The American Music Awards 2022 is going to take place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on November 20, Sunday and will air live from 8 p.m. E.T. on ABC and can also be streamed live via ABC.com and the ABC App.
This year will mark the AMAs’ 50th anniversary, with the winners being voted for solely by the American public.
The nominees have finally been announced and fans can now cast their votes for the stars they want to see take an award home. Voting is open now.
Bad Bunny is in the lead with a whopping eight AMA nominations, including the highly coveted artist of the year. Close behind Bad Bunny are Beyoncé, Drake and Taylor Swift, who each have six nominations.
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Here is the full list of nominees for the different categories at AMA 2022:-
New Artist of the Year Award
· Dove Cameron
· GAYLE
· Måneskin
· Latto
· Steve Lacy
Favorite Afrobeats Artist Award
· CKay
· Tems
· Fireboy DML
· Wizkid
· Burna Boy
Favorite K-pop Artist
· Blackpink
· Twice
· BTS
· Seventeen
· Tomorrow X Together
Favorite Soundtrack
· Encanto
· Elvis
· Sing 2
· Top Gun: Maverick
· Stranger Things: Music from the Netflix Original Series, Season 4 Album
Favorite Gospel Artist
· DOE
· CeCe Winans
· Maverick City Music
· E. Dewey Smith
· Tamela Mann
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Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist
· Marshmello
· Swedish House Mafia
· Tiësto
· The Chainsmokers
· Diplo
Favorite Inspirational Artist
· Katy Nichole
· for KING & COUNTRY
· Anne Wilson
· Phil Wickham
· Matthew West
Favorite Rock Album Of the Year
· Music of the Spheres- Coldplay
· Unlimited Love- Red Hot Chili Peppers
· Mainstream Sellout- Machine Gun Kelly
· Mercury-Act 1- Imagine Dragons
· Impera- Ghost
Favorite Rock Song
· “Love Dies Young”- Foo Fighters
· “Enemy”- Imagine Dragons x JID
· “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”- Kate Bush
· “Beggin”- Måneskin
· “Black Summer”- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Favorite Rock Artist
· Imagine Dragons
· Måneskin
· Machine Gun Kelly
· The Lumineers
· Red Hot Chili Peppers
Favorite Latin Album
· Un Verano Sin Ti- Bad Bunny
· Jose- J Balvin
· La 167- Farruko
· Motomami- Rosalía
· Vice Versa- Rauw Alejandro
Favorite Latin Song
· “Me Porto Bonito”- Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone
· “Provenza”- Karol G
· “Mamiii”- Becky G x Karol G
· “Dos Oruguitas”- Sebastián Yatra
· “Todo de Ti”- Rauw Alejandro
Favorite Female Latin Artist
· Anitta
· Kali Uchis
· Becky G
· Rosalía
· Karol G
Favorite Latin Duo or Group
· Calibre 50
· Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga
· Grupo Firme
· Eslabon Armado
· Yahritza Y Su Esencia
Favorite Male Latin Artist
· Bad Bunny
· J Balvin
· Jhayco
· Farruko
· Rauw Alejandro
Favorite Female R&B Artist
· Beyoncé
· Muni Long
· Doja Cat
· SZA
· Summer Walker
Favorite R&B album
· Renaissance– Beyoncé
· Still Not Over It- Summer Walker
· An Evening with Silk Sonic- Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak)
· Honestly, Nevermind- Drake
· Dawn FM- The Weeknd
Favorite R&B Song
· “Break My Soul”- Beyoncé
· “Hrs And Hrs”- Muni Long
· “Smokin’ Out The Window”- Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak)
· “I Hate U”- SZA
· “Essence”- Wizkid ft. Tems
Favorite Male R&B Artist
· Chris Brown
· Brent Faiyaz
· The Weeknd
· Lucky Daye
· Giveon
Favorite Hip-hop Song
· “Industry Baby”- Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow
· “First Class”- Jack Harlow
· “Wait For U”- Future ft. Drake & Tems
· “Big Energy”- Latto
· “Super Gremlin”- Kodak Black
Favorite Female Hip-hop Artist
· Cardi B
· Megan Thee Stallion
· Latto
· GloRilla
· Nicki Minaj
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Favorite Hip-hop Album
· DS4Ever- Gunna
· 7220- Lil Durk
· I Never Liked You- Future
· Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers- Kendrick Lamar
· Hall of Fame 2.0- Polo G
