The 'Congratulations' hitmaker receives a total of seven nods while the 'bad guy' crooner and the '7 rings' singer follow closely with six nominations at this year's American Music Awards.
- Oct 25, 2019
AceShowbiz - The nominees of the upcoming 47th annual American Music Awards have been officially announced. Some of the names were unveiled during live television on ABC's breakfast show "Good Morning America" and the rest were revealed on social media.
Post Malone is leading the pack with the most nods, raking in a total of seven nominations. Both Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande are trailing closely behind the "Congratulations" hitmaker with six nods each. The likes of Lady GaGa, Bangtan Boys, and Drake also receive multiple nominations.
Malone and Grande are vying for Artist of the Year which also includes top stars Halsey and Taylor Swift in the stiff competition. Meanwhile, Eilish is up for New Artist of the Year, facing off other rising stars like Luke Combs, Lil Nas X, Lizzo, and Ella Mai.
Malone and Swae Lee duet called "Sunflower" for "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" theme song is in the running for Collaboration of the Year. It is pitted against "Shallow" by GaGa and Bradley Cooper, "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus, "Happier" by Marshmello and Bastille, as well as "Senorita" by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello.
The winners will be crowned during a live telecast taking place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on November 24. The late Avicii receives a nomination for Favorite EDM Artist. Meanwhile, Swift will have a chance to make history as she could break the record for most AMA wins of all time. Michael Jackson currently holds the record with 24 wins while the "Lover" singer has already collected a total of 23 AMA trophies.
The full list of 2019 AMAs nominations is as follows:
Artist of the Year:
New Artist of the Year:
Collaboration of the Year:
- Lady GaGa & Bradley Cooper - "Shallow"
- Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road"
- Marshmello & Bastille - "Happier"
- Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - "Senorita"
- Post Malone & Swae Lee - "Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)"
Tour of the Year:
Favorite Music Video:
- Billie Eilish - "bad guy"
- Ariana Grande - "7 rings"
- Halsey - "Without Me"
- Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road"
- Taylor Swift - "You Need to Calm Down"
Favorite Social Artist:
Favorite Male Artist - Pop/Rock:
Favorite Female Artist - Pop/Rock:
Favorite Duo or Group - Pop/Rock:
Favorite Album - Pop/Rock:
- Billie Eilish - "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?"
- Ariana Grande - "thank u, next"
- Taylor Swift - "Lover"
Favorite Song - Pop/Rock:
- Halsey - "Without Me"
- Jonas Brothers - "Sucker"
- Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road"
- Panic At the Disco - "High Hopes"
- Post Malone & Swae Lee - "Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)"
Favorite Male Artist - Country:
Favorite Female Artist - Country:
Favorite Duo or Group - Country:
Favorite Album - Country:
- Kane Brown - "Experiment"
- Dan + Shay - "Dan + Shay"
- Carrie Underwood - "Cry Pretty"
Favorite Song - Country:
- Luke Combs - "Beautiful Crazy"
- Dan + Shay - "Speechless"
- Blake Shelton - "God's Country"
Favorite Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop:
Favorite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop:
- Meek Mill - "Championships"
- Post Malone - "Hollywood's Bleeding"
- Travis Scott - "Astroworld"
Favorite Song - Rap/Hip-Hop:
- Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road"
- Post Malone - "Wow."
- Travis Scott - "SICKO MODE"
Favorite Male Artist - Soul/R&B:
Favorite Female Artist - Soul/R&B:
Favorite Album - Soul/R&B:
- Chris Brown - "Indigo"
- Khalid - "Free Spirit"
- Ella Mai - "Ella Mai"
Favorite Song - Soul/R&B:
Favorite Artist - Alternative Rock:
Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary:
Favorite Artist - Latin:
Favorite Artist - Contemporary Inspirational:
- Lauren Daigle
- for KING & COUNTRY
- MercyMe
Favorite Artist - Electronic Dance Music:
Favorite Soundtrack: