick Lamar & SZA - “Luther” Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - “Die With A Smile” Marshmello & Kane Brown - “Miles on It” Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen - “I Had Some Help” ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - “APT.” Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone - “Fortnight” Favorite social artist Favorite music video Billie Eilish Luke Combs Morgan Wallen Taylor Swift Zach Bryan Social song of the year Chappell Roan - “HOT TO GO!” Djo - “End of Beginning” Doechii - “Anxiety” Lola Young - “Messy” Shaboozey - “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” Tommy Richman - “Million Dollar Baby” Favorite touring artist Benson Boone - “Beautiful Things” KAROL G - “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” Kendrick Lamar - “Not Like Us” Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - “Die With A Smile” Shaboozey - “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” Favorite male pop artist Benson Boone Bruno Mars Hozier Teddy Swims The Weeknd Favorite female pop artist Billie Eilish Chappell Roan Lady Gaga Sabrina Carpenter Taylor Swift Favorite pop album Billie Eilish - “Hit Me Hard and Soft” Chappell Roan - “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” Charli xcx - “Brat” Sabrina Carpenter - “Short n’ Sweet” Taylor Swift - “The Tortured Poets Department” Favorite pop song Benson Boone - “Beautiful Things” Billie Eilish - “Birds of a Feather” Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - “Die With A Smile” Sabrina Carpenter - “Espresso” Teddy Swims - “Lose Control” Favorite male country artist Jelly Roll Luke Combs Morgan Wallen Post Malone Shaboozey Favorite female country artist Beyoncé Ella Langley Kacey Musgraves Lainey Wilson Megan Moroney Favorite country duo or group Dan + Shay Old Dominion Parmalee The Red Clay Strays Zac Brown Band Favorite country album Beyoncé - “Cowboy Carter” Jelly Roll - “Beautifully Broken” Megan Moroney - “Am I Okay?” Post Malone - “F-1 Trillion” Shaboozey - “Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going” Favorite country song Jelly Roll - “I Am Not Okay” Koe Wetzel & Jessie Murph - “High Road” Luke Combs - “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen - “I Had Some Help” Shaboozey - “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” Favorite male hip-hop artist Drake Eminem Future Kendrick Lamar Tyler, The Creator Favorite female hip-hop artist Doechii GloRilla Latto Megan Thee Stallion Sexyy Red Favorite hip-hop album Eminem - “The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)” Future & Metro Boomin - “We Don’t Trust You” Gunna - “one of wun” Kendrick Lamar - “GNX” Tyler, The Creator - “Chromakopia” Favorite hip-hop song Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar - “Like That” GloRilla - “TGIF” GloRilla & Sexyy Red - “Whatchu Kno About Me” Kendrick Lamar - “Not Like Us” Kendrick Lamar & SZA - “Luther” Favorite male R&B artist Bryson Tiller Chris Brown PARTYNEXTDOOR The Weeknd Usher Favorite female R&B artist Kehlani Muni Long Summer Walker SZA Tyla Favorite R&B album Bryson Tiller - “Bryson Tiller” PARTYNEXTDOOR - “PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4)” PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake - “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U” SZA - “SOS Deluxe: LANA” The Weeknd - “Hurry Up Tomorrow” Favorite R&B song Chris Brown - “Residuals” Muni Long - “Made For Me” SZA - “Saturn” The Weeknd & Playboi Carti - “Timeless” Tommy Richman - “Million Dollar Baby” Favorite male Latin artist Bad Bunny Feid Peso Pluma Rauw Alejandro Tito Double P Favorite female Latin artist Becky G KAROL G Natti Natasha Shakira Young Miko Favorite Latin duo or group Calibre 50 Fuerza Regida Grupo Firme Grupo Frontera Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda Favorite Latin album Bad Bunny - “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” Fuerza Regida - “Dolido Pero No Arrepentido” Peso Pluma - “ÉXODO” Rauw Alejandro - “Cosa Nuestra” Tito Double P - “INCÓMODO” Favorite Latin song Bad Bunny - “DtMF” FloyyMenor X Cris Mj - “Gata Only” KAROL G - “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” Oscar Maydon & Fuerza Regida - “Tu Boda” Shakira - “Soltera” Favorite rock artist Hozier Linkin Park Pearl Jam Twenty One Pilots Zach Bryan Favorite rock album Hozier - “Unreal Unearth: Unending” Koe Wetzel - “9 lives” The Marías - “Submarine” Twenty One Pilots - “Clancy” Zach Bryan - “The Great American Bar Scene” Favorite rock song Green Day - “Dilemma” Hozier - “Too Sweet” Linkin Park - “The Emptiness Machine” Myles Smith - “Stargazing” Zach Bryan - “Pink Skies” Favorite dance/electronic artist Charli xcx David Guetta John Summit Lady Gaga Marshmello Favorite soundtrack Arcane League of Legends: Season 2 Hazbin Hotel (Original Soundtrack) Moana 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Twisters: The Album Wicked: The Soundtrack Favorite afrobeats artist Asake Rema Tems Tyla Wizkid Favorite K-Pop artist ATEEZ Jimin RM ROSÉ Stray Kids.
