Los Angeles, CA (October 12, 2017) – The “2017 American Music Awards” will mark the 45^thanniversary of the legendary music awards show that has brought fans the biggest musical superstars and most compelling live performances over the last four decades.  As the kick-off to this year’s highly anticipated show, international music sensation Ciara today announced six categories from the “2017 American Music Awards” nominees live on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” followed by a full reveal of all nominees via Facebook Live on the American Music Awards and Billboard pages.

The “2017 American Music Awards” will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at 8:00pm ET on ABC. The American Music Awards, the world’s largest fan-voted awards show, is where music enthusiasts watch their favorite artists and pop culture icons come together to honor idols, newcomers and record-breakers in the contemporary music scene.  From Pop and Rock, to Country, Hip Hop and beyond, this year’s show will celebrate 45 years of the best moments in music with appearances by today’s brightest stars and live performances from the biggest names in music. 

Bruno Mars leads with eight nominations, including Artist of the Year, Video of the Year, and Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock. The Chainsmokers, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd tied with five nominations each. Justin Bieber, Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi received four nominations each. Additionally, Keith Urban earned three nominations.

The Artist of the Year nominees are Bruno Mars, The Chainsmokers, Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Ed Sheeran. Voting for Artist of the Year opened today and will close on Thursday, November 16 at 8:59:59pm PT.

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

The American Music Awards winners are voted entirely by fans. Voting opened today in all categories except New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile and Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, which will both open on Wednesday, November 1. 

For New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile and Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, fans can vote for each award 100 times per day, per voting platform in one or both of the ways below. Fans can vote for all other awards once per day, per voting platform.

• Via web at billboard.com/amas and theamas.com/vote
• Posting a tweet on Twitter that includes the nominee’s name or Twitter handle, the category name and #AMAs within the tweet

2017 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS TOP NOMINATED ARTISTS CHART FACTS:

• Celebrated musician BrunoMars’ third full-length studio album, 24KMagic, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, granting the performer his third top 10 effort. The album spun off a trio of top 40-charting hits on the Billboard Hot 100, so far: “24K Magic,” “That’s What I Like” and “Versace On the Floor.” In 2017, “That’s What I Like” became Mars’ seventh No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, following his previous leaders “Uptown Funk!” (Mark Ronson featuring Mars), “When I Was Your Man,” “Locked Out of Heaven,” “Grenade,” “Just the Way You Are” and “Nothin’ On You” (B.o.B featuring Mars).
• Debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in December of 2016, TheWeeknd’sStarboy album marked his second straight No. 1, following 2015’s Beauty Behind the Madness. Starboy yielded a No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit with its title track, as well as a No. 4 smash with “I Feel It Coming.” Both tracks feature Daft Punk. All 18 songs from Starboy charted on the Billboard Hot 100.
• R&B singer Drake’sMoreLife was his seventh straight album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. MoreLife became the first album to earn over 375 million on-demand U.S. audio streams of its tracks in a single week, according to Nielsen Music. The album set the record in the week ending March 24. Drake wrapped a record 431 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in August, which dates back to his first appearance in 2009. The streak is the longest among all artists in Hot 100 history. Drake placed a record 24 titles on the Hot 100 at once, on the chart dated April 8, 2017. Drake linked 51 straight weeks in the Hot 100’s top 10, the longest streak by a male act. His run began on Oct. 3, 2015 with “Hotline Bling” and ended on Sept. 24, 2016, when “One Dance” fell from the tier. Drake has placed a record 157 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 in his career.
• Rapper and song-writer KendrickLamar earned his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit as a lead act with “Humble.” in 2017. He scored his second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with DAMN., which had the best first-sales week of his career (353,000 copies sold in its first week, according to Nielsen Music). Lamar was the first artist of 2017 to post two concurrent titles in the Hot 100’s top five with “Humble.” and “DNA.” on May 6.
• EdSheeran scored his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 in 2017 with “Shape of You,” which debuted at No. 1 and reigned for 12 weeks. “Shape of You” broke the record for the most time spent in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 10: 33 weeks. Sheeran became the first artist to debut two titles in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 10 simultaneously, with “Shape of You” and “Castle on the Hill.” Sheeran earned his second Billboard 200 No. 1 album with ÷ (Divide). Upon its No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200, ÷ (Divide) generated 13 simultaneous entries on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.
• Music duo of Drew Taggart and Andrew Pall, The Chainsmokers, charted three songs in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 10 in the past year, including the chart-topping “Closer,” featuring Halsey. “Closer” became just the 17th song in the Hot 100’s history to spend at least 12 weeks at No. 1. “Closer” spent 27 weeks at No. 1 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, breaking the 26-week record previously held by Avicii’s “Wake Me Up!” The Chainsmokers earned three No. 1 hits on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart over the past year: “Closer,” “Paris” and “Something Just Like This,” with Coldplay. Their debut full-length set Memories…Do Not Open opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It was the first No. 1 for a dance/electronic album in three-and-a-half years.
• Pop superstar JustinBieber joined Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee on the No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Despacito.” It tied the record for the longest run at No. 1 — 16 weeks. With “Despacito,” Bieber jumped to his first No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot Latin Songs chart. Bieber banked his first No. 1 on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts as featured on DJ Khaled’s all-star “I’m the One.” Bieber became the first artist ever to tally new No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 in back-to-back weeks, with “I’m the One” and “Despacito” (on charts May 20 and 27). Bieber has spent more than three years cumulatively at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Social 50 chart, easily the most among all acts since the list’s inception at the start of the decade.
• DaddyYankee claimed his first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Despacito” (Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber), which tied the record for most weeks spent at No. 1: 16 weeks. “Despacito” spent 16 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 – tying the record for the longest run at No. 1 in the chart’s history. He has tallied more than 50 hits on the Hot Latin Songs chart, including top 40-charting singles in the past year like “Hula Hoop” and “La Rompe Corazones,” with Ozuna.
• Puerto Rican singer-songwriter LuisFonsi’s “Despacito,” with Daddy Yankee and featuring Justin Bieber, spent 16 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 – tying the record for the longest run at No. 1 in the chart’s history. “Despacito” marked Fonsi’s third hit on the Hot 100, but he’s been charting hits on the Hot Latin Songs chart since 1998, where he’s notched 30 hits. Overall, on Hot Latin Songs, Fonsi has collected 11 top 10 hits, seven of which reached No. 1 (including “Despacito”).
• Premier country musician KeithUrban’s “The Fighter,” featuring Carrie Underwood, marked the former’s 38^th straight top 10 on the Hot Country Songs chart. Urban’s hit “Blue Ain’t Your Color” topped Hot Country Songs for 12 weeks from Nov. 19, 2016 – Feb. 4, 2017. His latest album, 2016’s Ripcord, became his fifth Top Country Albums No. 1 and sixth top 10 on the Billboard 200. “The Fighter” reached No. 40 on Billboard’s Adult Pop Songs airplay chart, his first hit on the chart since 2009’s “Kiss a Girl.” Further, the crossover track climbed to No. 15 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart.
• Pop superstar Rihanna notched her 60^th hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Wild Thoughts” (DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller). “Wild Thoughts” became the diva’s 31^sttop 10 hit on the Hot 100 and seventh No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. She added three new No. 1s on the Rhythmic Songs airplay chart in the past year: “Too Good” (Drake featuring Rihanna), “Loyalty.” (Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna) and “Wild Thoughts.”

Sponsors for the “2017 American Music Awards” include Comcast’s Xfinity and T-Mobile. Media partners include Cumulus Media/ Westwood One and Music Choice.

The “2017 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 2017 American Music Awards®:

2017 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS® NOMINEES:  

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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 music genres of Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Inspirational, Latin, EDM and Soundtrack, and the categories of Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile, Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, Tour of The Year and Video 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 200 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 Music Awards,” “Billboard Music Awards,” “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” “Golden Globe Awards,” “Miss America,” “Hollywood Film Awards” and the “Streamy Awards.” Weekly television programming includes “So You Think You Can Dance” from 19 Entertainment and 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. 

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NOMINATIONS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER (BY FIRST NAME):

Alessia Cara (1): Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock 

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

Bruno Mars (8): Artist of the Year, Video of the Year, Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock, Favorite Album – Pop/Rock, Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B, Favorite Album – Soul/R&B, Favorite Song – Soul/R&B, Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary

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

Carrie Underwood (1): Favorite Female Artist – Country

Chance the Rapper (2): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop

 

Childish Gambino (2): Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B, Favorite Album – Soul/R&B

 

Chris Stapleton (1): Favorite Album – Country

 

Chris Tomlin (1): Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational

 

Coldplay (2): Tour of the Year, Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock

 

Daddy Yankee (4): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, Video of the Year, Favorite Song – Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist – Latin

 

Daft Punk (1): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity

 

DJ Khaled (2): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop

 

DJ Snake (1): Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music (EDM)

 

Drake (5): Artist of the Year, Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock, Favorite Album – Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop, Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop

 

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

 

Florida Georgia Line (1): Favorite Duo or Group – Country

 

Garth Brooks (1): Tour of the Year

 

Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 (1): Favorite Soundtrack

 

Gucci Mane (1): Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop,

 

Halsey (2): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, Favorite Song – Pop/Rock

 

Imagine Dragons (2): Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock

 

James Arthur (1): New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile

 

Jason Aldean (1): Favorite Album – Country

 

Jon Pardi (1): Favorite Song – Country

 

Julia Michaels (1): New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile

 

Justin Bieber (4): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity (x2), Favorite Song – Pop/Rock, Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop

 

Kehlani (1): Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B 

 

Keith Urban (3): Favorite Male Artist – Country, Favorite Album – Country, Favorite Song – Country

 

Kendrick Lamar (5): Artist of the Year, Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop, Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop, Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop

 

Khalid (1): Favorite Song – Soul/R&B

 

Lady Gaga (1): Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock

 

Lauren Daigle (1): Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational  

 

Lil Wayne (2): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop

 

Linkin Park (1): Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock

 

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

 

Luis Fonsi (4): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, Video of the Year, Favorite Song – Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist – Latin

 

Maren Morris (1): Favorite Female Artist – Country

 

Maroon 5 (1): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity

 

MercyMe (1): Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational

 

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

 

Miranda Lambert (1): Favorite Female Artist – Country

 

Moana (1): Top Soundtrack

Niall Horan (1): New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile

 

Old Dominion (1): Favorite Duo or Group – Country 

 

Post Malone (1): New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile

Quavo (2): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop

 

Rae Sremmurd (2): New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile, Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop

 

Rihanna (2): Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock, Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B

 

Sam Hunt (2): Favorite Male Artist – Country, Favorite Song – Country

 

Shakira (1): Favorite Artist – Latin

 

Shawn Mendes (1): Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary

 

The Chainsmokers (5): Artist of the Year, Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock, Favorite Song – Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music (EDM)

 

The Weeknd (5): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, Favorite Album – Pop/Rock, Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B, Favorite Album – Soul/R&B, Favorite Song – Soul/R&B

 

Thomas Rhett (1): Favorite Male Artist – Country

 

Trolls (1): Top Soundtrack

 

twenty one pilots (1): Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock

 

U2 (1): Tour of the Year

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Los Angeles, CA (12 de octubre, 2017) – Los “2017 American Music Awards” marcan el 45 aniversario de la legendaria entrega de premios musicales que ha ofrecido a los fans las más increíbles presentaciones en vivo de las últimas cuatro décadas. Para comenzar las noticias del esperado show de este año, la superestrella Ciara anunció hoy seis categorías de nominados a los “2017 American Music Awards” en vivo en el programa “Good Morning America”, seguido por una revelación completa de todos los nominados via Facebook Live en las páginas de American Music Awards y Billboard.

 

Los “2017 American Music Awards” se transmitirán en vivo desde el Microsoft Theatre en Los Angeles el domingo 19 de noviembre de 2017 a las 8:00 pm ET en ABC. Los American Music Awards son los premios donde los fans de la música ven a sus artistas favoritos e iconos de la cultura pop unirse para rendir tributo a las más grandes estrellas, a los nuevos artistas y a los que rompen récords en la escena musical de hoy. Desde Pop y Rock hasta Country, Hip Hop y más, este año se celebrarán 45 años de los mejores momentos de la música con apariciones de grandes estrellas y presentaciones en vivo de los más grandes nombres de la música.

 

Bruno Mars lidera con 8 nominaciones, incluyendo Artist of the Year, Video of the Year, y Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock. The Chainsmokers, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran y The Weeknd empatan con cinco nominaciones cada uno. Justin Bieber, Daddy Yankee y Luis Fonsi recibieron cuatro nominaciones cada uno. Además, Keith Urban consigue 3 nominaciones.

 

Los nominados a Artist of the Year son Bruno Mars, The Chainsmokers, Drake, Kendrick Lamar y Ed Sheeran. La votación a Artist of the Year se abrirá hoy y terminará el jueves 16 de noviembre a las 8:59:59pm PT.

 

Los nominados a los American Music Awards se basan en las interacciones de los fans, como se refleja en Billboard Magazine y en Billboard.com, incluyendo ventas de álbumes y canciones digitales, airplay de radio, streaming, actividad en redes sociales y giras. Estas mediciones son rastreadas por Billboard y sus socios de datos, incluyendo Nielsen Music y Next Big Sound.

 

Los ganadores de los American Music Awards son votados en su totalidad por fans. La votación comenzó hoy en todas las categorías excepto New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile y Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, que se inaugurará el miércoles 1 de noviembre.

 

Para New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile y Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, los fans pueden votar por cada categoría 100 veces al día por plataforma, en una o ambas de las formas que enumeramos a continuación. Para el resto de categorías, los fans pueden votar una vez al día por plataforma de votación.

• A través de las páginas web billboard.com/amas y theamas.com/vote
• Publicar un tweet en Twitter que incluya el nombre del nominado o su nombre de usuario en Twitter, el nombre de la categoría y #AMAs dentro del tweet(s)

 

DATOS DE LOS NOMINADOS:

• Daddy Yankee consiguió su primer número uno en Billboard Hot 100 con “Despacito” (Luis Fonsi y Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber), que empató el récord de estancia en el número uno con 16 semanas. “Despacito” pasó 16 semanas en el No. 1 en Billboard Hot 100 – empatando el récord en la historia de la lista. Daddy Yankee cuenta con más de 50 sencillos en la lista Hot Latin Songs, incluyendo 40 singles en el último año, como “Hula Hoop” y “La Rompe Corazones”, con Ozuna.

• Luis Fonsi, compositor y cantante boricua que ha colaborado con Daddy Yankee y con Justin Bieber en el éxito “Despacito”, se mantuvo 16 semanas en el número uno de la lista Billboard Hot 100, empatando el récord anterior. “Despacito” supone el tercer single de Fonsi en situarse en el Hot 100, pero ha tenido canciones en la lista Hot Latin Songs desde 1998 (30 en total). Fonsi a logrado colocar 11 de sus canciones en el top 10 de la lista Hot Latin Songs, siete de los cuales alcanzaron el número uno (incluyendo “Despacito”).

• La superestrella del pop Justin Bieber se unió a Luis Fonsi y Daddy Yankee en “Despacito”, que alcanzó el número uno de Billboard Hot 100. Despacito empató el record de mayor estancia en el número uno, con 16 semanas. Con este tema, Bieber consiguió su primer número 1 en la lista Hot Latin Songs de Billboard. Bieber se hizo con su primer número uno tanto en las listas Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs como en Hot Rap Songs con su canción en colaboración con DJ Khaled, “I’m the One”. Bieber se convirtió en el primer artista en lograr dos número uno consecutivos con nuevos singles (“I’m the One” y “Despacito”), en las listas del 20 y 27 de mayo. Bieber ha pasado más de tres años (acumulados) en el número uno en la lista Billboard’s Social 50, más tiempo que cualquier otro artista desde el inicio de esta lista a principio de década.

• El tercer álbum de estudio de Bruno Mars, 24K Magic, debutó en el segundo lugar de la lista Billboard 200, otorgándole al artista su tercer mejor logro. El álbum cuenta con tres canciones que ascendieron al top 40 de Billboard Hot 100, hasta el momento: “24K Magic”, “That’s What I Like” y “Versace On the Floor”. En 2017, “That’s What I Like” se convirtió en el séptimo número uno de Mars en Billboard Hot 100, siguiendo a “Uptown Funk!” (Mark Ronson featuring Mars), “When I Was Your Man”, “Locked Out of Heaven”, “Grenade” Way You Are” y “Nothin ‘On You “(BoB featuring Mars).

• Debutando en el número uno en Billboard 200 en diciembre de 2016, el álbum Starboy de The Weeknd marcó su segundo número uno consecutivo, tras Behind the Madness en 2015. Starboy, canción del mismo nombre que el álbum, alcanzó el número uno en Billboard Hot 100, y “I Feel It Coming” llegó al cuarto puesto de esta misma lista. Ambas canciones cuentan con la colaboración de Daft Punk. Todas las 18 canciones de Starboy llegaron a la lista Billboard Hot 100.

 

Los patrocinadores de los “2017 American Music Awards” incluyen Comcast’s Xfinity y T-Mobile. Sus socios de medios incluyen Cumulus Media/ Westwood One y Music Choice.

 

Los “2017 American Music Awards” son producidos por dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro y Mike Mahan son los productores ejecutivos. Larry Klein, Barry Adelman y Mark Bracco son los productores.

 

A continuación puedes ver la lista completa de nominados a los 2017 American Music Awards®:

 

NOMINADOS A LOS 2017 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS®:

 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

·        Bruno Mars

·        The Chainsmokers

·        Drake

·        Kendrick Lamar

·        Ed Sheeran

 

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY T-MOBILE

·        James Arthur

·        Niall Horan

·        Julia Michaels

·        Post Malone

·        Rae Sremmurd

 

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY XFINITY

·        The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey “Closer”

·      DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne “I’m the  One”

·        Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber “Despacito”

·        Maroon 5 featuring Kendrick Lamar “Don’t Wanna Know”

·        The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk “Starboy”

 

TOUR OF THE YEAR

·        Garth Brooks

·        Coldplay

·        U2

 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

·        Bruno Mars “That’s What I Like”

·        Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee “Despacito”

·        Ed Sheeran “Shape of You”

 

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

·        Bruno Mars

·        Drake

·        Ed Sheeran

 

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

·        Alessia Cara

·        Lady Gaga

·        Rihanna

 

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK

·        The Chainsmokers

·        Coldplay

·        Imagine Dragons

 

FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK

·        Bruno Mars “24K Magic”

·        Drake “More Life”

·        The Weeknd “Starboy”

 

FAVORITE SONG – POP/ROCK

·        The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey “Closer”

·        Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber “Despacito”

·        Ed Sheeran “Shape of You”

 

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

·        Sam Hunt

·        Thomas Rhett

·        Keith Urban

 

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

·        Miranda Lambert

·        Maren Morris

·        Carrie Underwood

 

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY

·        Florida Georgia Line

·        Little Big Town

·        Old Dominion

 

FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY

·        Jason Aldean “They Don’t Know”

·        Chris Stapleton “From A Room: Volume 1”

·        Keith Urban “Ripcord”

 

FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY

·        Sam Hunt “Body Like A Back Road”

·        Jon Pardi “Dirt On My Boots”

·        Keith Urban “Blue Ain’t Your Color”

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP

·        Drake

·        Kendrick Lamar

·        Migos

 

FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP

·        Drake “More Life”

·        Kendrick Lamar “DAMN.”

·        Migos “Culture”

 

FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP

·      DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne “I’m the  One”

·        Kendrick Lamar “HUMBLE.”

·        Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane “Black Beatles”

 

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

·        Bruno Mars

·        Childish Gambino

·        The Weeknd

 

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

·        Beyoncé

·        Kehlani

·        Rihanna

 

FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B

·        Bruno Mars “24K Magic”

·        Childish Gambino “Awaken, My Love!”

·        The Weeknd “Starboy”

 

FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B

·        Bruno Mars “That’s What I Like”

·        Khalid “Location”

·        The Weeknd “Starboy”

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK

·        Imagine Dragons

·        Linkin Park

·        twenty one pilots

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY

·        Bruno Mars

·        Shawn Mendes

·        Ed Sheeran

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN

·        Daddy Yankee

·        Luis Fonsi

·        Shakira

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

·        Lauren Daigle

·        MercyMe

·        Chris Tomlin

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)

·        The Chainsmokers

·        DJ Snake

·        Calvin Harris

 

TOP SOUNDTRACK

·        Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2

·        Moana

·        Trolls

 

Para obtener las últimas noticias sobre los American Music Awards, contenidos exclusivos y más, asegúrese de seguir a AMAs en las redes sociales y unirse a la conversación usando el hashtag oficial del show, #AMAs.

 

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Cheat tweet: .@BrunoMars leads the 2017 @AMAs with 8 nominations! Full list of nominees here: amas.news/nominees17 #AMAs

 

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Acerca de los American Music Awards

Los American Music Awards, la más extraordinaria entrega de premios del mundo votados por los fans, cuenta con las actuaciones de los artistas más populares del momento y concede premios votados por los seguidores en las categorías de Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock Alternativo, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Música Adulta Contemporánea, Música Contemporánea Inspiracional, Música Latina, EDM y Banda Sonora, Artista del Año, Nuevo Artista del Año Concedido por T-Mobile, Colaboración del Año, Tour del Año y Vídeo del Año. Los American Music Awards rinden tributo a los artistas más influyentes. El show es producido por dick clark productions y es visto en más de 200 países de todo el mundo. Para obtener más 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 más grande del mundo y propietario de programación televisada de entretenimiento en vivo con la “Academy of Country Music Awards,” “American Music Awards,” “Billboard Music Awards,” “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” “Golden Globe Awards,” “Miss America,” “Hollywood Film Awards” y los “Streamy Awards.” La programación semanal de televisión incluye “So You Think You Can Dance” de 19 Entertainment y dcp. dcp también posee una de las bibliotecas de archivos de entretenimiento más exclusivas y extensas del mundo con más de 55 años de programas premiados, programas históricos, especiales, presentaciones y programación legendaria. Para obtener información adicional, visite www.dickclark.com.

 

CREDENCIALES DE PRENSA PARA EL SHOW

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Los envíos de credenciales permanecerán abiertos hasta las 6pm PT del viernes, 3 de noviembre de 2017.

 

Contactos de Prensa

dick clark productions:

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Slate PR

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ABC Media Relations:

            Nicole Gonzales          818-460-7421              Nicole.J.Gonzales@abc.com

            Nate Reeves               818-460-6422              Nate.Reeves@abc.com

 

Latin Press Inquiries:

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

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NOMINACIONES POR ORDEN ALFABÉTICO:

 

Alessia Cara (1): Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock

 

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

 

Bruno Mars (8): Artist of the Year, Video of the Year, Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock, Favorite Album – Pop/Rock, Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B, Favorite Album – Soul/R&B, Favorite Song – Soul/R&B, Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary

 

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

 

Carrie Underwood (1): Favorite Female Artist – Country

 

Chance the Rapper (2): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop

 

Childish Gambino (2): Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B, Favorite Album – Soul/R&B

 

Chris Stapleton (1): Favorite Album – Country

 

Chris Tomlin (1): Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational

 

Coldplay (2): Tour of the Year, Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock

 

Daddy Yankee (4): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, Video of the Year, Favorite Song – Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist – Latin

 

Daft Punk (1): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity

 

DJ Khaled (2): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop

 

DJ Snake (1): Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music (EDM)

 

Drake (5): Artist of the Year, Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock, Favorite Album – Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop, Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop

 

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

 

Florida Georgia Line (1): Favorite Duo or Group – Country

 

Garth Brooks (1): Tour of the Year

 

Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 (1): Favorite Soundtrack

 

Gucci Mane (1): Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop,

 

Halsey (2): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, Favorite Song – Pop/Rock

 

Imagine Dragons (2): Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock

 

James Arthur (1): New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile

 

Jason Aldean (1): Favorite Album – Country

 

Jon Pardi (1): Favorite Song – Country

 

Julia Michaels (1): New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile

 

Justin Bieber (4): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity (x2), Favorite Song – Pop/Rock, Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop

 

Kehlani (1): Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B 

 

Keith Urban (3): Favorite Male Artist – Country, Favorite Album – Country, Favorite Song – Country

 

Kendrick Lamar (5): Artist of the Year, Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop, Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop, Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop

 

Khalid (1): Favorite Song – Soul/R&B

 

Lady Gaga (1): Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock

 

Lauren Daigle (1): Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational  

 

Lil Wayne (2): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop

 

Linkin Park (1): Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock

 

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

 

Luis Fonsi (4): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, Video of the Year, Favorite Song – Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist – Latin

 

Maren Morris (1): Favorite Female Artist – Country

 

Maroon 5 (1): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity

 

MercyMe (1): Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational

 

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

 

Miranda Lambert (1): Favorite Female Artist – Country

 

Moana (1): Top Soundtrack

 

Niall Horan (1): New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile

 

Old Dominion (1): Favorite Duo or Group – Country 

 

Post Malone (1): New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile

 

Quavo (2): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop

 

Rae Sremmurd (2): New Artist of the Year presented by T-Mobile, Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop

 

Rihanna (2): Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock, Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B

 

Sam Hunt (2): Favorite Male Artist – Country, Favorite Song – Country

 

Shakira (1): Favorite Artist – Latin

 

Shawn Mendes (1): Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary

 

The Chainsmokers (5): Artist of the Year, Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock, Favorite Song – Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music (EDM)

 

The Weeknd (5): Collaboration of the Year presented by Xfinity, Favorite Album – Pop/Rock, Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B, Favorite Album – Soul/R&B, Favorite Song – Soul/R&B

 

Thomas Rhett (1): Favorite Male Artist – Country

 

Trolls (1): Top Soundtrack

 

twenty one pilots (1): Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock

 

U2 (1): Tour of the Year