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American Music Awards 2019: Complete list of nominations

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American Music Awards: See this year’s nominees
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ByGood Morning America
October 24, 2019, 2:27 PM

The American Music Awards take place next month, and the nominees were revealed Thursday morning.

Rapper Post Malone earned seven nods, the most of any musician, including Artist of the Year.

Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish each racked up six nominations, including Artist of the Year and New Artist of the Year, respectively, and Lil Nas X and Taylor Swift picked up five each.

The American Music Awards will take place Sunday, Nov. 24, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The ceremony will air on ABC.

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ARTIST OF THE YEAR

  • Drake
  • Ariana Grande
  • Halsey
  • Post Malone
  • Taylor Swift

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NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

  • Luke Combs
  • Billie Eilish
  • Lil Nas X
  • Lizzo
  • Ella Mai

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 "Señorita"
  • Post Malone & Swae Lee "Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)"

TOUR OF THE YEAR

  • BTS
  • Ariana Grande
  • Elton John
  • P!nk
  • Ed Sheeran

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

  • BTS
  • Billie Eilish
  • EXO
  • Ariana Grande
  • Shawn Mendes

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

  • Drake
  • Khalid
  • Post Malone

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

  • Billie Eilish
  • Ariana Grande
  • Taylor Swift

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK

  • BTS
  • Jonas Brothers
  • Panic! At The Disco

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

  • Kane Brown
  • Luke Combs
  • Thomas Rhett

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Maren Morris
  • Carrie Underwood

FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY

  • Dan + Shay
  • Florida Georgia Line
  • Old Dominion

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

  • Cardi B
  • Drake
  • Post Malone

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

  • Chris Brown
  • Khalid
  • Bruno Mars

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

  • Beyoncé
  • Lizzo
  • Ella Mai

FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B

  • Chris Brown "Indigo"
  • Khalid "Free Spirit"
  • Ella Mai "Ella Mai"

FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B

  • Khalid "Talk"
  • Lizzo "Juice"
  • Ella Mai "Trip"

FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK

  • Billie Eilish
  • Imagine Dragons
  • Panic! At The Disco

FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY

  • Maroon 5
  • P!nk
  • Taylor Swift

FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN

  • Bad Bunny
  • J Balvin
  • Ozuna

FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

  • Lauren Daigle
  • for KING & COUNTRY
  • MercyMe

FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC

  • Avicii
  • Marshmello
  • The Chainsmokers

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK

  • "A Star is Born" by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
  • "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
  • "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"

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