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New York — Rap has easily dominated the pop charts and on streaming services in the last few years, and that's reflected at the 2018 American Music Awards.
Drake and Cardi B are the leaders with eight nominations each — earning bids in both the pop/rock and rap/hip-hop categories.
Drake has the year's top-selling album with Scorpion and also scored three No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He will compete for artist of the year alongside Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons and Post Malone.
In the rap/hip-hop and pop/rock categories, Drake earned nominations for favourite male artist, favourite album and favourite song with God's Plan.
Rapper-singer XXXTentacion, a streaming juggernaut before his death in June and afterward, earned nominations for new artist of the year and favorite soul/R&B album for his 2017 debut, 17.
Rihanna, who has barely released music since Anti dropped in 2016, picked up a nomination for favourite soul/R&B female artist alongside SZA and Boo'd Up newcomer Ella Mai, while Cardi B's Invasion of Privacy was surprisingly shut of the favourite rap/hip-hop album category.
Cardi B's collaboration with Bruno Mars, the remix of Finesse, earned two nominations and the rapper also earned nods for favourite social artist and favourite music video.
Sheeran and Malone each earned six nominations, while Camila Cabello is up for five honours. The fan-voted AMAs will air live 9 October from the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles.
SEE THE FULL LIST OF NOMINEES HERE:
Artist of the Year
Drake
Imagine Dragons
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
New Artist of the Year presented by Capital One Savor Card
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Khalid
Dua Lipa
XXXTENTACION
Collaboration of the Year
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug “Havana”
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage “Rockstar”
Bruno Mars & Cardi B “Finesse”?
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line “Meant To Be”
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey “The Middle”
Tour of the Year
Beyoncé & JAY-Z
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
U2
Favourite Music Video
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug “Havana”
Cardi B “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)”
Drake “God’s Plan”
Favourite Social Artist
BTS
Cardi B
Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Shawn Mendes
Favourite Male Artist - Pop/Rock
Drake
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Favourite Female Artist - Pop/Rock
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Taylor Swift
Favourite Duo or Group - Pop/Rock
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
Migos
Favourite Album - Pop/Rock
Drake “Scorpion”
Ed Sheeran “÷ (Divide)”
Taylor Swift “reputation”
Favourite Song - Pop/Rock
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug “Havana”
Drake “God’s Plan”
Ed Sheeran “Perfect”
Favourite Male Artist - Country
Kane Brown
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett
Favourite Female Artist - Country
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood
Favourite Duo or Group - Country
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
LANCO
Favourite Album - Country
Kane Brown “Kane Brown”
Luke Combs “This One’s For You”
Thomas Rhett “Life Changes”
Favourite Song - Country
Kane Brown “Heaven”
Dan + Shay “Tequila”
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line “Meant To Be”
Favourite Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop
Cardi B
Drake
Post Malone
Favourite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop
Drake “Scorpion”
Lil Uzi Vert “Luv Is Rage 2”
Post Malone “beerbongs & bentleys”
Favourite Song - Rap/Hip-Hop
Cardi B “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)”
Drake “God’s Plan”
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage “Rockstar”
Favourite Male Artist - Soul/R&B
Khalid
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd
Favourite Female Artist - Soul/R&B
Ella Mai
Rihanna
SZA
Favourite Album - Soul/R&B
Khalid “American Teen”
SZA “CTRL”
XXXTENTACION “17”
Favourite Song - Soul/R&B
Khalid “Young Dumb & Broke”
Ella Mai “Boo’d Up”
Bruno Mars & Cardi B “Finesse”
Favourite Artist - Alternative Rock
Imagine Dragons
Panic! At The Disco
Portugal The Man
Favourite Artist - Adult Contemporary
Shawn Mendes
P!NK
Ed Sheeran
Favourite Artist - Latin
J Balvin
Daddy Yankee
Ozuna
Favourite Artist - Contemporary Inspirational
Lauren Daigle
MercyMe
Zach Williams
Favourite Artist - Electronic Dance Music (EDM)
The Chainsmokers
Marshmello
Zedd
Favourite Soundtrack
“Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By”
“The Greatest Showman”
“The Fate of the Furious: The Album”
