American Music Awards 2021 Releases List of Nominees

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Organizers for the American Music Awards 2021 have just released the list of nominees. Seeing her name on the list for the first time; “Traitor” singer Olivia Rodrigo receives seven nominations. The event will be airing live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 21 at 8 p.m. (EST) on ABC. The next day it will be streaming on Hulu.

This year’s American Music Awards Artist of the Year nominees are:

• “Save Your Tears” singer, Ariana Grande.
• Boy band BTS.
• “Way 2 Sexy” singer, Drake.
• Oliva Rodrigo.
• “Take My Breath Away” singer The Weeknd.

The nominees for New Artist of the Year are:

• Olivia Rodrigo.
• The Kid LAROI.
• Masked Wolf.
• Giveon.
• 24kGoldn.

Nominees for the American Music Awards Collaboration of the Year:

• Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & Giveon for the song “Peaches.”
• Chris Brown & Young Thug for the song “Go Crazy.”
• 24kGoldn ft. iann dior for the song “Mood.”
• Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez for the song “DÁKITI.”
• Doja Cat ft. SZA for the song “Kiss Me More.”

The American Music Awards nominees for Favorite Trending Song:

• Olivia Rodrigo’s song “drivers license.”
• Erica Banks’ song “Buss It.”
• Måneskin’s song “Beggin’.”
• Megan Thee Stallion’s song “Body.”
• Popp Hunna’s song “Adderall (Corvette Corvette).”

Nominees in the Favorite Music Video are:

• The Weeknd’s “Save Your Tears.”
• Lil Nas X’s “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
• Cardi B’s “Up”
• Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)’s “Leave The Door Open”
• Olivia Rodrigo’s “drivers license.”

The nominees on the American Music Awards’ Favorite Male Pop Artist are:

• Lil Nas X.
• Justin Bieber.
• Ed Sheeran.
• Drake.
• The Weeknd.

Nominees on the events Favorite Female Pop Artist are:

• Taylor Swift.
• Dua Lipa.
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Doja Cat.
• Ariana Grande.

The American Music Awards Favorite Pop Duo or Group list is:

• Maroon 5.
• Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak).
• Glass Animals.
• BTS.
• AJR.

Those nominated for Favorite Pop Album are:

• The Kid LAROI’s “F*CK LOVE.”
• Taylor Swift’s “evermore.”
• Ariana Grande’s “Positions.”
• Dua Lipa’s “Future Nostalgia.”
• Olivia Rodrigo’s “SOUR.”

American Music Awards nominees for Favorite Pop Song are:

• The Weeknd and Ariana Grande’s “Save Your Tears (Remix).”
• Olivia Rodrigo’s “drivers license.”
• Doja Cat ft. SZA’s “Kiss Me More.”
• BTS’s “Butter.”
• Dua Lipa’s “Levitating.”

The Favorite Male Country Artist nominees are:

• Jason Aldean.
• Luke Bryan.
• Chris Stapleton.
• Morgan Wallen.
• Luke Combs.

The list of nominees for Favorite Female Country Artist is:

• Gabby Barrett.
• Carrie Underwood.
• Maren Morris.
• Kacey Musgraves.
• Miranda Lambert.

American Music Awards nominees for Favorite Country Duo or Group are:

• Lady A.
• Old Dominion.
• Zac Brown Band.
• Florida Georgia Line.
• Dan + Shay.

The list of nominees in the Favorite Country Album category are:

• Lee Brice’s “Hey World.”
• Gabby Barrett’s “Goldmine.”
• Chris Stapleton’s “Starting Over.”
• *Morgan Wallen’s “Dangerous: The Double Album.”
• Luke Bryan’s “Born Here Live Here Die Here.”

For the Favorite Country Song category the nominees are:

• Luke Combs’s “Forever After All.”
• Chris Young & Kane Brown “Famous Friends.”
• Chris Stapleton “Starting Over.”
• Walker Hayes “Fancy Like.”
• Gabby Barrett “The Good Ones.”

In the American Music Awards Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist category are:

• Lil Baby.
• Drake.
• Moneybagg Yo.
• Polo G.
• Pop Smoke.

Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist nominees are:

• Coi Leray.
• Cardi B.
• Erica Banks.
• Megan Thee Stallion.
• Saweetie.

The nominees on the American Music Awards Favorite Hip-Hop Album are:

• Megan Thee Stallion “Good News.”
• Rod Wave “SoulFly.”
• Pop Smoke “Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon.”
• Juice WRLD “Legends Never Die.”
• Drake “Certified Lover Boy.”

In the Favorite Hip-Hop Song category:

• Pop Smoke “What You Know Bout Love”
• Lil Tjay ft. 6LACK “Calling My Phone”
• Polo G “RAPSTAR”
• Internet Money ft. Gunna, Don Toliver & NAV “Lemonade”
• Cardi B “Up”

The nominees in the Favorite Male R&B Artist category are:

• Giveon.
• Chris Brown.
• The Weeknd.
• Tank.
• Usher.

Favorite Female R&B Artist nominees are:

• H.E.R.
• Doja Cat.
• Jazmine Sullivan.
• Jhené Aiko.
• SZA.

In the American Music Awards Favorite R&B Album category are:

• H.E.R.’s “Back of My Mind.”
• Giveon’s “When It’s All Said And Done… Take Time.”
• Doja Cat’s “Planet Her.”
• Queen Naija’s “missunderstood.”
• Jazmine Sullivan’s “Heaux Tales.”

The Favorite R&B Song nominees are:

• H.E.R.’s “Damage.”
• Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)’s “Leave The Door Open.”
• Chris Brown & Young Thug’s “Go Crazy.”
• Giveon’s “Heartbreak Anniversary.”
• Jazmine Sullivan’s “Pick Up Your Feelings.”

The nominees in the Favorite Male Latin Artist are:

• Maluma.
• J Balvin.
• Bad Bunny.
• Rauw Alejandro.
• Ozuna.

American Music Awards nominees for Favorite Female Latin Artist are:

• KAROL G.
• Becky G.
• Kali Uchis.
• ROSALÍA.
• Natti Natasha.

Favorite Latin Duo or Group nominees are:

• La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De Rene Camacho.
• Calibre 50.
• Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga.
• Eslabon Armado.
• Los Dos Carnales.

The American Music Awards nominees for Favorite Latin Album are:

• Kali Uchis’s “Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios).”
• Bad Bunny’s “EL ÚLTIMO TOUR DEL MUNDO.”
• Maluma’s “PAPI JUANCHO.”
• KAROL G’s “KG0516.”
• Rauw Alejandro’s “Afrodisíaco.”

Nominees for Favorite Latin Song are:

• Bad Bunny x ROSALÍA’s “LA NOCHE DE ANOCHE.”
• Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez’s “DÁKITI.”
• Farruko’s “Pepas.”
• Maluma & The Weeknd’s “Hawái (Remix).”
• Kali Uchis’s “telepatía.”

In the Favorite Rock Artist category are:

• All Time Low.
• AJR.
• Foo Fighters.
• Glass Animals.
• Machine Gun Kelly.

The nominees in the Favorite Inspirational Artist category are:

• Carrie Underwood.
• CAIN.
• Elevation Worship.
• Lauren Daigle.
• Zach Williams.

Nominees in the Favorite Gospel Artist Category are:

• Kirk Franklin.
• Kanye West.
• Koryn Hawthorne.
• Maverick City Music.
• Tasha Cobbs Leonard.

American Music Awards nominees for Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist are:

• David Guetta.
• ILLENIUM.
• Marshmello.
• Regard.
• Tiësto.

Tune in to the American Music Awards on November 21 to see who wins in each category.

Written by Sheena Robertson

Source:

CNN: American Music Awards 2021: See who got nominated; by Lisa Respers France

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