The 45th annual American Music Awards go down next month and the artists who will be vying for its honors have just been announced. Bruno Mars leads the pack with eight nominations, while Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and The Weeknd follow with five nods each.
While Bruno, Drizzy, and K.Dot will go head-to-head for the ultimate award of Artist of the Year, Rae Sremmurd will combat Post Malone for New Artist of the Year. See the rest of the nominations below.
The American Music Awards 2017 are set to air live from L.A.’s Microsoft Theater on Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
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ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
The Chainsmokers
Ed Sheeran
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Rae Sremmurd
Post Malone
James Arthur
Niall Horan
Julia Michaels
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee, “Despacito”
Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Migos
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake, More Life
Kendrick Lamar, Damn.
Migos, Culture
FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne, “I’m The One”
Kendrick Lamar, “Humble.”
Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Childish Gambino
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Beyonce
Kehlani
Rihanna
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Childish Gambino, Awaken My Love!
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic
The Weeknd, Starboy
FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B
Khalid, “Location”
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”
The Weeknd, “Starboy”
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne, “I’m The One”
The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk, “Starboy”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, “Despacito”
Maroon 5 feat. Kendrick Lamar, “Don’t Wanna Know”
The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, “Closer”
See the full list of nominees here.