Trailing behind with six nominations each are fellow chart-topping stars Taylor Swift, Beyonce as well as Drake, all of whom join the 'Un Verano Sin Ti' artist in Artist of the Year category.
- Oct 14, 2022
AceShowbiz - The 2022 American Music Awards are coming closer, and the full list of nominations is finally here. Announced on Thursday morning, October 13, the nominations see some of fans' favorite artists competing against each other for coveted awards with Bad Bunny leading the pack.
The "Un Verano Sin Ti" artist collects eight nominations this year, including Artist of the Year. His chart-topping album is also nominated for Favorite Pop Album and Favorite Latin Album. If he wins all eight nods, he will tie Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston for the most awards in a single year.
Trailing behind with six nominations each are Taylor Swift, Beyonce Knowles and Drake. All of them join Bad Bunny in Artist of the Year category. Also up in the category are Adele and Harry Styles. Additionally, Beyonce and Taylor are set to go head-to-head with Doja Cat, Lizzo and Adele for Favorite Female Pop Artist.
Elsewhere, Bad Bunny, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Harry and The Weeknd will battle it out for Favorite Male Pop Artist. For Favorite Pop Album, it will be a fight between Adele's "30", Bad Bunny's "Un Verano Sin Ti", Beyonce's "Renaissance", Harry Styles' "Harry's House", Taylor Swift's "Red (Taylor's Version)" and The Weeknd's "Dawn FM".
The list also sees rising stars such as Dove Cameron, GAYLE, Latto (Mulatto), Maneskin and Steve Lacy facing off each other for this year's New Artist of the Year. The 2022 American Music Awards also features first-time nominees like Jack Harlow, Tems, Latto, BLACKPINK, Anitta and Swedish House Mafia.
Dick Clark productions and ABC also adds new categories this year to celebrate more genres. They are Favorite K-pop Artist, Favorite Afrobeats Artist, Favorite Rock Song and Favorite Rock Album. Fan voting for all awards is now open here. The 2022 AMAs will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on November 20 at 8 P.M. ET on ABC.
The full list of nominees for the 2022 American Music Awards is:
Artist of the Year:
New Artist of the Year:
- Dove Cameron
- GAYLE
- Latto (Mulatto)
- Maneskin
- Steve Lacy
Collaboration of the Year:
- Carolina Gaitan, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & "Encanto" Cast - "We Don't Talk About Bruno"
- Elton John and Dua Lipa - "Cold Heart – PNAU Remix"
- Future ft. Drake & Tems - "WAIT FOR U"
- Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow - "INDUSTRY BABY"
- The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber - "STAY"
Favorite Touring Artist:
Favorite Music Video:
- Adele - "Easy on Me"
- Bad Bunny ft. Chance Corleone - "Me Porto Bonito"
- Harry Styles - "As It Was"
- Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow - "INDUSTRY BABY"
- Taylor Swift - "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)"
Favorite Male Pop Artist:
Favorite Female Pop Artist:
Favorite Pop Duo or Group:
Favorite Pop Album:
- Adele - "30"
- Bad Bunny - "Un Verano Sin Ti"
- Beyonce Knowles - "Renaissance"
- Harry Styles - "Harry's House"
- Taylor Swift - "Red (Taylor's Version)"
- The Weeknd - "Dawn FM"
Favorite Pop Song:
- Adele - "Easy on Me"
- Carolina Gaitan, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & "Encanto" Cast - "We Don't Talk About Bruno"
- Harry Styles - "As It Was"
- Lizzo - "About Damn Time"
- The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber - "STAY"
Favorite Male Country Artist:
Favorite Female Country Artist:
Favorite Country Duo or Group:
Favorite Country Album:
- Carrie Underwood - "Denim & Rhinestones"
- Cody Johnson - "Human: The Double Album"
- Luke Combs - "Growin' Up"
- Taylor Swift - "Red (Taylor's Version)"
- Walker Hayes - "Country Stuff: The Album"
Favorite Country Song :
- Chris Stapleton - "You Should Probably Leave"
- Cody Johnson - " 'Til You Can't"
- Dustin Lynch ft. Mackenzie Porter - "Thinking 'Bout You"
- Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan - "Buy Dirt"
- Morgan Wallen - "Wasted on You"
Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist:
Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist:
Favorite Hip-Hop Album:
- Future - "I Never Liked You"
- Gunna - "DS4EVER"
- Kendrick Lamar - "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers"
- Lil Durk - "7220"
- Polo G - "Hall of Fame 2.0"
Favorite Hip-Hop Song:
- Future ft. Drake & Tems - "WAIT FOR U"
- Jack Harlow - "First Class"
- Kodak Black - "Super Gremlin"
- Latto (Mulatto) - "Big Energy"
- Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow - "INDUSTRY BABY"
Favorite Male R&B Artist:
- Brent Faiyaz
- Chris Brown
- GIVEON
- Lucky Daye
- The Weeknd
Favorite Female R&B Artist:
- Beyonce Knowles
- Doja Cat
- Muni Long
- Summer Walker
- SZA
Favorite R&B Album:
- Beyonce Knowles - "Renaissance"
- Drake - "Honestly, Nevermind"
- Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) - "An Evening with Silk Sonic"
- Summer Walker - "Still Over It"
- The Weeknd - "Dawn FM"
Favorite R&B Song:
- Beyonce Knowles - "BREAK MY SOUL"
- Muni Long - "Hrs And Hrs"
- Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) - "Smokin Out the Window"
- SZA - "I Hate U"
- Wizkid ft. Tems - "Essence"
Favorite Male Latin Artist:
- Bad Bunny
- Farruko
- J Balvin
- Jhayco
- Rauw Alejandro
Favorite Female Latin Artist:
Favorite Latin Duo or Group:
- Banda MS de Sergio Lizarraga
- Calibre 50
- Eslabon Armado
- Grupo Firme
- Yahritza Y Su Esencia
Favorite Latin Album:
- Bad Bunny - "Un Verano Sin Ti"
- Farruko - "La 167"
- J Balvin - "JOSE"
- Rauw Alejandro - "Vice Versa"
- ROSALIA - "MOTOMAMI"
Favorite Latin Song:
- Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone -"Me Porto Bonito"
- Becky G x [KAROL G] - "MAMIII"
- KAROL G - "PROVENZA"
- Rauw Alejandro - "Todo de Ti"
- Sebastian Yatra - "Dos Oruguitas"
Favorite Rock Artist
Favorite Rock Song
- Foo Fighters - "Love Dies Young"
- Imagine Dragons x JID - "Enemy"
- Kate Bush - "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)"
- Maneskin - "Beggin' "
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Black Summer"
Favorite Rock Album
- Coldplay - "Music of the Spheres"
- Ghost - "Impera"
- Imagine Dragons - "Mercury - Act 1"
- Machine Gun Kelly - "mainstream sellout"
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Unlimited Love"
Favorite Inspirational Artist
- Anne Wilson
- for KING & COUNTRY
- Katy Nichole
- Matthew West
- Phil Wickham
Favorite Gospel Artist
- CeCe Winans
- DOE
- E. Dewey Smith
- Maverick City Music
- Tamela Mann
Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist
Favorite Soundtrack
- "ELVIS"
- "Encanto"
- "Sing 2"
- "Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4"
- "Top Gun: Maverick"
Favorite Afrobeats Artist
Favorite K-Pop Artist
- BLACKPINK
- BTS (Bangtan Boys)
- SEVENTEEN
- TOMORROW X TOGETHER
- TWICE
