#ICYMI: Charlie Puth And Joe Jonas Announce AMA Noms As Voting Begins
In case you missed it this morning, everyone in the music world were watching Joe Jonas and Charlie Puth on ABC’s Good Morning America. The two music stars tipped their hats to this year’s nominees for the American Music Awards. Surprising no one, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and the Weeknd topped the year’s nominations. The “Bad Blood” singer was honored with six nods, including Artist of the Year, while both Sheeran and the Weeknd earned five nominations each. In fact, both either of them could go home as the AMA’s artist of the year.
However, to be The AMA’s artist of the year, the two music superstars will have to contend against the likes of Ariana Grande, Luke Bryan, Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Sam Smith and Meghan Trainor. The biggest catch of this category is that it will shrink, and nominations could change accordingly based on votes.
Charlie was smiling big time when he realized that he and Wiz Kahlifa were counted in the song the year category with their Furious 7 Paul Walker tribute, “See You Again.” To take the AMA home however, the two will have to beat stand outs like “Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran, “Blank Space” by Taylor Swift, and arguable songs of the summer, The Weeknd with “Can’t Feel My Face” and Mark Ronson’s hit with Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk.”
Jennifer Lopez will host the American Music Awards live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on ABC. You can find the complete list of nominees below. Click here to begin voting.
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
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
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 Ü 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
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 — R&B/Hip-Hop
Drake
Fetty Wap
Nicki Minaj
Favorite Album — R&B/Hip-Hop
- Cole — “2014 Forest Hills Drive”
Drake — “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Nicki Minaj — “The Pinkprint”
Favorite Male Artists — 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 — EDM
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Zedd
Top Soundtrack
“Fifty Shades of Grey”
“Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1”
“Pitch Perfect 2”
