Drake will go up against Adele, Beyoncé, Bieber, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Rihanna, Twenty One Pilots, Underwood and The Weeknd for Artist of the Year; the 10 nominees will be narrowed to five based on the votes received through Monday, November 14 at 8:59 a.m. PT. Voting for Artist of the Year will close on Thursday, November 17 at 8:59 p.m. PT. The winner will be determined by the total votes received throughout the entire voting period. If Bieber wins the award he will tie current record hold Taylor Swift for the most wins (3). With eight past wins and this year's five nominations, Bieber needs just one win to become one of the top 10 AMA winners of all time.
The Chainsmokers will face a formidable group of acts for the coveted New Artist of the Year crown, including DNCE, Alessia Cara, Shawn Mendes and Zayn Malik. 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. Winners are voted entirely by fans, with voting opening today (Oct. 10) in all categories except New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile, which will open on November 2nd.
Fans can vote for all category once per day, per platform in one or both of the below ways. For New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile, fans can vote 100 times per day, per platform at AMAvote.com or by posting a tweet that includes the nominee's Twitter handle, the category name and #AMAs within the post(s). 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.
See the full list of nominees below:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
TOUR OF THE YEAR
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
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
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY
FAVORITE ALBUM - COUNTRY
- Luke Bryan Kill the Lights
- Chris Stapleton Traveller
- Carrie Underwood Storyteller
FAVORITE SONG - COUNTRY
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
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
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
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
FAVORITE ARTIST - ADULT CONTEMPORARY
FAVORITE ARTIST - LATIN
FAVORITE ARTIST - CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
FAVORITE ARTIST - ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
TOP SOUNDTRACK
- Purple Rain
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Suicide Squad: The Album
