It’s that time of year again!
November 19th brings with it the 2017 American Music Awards.
As ever, all eyes are on the nominees for the latest instalment of the annual extravaganza, which this year airs from LA’s Microsoft Theater.
And folk need not wonder anymore, because the full list has just been unveiled by R&B siren Ciara.
Find out who else scooped nods below…
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
James Arthur
Niall Horan
Julia Michaels
Post Malone
Rae Sremmurd
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, “Closer”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, “Despacito”
DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne, “I’m The One”
Maroon 5 feat. Kendrick Lamar, “Don’t Wanna Know”
The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk, “Starboy”
TOUR OF THE YEAR
Garth Brooks
Coldplay
U2
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee, “Despacito”
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”
Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Drake
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Alessia Cara
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
The Chainsmokers
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Drake, More Life
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic
The Weeknd, Starboy
FAVORITE SONG – POP/ROCK
The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, “Closer”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, “Despacito”
Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Sam Hunt
Thomas Rhett
Keith Urban
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Jason Aldean, They Don’t Know
Chris Stapleton, From a Room:, Vol. 1
Keith Urban, Ripcord
FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY
Sam Hunt, “Body Like a Back Road”
Jon Pardi, “Dirt on My Boots”
Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Migos
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake, More Life
Kendrick Lamar, Damn.
Migos, Culture
FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne, “I’m The One”
Kendrick Lamar, “Humble.”
Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Childish Gambino
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Beyonce
Kehlani
Rihanna
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Childish Gambino, Awaken My Love!
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic
The Weeknd, Starboy
FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B
Khalid, “Location”
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”
The Weeknd, “Starboy”
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Imagine Dragons
Linkin Park
Twenty One Pilots
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Bruno Mars
Shawn Mendes
Ed Sheeran
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
Luis Fonsi
Daddy Yankee
Shakira
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Lauren Daigle
MercyMe
Chris Tomlin
FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
The Chainsmokers
Calvin Harris
DJ Snake
TOP SOUNDTRACK
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2
Moana
Trolls
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Where the f*** is sza
The guys really owned the year. That r and b female category is so late tho. The same names all of the time…. Where is SZA?
Kehlani??? Sza deserved!
Beyonce should not be in that category with Kehlani, SZA definitely deserves to be in the category and maybe some other R&B girl like HER. Rihanna makes a little bit of sense give Wild Thoughts, but they could’ve gotten a different 2 females.
Rihanna Beyonce chainsmokers are so last year…yawn
Ugh Rihanna ain’t rnb
lol neither is bugyonce lol
Rea Srummerd is not a NEW artist PERIOD!!! That nomination should’ve went to Sza or Cardi B
Why are Beyonce, Rihanna & Khelani nominated and why aren’t SZA & Cardi B. nominated for anything?
Typical. Once again, Rihanna scores more nominations but tgj spotlights beyonce in the headline. The ass kissing & over hype of that woman is not a game here.
rihanna been in jail cuz she the one kicking slap gragged chris nuts.
That didn’t even make sense, so just shut up.
Lies, lies and more lies. How long are Chris brown fans going to make excuses for what he did to her and Karrechu Tran after her?
How is SZA not nominated for best new artist?!? This show is annoying! If it’s about sales, she has a platinum single, and a Gold album. I’m confused..
Let’s go Beyoncé & Bruno Mars!!
lol who? I know bruno but whats that other thing? lol
Someone who sells more albums than everyone else on the nominees list.
2017 Has been one of the worst music years in recent memory. Other than Kendrick nothing’s been spectacular.
Beyonce and Rihanna rule this industry when it comes to awards, for th females.. Rihanna got a mom for pop rock and rb artist
Beyonce sold 200,000 albums this year so why wouldn’t she be nominated.. no other rnb girl has sold that much
They only nominated bey bcuz they want the beyhive to watch lol
And rihanna ass is smokin a blunt shes like yall better wait til next year….
The AMAs got to be the worst awards show ever!
the nominations are always so random, so delusional
AND boring asf ……
Why is Beyonce & Rihanna nominated for anything you ask? Because of ratings!
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Award shows are trash they only added them to make people think that they’re going to show up to the show and as well for social media buzz because Kehlani for sure ain’t winning it. They’re going to give Beyonce the award to make her fans tweet about the show.