We’ll see how many awards he actually takes home, but Drake has set an American Music Awards record with 13 nominations. That tops Michael Jackson‘s longstanding record of 11.
Joe Jonas and Rachel Platten announced the major categories this morning (Monday) on ABC’s Good Morning America. After Drake, leading names include Rihanna with seven nods, and Adele and Justin Bieber with five apiece.
Artist of the Year nominees are Adele, Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Drake, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Rihanna, Twenty One Pilots, Carrie Underwood and The Weeknd. Voting is open now at The AMAs.com.
The American Music Awards air live on ABC on November 20th.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Adele
- Beyoncé
- 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
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
- The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya – “Don’t Let Me Down”
- Drake Featuring Wizkid & 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”
TOUR OF THE YEAR
- Beyoncé
- Madonna
- Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Justin Bieber – “Sorry”
- Desiigner – “Panda”
- Rihanna Featuring Drake – “Work”
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 – 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 – “H.O.L.Y.”
- Tim McGraw – “Humble and Kind”
- Thomas Rhett – “Die a Happy Man”
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
- Drake
- Fetty Wap
- Future
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
- Drake – Views
- Drake & Future – What a Time to Be Alive
- Fetty Wap – Fetty Wap
FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
- Desiigner – “Panda”
- Drake – “Hotline Bling”
- Fetty Wap – “679”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
- Chris Brown
- Bryson Tiller
- The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
- Beyoncé
- Janet Jackson
- Rihanna
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
- Beyoncé – Lemonade
- Rihanna – Anti
- Bryson Tiller – T R A P S O U L
FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B
- Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla – “One Dance”
- Rihanna Featuring Drake – “Work”
- Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
- Coldplay
- Twenty One Pilots
- X Ambassadors
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
- Adele
- Rachel Platten
- Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
- J Balvin
- Enrique Iglesias
- Nicky Jam
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
- Lauren Daigle
- Hillsong UNITED
- Chris Tomlin
FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
- The Chainsmokers
- Calvin Harris
- Major Lazer
TOP SOUNDTRACK
- Purple Rain
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Suicide Squad: The Album
