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Vote for the Favorite Latin Artists Nominees:

Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin, Romeo Santos 

Jennifer Lopez Will Host the Show

Live on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22^nd at 8:00pm ET on ABC 

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Los Angeles, CA (October 29, 2015) – dick clark productions and ABC announced today that Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato and WALK THE MOON will perform at the “2015 American Music Awards,” the world’s biggest fan-voted award show. They join previously announced host and performer Jennifer Lopez, as well as 5 Seconds of Summer, Selena Gomez, One Direction and Carrie Underwood.  The “2015 American Music Awards” will broadcast live on Sunday, November 22 at 8:00pm ET on ABC. 

Nick Jonas won the T-Mobile “Breakthrough Artist Award” in 2008 as part of the Jonas Brothers and is nominated for the first time as a solo artist for Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock. Nick performed with the Jonas Brothers in 2007 and 2008 and returns to the AMA stage for his first solo appearance on the show. Demi Lovato is performing on the American Music Awards for the first time. WALK THE MOON will make their debut performance on the 2015 AMAs, and is nominated for the first time this year in the following categories: New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock and Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock.

Nick Jonas – Island Records Artist, Nick Jonas introduced himself as a fully formed solo artist on his hit self-titled debut, released in November 2014. The critically-acclaimed album includes double-platinum smash single and #1 U.S. radio hit, “Jealous” and his sultry second chart-climbing radio single, “Chains.” Jonas attributes his album’s darker overtones partially to the fact that while he was recording, he was also shooting the gritty television show ‘Kingdom’ — a mixed martial arts drama that premiered on DirecTV’s Audience Network last fall and was recently picked up for two additional seasons. Jonas recently earned two more high-profile roles, a guest starring role in Fox’s horror-comedy series, ‘Scream Queens’ and a lead in the James Franco produced film, ‘Goat’. Showing no signs of slowing down this year, the breakout solo powerhouse showcased his impressive falsetto with the release of brand new single “Levels” and in partnership with Island Records, Demi Lovato, and long-time manager, Phil McIntyre, Jonas helped launch his own artist-centric record label, Safehouse Records.  Jonas recently wrapped up his sold-out North American “LIVE IN CONCERT” tour.

Demi Lovato – With a fan base that includes over 25 million Instagram followers, 31 million Twitter followers and 37 million Facebook fans, the singer-songwriter, actress and philanthropist released her fifth studio album titled CONFIDENT on October 16. Her debut smash single from the album, ‘Cool for the Summer’ trended worldwide and hit #1 on iTunes in 35 countries upon launch. She recently debuted her new single, “Confident” on Saturday Night Live to rave reviews, and in partnership with Island Records, Nick Jonas, and long-time manager, Phil McIntyre, Lovato helped launch her own artist-centric record label, Safehouse Records.. Her previous album, DEMI, hit #1 on iTunes in over 50 countries and produced platinum singles, “Heart Attack”, “Neon Lights” and “Really Don’t Care.” To celebrate the success of DEMI, Lovato performed on stages all over the world when she embarked on two sold-out headlining tours (‘Neon Lights Tour’ and ‘Demi World Tour’) as well as countless national TV shows including “Good Morning America,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” “Ellen” and more. Next summer, Lovato will combine forces with Nick Jonas for the highly anticipated ‘Future Now: The Tour’ visiting over 40 cities in North America. In addition to her musical accomplishments, the business woman and entrepreneur released her New York Times best-seller, Staying Strong: 365 Days a Year and launched her very own skin-care line, DEVONNE By Demi. As an outspoken advocate for causes close to her heart, she remains devoted to giving back and serves as a role model by sharing her personal experiences. In honor of her late father, she launched The Lovato Treatment Scholarship which raises awareness for mental health and addiction issues, while providing funds to those who cannot otherwise afford treatment.

WALK THE MOON – Hailing from Ohio, chart topping alt pop rockers WALK THE MOON have dominated 2015 with their wildly popular multi-format and chart topping triple platinum smash, “Shut Up and Dance”. “Shut Up and Dance,” spent 22 weeks in the top 10 at alternative rock radio with 4 consecutive weeks at #1. The song also spent 6 weeks at #1 at both Hot AC and AC radio and peaked at #2 at Top 40 radio. WALK THE MOON spent most of 2015 on their TALKING IS HARD headlining tour in support of their album TALKING IS HARD (RCA Records) which was released in December 2014. WALK THE MOON consists of Nicholas Petricca (lead singer, songwriter and keyboard player), Eli Maiman (guitar, vocals), Kevin Ray (bass, vocals) and Sean Waugaman (drums, vocals).

To help fans express their passion and excitement for the show, the American Music Awards and Twitter are launching custom Twitter emojis for all performers.  All performers will have featured Twitter emojis to celebrate their appearances as they are announced. Viewers will be able to activate the Twitter emojis by Tweeting any of following hashtags from today through the end of the show on November 22: 

·  Nick Jonas: #NickJonasAMAs

·  Demi Lovato: #DemiOnAMAs

·  WALK THE MOON: #WTMonAMAs 

Already announced performer Twitter emojis include 5 Seconds of Summer (#5SOSonAMAs); Selena Gomez (#RevivalAMAs); One Direction (#AMAs1D); and Carrie Underwood (#CarrieonAMAs). Additional Twitter emojis will be available soon.

Taylor Swift leads the “2015 American Music Award” nominations 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. For a full list of nominees please visit http://www.theamas.com/2015-nominees/ 

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.”

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 American Music Awards winners are voted entirely by fans. There are three key voting windows:

• October 13 (9:30am ET) – November 11 (11:59pm ET)
  • Voting period for all categories, excluding New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s and Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile, and initial voting period for the ten Artist of the Year nominees.
• November 12 (12:01am ET) – November 19 (11:59pm ET)
  • Voting period for the final five Artist of the Year nominees.
  • Note: The Artist of the Year winner will be determined by the total votes received through the entire voting period.
• November 1 (12:01am ET) – November 22 (9:00pm ET)
  • Voting period for New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s and Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile.

Fans can vote for each category once per day, per platform in any (or many) of the below ways:

• Via AMAvote.com – Voting available for all categories 
• Posting a status on Facebook that includes the nominee’s name and the category’s hashtag within the post(s) – Voting available for all categories except New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s and Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile
• Posting a Tweet on Twitter that includes the nominee’s name or Twitter handle, the category name and #AMAs within the post(s) – Voting available for all categories

For more information on how to vote, please visit http://www.theamas.com/vote/voting-faq/

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, New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Song of The Year, 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 data covers the reporting period of September 15, 2014 to September 13, 2015.

Preceding the ABC broadcast for the 7^th 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” sponsors and partners include Coca-Cola, Cumulus Media / WestwoodOne, Kohl’s, Music Choice, Samsung, Shazam, T-Mobile, Time Warner Cable and Yahoo. 

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.

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.

Facebook: Facebook.com/AMAs

Twitter: @TheAMAs

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Cheat Tweet: .@nickjonas, @ddlovato and @WALKTHEMOONband announced to PERFORM at the #AMAs, 11/22 on ABC! bit.ly/AMAsNews

To search the American Music Award database for past winners (1974 – 2015) please visit: http://www.theamas.com/winners-database/ 

Tickets are now on sale at www.axs.com. 

About the American Music Awards

The American Music Awards, the world’s biggest fan-voted award show, 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, New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Song of The Year, 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.com, www.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 http://www.dickclark.com/ama-credential-form/. Submissions for credentials will stay open until 6pm PT on Friday, November 6, 2015. 

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Press Contacts 

d.baron media relations inc. – Latin Media Contacts

Diana Baron, 310-315-5444, diana@dbaronmedia.com

Sebastian Cubillos, 310-315-5444, sebastian@dbaronmedia.com

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DEMI LOVATO, NICK JONAS Y WALK THE MOON

LISTOS PARA PRESENTARSE EN LOS AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS 2015®

  Desde Ya Puedes Votar Por Tu Artista Latino Favorito Entre:

Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin, Romeo Santos

Jennifer Lopez Será la Anfitriona de la Noche

En Vivo y en Directo el domingo 22 de noviembre a las 8:00pm EST por el canal ABC

Para recursos de prensa, visita: http://bit.ly/1VTd6hX 

Para recursos digitales y galerías de ‘gifs’, visita http://bit.ly/AMAsContent 

Los Angeles, California (29 de octubre del 2015) – dick clark productions y ABC anunciaron hoy que  Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato y WALK THE MOON se presentarán en los American Music Awards 2015, el evento de premiación por votación popular más grande del mundo. Estos se unen al elenco de actos musicales donde ya se encuentran 5 Seconds of Summer, Selena Gomez, One Direction, Carrie Underwood y Jennifer Lopez, quien también será la anfitriona de la noche. Los American Music Awards 2015 se transmitirán  en vivo y en directo desde el Teatro Microsoft el domingo 22 de noviembre a las 8:00pm EST por el canal ABC. 

Nick Jonas ganó el premio T-Mobile “Breakthrough Artist Award” en el 2008 cuando era integrante del grupo Jonas Brothers y ahora deja su marca como solista siendo la primera vez que es nominado al premio Artista Masculino Favorito del género Pop/Rock y actuando en el escenario después de ya haberlo hecho en el 2007 y 2008 con su antigua agrupación. Está también será la primera vez que Demi Lovato actúa en el escenario de los American Music Awards. WALK THE MOON no solo también se presentará por primera vez en esta serie de premiaciones, pero también está nominado a los premios Nuevo Artista del Año presentado por Kohl’s, Duo o Grupo Favorito de Pop/Rock y Artista Favorito de Rock Alternativo.

Nick Jonas – Artista del sello discográfico Island Records, Nick Jonas se presenta ante el ojo público como solista en noviembre del 2014 con su primer álbum el cual lleva su mismo nombre. Este aclamado disco incluye el sencillo “Jealous”, canción que alcanza la certificación del doble platino, y también la canción “Chains”, que junto al primer tema llega al puesto #1 en la radio. Jonas dice que la razón por la cual experimentó con sonidos un tanto oscuros para este álbum, fue por la influencia tuvo en si su papel en la serie de televisión ‘Kingdom’, la cual regresó a su segunda temporada el pasado 14 de octubre. Jonas recientemente ha hecho otros dos papeles importantes, primero como actor invitado en la serie de terror-comedia ‘Scream Queens’ en el canal Fox, y como el personaje principal en la película ‘Goat’ producida por James Franco.

Agregando a su ya ocupado 2015, Nick ha lanzado su más nuevo sencillo titulado “Levels”, donde demuestra sus grandes habilidades con la técnica vocal falsetto. En asociación con Island Records, Demi Lovato, y su manager Phil McIntyre, Jonas también lanzó el sello musical llamado Safehouse Records. El pasado 6 de septiembre en Hershey, Pensilvania, Jonas dio inicio a su gira titulada NICK JONAS “LIVE IN CONCERT”. Esta gira cuenta con el artista invitado Bebe Rexha y tomará lugar en diferentes ciudades de los Estados Unidos y Canada, incluyendo a Nueva York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Chicago y San Francisco. 

Demi Lovato – Demostrando su masiva popularidad con sus 24 millones de seguidores en Instagram, 31 millones en Twitter, y 37 millones en Facebook, esta cantautora, actriz y filántropa lanzó el sencillo titulado ‘Cool for the Summer’ el cual subió al puesto #1 de las listas de iTunes en 35 países solo horas después de su lanzamiento. Esta canción hace parte de su quinto trabajo discográfico llamado CONFIDENT, el cual fue lanzado a nivel mundial el pasado 16 de octubre y lleva el mismo nombre del segundo sencillo lanzado.   

DEMI, su álbum previo, tomó el puesto #1 de iTunes en más de 50 países y contuvo los sencillos “Heart Attack”, “Neon Lights” y “Really Don’t Care”, los cuales fueron certificados platino. Celebrando el éxito de este trabajo, Lovato tomó escenarios en todo el mundo y además tuvo dos giras que agotaron boletas en cada lugar (‘Neon Lights Tour’ y ‘Demi World Tour’). También apareció en programas de televisión nacional como “Good Morning America”, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”, “Late Night with Seth Meyers”, “Ellen” y muchos más. El próximo verano, Lovato se unirá con Nick Jonas en la anticipada gira titulada ‘Future Now: The Tour’, visitando más de 40 ciudades en Norte América. 

En adición a sus logros en la industria musical, esta emprendedora lanzó el libro Staying Strong: 365 Days a Year el cual fue certificado por el New York Times como ‘Best Seller’ (Más Vendido) y también DEVONNE By Demi, su propia línea de productos para el cuidado de la piel. Ella es una artista que siempre ha alzado su voz para atraer atención a causas cercanas a su corazón al hacer donaciones y además siendo un ejemplo a seguir que comparte siempre sus experiencias personales. En honor a su fallecido padre, Demi fundó la beca The Lovato Treatment Scholarship, que busca atraer atención a problemas de salud mental, el alcoholismo y la drogadicción ayudando a aquellos que no pueden pagar por su propio tratamiento. 

WALK THE MOON – Provenientes de Ohio, este grupo de pop alternativo ha venido arrasando las listas musicales de este año con su amplio uso de géneros musicales y con su canción “Shut Up and Dance”, la cual ha sido certificada Platino tres veces y también duró 22 semanas en el top 10 de las listas de radio rock/pop alternativo estando de manera consecutiva en el puesto #1 por cuatro semanas. Este tema también permaneció durante seis semanas en el puesto #1 en las listas de las compañías de emisoras Hot AC y AC radio y llego al #2 en la lista de radio Top 40. WALK THE MOON ha pasado la mayoría del 2015 como acto principal en su gira llamada TALKING IS HARD, la cual está sirviendo como apoyo para su álbum del mismo nombre, el cual fue lanzado por el sello RCA Records el pasado diciembre del 2014. Los miembros de la banda son Nicholas Petricca (voz y teclado), Eli Maiman (guitarra y voz), Kevin Ray (bajo y voz) and Sean Waugaman (batería y voz).

Para ayudar a que los fans expresen su pasión y entusiasmo por esta premiación, los American Music Awards y Twitter estarán lanzando emojis (o ‘emoticonos’) personalizados para todos los artistas quienes tengan una presentación musical. Todos ellos tendrán un emoji en Twitter que celebrará su actuación esa noche. Los televidentes podrán activar los emojis usando las siguientes etiquetas comenzando hoy hasta el final del programa el 22 de noviembre.

·  Nick Jonas: #NickJonasAMAs

·  Demi Lovato: #DemiOnAMAs

·  WALK THE MOON: #WTMonAMAs

Los ya anunciados emojis de Twitter son para 5 Seconds of Summer (#5SOSonAMAs); Selena Gomez (#RevivalAMAs); One Direction (#AMAs1D); y Carrie Underwood (#CarrieonAMAs). Más emojis serán anunciados prontamente.

Taylor Swift lidera la lista de los American Music Awards 2015 con seis nominaciones. Ed Sheeran y The Weeknd empatan con cinco nominaciones mientras que Sam Hunt, Nicki Minaj, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor y Walk the Moon tienen tres cada uno.  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 cuentan dos nominaciones. Para una lista completa de los nominados visita http://www.theamas.com/2015-nominees/

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

El Artista del Año se escogerá entre Luke Bryan, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor y The Weeknd.

Los American Music Awards son seleccionados en base a la votación del público entre los siguientes periodos:

• Octubre 13 (9:30am ET)  a noviembre 11 (11:59pm ET)

Periodo de votación para toda las categorías, excluyendo Nuevo Artista del Año Presentado por Kohl’s y La Colaboración Un-Leashed del Año Presentado por T-Mobile, y el periodo inicial dedicado a los diez nominados para Artista del Año 

• Noviembre 12 (12:01am ET) a noviembre 19 (11:59pm ET)

Periodo de votación para los 5 finalistas nominados a Artista del Año

Atención: El ganador de la categoría Artista del Año será determinado por la cantidad total de votos recibidos durante todo el periodo de votación.

• Noviembre 1 (12:01am ET) a noviembre 22 (9:00pm ET)

Entre estas fechas se decide el Nuevo Artista del Año Presentado por Kohl’s y La Colaboración Un-Leashed del Ańo Presentado por T-Mobile. 

Audiencias pueden votar por cada categoría una vez al día a través de las siguientes plataformas, exceptuando a Nuevo Artista del Año Presentado por Kohl’s y La Colaboración Un-Leashed del Ańo Presentado por T-Mobile, por las cuales se pueden votar hasta 100 veces por día y por plataforma:  

• Por AMAvote.com para todas las categorías.
• Publicando en Facebook el nombre del nominado/a y la etiqueta de la categoría- mediante esta plataforma se puede votar por todas las categorías excepto por Nuevo Artista del Año Presentado por Kohl’s y La Colaboración Un-Leashed del Año Presentado por T-Mobile.
• Publicando en Twitter el nombre del nominado/a o su cuenta personal, el nombre de la categoría y la etiqueta #AMAs – Plataforma disponible para votar por todas las categorías. 
• Para más información visita:  http://www.theamas.com/vote/voting-faq/ 

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. La información usada es esa que se encuentra entre las fechas del 15 de septiembre del 2014 y el 13 de septiembre del 2015.

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 enTheAMAs.com  y ABC.com.  

Los patrocinadores y marcas oficiales asociadas con los American Music Awards 2015 son Coca-Cola, Cumulus Media / WestwoodOne, Kohl’s, Music Choice, Shazam, T-Mobile, Time Warner Cable y Yahoo. 

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. 

Para obtener información actualizada sobre los American Music Awards, contenido exclusivo y más, visita las redes sociales de los AMAs y únete a la conversación usando #AMAs. 

Facebook: facebook.com/AMAs 

Twitter: @TheAMAs 

Instagram: @TheAMAs

Snapchat: TheAMAs

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Boletos a la venta ya en www.axs.com 

Para ver listas completas de quienes han ganado estos selectivos premios en el pasado visita:http://www.theamas.com/winners-database/ 

Acerca de los American Music Awards

Los American Music Awards incluyen presentaciones de los artistas más populares de la escena y presenta premios votados por los fans en las categorías de Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Rock Alternativo, Adulto Contemporáneo, Latino, Inspiracional Contemporáneo, Música Electrónica, Banda Sonora, Artista Nuevo del Año presentado por Kohl’s,  Artista del Año, y Sencillo del Año. Los American Music Awards rinden tributo a los artistas más influyentes y más icónicos de la escena de la música. El show es producido por  dick clark productions y es visto en más de 160 países en todo el mundo. Para mayor información visite www.theamas.com, www.dickclark.com o abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards.

Acerca de dick clark productions

dick clark productions (dcp) es el productor y propietario más grande del mundo de eventos televisados.  dcp produce éxitos perennes como los “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” y los “Streamy Awards.” dcp también produce populares programas semanales de televisión, incluyendo “So You Think You Can Dance”, de 19 Entertainment —una división de CORE Media Group y dcp–, “KNOCK KNOCK LIVE” de XIX Entertainment y dcp, “World’s Funniest”, de Jukin Media y dcp, y “BOOM!” de Keshet DCP, la empresa conjunta entre Keshet International (KI)- rama de distribución y producción global de Keshet Media Group- y DC Media, la compañía matriz de dcp. dcp también es propietaria de una de las bibliotecas de archivos de entretenimiento más originales y extensas del mundo que abarca más de 55 años de programas galardonados, programas históricos, especiales, espectáculos y programación legendaria. Para mayor información visite www.dickclark.com.  

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Contactos de Prensa

d.baron media relations inc. – Latin Media Contacts

Diana Baron, 310-315-5444, diana@dbaronmedia.com

Sebastian Cubillos, 310-315-5444, sebastian@dbaronmedia.com

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For digital assets and nominee gif galleries, please go to: http://bit.ly/AMAsContent

Latin Artists Galleries:

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Los Angeles, CA (October 27, 2015) – dick clark productions and ABC announced today that global music superstars One Direction will perform their new single “Perfect” at the “2015 American Music Awards,” the world’s biggest fan-voted award show. The band, who won three awards at last year’s ceremony (Artist of the Year, Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock, and Favorite Album – Pop/Rock), join previously announced host and performer Jennifer Lopez, as well as 5 Seconds of Summer, Selena Gomez and Carrie Underwood.  The “2015 American Music Awards” will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 22 at 8:00pm ET on ABC.   

One Direction — composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson — formed in 2010 on the U.K.’s award-winning TV talent show “The X Factor.” The group’s debut single, “What Makes You Beautiful,” was released in September 2011 and went straight to #1 in the U.K., with their first album, “Up All Night,” following suit and also topping the Billboard album chart in the U.S. The release of their second album, “Take Me Home,” took One Direction to #1 in 37 countries. Their third album, “Midnight Memories,” was announced as the biggest selling album globally of 2013. One Direction’s fourth #1 studio album, “FOUR” featured hit singles “Steal My Girl” and “Night Changes.” The album made Billboard history as the only group in the 58-year history of the chart to see their first four albums debut at number one. The band has sold more than 50 million records worldwide, achieved a total of 91 number ones, and is the recipient of five Billboard Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards and five American Music Awards, among others. They have a massive 115 million Twitter followers and 38 million Facebook fans. One Direction surprised fans in July 2015 with the release of their single “Drag Me Down,” breaking the record for the most streams of any one song in a single week at the time. The band’s fifth studio album ‘MADE IN THE A.M.’ is set to be released on November 13, 2015.

To help fans express their passion and excitement for the show, the American Music Awards and Twitter are launching custom Twitter emojis for all performers.  All performers will have featured Twitter emojis to celebrate their appearances as they are announced. Viewers will be able to activate the Twitter emojis by Tweeting any of following hashtags from today through the end of the show on November 22:

One Direction: #AMAs1D

Already announced performer Twitter emojis include 5 Seconds of Summer (#5SOSonAMAs); Selena Gomez (#RevivalAMAs); and Carrie Underwood (#CarrieonAMAs). Additional Twitter emojis will be available soon.

Taylor Swift leads the “2015 American Music Awards” nominees 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 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.”

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 American Music Awards winners are voted entirely by fans. There are three key voting windows:

• October 13 (9:30am ET) – November 11 (11:59pm ET)

Voting period for all categories, excluding New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s and Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile, and initial voting period for the ten Artist of the Year nominees.

• November 12 (12:01am ET) – November 19 (11:59pm ET)

Voting period for the final five Artist of the Year nominees.

Note: The Artist of the Year winner will be determined by the total votes received through the entire voting period.

• November 1 (12:01am ET) – November 22 (9:00pm ET)

Voting period for New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s and Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile.

Fans can vote for each category once per day per platform with the exception of New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s and Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile for which fans can vote 100 times per day per platform. Here are the ways you can vote:

• Via AMAvote.com – Voting available for all categories 
• Posting a status on Facebook that includes the nominee’s name and the category’s hashtag within the post(s) – Voting available for all categories except New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s and Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile
• Posting a Tweet on Twitter that includes the nominee’s name or Twitter handle, the category name and #AMAs within the post(s) – Voting available for all categories

For more information on how to vote, please visit http://www.theamas.com/vote/voting-faq/ 

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, New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Song of The Year, 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 data covers the reporting period of September 15, 2014 to September 13, 2015. 

Preceding the ABC broadcast for the 7^th 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” sponsors and partners include Coca-Cola, Cumulus Media / WestwoodOne, Kohl’s, Music Choice, Shazam, T-Mobile, Time Warner Cable and Yahoo.

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.

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.

Facebook: Facebook.com/AMAs

Twitter: @TheAMAs

Instagram: @TheAMAs

Snapchat: TheAMAs 

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Vine: TheAMAs

Cheat Tweet: Another performer added to @TheAMAs line-up… @onedirection! Tune-in 11/22 on ABC. #AMAs1D bit.ly/AMAsNews

To search the American Music Award database for past winners (1974 – 2015) please visit: http://www.theamas.com/winners-database/ 

Tickets are now on sale at www.axs.com. 

About the American Music Awards

The American Music Awards, the world’s biggest fan-voted award show, 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, New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Song of The Year, 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.com, www.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 http://www.dickclark.com/ama-credential-form/. Submissions for credentials will stay open until 6pm PT on Friday, November 6, 2015. 

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Press Contacts 

d.baron media relations inc. – Latin Media Contacts

Diana Baron, 310-315-5444, diana@dbaronmedia.com

Sebastian Cubillos, 310-315-5444, sebastian@dbaronmedia.com

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LA AGRUPACIÓN SÚPER ESTRELLA DEL POP ONE DIRECTION PRESENTARÁ SU MÁS NUEVO SENCILLO“PERFECT” EN LOS AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS 2015® 

Jennifer Lopez Será la Anfitriona de la Noche En Vivo y en Directo el domingo 22 de noviembre a las 8:00pm EST por el canal ABC

Para recursos de prensa, visita: http://bit.ly/1VTd6hX  

Para recursos digitales y galerías de ‘gifs’, visita http://bit.ly/AMAsContent 

Recursos de artistas latinos previamente galardonados:

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Los Angeles, CA (27 de octubre del 2015) – dick clark productions y ABC hoy anunciaron que la agrupación super estrella del pop One Direction presentará en una actuación musical su más nuevo sencillo “PERFECT” en los American Music Awards 2015®. Esta banda, la cual ganó tres premios en la ceremonia del año pasado (Artista del Año, Duo o Grupo Favorito – Pop/Rock y Album Favorito – Pop/Rock), se une a la previamente anunciada anfitriona Jennifer Lopez, quien también brindará una presentación musical. 5 Seconds of Summer, Selena Gomez y Carrie Underwood también tomarán el escenario esa noche. Los American Music Awards 2015 se transmitirán  en vivo y en directo desde el Teatro Microsoft el domingo 22 de noviembre a las 8:00pm EST por el canal ABC.  

One Direction — Integrada por Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles y Louis Tomlinson — se formó en el año 2010 durante el galardonado programa Británico “The X Factor”. El sencillo con el cual debutaron llamado “What Makes You Beautiful,” fue lanzado en septiembre del 2011 e inmediatamente alcanzó el #1 en las listas del mismo país, después su album “Up All Night” continuó el éxito liderando la lista de Billboard en los Estados Unidos. El lanzamiento de su segundo album “Take Me Home,” puso a One Direction en el puesto #1 en 37 países. Su tercer album titulado “Midnight Memories,” fue el mas vendido al rededor del mundo en el año 2013. Después, el cuarto trabajo discográfico de One Direction que llevó por nombre “FOUR,” incluyó los éxitos “Steal My Girl” y “Night Changes”, y lo que es más, con este último se hizo historia ya que les consiguió ser la primera agrupación en lograr que sus cuatro primeros trabajos discográficos se llevaran el puesto #1 en las listas de Billboard consecutivamente.  Esta banda ha vendido mas de 50 millones de álbumes a nivel mundial, 91 posiciones #1 en diferentes listas y ha recibido cinco premios Billboard, cuatro premios MTV Video Music Awards y cinco premios American Music Awards, entre otros. Tienen el grandísimo número de 115 millones de seguidores en Twitter y 38 millones en Facebook. En julio del 2015, One Direction sorprendió a su audiencia con el lanzamiento de su sencillo “Drag Me Down,” rompiendo el record por la mayor cantidad de transmisiones digitales de una canción en una sola semana. El quinto album de la banda llevará por nombre ‘MADE IN THE A.M.’ y será lanzado el 13 de noviembre del 2015. 

Para solicitar una credencial para cubrir los American Music Awards 2015 por favor entrar a https://dcp.wufoo.com/forms/rpds2jw0gp0xa7/. Las solicitudes para credenciales estarán abiertas hasta las 6 p.m. del viernes 6 de noviembre del 2015. 

Para ayudar a que los fans expresen su pasión y entusiasmo por esta premiación, los American Music Awards y Twitter estarán lanzando emoticonos personalizados para todos los presentadores musicales incluyendo a 5 Seconds of Summer, Selena Gomez y Carrie Underwood. Todos ellos tendrán un emoticón en Twitter que celebrará su presentación musical esa noche. Los televidentes podrán activar los emoticonos usando las siguientes etiquetas comenzando hoy hasta el final del programa el 22 de noviembre. 

One Direction: #AMAs1D 

Los ya anunciados emoticonos de Twitter dedicados a los presentadores son: 5 Seconds of Summer (#5SOSonAMAs), Selena Gomez (#RevivalAMAs), y Carrie Underwood (#CarrieonAMAs). Habrán más muy pronto. 

Taylor Swift lidera la lista de los American Music Awards 2015 con seis nominaciones. Ed Sheeran y The Weeknd empatan con cinco nominaciones mientras que Sam Hunt, Nicki Minaj, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor y Walk the Moon tienen tres cada uno.  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 cuentan dos nominaciones. 

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

El Artista del Año se escogerá entre Luke Bryan, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor y The Weeknd.

Los American Music Awards son seleccionados en base a la votación del publico entre los siguientes periodos:

• Octubre 13 (9:30am ET)  a noviembre 11 (11:59pm ET)

Periodo de votación para toda las categorías, excluyendo Nuevo Artista del Año Presentado por Kohl’s y La Colaboración Un-Leashed del Año Presentado por T-Mobile, y el periodo inicial dedicado a los diez nominados para Artista del Año

• Noviembre 12 (12:01am ET) a noviembre 19 (11:59pm ET)

Periodo de votación para los 5 finalistas nominados a Artista del Año

Atención: El ganador de la categoría Artista del Año será determinado por la cantidad total de votos recibidos durante todo el periodo de votación.

• Noviembre 1 (12:01am ET) a noviembre 22 (9:00pm ET)

Entre estas fechas se decide el Nuevo Artista del Año Presentado por Kohl’s y La Colaboración Un-Leashed del Ańo Presentado por T-Mobile.  

Audiencias pueden votar por cada categoría una vez al día a través de las siguientes plataformas, exceptuando a Nuevo Artista del Año Presentado por Kohl’s y La Colaboración Un-Leashed del Ańo Presentado por T-Mobile, por las cuales se pueden votar hasta 100 veces por día y por plataforma: 

• Por AMAvote.com para todas las categorías.
• Publicando en Facebook el nombre del nominado/a y la etiqueta de la categoría- mediante esta plataforma se puede votar por todas las categorías excepto por Nuevo Artista del Año Presentado por Kohl’s y La Colaboración Un-Leashed del Año Presentado por T-Mobile.
• Publicando en Twitter el nombre del nominado/a o su cuenta personal, el nombre de la categoría y la etiqueta #AMAs – Plataforma disponible para votar por todas las categorías.  

Para más información visita:  http://www.theamas.com/vote/voting-faq/ 

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. La información usada es esa que se encuentra entre las fechas del 15 de septiembre del 2014 y el 13 de septiembre del 2015. 

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.  

Patrocinadores y marcas oficiales asociadas con los American Music Awards 2015 son Coca-Cola, Cumulus Media / WestwoodOne, Kohl’s, Music Choice, Shazam, T-Mobile, Time Warner Cable y Yahoo. 

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. 

Para obtener información actualizada sobre los American Music Awards, contenido exclusivo y más, visita las redes sociales de los AMAs y únete a la conversación usando #AMAs. 

Facebook: facebook.com/AMAs 

Twitter: @TheAMAs 

Instagram: @TheAMAs

Snapchat: TheAMAs

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Vine: TheAMAs

Boletos a la venta ya en www.axs.com 

Para ver listas completas de quienes han ganado estos selectivos premios en el pasado visita: http://www.theamas.com/winners-database/ 

Acerca de los American Music Awards

Los American Music Awards incluyen presentaciones de los artistas más populares de la escena y presenta premios votados por los fans en las categorías de Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Rock Alternativo, Adulto Contemporáneo, Latino, Inspiracional Contemporáneo, Música Electrónica, Banda Sonora, Artista Nuevo del Año presentado por Kohl’s,  Artista del Año, y Sencillo del Año. Los American Music Awards rinden tributo a los artistas más influyentes y más icónicos de la escena de la música. El show es producido por  dick clark productions y es visto en más de 160 países en todo el mundo. Para mayor información visite www.theamas.com, www.dickclark.com o abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards. 

Acerca de dick clark productions

dick clark productions (dcp) es el productor y propietario más grande del mundo de eventos televisados.  dcp produce éxitos perennes como los “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” y los “Streamy Awards.” dcp también produce populares programas semanales de televisión, incluyendo “So You Think You Can Dance”, de 19 Entertainment —una división de CORE Media Group y dcp–, “KNOCK KNOCK LIVE” de XIX Entertainment y dcp, “World’s Funniest”, de Jukin Media y dcp, y “BOOM!” de Keshet DCP, la empresa conjunta entre Keshet International (KI)- rama de distribución y producción global de Keshet Media Group- y DC Media, la compañía matriz de dcp. dcp también es propietaria de una de las bibliotecas de archivos de entretenimiento más originales y extensas del mundo que abarca más de 55 años de programas galardonados, programas históricos, especiales, espectáculos y programación legendaria. Para mayor información visite www.dickclark.com.   

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Contactos de Prensa 

d.baron media relations inc. – Latin Media Contacts

Diana Baron, 310-315-5444, diana@dbaronmedia.com

Sebastian Cubillos, 310-315-5444, sebastian@dbaronmedia.com

**VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO**

These Artists Join Previously Announced Host and Performer Jennifer Lopez Live on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22^nd at 8:00pm ET on ABC 

For media assets, please go to: http://bit.ly/1VTd6hX 

For digital assets and nominee gif galleries, please go to: http://bit.ly/AMAsContent  

Los Angeles, CA (October 21, 2015) – dick clark productions and ABC announced today that 5 Seconds of Summer, Selena Gomez  and Carrie Underwood will perform at the “2015 American Music Awards,” the world’s biggest fan-voted award show. They join previously announced host and performer Jennifer Lopez. The “2015 American Music Awards” will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 22 at 8:00pm ET on ABC. 

Hailing from a small town in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia, 5 Seconds of Summer blazed onto the scene and the charts, with their self-titled debut album entering the Billboard 200 at No. 1, selling 260,000 units in the U.S. in its first week of release, marking the biggest debut for a new act in 2014. It topped the iTunes charts in a total of 76 countries.  Their sophomore album, Sounds Good Feels Good, will be released on October 23 via Hi or Hey Records/Capitol Records. 5 Seconds of Summer took home the trophy for New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s at the “2014 American Music Awards.” 

Multi-platinum singer and actress Selena Gomez redefines her role as a pop artist on her new album Revival which recently debuted at #1 on Billboard’s album chart.  Powerful and passionately charged, thrilling and sophisticated, Revival has also earned Gomez a host of rave reviews. Entertainment Weekly called it “one of fall’s sleekest albums” and “as fresh and forward-thinking as the music of indie darlings Tove Lo and FKA Twigs,” while Rolling Stone raved “this is the sound of a newly empowered pop artist growing into her strengths like never before.” USA Today noted that “Gomez is bound to get at least a few skeptics off of Instagram and onto the dance floor” with her “cool, groovy and electro-savvy” album. “Gomez arrives with a pop vengeance throughout the record, as ear-sucking hooks and telling lyrics lay the groundwork for ’80s-infused dance riffs and head-rushing genre-hopping that saturates all 14 tracks,” raved Complex. The first single from Revival, “Good For You” featuring A$AP Rock is Gomez’s biggest hit to date.  It is her fastest-ever platinum seller and spent three consecutive weeks at #1 at Top 40 radio.  Revival  marks the latest chapter in a career that’s brought Gomez from starring on television at age 15 to taking a central role in Harmony Korine’s 2012 cult classic “Spring Breakers” — all while selling more than 22 million singles worldwide. Gomez announced that she will embark on her worldwide “Revival Tour” in 2016. The first leg will find Gomez traveling to 41 cities across the United States and Canada. The tour kicks off in Las Vegas on May 6^th at Mandalay Bay and hits major markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and more. 

Carrie Underwood emerged from the promise of her 2005 American Idol win to become a true multi-format, multi-media superstar, spanning achievements in music, television, and film.  A seven-time GRAMMY® Award winner, she has amassed nearly 100 major honors, sold 58 million records worldwide, and recorded 21 #1 singles, 11 of which she co-wrote.  The first female artist to be twice named the Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year, Underwood was recognized as Pollstar’s top female country touring artist for her headlining tours in 2008, 2010, and 2012.  Her four studio albums, Some Hearts, Carnival Ride, Play On, and Blown Away – each certified multi-Platinum or Platinum, and each an American Music Awards winner as Country Album of the Year – tallied 38 weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart with songs that have been streamed more than 1.5 billion times worldwide.  In 2013, she starred as Maria von Trapp in NBC’s three-hour holiday blockbuster, the Emmy®-winning The Sound of Music Live!, whose airings attracted 44 million viewers.  In late 2014, the Grand Ole Opry member released her first hits collection, Greatest Hits: Decade #1. Celebrating her first 10 years of music, the 25 songs included two new hits co-written by Underwood: the Platinum-certified, GRAMMY-winning “Something in the Water,” as well as the #1 smash “Little Toy Guns.”  In September of 2015, she began her third season as the voice of primetime television’s #1 program, Sunday Night Football, and on November 4, she’ll return for an eighth consecutive year as co-host of the CMA Awards.  Underwood is at radio now with her record-breaking single “Smoke Break,” the first single released from her fifth studio album, Storyteller, out worldwide on October 23, 2015. 

To help fans express their passion and excitement for the show, the American Music Awards and Twitter are launching custom Twitter emojis for all performers, starting with 5 Seconds of Summer, Selena Gomez and Carrie Underwood. All performers will have featured Twitter emojis to celebrate their appearances as they are announced. Viewers will be able to activate the Twitter emojis by Tweeting any of following hashtags from today through the end of the show on November 22:

• 5 Seconds of Summer: #5SOSonAMAs
• Selena Gomez: #RevivalAMAs
• Carrie Underwood:  #CarrieOnAMAs

Nominations for the “2015 American Music Awards” were announced last week by Joe Jonas and Charlie Puth, revealing that Taylor Swift leads this year’s nominees with the chance to take home six trophies. 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 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.”

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 American Music Awards winners are voted entirely by fans. There are three key voting windows:

• October 13 (9:30am ET) – November 11 (11:59pm ET)
  • Voting period for all categories, excluding New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s and Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile, and initial voting period for the ten Artist of the Year nominees.
• November 12 (12:01am ET) – November 19 (11:59pm ET)
  • Voting period for the final five Artist of the Year nominees.
  • Note: The Artist of the Year winner will be determined by the total votes received through the entire voting period.
• November 1 (12:01am ET) – November 22 (9:00pm ET)
  • Voting period for New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s and Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile.

Fans can vote for each category once per day, per platform in any (or many) of the below ways:

• Via AMAvote.com – Voting available for all categories 
• Posting a status on Facebook that includes the nominee’s name and the category’s hashtag within the post(s) – Voting available for all categories except New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s and Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile
• Posting a Tweet on Twitter that includes the nominee’s name or Twitter handle, the category name and #AMAs within the post(s) – Voting available for all categories

For more information on how to vote, please visit http://www.theamas.com/vote/voting-faq/

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, New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Song of The Year, 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 data covers the reporting period of September 15, 2014 to September 13, 2015. 

Preceding the ABC broadcast for the 7^th 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” sponsors and partners include Coca-Cola, Cumulus Media/ WestwoodOne, Kohl’s, Music Choice, Shazam, T-Mobile, Time Warner Cable and Yahoo.

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. 

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. 

Facebook: Facebook.com/AMAs

Twitter: @TheAMAs

Instagram: @TheAMAs

Snapchat: TheAMAs

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Vine: TheAMAs 

Cheat Tweet:  .@5SOS, @selenagomez & @carrieunderwood are performers at @TheAMAs! LIVE 11/22 on ABC. #AMAs bit.ly/AMAsNews

To search the American Music Award database for past winners (1974 – 2015) please visit: http://www.theamas.com/winners-database/

Tickets are now on sale at www.axs.com.

About the American Music Awards

The American Music Awards, the world’s biggest fan-voted award show, 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, New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Song of The Year, 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.com, www.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 http://www.dickclark.com/ama-credential-form/. Submissions for credentials will stay open until 6pm PT on Friday, November 6, 2015. 

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Press Contacts

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SECONDS OF SUMMER, SELENA GOMEZ Y CARRIE UNDERWOOD SE PRESENTÁN EN LOS“AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS® 2015” 

Estas estrellas se unen con Jennifer Lopez que será  la anfitriona de la noche y también hará una presentación musical en vivo el 22 de Noviembre a las 8:00pm ET en la cadena ABC 

Para recursos de prensa: http://bit.ly/1VTd6hX

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

Los Ángeles, California (21 de octubre del 2015) – dick clark productions y ABC anuncian hoy la participación de 5 Seconds of Summer, Selena Gomez  y Carrie Underwood en los “American Music Awards 2015,” la plataforma más grande del mundo adonde los fanáticos votan por sus estrellas favoritas. Ellos se unen con la super estrella Jennifer Lopez que además de presentarse también será la  anfitriona de esta gran noche. La emisión de los “American Music Awards 2015” se filmara en vivo desde el Microsoft Theater en Los Angeles el Domingo, 22 de Noviembre a las 8:00pm ET en la cadena ABC. 

5 Seconds of Summer han llegado desde Australia causando un gran furor y arrazando las listas musicales con el debuto de su primer álbum que llego a posición No. 1 en los Billboard 200.  Este album ha sido considerado unos de los debutos más exitosos con ventas de 260,000 unidades en los Estados Unidos en solo la primer semana. Tambien se han colocado en altas posiciones en 76 paises en las listas de música de ITunes. Su segundo album, Sounds Good Feels Good, saldrá a la venta el 23 de Octubre via Hi or Hey Records/Capitol Records. 5 Seconds of Summer gano el premio de Artista del Ano presentado por Kohl’s en los “American Music Awards  2014.” 

La cantante y actriz Selena Gomez redefine su papel de artista pop en su nuevo álbum Revival que recientemente debuto en No. 1 en las listas de música Billboard. Sofisticado, y lleno de pasión, Revival se ha ganado una gran cantidad de excelentes críticas. Entertainment Weekly lo llamo “uno de los álbumes más elegantes del otoño” y “fresco y juvenil como la música de los artistas Tove Lo y FKA Twigs,” mientras Rolling Stone exclamo “este es el sonido de un artista pop recién fortalecido que ha logrado crecer como nunca antes.” USA Today nota “Gomez es capaz de convencer a muchos de salir de su Instagram y animarlos a bailar”  con su álbum que es “divertido, maravilloso y único.” Complex comparte que “Gomez llega con un sonido pop potente, letras reveladoras y un sonido muy influenciado por la música dance de los 80”.  El primer sencillo de Revival, “Good For You” con A$AP Rock es la canción más exitosa de Gomez hasta hoy.   Es su sencillo más vendido que ha llegado a nivel platino y se ha mantenido en #1 en el  Top 40 de radio por tres semanas consecutivas.  Revival  marca el capítulo más reciente de una carrera que la ha llevado desde los 15 años actuando por televisión hasta tomando un papel muy importante en la película “Spring Breakers”-   — y todo mientras vendía más de 22 millones de sencillos en todo el mundo. Gomez comienza su tour mundial “Revival Tour” en el 2016. Estara llegando a 41 ciudades en los Estados Unidos y Canada. El tour arranca en la ciudad de Las Vegas el 6 de Mayo en Mandalay Bay y llegara a mercados principales incluyendo New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver y más. 

Carrie Underwood surgio de su participacion en el programa de television American Idol  en el 2005 ganando el premio mayor y volviéndose en una mega estrella. Ganadora de siete Grammy’s ha logrado ventas de 58 millones de discos mundialmente y ha grabado 21 sencillos que han llegado a #1.

The first female artist to be twice named the Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year, Underwood was recognized as Pollstar’s top female country touring artist for her headlining tours in 2008, 2010, and 2012.  Her four studio albums, Some Hearts, Carnival Ride, Play On, and Blown Away – each certified multi-Platinum or Platinum, and each an American Music Awards winner as Country Album of the Year – tallied 38 weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart with songs that have been streamed more than 1.5 billion times worldwide.  In 2013, she starred as Maria von Trapp in NBC’s three-hour holiday blockbuster, the Emmy®-winning The Sound of Music Live!, whose airings attracted 44 million viewers.  In late 2014, the Grand Ole Opry member released her first hits collection, Greatest Hits: Decade #1.  Celebrating her first 10 years of music, the 25 songs included two new hits co-written by Underwood: the Platinum-certified, GRAMMY-winning “Something in the Water,” as well as the #1 smash “Little Toy Guns.”  In September of 2015, she began her third season as the voice of primetime television’s #1 program, Sunday Night Football, and on November 4, she’ll return for an eighth consecutive year as co-host of the CMA Awards.  Underwood is at radio now with her record-breaking single “Smoke Break,” the first single released from her fifth studio album, Storyteller, out worldwide on October 23, 2015.  

Para ayudar a que los fanáticos expresen su pasión y entusiasmo por el show, los American Music Awards y Twitter estarán lanzando emojis personalizados para todos los presentadores musicales incluyendo a 5 Seconds of Summer, Selena Gomez y Carrie Underwood. Todos ellos tendrán un Twitter emoji que celebrara su presentación musical esa noche. Los televidentes podrán activar los emojis usando los hashtags comenzando hoy hasta el final del show el 22 de Noviembre.

• 5 Seconds of Summer: #5SOSonAMAs
• Selena Gomez: #RevivalAMAs
• Carrie Underwood:  #CarrieOnAMAs

Las nominaciones de los “American Music Awards 2015” fueron anunciadas la semana pasada por Joe Jonas y Charlie Puth. Taylor Swift ha sido la mas nominada con el chance de ganar seis premios. Ed Sheeran y The Weeknd empatan con cinco nominaciones mientras que Sam Hunt, Nicki Minaj, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor and Walk the Moon tienen tres nominaciones cada uno.  Adicionalmente, 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 tienen dos nominaciones.

Los nominados para la Cancion del Ano son 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.”

Los nominados para Artista del Ano son Luke Bryan, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor and The Weeknd.

Los American Music Awards se basan por votos de los fans. Acá están los periodos de votación:

• October 13 (9:30am ET) – November 11 (11:59pm ET)
  • Periodo de votación para toda las categorías, excluyendo Nuevo Artista del Ano Presentado por Kohl’s y Colaboración del Ano Presentado por T-Mobile, y comienzo del periodo de votación para los diez nominados para Artista del Ano
• November 12 (12:01am ET) – November 19 (11:59pm ET)
  • Periodo de votación para los 5 finalistas nominados a Artista del Ano.
  • Nota:  El ganador de la categoría Artista del Ano será determinado por los votos totales recibidos en el periodo entero de votación.
• November 1 (12:01am ET) – November 22 (9:00pm ET)
  • El periodo de votación para la categoría Artista Nuevo del Ano Presentado por Kohl’s y Colaboración del Ano Presentado por T-mobile.Voting period for New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s and Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile.

Los fans pueden votar por cada categoría una vez al día, en diferente plataformas incluyendo las siguientes:

• Via AMAvote.com – Votación disponible para toda las categorías
• Usando Facebook con updates en tu status que incluyan nombre de los nominados y la categoría usando hashtags en tu mensaje– Votación estará disponible para todas las categorías excepto Artista Nuevo del Ano Presentado por Kohl’s y Colaboración del Ano Presentado por T-mobile.
• Usando mensajes en Twitter que incluyan los nombres de los nominados o su nombre de cuenta en Twitter, el nombre de la categoría y #AMAs en el mensaje – Votación disponible en todas las categorías

Para más información visiten:  http://www.theamas.com/vote/voting-faq/

Los artistas en los American Music Awards estaran honorados en los generos de musica Pop/Rock, Rock Alternativo, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Inspirational, Latin, EDM, Soundtrack, Artista Nuevo del Ano Presentedo por Kohl’s, Cancion del Ano, Colaboracion del Ano Presentado por T-Mobile y Artista del Ano.

Las nominaciones a los American Music Awards se basan en 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.

Antes de la emisión del programa en ABC habra el  “Coca-Cola Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2015 AMAs” pre-show en vivo con un live stream para conectar a todos los fans del mundo comenzando a las 5:00pm ET/2:00pm PT el 22 de Noviembre en Yahoo, que sera el distribuidor digital oficial de los American Music Awards pre-show.  El live stream podra verse en  TheAMAs.com y ABC.com.  

Los  “American Music Awards 2015” inluyen patrocinadores como Coca-Cola, Cumulus Media/ WestwoodOne, Kohl’s, Music Choice, Shazam, T-Mobile, Time Warner Cable y Yahoo. 

Los “American Music Awards 2015” son producidos por dick clark productions. Allen Shapir y Mike Mahan son Productores Ejecutivos. Larry Klein, Barry Adelman y Mark Bracco son Productores. 

Para obtener información actualizada sobre los American Music Awards, contenido exclusivo y más, visita las redes sociales de los AMAs y únete a la conversación usando #AMAs. 

Facebook: Facebook.com/AMAs

Twitter: @TheAMAs

Instagram: @TheAMAs

Snapchat: TheAMAs

Tumblr:  americanmusicawards.tumblr.com  

Vine: TheAMAs

Cheat Tweet:  .@5SOS, @selenagomez & @carrieunderwood se presentan en los @TheAMAs! En vivo 11/22 en ABC. #AMAs bit.ly/AMAsNews

Para buscar ganadores de los American Music Award entre los anos (1974 – 2015) visita: http://www.theamas.com/winners-database/ 

Acerca de los American Music Awards

Los American Music Awards incluyen presentaciones de los artistas más populares de la escena y presenta premios votados por los fans en las categorías de Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Rock Alternativo, Adulto Contemporáneo, Latino, Inspiracional Contemporáneo, Música Electrónica, Banda Sonora, Artista Nuevo del Año presentado por Kohl’s,  Artista del Año, y Sencillo del Año. Los American Music Awards rinden tributo a los artistas más influyentes y más icónicos de la escena de la música. El show es producido por  dick clark productions y es visto en más de 160 países en todo el mundo. Para mayor información visite www.theamas.com, www.dickclark.com o abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards. 

Acerca de dick clark productions

dick clark productions (dcp) es el productor y propietario más grande del mundo de eventos televisados.  dcp produce éxitos perennes como los “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.”  dcp también produce populares programas semanales de televisión, incluyendo “So You Think You Can Dance”, de 19 Entertainment —una división de CORE Media Group y dcp–, “KNOCK KNOCK LIVE” de XIX Entertainment y dcp, “World’s Funniest”, de Jukin Media y dcp, y “BOOM!” de Keshet DCP, la empresa conjunta entre Keshet International (KI)- rama de distribución y producción global de Keshet Media Group- y DC Media, la compañía matriz de dcp. dcp también es propietaria de una de las bibliotecas de archivos de entretenimiento más originales y extensas del mundo que abarca más de 55 años de programas galardonados, programas históricos, especiales, espectáculos y programación legendaria. Para mayor información visite www.dickclark.com.    

CREDENCIALES PARA EL SHOW:

Para aplicar para obtener media credentials para el show por favor visita: http://www.dickclark.com/ama-credential-form/. El ultimo dia para solicitor credenciales es el viernes 6 de Noviembre, 6pm PT.

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Contactos de Prensa

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Diana Baron, 310-315-5444, diana@dbaronmedia.com

Sebastian Cubillos, 310-315-5444, sebastian@dbaronmedia.com

**VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO**

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 22^nd at 8:00pm ET on ABC

For digital assets and nominee gif galleries, please go to: http://bit.ly/AMAsContent  

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 7^th 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

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.

Facebook: Facebook.com/AMAs

Twitter: @TheAMAs

Instagram: @TheAMAs

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Vine: TheAMAs

Cheat tweet: Congrats @taylorswift13, @edsheeran and @theweeknd who lead with the most @TheAMAs nominations! #AMAs 

Tickets are now on sale at www.axs.com. 

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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.com, www.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 7^th 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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**VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL**

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 7^th 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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