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American Music Awards Nominees Announced!
By: Ashlee Latimer Oct. 10, 2016
The American Music Awards, the world's biggest fan-voted award show, announced today the "2016 American Music Awards" nominees with recording artists Joe Jonas and Rachel Platten revealing six categories of nominees live 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 17 categories and included a recap of all nominees in the 11 previously announced categories. (See the full list of nominees below). The "2016 American Music Awards" will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 20 at 8:00pm ET on ABC.
Drake leads with 13 nominations and sets a new AMA record for most nominations in a single year, surpassing Michael Jackson's previous record of 11 nominations in 1984. Rihanna received seven nominations and Adele and Justin Bieber received five each. Beyoncé and The Chainsmokers each received four nominations. Additionally, Bryson Tiller, Twenty One Pilots, Carrie Underwood, Fetty Wap and The Weeknd earn three nominations each. The Artist of the Year nominees are Adele, Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Drake, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Rihanna, Twenty One Pilots, Carrie Underwood and The Weeknd. The ten nominees will be narrowed to five based on the votes received through Monday, November 14 at 8:59:59am PT. Voting for Artist of the Year will close on Thursday, November 17 at 8:59:59pm PT. The winner will be determined by the total votes received throughout the entire voting period. Nominees for New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile are Alessia Cara, The Chainsmokers, DNCE, Shawn Mendes and Zayn. Voting for this category opens November 2nd.Everything Drake touches turns to chart gold. His most recent album, Views, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart (his sixth No. 1 album) and spent more weeks at No. 1 than any hip-hop album since 1991. The set has accumulated more than 2.5 billion on-demand audio streams for its songs in the U.S. according to Nielsen Music, including the monster hit "One Dance," which ruled the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 10 weeks. "One Dance" proved to be so popular, it was crowned Billboard's Song of the Summer for 2016.
Pop superstar Rihanna started off 2016 with a bang - earning her second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with ANTI, and topping the Billboard Hot 100 with the set's lead single, "Work," featuring Drake. The tune marked Rihanna's 14th No. 1 single - pushing her ahead of Michael Jackson's 13 No. 1s. In the nearly 60-year history of the Hot 100, the only acts with more No. 1s are Mariah Carey (with 18) and The Beatles (20). Further, Rihanna followed up "Work" with two more top 10 hits on the Hot 100: her own "Needed Me" and as featured on Calvin Harris' "This Is What You Came For."
Adele's blockbuster third album, 25, exploded on the Billboard 200 chart upon its debut. In its first week on sale in the U.S., it sold a whopping 3.38 million copies: the single largest sales week on record (since Nielsen Music began electronically tracking sales in 1991). So far, the album has spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and has sold more than 9 million copies in the U.S. Further, the Recording Industry Association of America certified the album Diamond, indicating 10 million units earned for the set - giving Adele back-to-back Diamond-certified albums, following 21. The 25 album launched three top 20-charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Its lead single, "Hello," ruled the list for 10 weeks, and was followed by "When We Were Young" and the top 10 hit "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)."
With the release of his 2015 album Purpose, already-established pop superstar Justin Bieber reached even higher levels of success, landing his first three No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: "What Do You Mean?," "Sorry" and "Love Yourself." The set has sold 1.8 million copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music, upping his career total to 12.6 million albums sold. Bieber has placed six No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 - the last five consecutively dating to 2011.
Fans have become addicted to The Chainsmokers, the duo of Drew Taggart and Andrew Pall, over the past year. The pair earned its first three top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100: "Roses" (featuring Rozes), "Don't Let Me Down" (featuring Daya), and the act's first No. 1, "Closer" (featuring Halsey). All three smashes have also each spent multiple weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.
Beyoncé's Lemonade album gave the superstar her sixth consecutive No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, while its lead-off track, "Formation," netted the diva her sweet sixteenth top 10 smash on the Billboard Hot 100. All 12 of the songs on the Lemonade album reached the top 40 of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, including the top 10 hits "Formation" (No. 6), "Hold Up" (No. 6), "Sorry" (No. 4) and "6 Inch" (No. 10).
R&B sensation Bryson Tiller exploded onto the scene with his debut album, TRAPSOUL. The set reached No. 2 on both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and the R&B Albums chart. TRAPSOUL spawned three top 25 hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart: "Don't" (No. 4), "Exchange" (No. 8) and "Sorry Not Sorry" (No. 24).
Carrie Underwood won American Idol in 2005 and, since hitting Billboard's charts for the first time that year, has yet to slow down. Her latest album, Storyteller, debuted at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums in November 2015, marking her sixth No. 1 on the chart in as many appearances -- no other artist has begun a career with six consecutive No. 1s on the chart. And, with career U.S. album sales of 16.2 million, according to Nielsen Music, she reigns as the best-selling Idol alum. She's also notched 14 No. 1s on Hot Country Songs. With 24 overall Hot Country Songs top 10s, she's yet to miss the chart's top 10 with any of her official singles released to country radio.
The world said, "hey, what's up, hello" to Fetty Wap as his viral single "Trap Queen" ruled pop culture and shot to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Follow-up releases "My Way," featuring Monty (No. 7) and "679" featuring Remy Boyz (No. 4) also ascended to the top 10, and for six straight weeks, Fetty Wap had two songs in the Hot 100's top 10. The rapper/singer's self-titled debut album opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and his achievements lifted him to become Billboard's Top New Artist for 2015.
R&B singer The Weeknd waged a full-fledged pop crossover thanks to his album Beauty Behind the Madness. The set debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and launched two No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Can't Feel My Face" and "The Hills." Furthermore, when the latter song replaced the former atop the Hot 100, The Weeknd became only the 11th artist in the chart's history to succeed himself at the summit. Meanwhile, the title track for his follow-up album Starboy, due out Nov. 25, is off to a fast start. The track, which features Daft Punk, gave The Weeknd his fifth top 10 on the Hot 100 and sourth No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Twenty One Pilots, the twosome of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun, have soared to new heights, landing their first three top five Billboard Hot 100 hits in 2016: "Stressed Out," "Ride" and "Heathens." The first two songs are from the pair's 2015 album Blurryface, which became its first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 upon its debut in June 2015. The set has sold 1.1 million copies in the U.S. since its release, according to Nielsen Music. All three songs have also ruled Billboard's Hot Rock Songs chart for multiple weeks each.
At the American Music Awards, artists will be honored in multiple musical genres. Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Inspirational, Latin, EDM and Soundtrack, are some of the genres alongside the awards for Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile and Collaboration of the Year. This year, new categories include Tour of the Year and Video of the Year, while Favorite Song categories in the genres of Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop and Soul/R&B have been added in lieu of the Song of the Year category.
American Music Awards nominees are based on key fan interactions as reflected in Billboard Magazine and on Billboard.com, including album and digital song sales, radio airplay, streaming, social activity and touring. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound.
Via AMAvote.com
Posting a tweet on Twitter that includes the nominee's Twitter handle, the category name and #AMAs within the post(s).
Preceding the ABC broadcast for the 8th consecutive year will be the "Coca-Cola® Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2016 AMAs" pre-show. This live show will stream online for fans worldwide on November 20th.
The "2016 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 2016 American Music Awards®: 2016 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS® NOMINEES: ARTIST OF THE YEARAdele
Beyoncé
Justin Bieber
Drake
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
Carrie Underwood
The Weeknd
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE
Alessia Cara
The Chainsmokers
DNCE
Shawn Mendes
ZAYN
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya "Don't Let Me Down"
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla "One Dance"
Fifth Harmony Featuring Ty Dolla $ign "Work From Home"
Rihanna Featuring Drake "Work"
Meghan Trainor Featuring John Legend "Like I'm Gonna Lose You"
TOUR OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé
Madonna
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber "Sorry"
Desiigner "Panda"
Rihanna Featuring Drake "Work"
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber
Drake
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - POP/ROCK
Adele
Selena Gomez
Rihanna
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP - POP/ROCK
The Chainsmokers
DNCE
Twenty One Pilots
FAVORITE ALBUM - POP/ROCK
Adele "25"
Justin Bieber "Purpose"
Drake "Views"
FAVORITE SONG- POP/ROCK
Adele "Hello"
Justin Bieber "Love Yourself"
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla "One Dance"
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - COUNTRY
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett
Blake Shelton
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - COUNTRY
Kelsea Ballerini
Cam
Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE DUO or GROUP - COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band
FAVORITE ALBUM - COUNTRY
Luke Bryan "Kill the Lights"
Chris Stapleton "Traveller"
Carrie Underwood "Storyteller"
FAVORITE SONG - COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line "H.O.L.Y."
Tim McGraw "Humble And Kind"
Thomas Rhett "Die A Happy Man"
FAVORITE ARTIST - RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Fetty Wap
Future
FAVORITE ALBUM - RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake "Views"
Drake & Future "What A Time To Be Alive"
Fetty Wap "Fetty Wap"
FAVORITE SONG - RAP/HIP-HOP
Desiigner "Panda"
Drake "Hotline Bling"
Fetty Wap "679"
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
Bryson Tiller
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé
Janet Jackson
Rihanna
FAVORITE ALBUM - SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé "Lemonade"
Rihanna "Anti"
Bryson Tiller "T R A P S O U L"
FAVORITE SONG - SOUL/R&B
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla "One Dance"
Rihanna Featuring Drake "Work"
Bryson Tiller "Don't"
FAVORITE ARTIST - ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Coldplay
Twenty One Pilots
X Ambassadors
FAVORITE ARTIST - ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Adele
Rachel Platten
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE ARTIST - LATIN
J Balvin
Enrique Iglesias
Nicky Jam
FAVORITE ARTIST - CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Lauren Daigle
Hillsong UNITED
Chris Tomlin
FAVORITE ARTIST - ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
The Chainsmokers
Calvin Harris
Major Lazer
TOP SOUNDTRACK
Purple Rain
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Suicide Squad: The Album
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Sebastian Cubillos 818-744-4473 Sebastian@dbaronmedia.com NOMINATIONS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER (BY FIRST NAME): Adele: (5) Artist of the Year; Favorite Female Artist-Pop/Rock; Favorite Album-Pop/Rock; Favorite Song-Pop/Rock; Favorite Artist-Adult Contemporary Alessia Cara: (1) New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile Ariana Grande: (1) Artist of the Year Beyoncé: (4) Artist of the Year; Tour of the Year; Favorite Female Artist-Soul/R&B; Favorite Album-Soul/R&B Blake Shelton: (1) Favorite Male Artist-Country Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band: (1) Tour of the Year Bryson Tiller: (3) Favorite Male Artist-Soul/R&B; Favorite Album-Soul/R&B; Favorite Song-Soul/R&B Calvin Harris: (1) Favorite Artist-Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Cam: (1) Favorite Female Artist-Country Carrie Underwood: (3) Artist of the Year; Favorite Female Artist-Country; Favorite Album-Country Chris Brown: (1) Favorite Male Artist-Soul/R&B Chris Stapleton: (1) Favorite Album-Country Chris Tomlin: (1) Favorite Artist-Contemporary Inspirational Coldplay: (1) Favorite Artist-Alternative Rock Daya: (1) Collaboration of the Year Desiigner: (2) Video of the Year; Favorite Song-Rap/Hip-Hop DNCE: (2) New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile; Favorite Duo or Group-Pop/Rock Drake: (13) Artist of the Year; Collaboration of the Year (x2); Video of the Year; Favorite Male Artist-Pop/Rock; Favorite Album-Pop/Rock; Favorite Song-Pop/Rock; Favorite Artist-Rap/Hip-Hop; Favorite Album-Rap/Hip-Hop (x2); Favorite Song-Rap/Hip-Hop; Favorite Song-Soul/R&B (x2) Enrique Iglesias: (1) Favorite Artist-Latin Fetty Wap: (3) Favorite Artist-Rap/Hip-Hop; Favorite Album-Rap/Hip-Hop; Favorite Song-Rap/Hip-Hop Fifth Harmony: (1) Collaboration of the Year Florida Georgia Line: (2) Favorite Duo or Group-Country; Favorite Song-Country Future: (2) Favorite Artist-Rap/Hip-Hop; Favorite Album-Rap/Hip-Hop Hillsong UNITED: (1) Favorite Artist-Contemporary Inspirational Janet Jackson: (1) Favorite Female Artist-Soul/R&B J Balvin: (1) Favorite Artist-Latin John Legend: (1) Collaboration of the Year Justin Bieber: (5) Artist of the Year; Video of the Year; Favorite Male Artist-Pop/Rock; Favorite Album-Pop/Rock; Favorite Song-Pop/Rock Kelsea Ballerini: (1) Favorite Female Artist-Country Kyla: (1) Collaboration of the Year; Favorite Song-Soul/R&B Lauren Daigle: (1) Favorite Artist-Contemporary Inspirational Luke Bryan: (2) Favorite Male Artist-Country; Favorite Album-Country Madonna: (1) Tour of the Year Major Lazer: (1) Favorite Artist-Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Meghan Trainor: (2) Collaboration of the Year; Favorite Artist-Adult Contemporary Nicky Jam: (1) Favorite Artist-Latin Old Dominion: (1) Favorite Duo or Group-Country Purple Rain: (1) Top Soundtrack Rachel Platten: (1) Favorite Artist-Adult Contemporary Rihanna: (7) Artist of the Year; Collaboration of the Year; Video of the Year; Favorite Female Artist-Pop/Rock; Favorite Female Artist-Soul/R&B; Favorite Album-Soul/R&B; Favorite Song-Soul/R&B Selena Gomez: (2) Artist of the Year; Favorite Female Artist-Pop/Rock Shawn Mendes: (1) New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile Star Wars: The Force Awakens: (1) Top Soundtrack Suicide Squad: The Album: (1) Top Soundtrack The Chainsmokers: (4) New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile; Collaboration of the Year; Favorite Duo or Group-Pop/Rock; Favorite Artist-Electronic Dance Music (EDM) The Weeknd: (3) Artist of the Year; Favorite Male Artist-Pop/Rock; Favorite Male Artist-Soul/R&B Thomas Rhett: (2) Favorite Male Artist-Country; Favorite Song-Country Tim McGraw: (1) Favorite Song-Country Twenty One Pilots: (3) Artist of the Year; Favorite Duo or Group-Pop/Rock; Favorite Artist-Alternative Rock Ty Dolla $ign: (1) Collaboration of the Year Wizkid: (2) Collaboration of the Year; Favorite Song-Soul/R&B X Ambassadors: (1) Favorite Artist-Alternative Rock Zac Brown Band: (1) Favorite Duo or Group-Country ZAYN: (1) New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile
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"2016 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD" NOMINEE STATISTICS
2016 NOMINATION FAST FACTS
RECORD HOLDERS BY CATEGORY
TOP 10 AMA WINNERS OF ALL TIME (1974-2015)
2016 NOMINATION FAST FACTS:
This year's top-nominated artist, Drake, sets a new AMA record for most nominations in a single year with 13 nominations, surpassing Michael Jackson's previous record of 11 nominations in 1984. If Drake wins in any of his categories, it will be his first AMA win.
Justin Bieber will match current record holder Taylor Swift for the most Artist of the Year wins (3) if he takes home this year's award. With 8 past wins and 5 nominations this year, Justin has the chance to become one of the top 10 winners of all-time if he wins in at least 1 of his categories.
With 9 past wins, Rihanna is one of the top 10 AMA winners of all-time. As the current record holder for the most wins (5) in the Favorite Female Artist - Soul/R&B category, Rihanna will go head-to-head with Beyoncé in the same category for the second consecutive year.
Beyoncé, a 22-time AMA nominee, is tied with Aretha Franklin and Mariah Carey for the second highest number of awards for Favorite Female Artist - Soul/R&B (4), after current record holder Rihanna who leads with 5 wins in this category. With 6 past wins and 4 nominations this year, Beyoncé has the chance to become one of the top 10 winners of all-time if she wins at least 3 awards.
Adele is a four-time AMA winner. Nominated for Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary, Adele will tie with Celine Dion for the most wins in this category if she takes home the award this year.
Nine-time AMA winner, Carrie Underwood, has 3 wins for Favorite Female Artist - Country (2007, 2014, 2015). She will defend her title this year against newcomers Cam and Kelsea Ballerini. Carrie is also a first-time nominee for the top honor, Artist of the Year.
The Weeknd, a two-time AMA winner, is nominated in 3 categories including Artist of the Year, Favorite Male Artist - Pop/Rock and Favorite Male Artist - Soul/R&B, where he will defend his title against Chris Brown and Bryson Tiller.
Enrique Iglesias dominates the Favorite Artist - Latin category with 7 wins, the most of any Latin artist. This will be his 8th win in the category, should he take the award home again this year.
The Chainsmokers, DNCE and Twenty One Pilots are all first-time American Music Award nominees. The three will go head-to-head for Favorite Duo or Group - Pop/Rock, while The Chainsmokers and DNCE will also face off for the coveted New Artist of the Year Unleashed by T-Mobile award.
RECORD HOLDERS BY CATEGORY:
Taylor Swift is the current record holder for most wins in the Artist of the Year category with 3 wins. Justin Bieber currently has 2 wins in this category, and would tie Taylor should he take home this year's award.
SONG OF THE YEAR
Kenny Rogers is the current record holder for most wins in the Song of the Year category with 5 wins.
*The Song of the Year record holder accounts for all previous single category winners.
Barry Manilow, Eric Clapton, Michael Bolton and Michael Jackson are the current record holders for most wins in the Favorite Male Artist - Pop/Rock category with 3 wins each.
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - POP/ROCK
Olivia Newton John and Whitney Houston are the current record holders for most wins in the Favorite Female Artist - Pop/Rock category with 4 wins each.
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP - POP/ROCK
Aerosmith and Black Eyed Peas are the current record holders for most wins in the Favorite Duo or Group - Pop/Rock category with 3 wins each.
FAVORITE ALBUM - POP/ROCK
Michael Jackson is the current record holder for most wins in the Favorite Album - Pop/Rock category with 3 wins. If Justin Bieber wins the award this year, he will tie Michael Jackson for most wins in this category.
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - COUNTRY
Garth Brooks is the current record holder for most wins in the Favorite Male Artist - Country category with 8 wins.
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - COUNTRY
Reba McEntire is the current record holder for most wins in the Favorite Female Artist - Country category with 11 wins.
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP - COUNTRY
Alabama is the current record holder for most wins in the Favorite Duo or Group - Country category with 17 wins.
FAVORITE ALBUM - COUNTRY
Kenny Rogers is the current record holder for most wins in the Favorite Album - Country category with 5 wins. If Carrie Underwood takes the win for this category, she will tie Kenny as the current record holder.
FAVORITE ARTIST - RAP/HIP-HOP
Nicki Minaj, M.C. Hammer and Eminem are the current record holders for most wins in the Favorite Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop category with 3 wins each.
*The Favorite Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop record holder accounts for all previous Favorite Female Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop and Favorite Male Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop category winners.
Nicki Minaj is the current record holder for most wins in the Favorite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop category with 3 wins.
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - SOUL/R&B
Luther Vandross is the current record holder for most wins in the Favorite Male Artist - Soul/R&B category with 7 wins.
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - SOUL/R&B
Rihanna is the current record holder for most wins in the Favorite Female Artist - Soul/R&B category with 5 wins. Beyoncé and Rihanna will tie for most wins in this category should Beyoncé win this year..
FAVORITE ALBUM - SOUL/R&B
Michael Jackson is the current record holder for most wins in the Favorite Album - Soul/R&B category with 4 wins.
FAVORITE ARTIST - ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Linkin Park is the current record holder for most wins in the Favorite Artist - Alternative Rock category with 5 wins.
FAVORITE ARTIST - ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Celine Dion is the current record holder for most wins in the Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary category with 4 wins. Adele has the chance to tie Celine at the 2016 AMAs for most wins in this category.
FAVORITE ARTIST - LATIN
Enrique Iglesias is the current record holder for most wins in the Favorite Artist - Latin category with 7 wins.
FAVORITE ARTIST - CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Casting Crowns is the current record holder for most wins in the Favorite Artist - Contemporary Inspirational category with 4 wins.
FAVORITE ARTIST - ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
Calvin Harris is the current record holder for most wins in the Favorite Artist - Electronic Dance Music (EDM) category with 2 wins.
TOP 10 AMA WINNERS OF ALL-TIME (1974-2015):
1. Michael Jackson - 24 wins total, the most AMA wins of any artist in history; Leads the Favorite Album - Pop/Rock category with 3 wins; Leads the Favorite Album - Soul/R&B category with 4 wins; Leads the Favorite Single - Soul/R&B category with 3 wins; Won Artist of the Century in 2002
2. Alabama - 23 wins total; Leads the Favorite Duo or Group - Country category with 17 wins, 14 of which are consecutive from 1983-1996
3. Whitney Houston - 21 wins total, the most AMA wins of any female artist in history
4. Kenny Rogers - 19 wins total; Leads the Favorite Album - Country category with 5 wins and the Favorite Single - Country category, also with 5 wins
Taylor Swift - 19 wins total; Leads the Artist of the Year category with 3 wins; Won Dick Clark Award for Excellence in 2014
5. Garth Brooks - 17 wins total; Leads the Favorite Male Artist - Country category with 8 wins, 6 of which are consecutive from 1992-1997; Won Artist of the Decade in 2000
6. Reba McEntire - 15 wins total; Leads the Favorite Female Artist - Country category with 11 wins, 9 of which are consecutive from 1988-1996; Reba McEntire and Lionel Richie tie as record holders with 15 wins each
Lionel Richie - 15 wins total; Lionel Richie and Reba McEntire tie as record holders with 15 wins each
7. Willie Nelson - 12 wins total; Won the Award of Appreciation: Farm-Aid in 1986 and Award of Merit in 1989
8. Janet Jackson - 11 wins total; Won the Award of Merit in 2001; Janet Jackson and Stevie Wonder tie as record holders with 11 wins each
Stevie Wonder - 11 wins total; Won the Award of Merit in 1982; Stevie Wonder and Janet Jackson tie as record holders with 11 wins each
9. Tim McGraw - 10 wins total; Tim McGraw and Randy Travis tie as record holders with 10 wins each
Randy Travis - 10 wins total; Randy Travis and Tim McGraw tie as record holders with 10 wins each
10. Boyz II Men - 9 wins total; Tied with Gladys Knight & The Pips and Earth, Wind & Fire for most wins (4) in the Favorite Group - Soul/R&B category
Mariah Carey - 9 wins total; Won Award of Achievement in 2000; Tied with Aretha Franklin and Beyoncé for the second highest number of awards for Favorite Female Artist - Soul/R&B (4)
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