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[10/13/15 - 08:25 AM]
The "2015 American Music Awards(R)" Nominations Announced
Taylor Swift leads this year with six nominations; Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd tie with five nominations each, while Sam Hunt, Nicki Minaj, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor and Walk the Moon earn three nominations each.

[via press release from ABC]

THE "2015 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS(R)" NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

Taylor Swift Leads This Year with 6 Nominations, Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd Tie with 5 Nominations Each

2015 Artist of the Year Nominees include Luke Bryan, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and Meghan Trainor

Jennifer Lopez Will Host the "2015 American Music Awards" Live from the Microsoft Theater on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22 at 8:00pm ET on ABC

The American Music Awards, the world's biggest fan-voted award show, announced today the "2015 American Music Awards" nominees. Recording artists Joe Jonas and Charlie Puth rose at the crack of dawn to reveal six categories of nominees on ABC's "Good Morning America." Immediately following the broadcast, five additional categories were announced in real time exclusively via Snapchat (TheAMAs). ABC News then livestreamed the remaining 12 categories and included a recap of all nominees in the 11 previously-announced categories. (See the full list of nominees below). As previously announced, Jennifer Lopez will host and perform on the "2015 American Music Awards," which will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 22 at 8:00pm ET on ABC.

Taylor Swift leads this year with six nominations. Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd tie with five nominations each, while Sam Hunt, Nicki Minaj, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor and Walk the Moon earn three nominations each. Additionally, Jason Aldean, Chris Brown, Luke Bryan, Drake, Fetty Wap, Florida Georgia Line, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Bruno Mars, One Direction, Charlie Puth, Rihanna, Mark Ronson and Wiz Khalifa each receive two nominations.

The Artist of the Year nominees are Luke Bryan, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor and The Weeknd. The ten nominees will be narrowed to five based on the votes received through November 11 at 11:59pm ET and the winner will be determined by the total votes received throughout the entire voting period.

The Song of The Year nominees are Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth "See You Again," Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk!," Ed Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud," Taylor Swift "Blank Space," and The Weeknd "Can't Feel My Face."

As always at the American Music Awards, artists will be honored in the genres of Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Inspirational, Latin, EDM, Soundtrack, Song of The Year, New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl's, Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile and Artist of the Year.

American Music Awards nominees are based on key fan interactions as reflected in Billboard Magazine and on Billboard.com, including album and digital singles sales, radio airplay, streaming, social activity and touring. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Entertainment and Next Big Sound.

The American Music Awards winners are voted entirely by fans. Voting opened today in all categories except those listed below. Fans can vote for each category once per day, per platform in any (or many) of the below ways:
· Via AMAvote.com
· Posting a status on Facebook that includes the nominee's name and the category's hashtag within the post(s).
· Posting a tweet on Twitter that includes the nominee's name or Twitter handle, the category name and #AMAs within the post(s).

Voting for New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl's and Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile will open on November 1 at 12:01am ET. More information on voting for these categories will be provided in the coming weeks.

Preceding the ABC broadcast for the 7th consecutive year will be the "Coca-Cola Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2015 AMAs" pre-show. Live coverage will stream online for fans worldwide starting at 5:00pm ET / 2:00pm PT on November 22nd at Yahoo, this year's official digital distributor of the American Music Awards pre-show. The live stream can also be watched at TheAMAs.com and ABC.com.

The "2015 American Music Awards" is produced by dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro and Mike Mahan are Executive Producers. Larry Klein, Barry Adelman and Mark Bracco are Producers.

Below please find the full list of nominations for the 2015 American Music Awards(R):

2015 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS(R) NOMINEES:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
· Luke Bryan
· Ariana Grande
· Maroon 5
· Nicki Minaj
· One Direction
· Ed Sheeran
· Sam Smith
· Taylor Swift
· Meghan Trainor
· The Weeknd

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL'S
· Fetty Wap
· Sam Hunt
· Tove Lo
· Walk The Moon
· The Weeknd

SONG OF THE YEAR
· Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth "See You Again"
· Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk!"
· Ed Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud"
· Taylor Swift "Blank Space"
· The Weeknd "Can't Feel My Face"

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE
· Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth "See You Again"
· Rihanna & Kanye West Featuring Paul McCartney "FourFiveSeconds"
· Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk!"
· Skrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber "Where Are � Now"
· Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar "Bad Blood"

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - POP/ROCK
· Nick Jonas
· Ed Sheeran
· Sam Smith

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - POP/ROCK
· Ariana Grande
· Taylor Swift
· Meghan Trainor

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP - POP/ROCK
· Maroon 5
· One Direction
· Walk The Moon

FAVORITE ALBUM - POP/ROCK
· Ed Sheeran "x"
· Sam Smith "In The Lonely Hour"
· Taylor Swift "1989"

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - COUNTRY
· Jason Aldean
· Luke Bryan
· Sam Hunt

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - COUNTRY
· Kelsea Ballerini
· Miranda Lambert
· Carrie Underwood

FAVORITE DUO or GROUP - COUNTRY
· Zac Brown Band
· Florida Georgia Line
· Little Big Town

FAVORITE ALBUM - COUNTRY
· Jason Aldean "Old Boots, New Dirt"
· Florida Georgia Line "Anything Goes"
· Sam Hunt "Montevallo"

FAVORITE ARTIST - RAP/HIP-HOP
· Drake
· Fetty Wap
· Nicki Minaj

FAVORITE ALBUM - RAP/HIP-HOP
· J. Cole "2014 Forest Hills Drive"
· Drake "If You're Reading This It's Too Late
· Nicki Minaj "The Pinkprint"

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - SOUL/R&B
· Chris Brown
· Trey Songz
· The Weeknd

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - SOUL/R&B
· Beyoncé
· Mary J. Blige
· Rihanna

FAVORITE ALBUM - SOUL/R&B
· Chris Brown "X"
· D'Angelo and The Vanguard "Black Messiah"
· The Weeknd "Beauty Behind the Madness"

FAVORITE ARTIST - ALTERNATIVE ROCK
· Fall Out Boy
· Hozier
· Walk The Moon

FAVORITE ARTIST - ADULT CONTEMPORARY
· Ed Sheeran
· Taylor Swift
· Meghan Trainor

FAVORITE ARTIST - LATIN
· Enrique Iglesias
· Ricky Martin
· Romeo Santos

FAVORITE ARTIST - CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
· Casting Crowns
· Hillsong United
· MercyMe

FAVORITE ARTIST - ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
· Calvin Harris
· David Guetta
· Zedd

TOP SOUNDTRACK
· Fifty Shades of Grey
· Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
· Pitch Perfect 2

For the latest American Music Awards news, exclusive content and more, be sure to follow the AMAs on social and join the conversation by using the official hashtag for the show, #AMAs. Facebook: Facebook.com/AMAs Twitter: @TheAMAs Instagram: @TheAMAs Snapchat: TheAMAs Tumblr: americanmusicawards.tumblr.com Vine: TheAMAs

About the American Music Awards

The American Music Awards features performances from today's hottest artists and presents fan-voted awards in the categories of Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Inspirational, Latin, EDM, Soundtrack, Song of The Year, New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl's, Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile and Artist of the Year. The American Music Awards pays tribute to today's most influential and iconic artists. The show is produced by dick clark productions and is seen in more than 160 countries around the world. For more information, visit www.theamas.com, www.dickclark.com or abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards.

About dick clark productions

dick clark productions (dcp) is the world's largest producer and proprietor of televised live event entertainment programming with the "Academy of Country Music Awards," "American Country Countdown Awards," "American Music Awards," "Billboard Music Awards," "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest," "Golden Globe Awards," "Hollywood Film Awards" and the "Streamy Awards." Weekly television programming includes "So You Think You Can Dance" from 19 Entertainment, a division of CORE Media Group and dcp; "World's Funniest" from Jukin Media and dcp; as well as "BOOM!" from Keshet DCP, the joint venture between Keshet International (KI), the global distribution and production arm of Keshet Media Group and DC Media, the parent company of dcp. dcp also owns one of the world's most unique and extensive entertainment archive libraries with more than 55 years of award-winning shows, historic programs, specials, performances and legendary programming. For additional information, visit www.dickclark.com.





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