The 2015 American Music Awards will hit airwaves next month, and ahead of the live telecast the nominations were announced on Tuesday.
Hosted by Jennifer Lopez, the upcoming ceremony places Nicki Minaj, Fetty Wap, Wiz Khalifa, Rihanna, The Weeknd Drake and J. Cole in the running for the top hip-hop and R&B honors. Edging out their peers are The Weeknd and Nicki Minaj, who snagged four and three nods, respectively. The Weekend is up for New Artist Of The Year, Artist Of The Year, Favorite R&B Soul Album and Song Of The Year.Nicki is up for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist, Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album and Artist Of The Year. Next up is Rihanna, who is up for Collaboration Of The Year for “FourFiveSeconds” featuring Kanye West and Paul McCartney, as well as Favorite Female R&B/Soul Artist.
Other notable nominations include Fetty Wap’s bid for New Artist Of The Year, Wiz Khalifa’s “See You Again” earning double nominations, Song Of The Year and Collaboration Of The Year. Drake is also up for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album, while J. Cole’s nod for the latter serves as his only one. Kendrick Lamar also earned a single nomination, for Collaboration Of The Year for Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood.”
Peep more nominees for the 2015 American Music Awards below:
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 feat. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”
Mark Ronson feat. 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 feat. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”
Rihanna & Kanye West feat. Paul McCartney – “FourFiveSeconds”
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk!”
Skrillex & Diplo feat. Justin Bieber – “Where Are Ü Now”
Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Fetty Wap
Nicki Minaj
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Drake – If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Nicki Minaj – The Pinkprint
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – 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
TOP SOUNDTRACK
Fifty Shades of Grey
Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
Pitch Perfect 2