Dick Clark ProductionsTonight’s 2016 American Music Awards will feature highly anticipated performances by The Weeknd,John Legend and Nicki Minaj as well as Ariana Grande.
DJ Khaled will perform his hit single “Do You Mind” alongside Minaj, August Alsina, Future and Rick Ross, while Kendrick Lamar is scheduled to close the show with pop rock band Maroon 5 with the group’s single “Don’t Wanna Know.”
In addition to performing, The Weeknd is nominated for three awards — in the categories of Artist of the Year, Favorite Male Artist — Pop Rock and Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist.
Future received two nods — for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album for his joint studio project with Drake, What a Time to Be Alive.
Drake leads with thirteen nominations.
The AMAs will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 20 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. Here are all of the nominees:
Artist of the Year
Justin Bieber
Selena Gomez
Rihanna
Carrie Underwood
Ariana Grande
Favorite Album/Pop Rock
Drake — Views
Adele — 25
Justin Bieber — Purpose
Favorite Female Artist – Pop Rock Category
Adele
Selena
Rihanna
Favorite Male Artist- Pop Rock Category
Justin Bieber
Drake
The Weeknd
Favorite Female Artist – Adult Contemporary
Adele
Rachel Platten
Meghan Trainor
Favorite Pop Rock Duo or Group
The Chainsmokers
DNCE
Twenty One Pilots
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 Pop/Rock Song
Adele — “Hello”
Justin Bieber — “Love Yourself”
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla — “One Dance”
Favorite Country Male Artist
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett
Blake Shelton
Favorite Country Female Artist
Kelsea Ballerini
Cam
Carrie Underwood
Favorite Country Duo or Group
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band
Favorite Country Album
Luke Bryan — Kill the Lights
Chris Stapleton — Traveller
Carrie Underwood — Storyteller
Favorite Country Song
Florida Georgia Line — “H.O.L.Y.”
Tim McGraw — “Humble and Kind”
Thomas Rhett — “Die a Happy Man”
Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist
Drake
Fetty Wap
Future
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
Drake — Views
Drake & Future — What a Time to Be Alive
Fetty Wap — Fetty Wap
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song
Desiigner — “Panda”
Drake — “Hotline Bling”
Fetty Wap — “679”
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
Chris Brown
Bryson Tiller
The Weeknd
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
Beyoncé
Janet Jackson
Rihanna
Favorite Soul/R&B Album
Beyoncé — Lemonade
Rihanna — Anti
Bryson Tiller — T R A P S O U L
Favorite Soul/R&B Song
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla — “One Dance”
Rihanna Featuring Drake — “Work”
Bryson Tiller — “Don’t”
Favorite Alternative Rock Artist
Coldplay
Twenty One Pilots
X Ambassadors
Favorite Electronic Dance Music Artist
The Chainsmokers
Calvin Harris
Major Lazer
Top Soundtrack
Purple Rain
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Suicide Squad: The Album
Favorite Latin Artist
J Balvin
Enrique Iglesias
Nicky Jam
Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist
Lauren Daigle
Hillsong UNITED
Chris Tomlin
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