Taylor Swift, the reigning queen of the pop world, grabbed six American Music Awards nominations Tuesday. Swift, now, has the opportunity to be the most celebrated female American Music Awards artist if she manages to take all six statues with her this time around.
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But they’ve got a few stiff competition!
Canadian R&B newcomer The Weeknd is in the running for five awards, as is British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. Sam Hunt, Nicki Minaj, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor and Walk the Moon had three nominations each. She was also nominated for collaboration of the year for “Bad Blood”, and her album 1989 is up alongside Sheeran’s X and Sam Smith’s In the Lonely Hour. Minaj received four nominations, going up against her old friend Drake in the Favorite Artist-Rap/Hip Hop category.
The nominees for Song Of The Year include Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth See You Again, Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars Uptown Funk!, Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud, Swift’s Blank Space and The Weeknd Can’t Feel My Face.
The AMAs, which were created by Dick Clark in 1973, base the nominations on “key fan interactions as reflected in Billboard Magazine and on Billboard.com, including album and digital singles sales, radio airplay, streaming, social activity and touring”, according to a statement. Jennifer Lopez will be the hostess for the live broadcast of the show on November 22 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The field will be narrowed to five nominees predicated on fan voting.
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Both Beyonce and Rihanna have the chance to become the record holder in the favorite female soul artist. Hunt and Walk the Moon also picked up nods for best new artist, along with The Weeknd, New Jersey rapper Fetty Wap and Swedish indie pop singer Tove Lo.
