Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, & Drake Lead The 2022 American Music Awards Nominations: See The Full List

This could beryllium the twelvemonth that Bad Bunny becomes king of the American Music Awards. The reggaeton prima leads the battalion of the 2022 AMA nominees, racking up 8 nods – including his archetypal Artist of the Year. Following the merchandise of his smash deed medium Un Verano Sin Ti, Bad Bunny has been each implicit the charts and is poised to marque history: if helium sweeps the AMAs connected Nov. 20, helium volition necktie Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston for astir AMAs won successful a azygous year.

Bad Bunny has immoderate stiff competition, though. Beyoncé, Drake, and Taylor Swift – who each picked up six AMA nominations – are besides up for Artist of the Year. Harry Styles, Adele, and The Weeknd, who each received 5 nods, circular retired that category. Future also picked up 5 nominations this year, portion Tems and Jack Harlow follow down with four.

Bad Bunny (Daniel DeSlover/Shutterstock)

Taylor could widen her pb arsenic the creator with the most AMA wins overall (she presently stands astatine a mind-boggling 34 wins.) She has won the Artist of the Year class much than anyone else, with six wins nether her belt.

The 2022 AMAs see six caller oregon revived categories this year, per Billboard: Favorite K-Pop Artist, Favorite Afrobeats Artist, Favorite Rock Song, Favorite Rock Album, Favorite Touring Artist and Favorite Soundtrack. The amusement besides dropped 1 category: Favorite Trending Song.

As of Oct. 13, nary big has been named nor person immoderate performers been announced, but fans tin support their eyes and ears retired for much quality successful the leadup to the Nov. 20 broadcast connected ABC (8pm ET / 8pm PT, via portion delay)

Artist of the year
Adele
Bad Bunny
Beyoncé
Drake
Harry Styles
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd

New creator of the year
Dove Cameron
Gayle
Latto
Måneskin
Steve Lacy

Collaboration of the year
Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”
Elton John & Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix”
Future ft. Drake & Tems, “Wait For U”
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”

Favorite touring artist
Bad Bunny
Coldplay
Ed Sheeran
Elton John
The Rolling Stones

Favorite euphony video
Adele, “Easy connected Me”
Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone, “Me Porto Bonito”
Harry Styles, “As It Was”
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
Taylor Swift, “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)”

Favorite antheral popular artist
Bad Bunny
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Harry Styles
The Weeknd

Favorite pistillate popular artist
Adele
Beyoncé
Doja Cat
Lizzo
Taylor Swift

Favorite popular duo oregon group
BTS
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Måneskin
OneRepublic

Favorite popular album
Adele, 30
Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin Ti
Beyoncé, Renaissance
Harry Styles, Harry’s House
Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version)
The Weeknd, Dawn FM

Favorite popular song
Adele, “Easy connected Me”
Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”
Harry Styles, “As It Was”
Lizzo, “About Damn Time”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”

Drake (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP/Shutterstock)

Favorite antheral state artist
Chris Stapleton
Cody Johnson
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Walker Hayes

Favorite pistillate state artist
Carrie Underwood
Lainey Wilson
Maren Morris
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift

Favorite state duo oregon group
Dan + Shay
Lady A
Old Dominion
Parmalee
Zac Brown Band

Favorite state album
Carrie Underwood, Denim & Rhinestones
Luke Combs, Growin’ Up
Cody Johnson, Human: The Double Album
Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version)
Walker Hayes, Country Stuff: The Album

Favorite state song
Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”
Cody Johnson, “’Til You Can’t”
Dustin Lynch ft. MacKenzie Porter, “Thinking ‘Bout You”
Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan, “Buy Dirt”
Morgan Wallen, “Wasted connected You”

Favorite antheral hip-hop artist
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Lil Baby
Lil Durk

Favorite pistillate hip-hop artist
Cardi B
GloRilla
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj

Favorite hip-hop album
Future, I Never Liked You
Gunna, DS4EVER
Kendrick Lamar, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Lil Durk, 7220
Polo G, Hall of Fame 2.0

Favorite hip-hop song
Future ft. Drake & Tems, “Wait For U”
Jack Harlow, “First Class”
Kodak Black, “Super Gremlin”
Latto, “Big Energy”
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”

Favorite antheral R&B artist
Brent Faiyaz
Chris Brown
Givēon
Lucky Daye
The Weeknd

Beyoncé (Raven Varona/Parkwood/PictureGroup/Shutterstock)

Favorite pistillate R&B artist
Beyoncé
Doja Cat
Muni Long
Summer Walker
SZA

Favorite R&B album
Beyoncé, Renaissance
Drake, Honestly, Nevermind
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), An Evening with Silk Sonic
Summer Walker, Still Over It
The Weeknd, Dawn FM

Favorite R&B song
Beyoncé, “Break My Soul”
Muni Long, “Hrs And Hrs”
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), “Smokin Out The Window”
SZA, “I Hate U”
Wizkid ft. Tems, “Essence”

Favorite antheral Latin artist
Bad Bunny
Farruko
J Balvin
Jhayco
Rauw Alejandro

Favorite pistillate Latin artist
Anitta
Becky G
Kali Uchis
Karol G
Rosalía

Favorite Latin duo oregon group
Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga
Calibre 50
Eslabon Armado
Grupo Firme
Yahritza Y Su Esencia

Favorite Latin album
Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin Ti
Farruko, La 167
J Balvin, Jose
Rauw Alejandro, Vice Versa
Rosalía, Motomami

Favorite Latin song
Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone, “Me Porto Bonito”
Becky G x Karol G, “MAMIII”
Karol G, “Provenza”
Rauw Alejandro, “Todo de Ti”
Sebastián Yatra, “Dos Oruguitas”

Favorite stone artist
Imagine Dragons
Machine Gun Kelly
Måneskin
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Lumineers

Favorite stone song
Foo Fighters, “Love Dies Young”
Imagine Dragons x JID, “Enemy”
Kate Bush, “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”
Måneskin, “Beggin’”
Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Black Summer”

Taylor Swift (Michael Zorn/Shutterstock)

Favorite stone album
Coldplay, Music of the Spheres
Ghost, Impera
Imagine Dragons, Mercury – Act 1
Machine Gun Kelly, mainstream sellout
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Unlimited Love

Favorite inspirational artist
Anne Wilson
for King & Country
Katy Nichole
Matthew West
Phil Wickham

Favorite gospel artist
CeCe Winans
DOE
E. Dewey Smith
Maverick City Music
Tamela Mann

Favorite dance/electronic artist
Diplo
Marshmello
Swedish House Mafia
The Chainsmokers
Tiësto

Favorite soundtrack
ELVIS
Encanto
Sing 2
Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4
Top Gun: Maverick

Favorite Afrobeats artist
Burna Boy
CKay
Fireboy DML
Tems
Wizkid

Favorite K-pop artist
Blackpink
BTS
Seventeen
Tomorrow X Together
Twice

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Nominees are based connected cardinal instrumentality interactions – arsenic reflected connected the Billboard charts – including streaming, medium and opus sales, vigor airplay, and circuit grosses. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its information spouse Luminate, and screen the eligibility play of Sept. 24, 2021, done Sept. 22, 2022 (representing Billboard chart dates of Oct. 9, 2021, done Oct. 1, 2022).

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