Drake Nabs a Record 13 Nominations for 2016 American Music Awards, Rihanna Grabs Seven
Drake is still winning. The Toronto rap superstar nabbed 13 nominations for the 2016 American Music Awards, breaking Michael Jackson’s previous record of 11 nods in 1984.
The OVO leader received mentions in categories including Artist of the Year, Favorite Male Artist, Favorite Album (for Views), Favorite Rap Artist, Favorite Rap Song (for “Hotline Bling”) and Favorite R&B song, among others.
Drizzy’s rumored girlfriend, Rihanna, followed with seven nods including Artist of the Year and Favorite Female Artist.
Other nominees include Beyoncé who garnered four nominations, while The Weeknd, Fetty Wap and Bryson Tiller each grabbed three mentions apiece.
We must mentioned this: the late and great Prince received a posthumous nomination in the Favorite Soundtrack category for his 1984 album, Purple Rain. This nod might be the result of his album re-entering the top spot of the Billboard 200 album following his untimely death. We're not mad at it.
ABC will broadcast the 2016 American Music Awards live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 20 at 8PM ET.
Winners are voted entirely by fans, with voting opening today (Oct. 10) in all categories except New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile, which will open on Nov. 2. You can place your votes at AMAvote.com
2016 American Music Awards Nominations List:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Adele
Beyonce
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
Beyonce
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 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
Beyonce
Janet Jackson
Rihanna
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Beyonce - 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 - ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
The Chainsmokers
Calvin Harris
Major Lazer
TOP SOUNDTRACK
Purple Rain
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Suicide Squad: The Album