Full List of 2015 American Music Awards Nominees
On Tuesday, American musicians Joe Jonas and Charlie Puth appeared on ABC's Good Morning America to announce the nominees for the 2015 American Music Awards. The AMAs will be broadcast live on Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. ET via ABC, hosted by singer-actress Jennifer Lopez. Voting is currently open to the public, and the nominees are numerous.
The most-nominated artist by far this year is country/pop powerhouse Taylor Swift. Swift has wracked up a total of six nominations, among them Artist of the Year and Song of the Year. Pop/rock act Ed Sheeran and R&B legend the Weeknd tied for second most-nominated artists: Both musicians will vie for five awards.
How are the nominees selected?
"American Music Awards nominees are based on key fan interactions as reflected in Billboard magazine and on Billboard.com, including album and digital singles sales, radio airplay, streaming, social activity and touring," according to the AMA. "These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Entertainment and Next Big Sound."
Here is a full list of the candidates, organized by award category and musical genre.
Artist of the Year
Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Maroon 5
Nicki Minaj
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
The Weeknd
One Direction
New Artist of the Year
Fetty Wap
Sam Hunt
Tove Lo
Walk The Moon
The Weeknd
Song of the Year
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth — "See You Again"
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars — "Uptown Funk!"
Ed Sheeran — "Thinking Out Loud"
Taylor Swift — "Blank Space"
The Weeknd — "Can't Feel My Face"
Collaboration of the Year
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth — "See You Again"
Rihanna & Kanye West featuring Paul McCartney — "FourFiveSeconds"
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars — "Uptown Funk!"
Skrillex & Diplo featuring Justin Bieber — "Where Are Ü Now"
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar — "Bad Blood"
Favorite Male Artist (Pop/Rock)
Nick Jonas
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Favorite Female Artist (Pop/Rock)
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
Favorite Duo or Group (Pop/Rock)
Maroon 5
One Direction
Walk The Moon
Favorite Album (Pop/Rock)
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Taylor Swift
Favorite Male Artist (Country)
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt
Favorite Female Artist (Country)
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
Favorite Duo or Group (Country)
Zac Brown Band
Florida Georgia Line
Little Big Town
Favorite Album (Country)
Old Boots, New Dirt by Jason Aldean
Anything Goes by Florida Georgia Line
Montevallo by Sam Hunt
Favorite Artist (Rap/Hip-Hop)
Drake
Fetty Wap
Nicki Minaj
Favorite Album (Rap/Hip-Hop)
2014 Forest Hills Drive by J. Cole
If You're Reading This It's Too Late by Drake
The Pinkprint by Nicki Minaj
Favorite Male Artist (Soul/R&B)
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
The Weeknd
Favorite Female Artist (Soul/R&B)
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna
Favorite Album (Soul/R&B)
X by Chris Brown
Black Messiah by D'Angelo and The Vanguard
Beauty Behind the Madness by The Weeknd
Favorite Artist (Alternative Rock)
Fall Out Boy
Hozier
Walk The Moon
Favorite Artist (Adult Contemporary)
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
Favorite Artist (Latin)
Enrique Iglesias
Ricky Martin
Romeo Santos
Favorite Artist (Contemporary Inspirational)
Casting Crowns
Hillsong United
MercyMe
Favorite Artist (Electronic Dance Music)
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Zedd
Top Soundtrack
Fifty Shades of Grey
Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
Pitch Perfect 2
