Just as there is no stopping Christmas, there is also no stopping the spate of awards giving that traditionally starts towards the end of every year. Time now to bestow honor on those artists whose work shone brilliantly this year. And after the Emmys and the MTV Europe Awards, next on the rack is the American Music Awards (AMA) which will be held on Nov. 22.
The AMAs is known for its fun presentations and populist choice of winners. Instead of individuals choosing the winners, it is the fans who vote for their favorites. Since this year’s awarding will be done virtually, we can expect a toned down show this year. But the American Music Awards is not skimping on the trophies and the nominees are the biggest names in pop music nowadays.
Topnotchers are pop hip-hop star The Weeknd and rapper Roddy Ricch with eight nominations each. One of these is for the major plum, the Artist of the Year Award. They are up against Justin Bieber, Post Malone and AMAs perennial, Taylor Swift. It is anybody’s ball game at this point but given how they all turned out laudable products these past months, they are all certainly deserving of the trophy.
And now here is the list of the American Music Awards, 2020 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 and Megan Thee Stallion, WAP; DaBaby and Roddy Ricch, Rockstar; Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber, 10,000 Hours; Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, Rain on Me.
Tour of the Year: BTS; Ariana Grande; Elton John; Pink; Ed Sheeran.
Favorite Music Video: Doja Cat, Say So; Future ft. Drake, Life is Good; Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, Rain on Me; Taylor Swift, Cardigan; The Weeknd, Blinding Lights.
Favorite Social Artist: BTS, Billie Eilish; EXO; Ariana Grande; NCT 127.
Favorite Pop/ Rock:
Male Artist: Justin Bieber, Post Malone, The Weeknd.
Female Artist: Dua Lipa, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift.
Duo or Group: BTS; Jonas Brothers; Maroon 5.
Album: Harry Styles, Fine Love; Taylor Swift, Folklore; The Weeknd, After Hours.
Song: Lewis Capaldi, Someone You Loved; Dua Lipa, Don’t Start Now; Post Malone, Circles; Roddy Ricch, The Box; The Weeknd, Blinding Lights.
Favorite Country:
Male Artist: Kane Brown; Luke Combs; Morgan Waller.
Female Artist: Gabby Barrett, Miranda, Maren Morris.
Duo or Group: Dan + Shay; Florida Georgia Line, Old Dominion.
Album: Luke Combs, What You See is What You Get; Blak, Fully Loaded; Blake Shelton, God’s Country; Morgan Waller, If I Know Me.
Song: Dan + Shay, 10,000 Hours; Maren Morris, The Bones; Blake Shelton, Nobody.
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop:
Male: DaBaby; Juice WRLD; Roddy Ricch.
Female: Cardi B; Nicki Minaj; Megan Thee Stallion.
Album: Lil Baby, My Turn; Lil Uzi Vert, Eternal Atake; Roddy Ricch, Please Excuse Me for being Antisocial.
Song: Cardi B ft. Meghan Thee Stallion, WAP; DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, Rockstar; Roddy Ricch, The Box.
Favorite Soul/R&B:
Male Artist: Chris Brown; John Legend; The Weeknd.
Female Artist: Jhene Aiko; Doja Cat; Summer Walker.
Album: Doja Cat, Hot Pink; Summer Walker, Over IT, The Weeknd, After Hours.
Song: Chris Brown ft. Drake, No Guidance; Summer Walker, Playing Games; The Weeknd, After Hours.
Favorite Latin:
Male: Bad Bunny; J. Balvin; Ozuna.
Female: Becky G; KAROL G; Rosalia.
Album: Anuel AA, Emmanuel; Bad Bunny, Las Que No Iban a Salir; Bad Bunny, YHLQMDLG.
Song: Bad Bunny, Vite; Black Eyed Peas x J. Balvin, RITMO (Bad Boys for Life); Carol G & Nick, Tusa.
Favorite Artists:
Alternative Rock: Billie Eilish; Tame Impala; 21 Pilots
Adult Contemporary: Lewis Capaldi; Jonas Brothers, Maroon 5.
Contemporary Inspirational: Lauren Daigle, For King & Country; Kanye West,
Electronic Dance Music; Kaygo, Lady Gaga, Marshmello.
Favorite Soundtrack: Birds of Prey, The Album; Frozen II; Trolls, The World Tour.
Back to the MTV EMA which was given out last Nov. 8 with production numbers held in different European cities. Our very own Ben&Ben was up for the Best Southeast Asian Act award but sadly lost to Jack, the 23-year-old Vietnamese pop idol. The other nominees were Agnez Mo of Indonesia, Benjamin Kheng of Singapore, K-Clique of Malaysia and Violette Wautier of Thailand. The Philippines previously won the award in 2014 with Sarah Geronimo and in 2017 with James Reid.
Up next, the Grammy Awards 2021 nominations.
The Weeknd, Roddy Ricch top AMA nominations
Baby A. Gil
Sounds Familiar
Just as there is no stopping Christmas, there is also no stopping the spate of awards giving that traditionally starts towards the end of every year. Time now to bestow honor on those artists whose work shone brilliantly this year. And after the Emmys and the MTV Europe Awards, next on the rack is the American Music Awards (AMA) which will be held on Nov. 22.
The AMAs is known for its fun presentations and populist choice of winners. Instead of individuals choosing the winners, it is the fans who vote for their favorites. Since this year’s awarding will be done virtually, we can expect a toned down show this year. But the American Music Awards is not skimping on the trophies and the nominees are the biggest names in pop music nowadays.
Topnotchers are pop hip-hop star The Weeknd and rapper Roddy Ricch with eight nominations each. One of these is for the major plum, the Artist of the Year Award. They are up against Justin Bieber, Post Malone and AMAs perennial, Taylor Swift. It is anybody’s ball game at this point but given how they all turned out laudable products these past months, they are all certainly deserving of the trophy.
And now here is the list of the American Music Awards, 2020 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 and Megan Thee Stallion, WAP; DaBaby and Roddy Ricch, Rockstar; Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber, 10,000 Hours; Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, Rain on Me.
Tour of the Year: BTS; Ariana Grande; Elton John; Pink; Ed Sheeran.
Favorite Music Video: Doja Cat, Say So; Future ft. Drake, Life is Good; Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, Rain on Me; Taylor Swift, Cardigan; The Weeknd, Blinding Lights.
Favorite Social Artist: BTS, Billie Eilish; EXO; Ariana Grande; NCT 127.
Favorite Pop/ Rock:
Male Artist: Justin Bieber, Post Malone, The Weeknd.
Female Artist: Dua Lipa, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift.
Duo or Group: BTS; Jonas Brothers; Maroon 5.
Album: Harry Styles, Fine Love; Taylor Swift, Folklore; The Weeknd, After Hours.
Song: Lewis Capaldi, Someone You Loved; Dua Lipa, Don’t Start Now; Post Malone, Circles; Roddy Ricch, The Box; The Weeknd, Blinding Lights.
Favorite Country:
Male Artist: Kane Brown; Luke Combs; Morgan Waller.
Female Artist: Gabby Barrett, Miranda, Maren Morris.
Duo or Group: Dan + Shay; Florida Georgia Line, Old Dominion.
Album: Luke Combs, What You See is What You Get; Blak, Fully Loaded; Blake Shelton, God’s Country; Morgan Waller, If I Know Me.
Song: Dan + Shay, 10,000 Hours; Maren Morris, The Bones; Blake Shelton, Nobody.
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop:
Male: DaBaby; Juice WRLD; Roddy Ricch.
Female: Cardi B; Nicki Minaj; Megan Thee Stallion.
Album: Lil Baby, My Turn; Lil Uzi Vert, Eternal Atake; Roddy Ricch, Please Excuse Me for being Antisocial.
Song: Cardi B ft. Meghan Thee Stallion, WAP; DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, Rockstar; Roddy Ricch, The Box.
Favorite Soul/R&B:
Male Artist: Chris Brown; John Legend; The Weeknd.
Female Artist: Jhene Aiko; Doja Cat; Summer Walker.
Album: Doja Cat, Hot Pink; Summer Walker, Over IT, The Weeknd, After Hours.
Song: Chris Brown ft. Drake, No Guidance; Summer Walker, Playing Games; The Weeknd, After Hours.
Favorite Latin:
Male: Bad Bunny; J. Balvin; Ozuna.
Female: Becky G; KAROL G; Rosalia.
Album: Anuel AA, Emmanuel; Bad Bunny, Las Que No Iban a Salir; Bad Bunny, YHLQMDLG.
Song: Bad Bunny, Vite; Black Eyed Peas x J. Balvin, RITMO (Bad Boys for Life); Carol G & Nick, Tusa.
Favorite Artists:
Alternative Rock: Billie Eilish; Tame Impala; 21 Pilots
Adult Contemporary: Lewis Capaldi; Jonas Brothers, Maroon 5.
Contemporary Inspirational: Lauren Daigle, For King & Country; Kanye West,
Electronic Dance Music; Kaygo, Lady Gaga, Marshmello.
Favorite Soundtrack: Birds of Prey, The Album; Frozen II; Trolls, The World Tour.
Back to the MTV EMA which was given out last Nov. 8 with production numbers held in different European cities. Our very own Ben&Ben was up for the Best Southeast Asian Act award but sadly lost to Jack, the 23-year-old Vietnamese pop idol. The other nominees were Agnez Mo of Indonesia, Benjamin Kheng of Singapore, K-Clique of Malaysia and Violette Wautier of Thailand. The Philippines previously won the award in 2014 with Sarah Geronimo and in 2017 with James Reid.
Up next, the Grammy Awards 2021 nominations.
The Weeknd, Roddy Ricch top AMA nominations
Baby A. Gil
Sounds Familiar
Just as there is no stopping Christmas, there is also no stopping the spate of awards giving that traditionally starts towards the end of every year. Time now to bestow honor on those artists whose work shone brilliantly this year. And after the Emmys and the MTV Europe Awards, next on the rack is the American Music Awards (AMA) which will be held on Nov. 22.
The AMAs is known for its fun presentations and populist choice of winners. Instead of individuals choosing the winners, it is the fans who vote for their favorites. Since this year’s awarding will be done virtually, we can expect a toned down show this year. But the American Music Awards is not skimping on the trophies and the nominees are the biggest names in pop music nowadays.
Topnotchers are pop hip-hop star The Weeknd and rapper Roddy Ricch with eight nominations each. One of these is for the major plum, the Artist of the Year Award. They are up against Justin Bieber, Post Malone and AMAs perennial, Taylor Swift. It is anybody’s ball game at this point but given how they all turned out laudable products these past months, they are all certainly deserving of the trophy.
And now here is the list of the American Music Awards, 2020 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 and Megan Thee Stallion, WAP; DaBaby and Roddy Ricch, Rockstar; Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber, 10,000 Hours; Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, Rain on Me.
Tour of the Year: BTS; Ariana Grande; Elton John; Pink; Ed Sheeran.
Favorite Music Video: Doja Cat, Say So; Future ft. Drake, Life is Good; Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, Rain on Me; Taylor Swift, Cardigan; The Weeknd, Blinding Lights.
Favorite Social Artist: BTS, Billie Eilish; EXO; Ariana Grande; NCT 127.
Favorite Pop/ Rock:
Male Artist: Justin Bieber, Post Malone, The Weeknd.
Female Artist: Dua Lipa, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift.
Duo or Group: BTS; Jonas Brothers; Maroon 5.
Album: Harry Styles, Fine Love; Taylor Swift, Folklore; The Weeknd, After Hours.
Song: Lewis Capaldi, Someone You Loved; Dua Lipa, Don’t Start Now; Post Malone, Circles; Roddy Ricch, The Box; The Weeknd, Blinding Lights.
Favorite Country:
Male Artist: Kane Brown; Luke Combs; Morgan Waller.
Female Artist: Gabby Barrett, Miranda, Maren Morris.
Duo or Group: Dan + Shay; Florida Georgia Line, Old Dominion.
Album: Luke Combs, What You See is What You Get; Blak, Fully Loaded; Blake Shelton, God’s Country; Morgan Waller, If I Know Me.
Song: Dan + Shay, 10,000 Hours; Maren Morris, The Bones; Blake Shelton, Nobody.
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop:
Male: DaBaby; Juice WRLD; Roddy Ricch.
Female: Cardi B; Nicki Minaj; Megan Thee Stallion.
Album: Lil Baby, My Turn; Lil Uzi Vert, Eternal Atake; Roddy Ricch, Please Excuse Me for being Antisocial.
Song: Cardi B ft. Meghan Thee Stallion, WAP; DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, Rockstar; Roddy Ricch, The Box.
Favorite Soul/R&B:
Male Artist: Chris Brown; John Legend; The Weeknd.
Female Artist: Jhene Aiko; Doja Cat; Summer Walker.
Album: Doja Cat, Hot Pink; Summer Walker, Over IT, The Weeknd, After Hours.
Song: Chris Brown ft. Drake, No Guidance; Summer Walker, Playing Games; The Weeknd, After Hours.
Favorite Latin:
Male: Bad Bunny; J. Balvin; Ozuna.
Female: Becky G; KAROL G; Rosalia.
Album: Anuel AA, Emmanuel; Bad Bunny, Las Que No Iban a Salir; Bad Bunny, YHLQMDLG.
Song: Bad Bunny, Vite; Black Eyed Peas x J. Balvin, RITMO (Bad Boys for Life); Carol G & Nick, Tusa.
Favorite Artists:
Alternative Rock: Billie Eilish; Tame Impala; 21 Pilots
Adult Contemporary: Lewis Capaldi; Jonas Brothers, Maroon 5.
Contemporary Inspirational: Lauren Daigle, For King & Country; Kanye West,
Electronic Dance Music; Kaygo, Lady Gaga, Marshmello.
Favorite Soundtrack: Birds of Prey, The Album; Frozen II; Trolls, The World Tour.
Back to the MTV EMA which was given out last Nov. 8 with production numbers held in different European cities. Our very own Ben&Ben was up for the Best Southeast Asian Act award but sadly lost to Jack, the 23-year-old Vietnamese pop idol. The other nominees were Agnez Mo of Indonesia, Benjamin Kheng of Singapore, K-Clique of Malaysia and Violette Wautier of Thailand. The Philippines previously won the award in 2014 with Sarah Geronimo and in 2017 with James Reid.
Up next, the Grammy Awards 2021 nominations.