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The Disney songstress dominates the nominations at the upcoming American Music Awards, thanks to her debut album 'Sour' which contains multiple hit singles.

• Oct 29, 2021

AceShowbiz - Olivia Rodrigo leads the nominees at the 2021 American Music Awards with seven nods.

The "Driver's License" singer, whose debut album "Sour" dropped earlier this year (21), picked up more nominations than any other star, including Artist of the Year, along with Ariana Grande, BTS, Drake, The Weeknd, and Taylor Swift - who currently holds the record for the most career AMA wins at 32.

Elsewhere, The Weeknd has six nods while Bad Bunny, Doja Cat, and Giveon each earned five.

Country singer Morgan Wallen, who was filmed using a racial slur in February, was nominated for two awards, however, he will not be involved with the show, according to officials from production company MRC Live & Alternative.

They said in a statement, "Morgan Wallen is a nominee this year based on charting. As his conduct does not align with our core values, we will not be including him on the show in any capacity."

"We plan to evaluate his progress in doing meaningful work as an ally to the Black community and will consider his participation in future shows."

New categories this year are Favorite Trending Song, Favorite Gospel Artist, and Favorite Latin Duo or Group.

The 2021 American Music Awards will take place on 21 November (21) at 8 pm ET. The prizegiving ceremony will be broadcast live on ABC.

The full list of nominees is as follows:

Artist of the Year:

• Taylor Swift
• Ariana Grande
• BTS
• Drake
• Olivia Rodrigo
• The Weeknd

Favorite Trending Song:

• Erica Banks - "Buss It"
• Maneskin - "Beggin"
• Megan Thee Stallion - "Body"
• Olivia Rodrigo - "Drivers License"
• Popp Hunna - "Adderall (Corvette Corvette)"

New Artist of the Year:

• 24kGoldn
• Giveon
• Masked Wolf
• Olivia Rodrigo
• The Kid LAROI

Collaboration of the Year:

• 24kGoldn ft. iann dior - "Mood"
• Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez - "DAKITI"
• Chris Brown & Young Thug - "Go Crazy"
• Doja Cat ft. SZA - "Kiss Me More"
• Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & Giveon - "Peaches"

Favorite Music Video:

• Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak) - "Leave the Door Open"
• Cardi B - "Up"
• Lil Nas X - "MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name)"
• Olivia Rodrigo - "drivers license"
• The Weeknd - "Save Your Tears"

Favorite Male Pop Artist:

• Drake
• Ed Sheeran
• Justin Bieber
• Lil Nas X
• The Weeknd

Favorite Female Pop Artist:

• Ariana Grande
• Doja Cat
• Dua Lipa
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Taylor Swift

Favorite Pop Duo or Group:

• AJR
• BTS
• Glass Animals
• Maroon 5
• Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)

Favorite Pop Album:

• Ariana Grande - "Positions"
• Dua Lipa - "Future Nostalgia"
• Olivia Rodrigo - "SOUR"
• Taylor Swift - "evermore"
• The Kid LAROI - "F*CK LOVE"

Favorite Pop Song:

• BTS - "Butter"
• Doja Cat ft. SZA - "Kiss Me More"
• Dua Lipa - "Levitating"
• Olivia Rodrigo - "drivers license"
• The Weeknd & Ariana Grande - "Save Your Tears (Remix)"

Favorite Male Country Artist:

• Chris Stapleton
• Jason Aldean
• Luke Bryan
• Luke Combs
• Morgan Wallen

Favorite Female Country Artist:

• Carrie Underwood
• Gabby Barrett
• Kacey Musgraves
• Maren Morris
• Miranda Lambert

Favorite Country Duo or Group:

• Dan + Shay
• Florida Georgia Line
• Lady A
• Old Dominion
• Zac Brown Band

Favorite Country Album:

• Chris Stapleton - "Starting Over"
• Gabby Barrett - "Goldmine"
• Lee Brice - "Hey World"
• Luke Bryan - "Born Here Live Here Die Here"
• Morgan Wallen - "Dangerous: The Double Album"

Favorite Country Song:

• Chris Stapleton - "Starting Over"
• Chris Young & Kane Brown - "Famous Friends"
• Gabby Barrett - "The Good Ones"
• Luke Combs - "Forever After All"
• Walker Hayes - "Fancy Like"

Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist:

• Drake
• Lil Baby
• Moneybagg Yo
• Polo G
• Pop Smoke

Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist:

• Cardi B
• Coi Leray
• Erica Banks
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Saweetie

Favorite Hip-Hop Album:

• Drake - "Certified Lover Boy"
• Juice WRLD - "Legends Never Die"
• Megan Thee Stallion - "Good News"
• Pop Smoke - "Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon"
• Rod Wave - "SoulFly"

Favorite Hip-Hop Song:

• Cardi B - "Up"
• Internet Money ft. Gunna, Don Toliver & NAV - "Lemonade"
• Lil Tjay ft. 6LACK - "Calling My Phone"
• Polo G - "RAPSTAR"
• Pop Smoke - "What You Know Bout Love"

Favorite Male R&B Artist:

• Chris Brown
• Giveon
• Tank
• The Weeknd
• Usher

Favorite Female R&B Artist:

• Doja Cat
• H.E.R.
• Jazmine Sullivan
• Jhene Aiko
• SZA

Favorite R&B Album:

• Doja Cat - "Planet Her"
• Giveon - "When It's All Said And Done… Take Time"
• H.E.R. - "Back of My Mind"
• Jazmine Sullivan - "Heaux Tales"
• Queen Naija - "missunderstood"

Favorite R&B Song:

• Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak) - "Leave the Door Open"
• Chris Brown & Young Thug - "Go Crazy"
• Giveon - "Heartbreak Anniversary"
• H.E.R. - "Damage"
• Jazmine Sullivan - "Pick Up Your Feelings"

Favorite Male Latin Artist:

• Bad Bunny
• J Balvin
• Maluma
• Ozuna
• Rauw Alejandro

Favorite Female Latin Artist:

• Becky G
• Kali Uchis
• KAROL G
• Natti Natasha
• ROSALIA

Favorite Latin Duo or Group:

• Banda MS de Sergio Lizarraga
• Calibre 50
• Eslabon Armado
• La Arrolladora Banda El Limon De Rene Camacho
• Los Dos Carnales

Favorite Latin Album:

• Bad Bunny - "EL ULTIMO TOUR DEL MUNDO"
• Kali Uchis - "Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios)"
• KAROL G - "KG0516"
• Maluma - "PAPI JUANCHO"
• Rauw Alejandro - "Afrodisiaco"

Favorite Latin Song:

• Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez - "DAKITI"
• Bad Bunny x ROSALIA - "LA NOCHE DE ANOCHE"
• Farruko - "Pepas"
• Kali Uchis - "telepatia"
• Maluma & The Weeknd - "Hawai (Remix)"

Favorite Rock Artist:

• AJR
• All Time Low
• Foo Fighters
• Glass Animals
• Machine Gun Kelly

Favorite Inspirational Artist:

• CAIN
• Carrie Underwood
• Elevation Worship
• Lauren Daigle
• Zach Williams

Favorite Gospel Artist:

• Kanye West
• Kirk Franklin
• Koryn Hawthorne
• Maverick City Music
• Tasha Cobbs Leonard

Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist:

• David Guetta
• ILLENIUM
• Marshmello
• Regard
• DJ Tiesto