Drake theu një rekord 32-vjeçar për më shumë nominime në American Music Aëards, me plot 13 të tilla, duke mposhtur Michael Jackson, i cili mbante 11 nominime në vitin 1984. Reperi i “Hotline Bling” kryeson listën e kandidaturave në kategori të ndryshme duke përfshirë, Artist of the Year, Favorite Male Artist, Favorite Album, Favorite Rap Artist, Favorite Rap Song and Favorite R&B song. Nëse Drizzy fiton në ndonjë nga këto kategori, ai do të shënojë fitoren e parë në AMA.

Pas tij, renditet Rihanna me plot 7 nominime, për shfaqjen që do të mbahet live në Teatrin Microsoft në Los Angeles me 20 nëntor. Adele dhe Justin Bieber siguruan 5 nominime secili, ndërsa Beyonce dhe Chainsmokers do të kandidojnë për 4 çmime.

Kandidaturat për American Music Aëards 2016 u prezantuan mëngjesin e sotëm në “Good Morning America” nga këngëtarët Joe Jonas dhe Rachel Platten.

Ja lista e plotë e nominimeve:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

•             Adele   
•             Beyoncé             
•             Justin Bieber     
•             Drake   
•             Selena Gomez  
•             Ariana Grande  
•             Rihanna               
•             Twenty One Pilots          
•             Carrie Underwood         
•             The Weeknd

 NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE

•             Alessia Cara       
•             The Chainsmokers          
•             DNCE    
•             Shawn Mendes               
•             ZAYN

 COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
•             The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya “Don’t Let Me Down”              
•             Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla “One Dance”       
•             Fifth Harmony Featuring Ty Dolla $ign “Work From Home”           
•             Rihanna Featuring Drake “Work”             
•             Meghan Trainor Featuring John Legend “Like I’m Gonna Lose You”

 TOUR OF THE YEAR        
•             Beyoncé             
•             Madonna           
•             Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

 VIDEO OF THE YEAR      
•             Justin Bieber “Sorry”     
•             Desiigner “Panda”          
•             Rihanna Featuring Drake “Work”

 FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK   
•             Justin Bieber     
•             Drake   
•             The Weeknd

 FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK               
•             Adele   
•             Selena Gomez  
•             Rihanna

 FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK             
•             The Chainsmokers          
•             DNCE    
•             Twenty One Pilots

 FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK

•             Adele 25             
•             Justin Bieber Purpose   
•             Drake Views

 FAVORITE SONG- POP/ROCK    
•             Adele “Hello”    
•             Justin Bieber “Love Yourself”     
•             Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla “One Dance”

 FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY     
•             Luke Bryan                         
•             Thomas Rhett   
•             Blake Shelton

 FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

•             Kelsea Ballerini 
•             Cam      
•             Carrie Underwood

 FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY 
•             Florida Georgia Line       
•             Old Dominion   
•             Zac Brown Band

 FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY                 
•             Luke Bryan Kill the Lights             
•             Chris Stapleton Traveller              
•             Carrie Underwood Storyteller

 FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY    
•             Florida Georgia Line “H.O.L.Y.”  
•             Tim McGraw “Humble And Kind”             
•             Thomas Rhett “Die A Happy Man”

 FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP          
•             Drake   
•             Fetty Wap          
•             Future

 FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP         
•             Drake Views      
•             Drake & Future What A Time To Be Alive              
•             Fetty Wap Fetty Wap

 FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP            
•             Desiigner “Panda”          
•             Drake “Hotline Bling”     
•             Fetty Wap “679”

 FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B    
•             Chris Brown       
•             Bryson Tiller      
•             The Weeknd

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
•             Beyoncé             
•             Janet Jackson   
•             Rihanna

 FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B               

•             Beyoncé Lemonade       
•             Rihanna Anti     
•             Bryson Tiller T R A P S O U L

 FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B  
•             Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla “One Dance”       
•             Rihanna Featuring Drake “Work”             
•             Bryson Tiller “Don’t”

 FAVORITE ARTIST - ALTERNATIVE ROCK               
•             Coldplay              
•             Twenty One Pilots          
•             X Ambassadors

 FAVORITE ARTIST - ADULT CONTEMPORARY     

•             Adele   
•             Rachel Platten  
•             Meghan Trainor

 FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN          
•             J Balvin
•             Enrique Iglesias
•             Nicky Jam

 FAVORITE ARTIST - CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL   
•             Lauren Daigle    
•             Hillsong UNITED               
•             Chris Tomlin

 FAVORITE ARTIST - ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)  
•             The Chainsmokers          
•             Calvin Harris      
•             Major Lazer

 TOP SOUNDTRACK        
•             Purple Rain        
•             Star Wars: The Force Awakens  
•             Suicide Squad: The Album