Taylor Swift leads the nominations for the American Music Awards.
The 25-year-old star is up for six awards at the annual ceremony, including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year for ‘Blank Space’ and Collaboration of the Year for ‘Bad Blood’, which she created with Kendrick Lamar.
Following just behind her is pal Ed Sheeran and ‘Can’t Feel My Face’ hitmaker The Weeknd who each received five nominations, including nods for Artist of the Year.
Other stars up for the coveted prize include Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Luke Bryan, Sam Smith and Meghan Trainor, with the category set to be narrowed down to five in a public vote prior to the ceremony.
The Song of the Year category will also be fiercely fought with Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ ‘Uptown Funk’, Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth’s ‘See You Again’ and Ed Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’ being among the huge hits which will battle it out for the prize.
The event will take place at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theatre on November 22 and will be hosted by actress and singer Jennifer Lopez.
Last year’s ceremony saw performances from Taylor Swift, Iggy Azalea, Lorde, One Direction, Nicki Minaj, 5 Seconds of Summer, Sam Smith and Jennifer Lopez, while Katy Perry was the big winner, taking home three awards including Single of the Year for ‘Dark Horse’.
The nominations for the American Music Awards 2015 are as follows:
Artist of the Year:
Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Maroon 5
Nicki Minaj
One Direction
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
The Weeknd
New Artist of the Year presented by Kohl’s:
Fetty Wap
Sam Hunt
Tove Lo
Walk The Moon
The Weeknd
Song of the Year:
‘See You Again’ – Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth
‘Uptown Funk!’ – Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
‘Thinking Out Loud’ – Ed Sheeran
‘Blank Space’ – Taylor Swift
‘Can’t Feel My Face’ – The Weeknd
Collaboration of the Year Unleashed by T-Mobile:
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"’
Favourite Male Artist – Pop/Rock:
Nick Jonas
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Favourite Female Artist – Pop/Rock
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
Favourite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock:
Maroon 5
One Direction
Walk The Moon
Favourite Album – Pop/Rock:
‘X’ – Ed Sheeran
‘In The Lonely Hour’ – Sam Smith
‘1989’ – Taylor Swift
Favourite Male Artist – Country:
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt
Favourite Female Artist – Country:
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
Favourite Duo or Group – Country:
Zac Brown Band
Florida Georgia Line
Little Big Town
Favourite Album – Country:
‘Old Boots, New Dirt’ – Jason Aldean
‘Anything Goes’ – Florida Georgia Line
‘Montevallo’ – Sam Hunt
Favourite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop:
Drake
Fetty Wap
Nicki Minaj
Favourite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop:
‘2014 Forest Hills Drive’ – J. Cole
‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’ – Drake
‘The Pinkprint’ – Nicki Minaj
Favourite Male Artist – Soul/R&B:
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
The Weeknd
Favourite Female Artist – Soul/R&B:
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna
Favourite Album – Soul/R&B:
‘X’ – Chris Brown
‘Black Messiah’ – D’Angelo and The Vanguard
‘Beauty Behind the Madness’ – The Weeknd
Favourite Artist – Alternative Rock:
Fall Out Boy
Hozier
Walk The Moon
Favourite Artist – Adult Contemporary:
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
Favourite Artist – Latin:
Enrique Iglesias
Ricky Martin
Romeo Santos
Favourite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational:
Casting Crowns
Hillsong United
MercyMe
Favourite Artist – EDM (Electronic Dance Music):
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Zedd
Top Soundtrack:
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
‘Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1’
‘Pitch Perfect 2’
Taylor Swift leads American Music Awards nominations
