Culture October 13, 2022

2022 American Music Awards: Full list of nominations

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Bad Bunny performs onstage during his World's Hottest Tour at SoFi Stadium on Sept. 30, 2022 in Inglewood, Calif.

The nominations for the 2022 American Music Awards were announced on Thursday.

Bad Bunny leads the pack with eight nominations this year. The Puerto Rican rapper and singer is up for artist of the year, favorite touring artist, favorite music video, favorite male pop artist, favorite pop album, favorite male Latin artist, favorite Latin album and favorite Latin song.

Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Drake follow closely behind with six nominations each, while Adele, Harry Styles and The Weeknd are each up for five nominations.

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To kick off this year's reveal of nominations for the largest fan-voted awards show, two-time AMA winner Becky G announced the nominees for new artist of the year in a video that aired on "Good Morning America." The artists up for the highly coveted award include Dove Cameron, GAYLE, Latto, Måneskin and Steve Lacy.

The full list of nominees was then revealed on the AMAs Twitter account.

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New categories this year include favorite rock song, favorite rock album, favorite Afrobeats artist and favorite K-pop artist. Fan voting for all awards is open, except for favorite K-pop artist, which will open on Tuesday, Nov. 1.

The 2022 American Music Awards will air live from Microsoft Theater at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC.

Check out the full list of nominees:

Artist of the Year


Editor's Picks

New Artist of the Year


Favorite Music Video

Collaboration of the Year

Favorite Touring Artist

Favorite Afrobeats Artist

Favorite K-pop Artist

Favorite Soundrack

Favorite Gospel Artist

Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist

Favorite Inspirational Artist

Favorite Rock Album

Favorite Rock Song

Favorite Rock Artist

Favorite Latin Album

Favorite Latin Song

Favorite Female Latin Artist

Favorite Latin Duo or Group

Favorite Male Latin Artist

Favorite Female R&B Artist

Favorite R&B Album

Favorite R&B Song

Favorite Male R&B Artist

Favorite Hip-Hop Song

Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist

Favorite Hip-Hop Album

Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist

Favorite Country Song

Favorite Country Album

Favorite Country Duo or Group

Favorite Male Country Artist

Favorite Female Country Artist

Favorite Pop Song

Favorite Pop Album

Favorite Pop Duo or Group

Favorite Female Pop Artist

Favorite Male Pop Artist