LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Nominations were announced on Wednesday for the 2018 American Music Awards. Fans will choose the winners online and the awards will be presented at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Oct.9.
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Following are nominations in key categories;
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Drake
Imagine Dragons
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Khalid
Dua Lipa
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug “Havana”
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage “Rockstar”
Bruno Mars & Cardi B “Finesse”
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line “Meant To Be”
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey “The Middle”
TOUR OF THE YEAR
Beyonce & Jay-Z
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
BTS
Cardi B
Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Shawn Mendes
MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Drake
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Taylor Swift
ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Drake “Scorpion”
Ed Sheeran “Divide”
Taylor Swift “Reputation”
SONG- POP/ROCK
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug “Havana”
Drake “God’s Plan”
Ed Sheeran “Perfect”
MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Kane Brown
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett
FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood
ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Cardi B
Drake
Post Malone
MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Khalid
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd
FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Ella Mai
Rihanna
SOUNDTRACK
“Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By”
“The Greatest Showman”
“The Fate of the Furious: The Album”
Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Marguerita Choy