Bruno Mars Tops 2017 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD Nominations; Full List!

By: Oct. 12, 2017
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The 2017 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS will mark the 45th anniversary of the legendary music awards show that has brought fans the biggest musical superstars and most compelling live performances over the last four decades. As the kick-off to this year's highly anticipated show, international music sensation Ciara today announced six categories from the "2017 American Music Awards" nominees live on ABC's "Good Morning America," followed by a full reveal of all nominees via Facebook Live on THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS and Billboard pages.

The "2017 American Music Awards" will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at 8:00pm ET on ABC. The American Music Awards, the world's largest fan-voted awards show, is where music enthusiasts watch their favorite artists and pop culture icons come together to honor idols, newcomers and record-breakers in the contemporary music scene. From Pop and Rock, to Country, Hip Hop and beyond, this year's show will celebrate 45 years of the best moments in music with appearances by today's brightest stars and live performances from the biggest names in music.

Bruno Mars leads with eight nominations, including Artist of the Year, Video of the Year, and Favorite Male Artist - Pop/Rock. The Chainsmokers, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Ed SHeeran and The Weeknd tied with five nominations each. Justin Bieber, Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi received four nominations each. Additionally, Keith Urban earned three nominations.

The Artist of the Year nominees are Bruno Mars, The Chainsmokers, Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Ed SHeeran. Voting for Artist of the Year opened today and will close on Thursday, November 16 at 8:59:59pm PT. Voting for all other editorial categories closes on Monday, November 13 at 8:59:59am PT.

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.

The AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS winners are voted entirely by fans. Voting opened today in all categories except New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile and Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, which will both open on Wednesday, November 1.
For New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile and Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, fans can vote for each award 100 times per day, per voting platform in one or both of the ways below. Fans can vote for all other awards once per day, per voting platform.

Below please find the full list of nominations for the 2017 American Music Awards®:

2017 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS® NOMINEES - nomination GIFs are hyperlinked to the category names

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
  • James Arthur
  • Niall Horan
  • Julia Michaels
  • Post Malone
  • Rae Sremmurd
  • The Chainsmokers
  • Coldplay
  • Imagine Dragons
  • Bruno Mars "24K Magic"
  • Drake "More Life"
  • The Weeknd "Starboy"
  • Florida Georgia Line
  • Little Big Town
  • Old Dominion
  • Sam Hunt "Body Like A Back Road"
  • Jon Pardi "Dirt On My Boots"
  • Keith Urban "Blue Ain't Your Color"
  • Drake
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Migos
  • Drake "More Life"
  • Kendrick Lamar "DAMN."
  • Migos "Culture"
  • DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne "I'm the One"
  • Kendrick Lamar "HUMBLE."
  • Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane "Black Beatles"
  • Beyoncé
  • Kehlani
  • Rihanna
  • Bruno Mars "24K Magic"
  • Childish Gambino "Awaken, My Love!"
  • The Weeknd "Starboy"
  • Bruno Mars "That's What I Like"
  • Khalid "Location"
  • The Weeknd "Starboy"
  • Lauren Daigle
  • MercyMe
  • Chris Tomlin
  • Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2
  • Moana
  • Trolls

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.


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