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NOV. 22nd, 2020 American Music Awards.

November 5, 2020 Live Music No Comments

    RODDY RICCH AND THE WEEKND LEAD THE “2020 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS” NOMINATIONS WITH EIGHT EACH.

    Other Top Nominees Include Megan Thee Stallion (5), and Bad Bunny, DaBaby, Doja Cat, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift All Tie for 4

    Music’s Hottest Night of the Year Will Air Live Sunday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. EST/PST, on ABC

    Los Angeles, CA (October 26, 2020) – Pop singer and American Music Award nominee Dua Lipa today announced the “2020 American Music Awards” (AMAs) nominees in three categories LIVE on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” followed by additional nominees announced via the AMAs Twitter account. Lipa also revealed that she will perform on next month’s show. The “2020 American Music Awards,” music’s hottest night of the year, will feature marquee performances and signature breathtaking moments, live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 8:00 p.m. EST/PST, on ABC.

    Two-time AMA winner The Weeknd and rapper Roddy Ricch snagged eight American Music Award nominations each, the most of any nominee, both earning a nomination for the night’s most coveted award, Artist of the Year. First-time nominee Megan Thee Stallion earned five nominations, becoming the most nominated female artist this year, including nods in the New Artist of the Year and Collaboration of the Year categories. And in a six-way tie, Bad Bunny, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and first-time nominees DaBaby and Doja Cat all earned four nominations each.

    Nominees for the coveted Artist of the Year category are Justin Bieber, Post Malone, Roddy Ricch, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd. Swift is the current record-holder for most wins in this category with five wins, and could also break her own record for most AMA wins of all time, 29, should she win in any of the four categories she’s nominated in.

    This year, as Latin and R&B/Hip-Hop genres achieved undeniable crossover success, the AMAs will expand their categories to match their overarching popularity. The new categories include Favorite Male Artist and Favorite Female Artist (Rap/Hip-Hop); and Favorite Male Artist, Favorite Female, Favorite Album and Favorite Song (Latin). Additionally, Cheetos is partnering with the AMAs to present the expanded Latin categories. Voting is now open for all AMA categories. For more information, please visit TheAMAs.com/Vote

    The American Music Awards, the world’s largest fan-voted award show, is seen in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Nominees are based on key fan interactions – as reflected on the Billboard charts – including streaming, album and digital song sales, radio airplay and social activity. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners MRC Data and Next Big Sound, and reflect the time period of Sept. 27, 2019, through Sept. 24, 2020. The American Music Awards winners are voted entirely by fans.

    2020 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS TOP NOMINATED ARTISTS CHART FACTS:

    • The Weeknd (Eight Nominations)
      The Weeknd blasted onto the Billboard 200 albums chart with his fourth straight No. 1 album, After Hours, and spent four weeks at No. 1 The set launched with over 220 million on-demand streams earned in its first week in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The same week After Hours opened at No. 1, the album’s song “Blinding Lights” shot to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, securing The Weeknd his fifth chart-topping single. The track proved to be so popular, it spent more than eight months in the chart’s weekly top 10. The album also contains the Hot 100 No. 1 “Heartless,” as well as the top 20 charting title track and “In Your Eyes.”
    • Roddy Ricch (Eight Nominations)
      Roddy Ricch closed out 2019 in a big way, with his debut studio album Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial bowing at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart — his first No. 1. He then took it to the next level at the top of 2020, when the album’s breakaway hit “The Box” raced to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in just five weeks, becoming his first leader, and spending 11 weeks in a row at No. 1. He then claimed another Hot 100 No. 1 via his featured role on DaBaby’s “Rockstar,” which spent seven weeks in charge. All the while, his Please Excuse Me album has generated more than 3.3 billion U.S. on-demand streams and earned more than 2.1 million equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
    • Megan Thee Stallion (Five Nominations)
      Megan Thee Stallion claimed her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with her smash single “Savage,” featuring Beyoncé, and then followed it up with her second No. 1 via her featured role on Cardi B’s “WAP.” Meanwhile, Megan notched her second Top 10 album on the Billboard 200 with “Suga,” which followed her Top 10 set “Fever In 2019. Combined, “Savage” and “WAP” have been streamed more than 1 billion times in the U.S. in 2020, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

    The “2020 American Music Awards” is produced by dick clark productions. Amy Thurlow, Barry Adelman, Mark Bracco and Linda Gierahn are Executive Producers. Larry Klein is Producer. For the latest American Music Awards news, exclusive content and more, be sure to follow the AMAs on social (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube), online at theamas.com and ABC.com, and join the conversation by using the official hashtag for the show, #AMAs.

    The “2020 American Music Awards” is sponsored by Cheetos, T-Mobile, and Xfinity.

    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,” “Golden Globe Awards,” “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” and the “Streamy Awards.” dcp also owns one of the world’s most extensive and unique entertainment archive libraries with more than 60 years of award-winning shows, historic programs, specials, performances and legendary programming. dcp is part of MRC Live & Alternative, a division of diversified global entertainment company MRC. For additional information, visit www.mrcentertainment.com.

    About ABC Entertainment

    ABC Entertainment airs compelling programming across all day parts, including “Grey’s Anatomy,” the longest-running medical drama in prime-time television; riveting dramas “The Good Doctor,” “A Million Little Things” and “Station 19”; trailblazing comedy favorites “American Housewife,” “black-ish,” “The Conners,” “The Goldbergs” and “mixed-ish”; the popular “Summer Fun & Games” programming block, including “Celebrity Family Feud,” “Holey Moley,” “Match Game,” “Press Your Luck” and “To Tell the Truth”; star-making sensation “American Idol”; reality phenomenon “Shark Tank”; “The Bachelor” franchise; long-running hits “Dancing with the Stars” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos”; “General Hospital,” which has aired for more than 55 years on the network; and late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”; as well as two critically acclaimed, Emmy® Award-winning “Live in Front of a Studio Audience” specials. The network also boasts some of television’s most prestigious awards shows, including “The Oscars®,” “The CMA Awards” and the “American Music Awards.”

    ABC programming can also be viewed on demand and on H

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    THE “2020 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS” NOMINEES:

    ARTIST OF THE YEAR

    Justin Bieber

    Post Malone

    Roddy Ricch

    Taylor Swift

    The Weeknd

    NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

    Lewis Capaldi

    Doja Cat

    DaBaby

    Lil Baby

    Roddy Ricch

    Megan Thee Stallion

    COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

    Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion “WAP”

    DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch “Rockstar”

    Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber “10,000 Hours”

    Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande “Rain On Me”

    Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé “Savage Remix”

    FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTIST

    BTS

    Billie Eilish

    EXO

    Ariana Grande

    NCT 127

    FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO

    Doja Cat “Say So”

    Future ft. Drake “Life Is Good”

    Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande “Rain On Me”

    Taylor Swift “cardigan”

    The Weeknd “Blinding Lights”

    FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

    Justin Bieber

    Post Malone

    The Weeknd

    FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

    Dua Lipa

    Lady Gaga

    Taylor Swift

    FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK

    BTS

    Jonas Brothers

    Maroon 5

    FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK

    Harry Styles “Fine Line”

    Taylor Swift “folklore”

    The Weeknd “After Hours”

    FAVORITE SONG –  POP/ROCK

    Lewis Capaldi “Someone You Loved”

    Dua Lipa “Don’t Start Now”

    Post Malone “Circles”

    Roddy Ricch “The Box”

    The Weeknd “Blinding Lights”

    FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

    Kane Brown

    Luke Combs

    Morgan Wallen

    FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

    Gabby Barrett

    Miranda Lambert

    Maren Morris

    FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY

    Dan + Shay

    Florida Georgia Line

    Old Dominion

    FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY

    Luke Combs “What You See Is What You Get”

    Blake Shelton “Fully Loaded: God’s Country”

    Morgan Wallen “If I Know Me”

    FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY

    Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber “10,000 Hours”

    Maren Morris “The Bones”

    Blake Shelton (Duet with Gwen Stefani) “Nobody But You”

    FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP

    DaBaby

    Juice WRLD

    Roddy Ricch

    FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP

    Cardi B

    Nicki Minaj

    Megan Thee Stallion

    FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP

    Lil Baby “My Turn”

    Lil Uzi Vert “Eternal Atake”

    Roddy Ricch “Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial”

    FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP

    Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion “WAP”

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