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THE “2015 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS®” NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

Taylor Swift Leads This Year with 6 Nominations, Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd Tie with 5 Nominations Each

ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, RICKY MARTIN & ROMEO SANTOS NOMINATED FOR FAVORITE ARTIST LATIN 

Jennifer Lopez Will Host the “2015 American Music Awards” Live from the Microsoft Theater on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd at 8:00pm ET on ABC

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Los Angeles, CA (October 13, 2015) – The American Music Awards, the world’s biggest fan-voted award show, announced today the “2015 American Music Awards” nominees. Recording artists Joe Jonas and Charlie Puth rose at the crack of dawn to reveal six categories of nominees 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 12 categories and included a recap of all nominees in the 11 previously-announced categories.  (See the full list of nominees below).  As previously announced, Jennifer Lopez will host and perform on the “2015 American Music Awards,” which will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 22 at 8:00pm ET on ABC.  

Taylor Swift leads this year with six nominations. Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd tie with five nominations each, while Sam Hunt, Nicki Minaj, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor and Walk the Moon earn three nominations each.  Additionally, Jason Aldean, Chris Brown, Luke Bryan, Drake, Fetty Wap, Florida Georgia Line, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Bruno Mars, One Direction, Charlie Puth, Rihanna, Mark Ronson and Wiz Khalifa each receive two nominations.

The Artist of the Year nominees are Luke Bryan, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor and The Weeknd. The ten nominees will be narrowed to five based on the votes received through November 11 at 11:59pm ET and the winner will be determined by the total votes received throughout the entire voting period.

The Song of The Year nominees are Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth “See You Again,” Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!,” Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud,” Taylor Swift “Blank Space,” and The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face.” 

As always at the American Music Awards, artists will be honored in the genres of Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Inspirational, Latin, EDM, Soundtrack, Song of The Year, New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile and Artist of the Year. 

American Music Awards nominees are based on key fan interactions as reflected in Billboard Magazine and on Billboard.com, including album and digital singles sales, radio airplay, streaming, social activity and touring. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Entertainment and Next Big Sound.

The American Music Awards winners are voted entirely by fans. Voting opened today in all categories except those listed below. Fans can vote for each category once per day, per platform in any (or many) of the below ways:

  • Via AMAvote.com 
  • Posting a status on Facebook that includes the nominee’s name and the category’s hashtag within the post(s).
  • Posting a tweet on Twitter that includes the nominee’s name or Twitter handle, the category name and #AMAs within the post(s).

Voting for New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s and Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile will open on November 1 at 12:01am ET.  More information on voting for these categories will be provided in the coming weeks.

Preceding the ABC broadcast for the 7th consecutive year will be the “Coca-Cola Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2015 AMAs” pre-show. Live coverage will stream online for fans worldwide starting at 5:00pm ET / 2:00pm PT on November 22nd at Yahoo, this year’s official digital distributor of the American Music Awards pre-show. The live stream can also be watched at TheAMAs.com and ABC.com 

The “2015 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 2015 American Music Awards®: 

2015 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS® NOMINEES:

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 PRESENTED BY KOHL’S

  • Fetty Wap
  • Sam Hunt
  • Tove Lo
  • Walk The Moon
  • The Weeknd

SONG OF THE YEAR

  • Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth “See You Again”
  • Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
  • Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud”
  • Taylor Swift “Blank Space”
  • The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face”

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE

  • Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth “See You Again”

·         Rihanna & Kanye West Featuring Paul McCartney “FourFiveSeconds”

  • Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”

·         Skrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber “Where Are Ü Now”

·         Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar “Bad Blood” 

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK  

  • Nick Jonas
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Sam Smith 

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK 

  • Ariana Grande
  • Taylor Swift
  • Meghan Trainor

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK

  • Maroon 5
  • One Direction
  • Walk The Moon

FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK

  • Ed Sheeran “x”
  • Sam Smith “In The Lonely Hour”
  • Taylor Swift “1989”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY 

  • Jason Aldean
  • Luke Bryan
  • Sam Hunt 

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY 

  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Carrie Underwood

FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY

  • Zac Brown Band
  • Florida Georgia Line
  • Little Big Town

FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY

  • Jason Aldean “Old Boots, New Dirt”
  • Florida Georgia Line “Anything Goes”
  • Sam Hunt “Montevallo”

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”

FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK

  • Fall Out Boy
  • Hozier
  • Walk The Moon

FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY

  • Ed Sheeran
  • Taylor Swift
  • Meghan Trainor 

FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN

  • Enrique Iglesias
  • Ricky Martin
  • Romeo Santos

FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

  • Casting Crowns
  • Hillsong United
  • MercyMe 

FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)

  • Calvin Harris
  • David Guetta
  • Zedd

TOP SOUNDTRACK

  • Fifty Shades of Grey
  • Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
  • Pitch Perfect 2

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About the American Music Awards

The American Music Awards features performances from today’s hottest artists and presents fan-voted awards in the categories of Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Inspirational, Latin, EDM, Soundtrack, Song of The Year, New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile and Artist of the Year.  The American Music Awards pays tribute to today’s most influential and iconic artists.  The show is produced by dick clark productions and is seen in more than 160 countries around the world. For more information, visit www.theamas.comwww.dickclark.com or abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards.

About dick clark productions 

dick clark productions (dcp) is the world’s largest producer and proprietor of televised live event entertainment programming with the “Academy of Country Music Awards,” “American Country Countdown Awards,” “American Music Awards,” “Billboard Music Awards,” “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” “Golden Globe Awards,” “Hollywood Film Awards” and the “Streamy Awards.” Weekly television programming includes “So You Think You Can Dance” from 19 Entertainment, a division of CORE Media Group and dcp; “World’s Funniest” from Jukin Media and dcp; as well as “BOOM!” from Keshet DCP, the joint venture between Keshet International (KI), the global distribution and production arm of Keshet Media Group and DC Media, the parent company of dcp.  dcp also owns one of the world’s most unique and extensive entertainment archive libraries with more than 55 years of award-winning shows, historic programs, specials, performances and legendary programming. For additional information, visit www.dickclark.com.     

SHOW MEDIA CREDENTIALS

To apply for media credentials to cover the “2015 American Music Awards” please go to https://dcp.wufoo.com/forms/rpds2jw0gp0xa7/. Submissions for credentials will stay open until 6pm PT on Friday, November 6, 2015.

NOMINATIONS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER (BY FIRST NAME):

Ariana Grande: (2) Artist of the Year, Favorite Female Artist-Pop/Rock

Beyoncé: (1) Favorite Female Artist-Soul/R&B

Bruno Mars: (2) Song of the Year, Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile 

Charlie Puth: (2) Song of the Year, Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile

Calvin Harris: (1) Favorite Artist-Electronic Dance Music (EDM)

Carrie Underwood: (1) Favorite Female Artist-Country 

Casting Crowns: (1) Favorite Artist-Contemporary Inspirational 

Chris Brown: (2) Favorite Male Artist-Soul/R&B, Favorite Album-Soul/R&B 

D’Angelo and The Vanguard: (1) Favorite Album-Soul/R&B

David Guetta: (1) Favorite Artist-Electronic Dance Music (EDM)

Diplo: (1) Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed By T-Mobile 

Drake: (2) Favorite Artist-Rap/Hip-Hop, Favorite Album-Rap/Hip-Hop 

Ed Sheeran: (5) Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Favorite Male Artist-Pop/Rock, Favorite Album-Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist-Adult Contemporary 

Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1: (1) Top Soundtrack

Enrique Iglesias: (1) Favorite Artist-Latin

Fall Out Boy: (1) Favorite Artist-Alternative Rock

Fetty Wap: (2) New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Favorite Artist-Rap/Hip-Hop

Fifty Shades of Grey: (1) Top Soundtrack 

Florida Georgia Line: (2) Favorite Duo or Group-Country, Favorite Album-Country

Hillsong United: (1) Favorite Artist-Contemporary Inspirational

Hozier: (1) Favorite Artist-Alternative Rock 

J. Cole: (1) Favorite Album-Rap/Hip-Hop 

Jason Aldean: (2) Favorite Male Artist-Country, Favorite Album-Country

Justin Bieber: (1) Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile 

Kanye West: (1) Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile 

Kelsea Ballerini: (1) Favorite Female Artist-Country

Kendrick Lamar: (1) Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile 

Little Big Town: (1) Favorite Duo or Group-Country

Luke Bryan: (2) Artist of the Year, Favorite Male Artist-Country 

Maroon 5: (2) Artist of the Year, Favorite Duo or Group-Pop/Rock

Mark Ronson: (2) Song of the Year, Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile 

Mary J. Blige: (1) Favorite Female Artist-Soul/R&B 

Meghan Trainor: (3) Artist of the Year, Favorite Female Artist-Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist-Adult Contemporary 

MercyMe: (1) Favorite Artist-Contemporary Inspiration 

Miranda Lambert: (1) Favorite Female Artist-Country

Nick Jonas: (1) Favorite Male Artist- Pop/Rock 

Nicki Minaj: (3) Artist of the Year, Favorite Artist-Rap/Hip-Hop, Favorite Album-Rap/Hip-Hop 

One Direction: (2) Artist of the Year, Favorite Duo or Group-Pop/Rock

Paul McCartney: (1) Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile 

Pitch Perfect 2: (1) Top Soundtrack 

Ricky Martin: (1) Favorite Artist-Latin 

Rihanna: (2) Favorite Female Artist-Soul/R&B, Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile

Romeo Santos: (1) Favorite Artist-Latin

Sam Hunt: (3) New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Favorite Male Artist-Country, Favorite Album-Country

Sam Smith: (3) Artist of the Year, Favorite Male Artist-Pop/Rock, Favorite Album-Pop/Rock 

Skrillex: (1) Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile 

Taylor Swift: (6) Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Favorite Female Artist-Pop/Rock, Favorite Album-Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist-Adult Contemporary, Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile 

The Weeknd: (5) Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Song of the Year, Favorite Male Artist-Soul/R&B, Favorite Album-Soul/R&B 

Tove Lo: (1) New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s 

Trey Songz: (1) Favorite Male Artist-Soul/R&B

Walk the Moon: (3) New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Favorite Duo or Group-Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist-Alternative Rock 

Wiz Khalifa: (2) Song of the Year, Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile 

Zac Brown Band: (1) Favorite Duo or Group-Country 

Zedd: (1) Favorite Artist-Electronic Dance Music (EDM)

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2015 NOMINATION FAST FACTS:

·         Taylor Swift is a 16-time American Music Award winner.  She has won Artist of the Year 3 times and was awarded the first ever Dick Clark Award for Excellence in 2014. Swift earned 6 nominations for this year’s show and will surpass Whitney Houston (21 wins) as the female artist with the most AMA wins, if she sweeps in 2015 (22 wins). 

·         Aretha Franklin, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey and Rihanna are the current record holders for most wins in the Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B category with 4 wins each.  Should Beyoncé or Rihanna win this year, they would become the new record holder in this category with 5 wins. 

·         Enrique Iglesias dominates the Favorite Artist – Latin category with 6 wins, the most of any Latin artist. This will be his 7th win in the category, should he take the award home again this year. 

·         Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd are first-time American Music Award nominees and are tied with 5 nominations each, the second-highest number of nominations for this year’s show. 

·         2014 New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s nominee, Meghan Trainor, is now nominated for the coveted Artist of the Year Award for this year’s show, up against heavyweights Luke Bryan, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd. 

·         Four-time American Music Award winner and eight-time nominee Nicki Minaj will tie with MC Hammer for most wins (3) in the Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop category, if she takes home the award this year.

·         First-time American Music Award nominee Sam Hunt has earned 3 nominations for New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Favorite Male Artist – Country and Favorite Album – Country. 

·         Sam Smith, who took home the title of Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock in 2014, is nominated for the coveted title of Artist of the Year at this year’s show.

·         Miranda Lambert has been nominated 6 times over the past 6 consecutive years for Favorite Female Artist – Country.  Zac Brown Band has been nominated 5 times for Favorite Duo or Group – Country.  Lambert and Zac Brown Band will be first-time American Music Award winners should they take home the award this year.     

·         Calvin Harris has been nominated 4 times over the past 4 consecutive years for Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music and won the award in 2014.  Should Harris win this year, he would become the new record holder in this category with 2 wins.

·         “2015 American Music Awards” host and performer Jennifer Lopez is a three-time American Music Award winner and seven-time nominee.  Lopez has been nominated for Favorite Artist – Latin 3 times (2000, 2007, 2011) and won in 2007 and 2011.  She received 2 nominations for Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock (2002, 2003) and won in 2003. 

RECORD HOLDERS BY CATEGORY:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

·         Taylor Swift is the current record holder for most wins in the Artist of the Year category with 3 wins.   

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.  

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

·         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. 

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.  

FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP

·         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. 

FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP

·         50 Cent, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, M.C. Hammer and Nicki Minaj are the current record holders for most wins in the Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop category with 2 wins each.  

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

·         Aretha Franklin, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey and Rihanna are the current record holders for most wins in the Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B category with 4 wins each.  

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.  

FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN

·         Enrique Iglesias is the current record holder for most wins in the Favorite Artist – Latin category with 6 wins.  

FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

·         Casting Crowns is the current record holder for most wins in the Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational category with 3 wins. 

FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)

·         David Guetta, Avicii and Calvin Harris are the current record holders for most wins in the Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music (EDM) category with 1 win each.   

TOP 10 AMA WINNERS OF ALL TIME (1974–2014): 

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 

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.    Taylor Swift – 16 wins total; Leads the Artist of the Year category with 3 wins; Won Dick Clark Award for Excellence in 2014

7.    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 

8.    Willie Nelson – 12 wins total; Won the Award of Appreciation: Farm-Aid in 1986 and Award of Merit in 1989 

9.    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

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

10.   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

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SE ANUNCIAN LOS NOMINADOS A LOS AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS 2015®

Taylor Swift lidera el año con 6 nominaciones Ed Sheeran y The Weeknd empatan con 5 nominaciones cada uno

ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, RICKY MARTIN & ROMEO SANTOS NOMINADOS PARA ARTISTA LATINO FAVORITO 

Jennifer Lopez será la anfitriona de los American Music Awards 2015, en VIVO desde el Microsoft Theater el DOMINGO 22 DE NOVIEMBRE A LAS 8:00PM EST por el canal ABC 

Encuentra Fotos y Recursos de Prensa en: http://bit.ly/AMAsContent 

Los Ángeles, California (13 de octubre del 2015) – Los American Music Awards, la premiación más grande del mundo que concede sus premios mediante votación popular, anunció el día de hoy los nominados a los “American Music Awards 2015”. Previo al anuncio oficial, Joe Jonas y Charlie Puth a muy temprana hora revelaron seis de las categorías en el programa “Good Morning America” de la cadena ABC. Inmediatamente a seguir esta transmisión, cinco categorías adicionales fueron anunciadas en tiempo real exclusivamente por la aplicación móvil Snapchat (TheAMAs). Después de esto, ABC News transmitió en vivo las 12 categorías restantes y repaso las ya 11 anunciadas. (Véase abajo la lista completa de nominados). Como se publicó anteriormente, Jennifer Lopez será la anfitriona de los American Music Awards 2015, en VIVO desde el Microsoft Theater en Los Ángeles el domingo 22 de nviembre a las 8:00pm EST por el canal ABC

Taylor Swift lidera este año con seis nominaciones, Ed Sheeran y The Weeknd empatan con 5 nominaciones, mientras que Sam Hunt, Nicki Minaj, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor y Walk the Moon consiguen tres nominaciones. Jason Aldean, Chris Brown, Luke Bryan, Drake, Fetty Wap, Florida Georgia Line, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Bruno Mars, One Direction, Charlie Puth, Rihanna, Mark Ronson y Wiz Khalifa each les siguen con dos nominaciones cada uno.

  • En la categoría de Artista Latino Favorito se encuentran Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin & Romeo Santos. Enrique Iglesias se postula como favorito habiendo ya ganado en esta categoría un total de seis veces. 

Los nominados a la categoría Artista del Año son Luke Bryan, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor y The Weeknd. Los diez nominados serán reducidos a cinco basándose en los votos recibidos hasta el 11 de noviembre a las 11:59PM EST y el ganador/a será determinado por el número total de votos recibidos durante todo el periodo de votación.

Los nominados a Canción de Año son Wiz Khalifa con Charlie Puth por “See You Again,” Mark Ronson con Bruno Mars por “Uptown Funk!,” Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud,” Taylor Swift “Blank Space,” y The Weeknd por “Can’t Feel My Face.” 

Como siempre, artistas serán honorados en los American Music Awards en los géneros de Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Alternative Rock, Adult Contemporary, Latin, Inspiracional Contemporánea y Música Electronica, como también el premio al Nuevo Artista del año Presentado por Kohl’s, Artista del Año, Canción del Año y Mejor Banda Sonora. 

Los nominados a los American Music Awards se basan en los votos de los fans tal como se reflejan en la Billboard Magazine y en la página Billboard.com, incluyendo cifras de ventas de álbumes y ventas de sencillos digitales, programaciones en radio y en espacios virtuales, así como actividad social. Estas mediciones son ejecutadas por Billboard y sus socios en estadísticas, incluidos Nielsen Entertainment y Next Big Sound. 

Los American Music Awards son determinados por votación popular. Los ganadores son escogidos por la votación abierto el día de hoy. Los fans pueden votar por cada categoría una vez por plataforma las cuales son las siguientes:

  • AMAvote.com 
  • Publicando en Facebook el nombre del nominado, la etiqueta (o hashtag) de la categoría y con la etiqueta #AMAs.
  • Publicando en Tweeter el nombre del nominado y de la categoría con la etiqueta #AMAs.

Votación para Nuevo Artista del Año Presentado por Kohl’s y Colaboración Musical del Año Un-leashed por T-Mobile se abrirá el 1ro de noviembre.  Mayor información en el procedimiento de votación para estas categorías se proporcionará en las próximas semanas. 

Por séptimo año consecutivo, antes de la transmisión del show por la cadena ABC, se transmitirá el pre-show “Coca-Cola Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2015 AMAs”. Fans alrededor del mundo podrán ver la cobertura en vivo comenzando a las 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. el 22 de noviembre a través del portal Yahoo Live, patrocinador oficial este año de todo el contenido digital de los American Music Awards. La cobertura en vivo también se podrá ver en TheAMAs.com y ABC.com 

Los American Music Awards 2015 son producidos por dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro y Mike Mahan son sus Productores Ejecutivos. Larry Klein, Barry Adelman y Mark Bracco son Productores generales del show. 

A continuación la lista completa de nominados a los American Music Awards® 2015:

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 PRESENTED BY KOHL’S

  • Fetty Wap
  • Sam Hunt
  • Tove Lo
  • Walk The Moon
  • The Weeknd

FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN

  • Enrique Iglesias
  • Ricky Martin
  • Romeo Santos

SONG OF THE YEAR

  • Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth “See You Again”
  • Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
  • Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud”
  • Taylor Swift “Blank Space”
  • The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face”

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE

  • Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth “See You Again”
  • Rihanna & Kanye West Featuring Paul McCartney “FourFiveSeconds”
  • Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
  • Skrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber “Where Are Ü Now”
  • Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar “Bad Blood”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK  

  • Nick Jonas
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Sam Smith

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK 

  • Ariana Grande
  • Taylor Swift
  • Meghan Trainor 

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK

  • Maroon 5
  • One Direction
  • Walk The Moon 

FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK

  • Ed Sheeran “x”
  • Sam Smith “In The Lonely Hour”
  • Taylor Swift “1989”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY 

  • Jason Aldean
  • Luke Bryan
  • Sam Hunt 

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY 

  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Carrie Underwood

FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY

  • Zac Brown Band
  • Florida Georgia Line
  • Little Big Town

FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY

  • Jason Aldean “Old Boots, New Dirt”
  • Florida Georgia Line “Anything Goes”
  • Sam Hunt “Montevallo”

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”

FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK 

  • Fall Out Boy
  • Hozier
  • Walk The Moon

FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY

  • Ed Sheeran
  • Taylor Swift
  • Meghan Trainor

FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

  • Casting Crowns
  • Hillsong United
  • MercyMe 

FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)

  • Calvin Harris
  • David Guetta
  • Zedd

TOP SOUNDTRACK

  • Fifty Shades of Grey
  • Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
  • Pitch Perfect 2

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NOMINATIONS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER (BY FIRST NAME):

Ariana Grande: (2) Artist of the Year, Favorite Female Artist-Pop/Rock

Beyoncé: (1) Favorite Female Artist-Soul/R&B

Bruno Mars: (2) Song of the Year, Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile 

Charlie Puth: (2) Song of the Year, Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile 

Calvin Harris: (1) Favorite Artist-Electronic Dance Music (EDM)

Carrie Underwood: (1) Favorite Female Artist-Country

Casting Crowns: (1) Favorite Artist-Contemporary Inspirational 

Chris Brown: (2) Favorite Male Artist-Soul/R&B, Favorite Album-Soul/R&B 

D’Angelo and The Vanguard: (1) Favorite Album-Soul/R&B 

David Guetta: (1) Favorite Artist-Electronic Dance Music (EDM) 

Diplo: (1) Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed By T-Mobile

Drake: (2) Favorite Artist-Rap/Hip-Hop, Favorite Album-Rap/Hip-Hop 

Ed Sheeran: (5) Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Favorite Male Artist-Pop/Rock, Favorite Album-Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist-Adult Contemporary 

Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1: (1) Top Soundtrack

Enrique Iglesias: (1) Favorite Artist-Latin

Fall Out Boy: (1) Favorite Artist-Alternative Rock 

Fetty Wap: (2) New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Favorite Artist-Rap/Hip-Hop

Fifty Shades of Grey: (1) Top Soundtrack

Florida Georgia Line: (2) Favorite Duo or Group-Country, Favorite Album-Country 

Hillsong United: (1) Favorite Artist-Contemporary Inspirational 

Hozier: (1) Favorite Artist-Alternative Rock 

J. Cole: (1) Favorite Album-Rap/Hip-Hop 

Jason Aldean: (2) Favorite Male Artist-Country, Favorite Album-Country

Justin Bieber: (1) Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile 

Kanye West: (1) Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile  

Kelsea Ballerini: (1) Favorite Female Artist-Country

Kendrick Lamar: (1) Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile 

Little Big Town: (1) Favorite Duo or Group-Country 

Luke Bryan: (2) Artist of the Year, Favorite Male Artist-Country

Maroon 5: (2) Artist of the Year, Favorite Duo or Group-Pop/Rock 

Mark Ronson: (2) Song of the Year, Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile 

Mary J. Blige: (1) Favorite Female Artist-Soul/R&B 

Meghan Trainor: (3) Artist of the Year, Favorite Female Artist-Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist-Adult Contemporary

MercyMe: (1) Favorite Artist-Contemporary Inspiration 

Miranda Lambert: (1) Favorite Female Artist-Country 

Nick Jonas: (1) Favorite Male Artist- Pop/Rock 

Nicki Minaj: (3) Artist of the Year, Favorite Artist-Rap/Hip-Hop, Favorite Album-Rap/Hip-Hop

One Direction: (2) Artist of the Year, Favorite Duo or Group-Pop/Rock

Paul McCartney: (1) Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile

Pitch Perfect 2: (1) Top Soundtrack

Ricky Martin: (1) Favorite Artist-Latin 

Rihanna: (2) Favorite Female Artist-Soul/R&B, Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile

Romeo Santos: (1) Favorite Artist-Latin 

Sam Hunt: (3) New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Favorite Male Artist-Country, Favorite Album-Country

Sam Smith: (3) Artist of the Year, Favorite Male Artist-Pop/Rock, Favorite Album-Pop/Rock 

Skrillex: (1) Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile

Taylor Swift: (6) Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Favorite Female Artist-Pop/Rock, Favorite Album-Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist-Adult Contemporary, Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile

The Weeknd: (5) Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Song of the Year, Favorite Male Artist-Soul/R&B, Favorite Album-Soul/R&B

Tove Lo: (1) New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s  

Trey Songz: (1) Favorite Male Artist-Soul/R&B 

Walk the Moon: (3) New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Favorite Duo or Group-Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist-Alternative Rock 

Wiz Khalifa: (2) Song of the Year, Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile

Zac Brown Band: (1) Favorite Duo or Group-Country

Zedd: (1) Favorite Artist-Electronic Dance Music (EDM)

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2015 NOMINATION FAST FACTS: 

·         Taylor Swift is a 16-time American Music Award winner.  She has won Artist of the Year 3 times and was awarded the first ever Dick Clark Award for Excellence in 2014. Swift earned 6 nominations for this year’s show and will surpass Whitney Houston (21 wins) as the female artist with the most AMA wins, if she sweeps in 2015 (22 wins).

·         Aretha Franklin, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey and Rihanna are the current record holders for most wins in the Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B category with 4 wins each.  Should Beyoncé or Rihanna win this year, they would become the new record holder in this category with 5 wins.

·         Enrique Iglesias dominates the Favorite Artist – Latin category with 6 wins, the most of any Latin artist. This will be his 7th win in the category, should he take the award home again this year.  

·         Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd are first-time American Music Award nominees and are tied with 5 nominations each, the second-highest number of nominations for this year’s show.  

·         2014 New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s nominee, Meghan Trainor, is now nominated for the coveted Artist of the Year Award for this year’s show, up against heavyweights Luke Bryan, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd. 

·         Four-time American Music Award winner and eight-time nominee Nicki Minaj will tie with MC Hammer for most wins (3) in the Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop category, if she takes home the award this year. 

·         First-time American Music Award nominee Sam Hunt has earned 3 nominations for New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Favorite Male Artist – Country and Favorite Album – Country. 

·         Sam Smith, who took home the title of Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock in 2014, is nominated for the coveted title of Artist of the Year at this year’s show. 

·         Miranda Lambert has been nominated 6 times over the past 6 consecutive years for Favorite Female Artist – Country.  Zac Brown Band has been nominated 5 times for Favorite Duo or Group – Country.  Lambert and Zac Brown Band will be first-time American Music Award winners should they take home the award this year.     

·         Calvin Harris has been nominated 4 times over the past 4 consecutive years for Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music and won the award in 2014.  Should Harris win this year, he would become the new record holder in this category with 2 wins.

·         “2015 American Music Awards” host and performer Jennifer Lopez is a three-time American Music Award winner and seven-time nominee.  Lopez has been nominated for Favorite Artist – Latin 3 times (2000, 2007, 2011) and won in 2007 and 2011.  She received 2 nominations for Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock (2002, 2003) and won in 2003.

RECORD HOLDERS BY CATEGORY: 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

·         Taylor Swift is the current record holder for most wins in the Artist of the Year category with 3 wins.   

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.   

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

·         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.  

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.  

FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP

·         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. 

FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP

·         50 Cent, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, M.C. Hammer and Nicki Minaj are the current record holders for most wins in the Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop category with 2 wins each.  

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

·         Aretha Franklin, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey and Rihanna are the current record holders for most wins in the Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B category with 4 wins each. 

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.  

FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN

·         Enrique Iglesias is the current record holder for most wins in the Favorite Artist – Latin category with 6 wins.  

FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

·         Casting Crowns is the current record holder for most wins in the Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational category with 3 wins. 

FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)

·         David Guetta, Avicii and Calvin Harris are the current record holders for most wins in the Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music (EDM) category with 1 win each.  

TOP 10 AMA WINNERS OF ALL TIME (1974–2014):

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 

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.    Taylor Swift – 16 wins total; Leads the Artist of the Year category with 3 wins; Won Dick Clark Award for Excellence in 2014

7.    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

8.    Willie Nelson – 12 wins total; Won the Award of Appreciation: Farm-Aid in 1986 and Award of Merit in 1989

9.    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

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

10.   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 

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