Awards

First-Time Nominee Olivia Rodrigo Leads With Seven “2021 American Music Awards” Nominations

The Weeknd Follows with 6; Bad Bunny, Doja Cat and GIVĒON Earn 5 Nods

Music’s Hottest Night of the Year Airs Live, Sunday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. EST/PST, on ABC

Los Angeles, CA (October 28, 2021) – MRC Live & Alternative and ABC today announced nominees for the “2021 American Music Awards” (AMAs), the world’s largest fan-voted awards show.

The nominations announcement kicked off with reveals on ABC’s “Good Morning America” and Spotify’s morning show “The Get Up,” with the remaining nominees announced via the AMAs Twitter account. Voting is now open and this year, for the first time ever, fans can vote for all AMA categories on TikTok by searching for “AMAs” in-app. Music’s hottest night of the year will feature marquee performances and signature breathtaking moments live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 21, at 8:00 p.m. EST/PST on ABC and stream next day on Hulu.

2021 American Music Awards Nominee Highlights:

Pop powerhouse Olivia Rodrigo makes her AMAs debut scoring seven nominations, including Artist of the Year and New Artist of The Year, reaching the top-nominee spot.
Five-time AMA winner The Weeknd earned six nominations. The superstar will go up against Rodrigo in the Artist of the Year category, as well as Favorite Music Video and Favorite Pop Song.
Close behind with five nominations each are Bad Bunny, Doja Cat and GIVĒON. The Reggaeton superstar dominates in the Latin categories, scoring a double nod for Favorite Latin Album, while Doja Cat, 2020’s New Artist of the Year, is recognized in the Favorite Female R&B Artist and Favorite R&B Album categories, among others. First-time nominee GIVĒON received multiple nominations in his AMA debut, including New Artist of the Year, Favorite Male R&B Artist, and Collaboration of the Year for his hit song with Justin Bieber, “Peaches.”
Multiple global superstars will battle it out for the night’s top honor, Artist of the Year. Nominees in this category include Ariana Grande, BTS, Drake, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift and The Swift is the current record-holder for most wins in this category with six wins, and holds the record for most AMA wins of all time, 32.
New categories this year are Favorite Trending Song, with nominees from TikTok on the year’s most viral songs, Favorite Gospel Artist, and Favorite Latin Duo or Group, which rounds out last year’s expansion of the Latin categories bringing the total to five in the genre.

About the 2021 American Music Awards:

As it approaches its semicentennial anniversary next year, the AMAs represents the top achievements in music, as determined by the fans. A vibrant night of non-stop music, the AMAs features a powerful lineup featuring first-time collaborations and exclusive world premiere performances from music’s biggest names – from Pop to Rap to R&B to Country to Latin to K-Pop – and more, as well as memorable moments that live on in pop culture.
As the world’s largest fan-voted awards show, the AMAs will air globally across a footprint of linear and digital platforms in over 120 countries and territories.
Voting for all awards is now open globally via TikTok. Fans can vote once per category per day by searching “AMAs” on TikTok. You can also access the voting hub by clicking here.
Nominees are based on key fan interactions – as reflected on the Billboard charts – including streaming, album sales, song sales and radio airplay. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partner MRC Data, and cover the time period September 25, 2020, through September 23, 2021. The American Music Awards winners are voted entirely by fans.
The “2021 American Music Awards” is produced by MRC Live & Alternative and Jesse Collins Entertainment. For the latest American Music Awards news, exclusive content and more, be sure to follow the AMAs on social (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTo k, Snapchat and YouTube), online at com and ABC.com, and join the conversation by using the official hashtag for the show, #AMAs.
The “2021 American Music Awards” is sponsored by Xfinity.
Tickets are now on sale now at axs.com

About MRC Live & Alternative

MRC Live & Alternative is the world’s largest producer and proprietor of televised live event entertainment programming with the “Academy of Country Music Awards,” “American Music Awards,” “Billboard Music Awards,” “Golden Globe Awards,” “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” and the “Streamy Awards.” MRC Live & Alternative owns one of the world’s most extensive and unique entertainment archive libraries with more than 60 years of award-winning shows, historic programs, specials, performances and legendary programming. For more information please visit: www.mrcentertainment.com.

About ABC Entertainment

ABC Entertainment airs compelling programming across all day parts, including “Grey’s Anatomy,” the longest-running medical drama in primetime television; riveting dramas “The Good Doctor,” “A Million Little Things,” “Station 19,” “Big Sky” and new hip-hop series “Queens”; trailblazing comedy favorites “black-ish,” “The Conners,” “The Goldbergs,” “Home Economics” and the new, reimagined “The Wonder Years”; the popular Summer Fun & Games programming block, including “Celebrity Family Feud,” “Holey Moley,” “Match Game,” “Press Your Luck” and “To Tell the Truth”; star-making sensation “American Idol”; reality phenomenon “Shark Tank”; “The Bachelor” franchise; long- running hits “Dancing with the Stars” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos”; “General Hospital,” which has aired for more than 55 years on the network; and late-night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”; as well as two critically acclaimed, Emmy® Award-winning “Live in Front of a Studio Audience” specials. The network also boasts some of television’s most prestigious awards shows, including “The Oscars®,” “The CMA Awards” and the “American Music Awards.”

ABC programming can also be viewed on demand and on Hulu.

THE “2021 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS” NOMINEES:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Ariana Grande

BTS

Drake

Olivia Rodrigo

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

24kGoldn

GIVĒON

Masked Wolf

Olivia Rodrigo

The Kid LAROI

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

24kGoldn ft. iann dior “Mood”

Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez “DÁKITI”

Chris Brown & Young Thug “Go Crazy”

Doja Cat ft. SZA “Kiss Me More”

Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON “Peaches”

FAVORITE TRENDING SONG

Erica Banks “Buss It”

Måneskin “Beggin’”

Megan Thee Stallion “Body”

Olivia Rodrigo “drivers license”

Popp Hunna “Adderall (Corvette Corvette)”

FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO

Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak) “Leave The Door Open”

Cardi B “Up”

Lil Nas X “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”

Olivia Rodrigo “drivers license”

The Weeknd “Save Your Tears”

FAVORITE MALE POP ARTIST

Drake

Ed Sheeran

Justin Bieber

Lil Nas X

The Weeknd

FAVORITE FEMALE POP ARTIST

Ariana Grande

Doja Cat

Dua Lipa

Olivia Rodrigo

Taylor Swift

FAVORITE POP DUO OR GROUP

AJR

BTS

Glass Animals

Maroon 5

Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)

FAVORITE POP ALBUM

Ariana Grande “Positions”

Dua Lipa “Future Nostalgia”

Olivia Rodrigo “SOUR”

Taylor Swift “evermore”

The Kid LAROI “F*CK LOVE”

FAVORITE POP SONG

BTS “Butter”

Doja Cat ft. SZA “Kiss Me More”

Dua Lipa “Levitating”

Olivia Rodrigo “drivers license”

The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears (Remix)”

FAVORITE MALE COUNTRY ARTIST

Chris Stapleton

Jason Aldean

Luke Bryan

Luke Combs

*Morgan Wallen

FAVORITE FEMALE COUNTRY ARTIST

Carrie Underwood

Gabby Barrett

Kacey Musgraves

Maren Morris

Miranda Lambert

FAVORITE COUNTRY DUO OR GROUP

Dan + Shay

Florida Georgia Line

Lady A

Old Dominion

Zac Brown Band

FAVORITE COUNTRY ALBUM

Chris Stapleton “Starting Over”

Gabby Barrett “Goldmine”

Lee Brice “Hey World”

Luke Bryan “Born Here Live Here Die Here”

*Morgan Wallen “Dangerous: The Double Album”

FAVORITE COUNTRY SONG

Chris Stapleton “Starting Over”

Chris Young & Kane Brown “Famous Friends”

Gabby Barrett “The Good Ones”

Luke Combs “Forever After All”

Walker Hayes “Fancy Like”

FAVORITE MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST

Drake

Lil Baby

Moneybagg Yo

Polo G

Pop Smoke

FAVORITE FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST

Cardi B

Coi Leray

Erica Banks

Megan Thee Stallion

Saweetie

FAVORITE HIP-HOP ALBUM

Drake “Certified Lover Boy”

Juice WRLD “Legends Never Die”

Megan Thee Stallion “Good News”

Pop Smoke “Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon”

Rod Wave “SoulFly”

FAVORITE HIP-HOP SONG

Cardi B “Up”

Internet Money ft. Gunna, Don Toliver & NAV “Lemonade”

Lil Tjay ft. 6LACK “Calling My Phone”

Polo G “RAPSTAR”

Pop Smoke “What You Know Bout Love”

FAVORITE MALE R&B ARTIST

Chris Brown

GIVĒON

Tank

The Weeknd

Usher

FAVORITE FEMALE R&B ARTIST

Doja Cat

H.E.R.

Jazmine Sullivan

Jhené Aiko

SZA

FAVORITE R&B ALBUM

Doja Cat “Planet Her”

GIVĒON “When It’s All Said And Done… Take Time”

H.E.R. “Back of My Mind”

Jazmine Sullivan “Heaux Tales”

Queen Naija “missunderstood”

FAVORITE R&B SONG

Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak) “Leave The Door Open”

Chris Brown & Young Thug “Go Crazy”

GIVĒON “Heartbreak Anniversary”

H.E.R. “Damage”

Jazmine Sullivan “Pick Up Your Feelings”

FAVORITE MALE LATIN ARTIST

Bad Bunny

J Balvin

Maluma

Ozuna

Rauw Alejandro

FAVORITE FEMALE LATIN ARTIST

Becky G

Kali Uchis

KAROL G

Natti Natasha

ROSALÍA

FAVORITE LATIN DUO OR GROUP

Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga

Calibre 50

Eslabon Armado

La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De Rene Camacho

Los Dos Carnales

FAVORITE LATIN ALBUM

Bad Bunny “EL ÚLTIMO TOUR DEL MUNDO”

Kali Uchis “Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios)”

KAROL G “KG0516”

Maluma “PAPI JUANCHO”

Rauw Alejandro “Afrodisíaco”

FAVORITE LATIN SONG

Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez “DÁKITI”

Bad Bunny x ROSALÍA “LA NOCHE DE ANOCHE”

Farruko “Pepas”

Kali Uchis “telepatía”

Maluma & The Weeknd “Hawái (Remix)”

FAVORITE ROCK ARTIST

AJR

All Time Low

Foo Fighters

Glass Animals

Machine Gun Kelly

FAVORITE INSPIRATIONAL ARTIST

CAIN

Carrie Underwood

Elevation Worship

Lauren Daigle

Zach Williams

FAVORITE GOSPEL ARTIST

Kanye West

Kirk Franklin

Koryn Hawthorne

Maverick City Music

Tasha Cobbs Leonard

FAVORITE DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST

David Guetta

ILLENIUM

Marshmello

Regard

Tiësto

NOMINEES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER (BY FIRST NAME):

24kGoldn (2) New Artist of The Year; Collaboration Of The Year

6lack (1) Favorite Hip-Hop Song

AJR (2) Favorite Pop Duo or Group; Favorite Rock Artist

All Time Low (1) Favorite Rock Artist

Anderson .Paak (2) Favorite Music Video; Favorite R&B Song

Ariana Grande (4) Artist of The Year; Favorite Female Pop Artist; Favorite Pop Album; Favorite Pop Song

Bad Bunny (5) Collaboration of The Year; Favorite Male Latin Artist; Favorite Latin Album; Favorite Latin Song (X2)

Banda MS De Sergio Lizárraga (1) Favorite Latin Duo or Group

Becky G (1) Favorite Female Latin Artist

Bruno Mars (2) Favorite Music Video; Favorite R&B Song

BTS (3) Artist of The Year; Favorite Pop Duo or Group; Favorite Pop Song

CAIN (1) Favorite Inspirational Artist

Calibre 50 (1) Favorite Latin Duo or Group

Cardi B (3) Favorite Music Video; Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist; Favorite Hip-Hop Song

Carrie Underwood (2) Favorite Female Country Artist; Favorite Inspirational Artist

Chris Brown (3) Collaboration of The Year; Favorite Male R&B Artist; Favorite R&B Song

Chris Stapleton (3) Favorite Male Country Artist; Favorite Country Album; Favorite Country Song

Chris Young (1) Favorite Country Song

Coi Leray (1) Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist

Dan + Shay (1) Favorite Country Duo or Group

Daniel Caesar (1) Collaboration of The Year

David Guetta (1) Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist

Doja Cat (5) Collaboration of The Year; Favorite Female Pop Artist; Favorite Pop Song; Favorite Female R&B Artist; Favorite R&B Album

Don Toliver (1) Favorite Hip-Hop Song

Drake (4) Artist of The Year; Favorite Male Pop Artist; Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist; Favorite Hip-Hop Album

Dua Lipa (3) Favorite Female Pop Artist; Favorite Pop Album; Favorite Pop Song

Ed Sheeran (1) Favorite Male Pop Artist

Elevation Worship (1) Favorite Inspirational Artist

Erica Banks (2) Favorite Trending Song, Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist

Eslabon Armado (1) Favorite Latin Duo or Group

Farruko (1) Favorite Latin Song

Florida Georgia Line (1) Favorite Country Duo or Group

Foo Fighters (1) Favorite Rock Artist

Gabby Barrett (3) Favorite Female Country Artist; Favorite Country Album; Favorite Country Song

GIVĒON (5) New Artist of The Year; Collaboration of The Year; Favorite Male R&B Artist; Favorite R&B Album; Favorite R&B Song

Glass Animals (2) Favorite Pop Duo or Group; Favorite Rock Artist

Gunna (1) Favorite Hip-Hop Song

H.E.R. (3) Favorite Female R&B Artist; Favorite R&B Album; Favorite R&B Song

iann Dior (1) Collaboration of The Year

ILLENIUM (1) Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist

Internet Money (1) Favorite Hip-Hop Song

J Balvin (1) Favorite Male Latin Artist

Jason Aldean (1) Favorite Male Country Artist

Jazmine Sullivan (3) Favorite Female R&B Artist; Favorite R&B Album; Favorite R&B Song

Jhay Cortez (2) Collaboration of The Year; Favorite Latin Song

Jhené Aiko (1) Favorite Female R&B Artist

Juice WRLD (1) Favorite Hip-Hop Album

Justin Bieber (2) Collaboration of The Year; Favorite Male Pop Artist

Kacey Musgraves (1) Favorite Female Country Artist

Kali Uchis (3) Favorite Female Latin Artist; Favorite Latin Album; Favorite Latin Song

Kane Brown (1) Favorite Country Song

Kanye West (1) Favorite Gospel Artist

KAROL G (1) Favorite Female Latin Artist; Favorite Latin Album

Kirk Franklin (1) Favorite Gospel Artist

Koryn Hawthorne (1) Favorite Gospel Artist

La Arrolladora Banda El Limón De Rene Camacho (1) Favorite Latin Duo or Group

Lady A (1) Favorite Country Duo or Group

Lauren Daigle (1) Favorite Inspirational Artist

Lee Brice (1) Favorite Country Album

Lil Baby (1) Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist

Lil Nas X (2) Favorite Music Video; Favorite Male Pop Artist

Lil Tjay (1) Favorite Hip-Hop Song

Los Dos Carnales (1) Favorite Latin Duo or Group

Luke Bryan (2) Favorite Male Country Artist; Favorite Country Album

Luke Combs (2) Favorite Male Country Artist; Favorite Country Song

Machine Gun Kelly (1) Favorite Rock Artist

Maluma (3) Favorite Male Latin Artist; Favorite Latin Album; Favorite Latin Song

Måneskin (1) Favorite Trending Song

Maren Morris (1) Favorite Female Country Artist

Maroon 5 (1) Favorite Pop Duo or Group

Marshmello (1) Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist

Masked Wolf (1) New Artist of The Year

Maverick City Music (1) Favorite Gospel Artist

Megan Thee Stallion (3) Favorite Trending Song, Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist; Favorite Hip-Hop Album

Miranda Lambert (1) Favorite Female Country Artist

Moneybagg Yo (1) Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist

*Morgan Wallen (2) Favorite Male Country Artist; Favorite Country Album

Natti Natasha (1) Favorite Female Latin Artist

NAV (1) Favorite Hip-Hop Song

Old Dominion (1) Favorite Country Duo or Group

Olivia Rodrigo (7) Artist of The Year; New Artist Of The Year; Favorite Trending Song, Favorite Music Video; Favorite Female Pop Artist; Favorite Pop Album; Favorite Pop Song

Ozuna (1) Favorite Male Latin Artist

Polo G (2) Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist; Favorite Hip-Hop Song

Popp Hunna (1) Favorite Trending Song

Pop Smoke (3) Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist; Favorite Hip-Hop Album; Favorite Hip-Hop Song

Queen Naija (1) Favorite R&B Album

Rauw Alejandro (2) Favorite Male Latin Artist; Favorite Latin Album

Regard (1) Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist

Rod Wave (1) Favorite Hip-Hop Album

ROSALÍA (2) Favorite Female Latin Artist; Favorite Latin Song

Saweetie (1) Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist

Silk Sonic (3) Favorite Music Video; Favorite Pop Duo or Group; Favorite R&B Song

SZA (3) Collaboration of The Year; Favorite Pop Song; Favorite Female R&B Artist

Tank (1) Favorite Male R&B Artist

Tasha Cobbs Leonard (1) Favorite Gospel Artist

Taylor Swift (3) Artist of The Year; Favorite Female Pop Artist; Favorite Pop Album

The Kid LAROI (2) New Artist of The Year; Favorite Pop Album

The Weeknd (6) Artist of The Year; Favorite Music Video; Favorite Male Pop Artist; Favorite Pop Song; Favorite Male R&B Artist; Favorite Latin Song

Tiësto (1) Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist

Usher (1) Favorite Male R&B Artist

Walker Hayes (1) Favorite Country Song

Young Thug (2) Collaboration of The Year; Favorite R&B Song

Zac Brown Band (1) Favorite Country Duo or Group

Zach Williams (1) Favorite Inspirational Artist

NOMINEES BY NUMERICAL ORDER:

Olivia Rodrigo (7) Artist of The Year; New Artist of The Year; Favorite Trending Song, Favorite Music Video; Favorite Female Pop Artist; Favorite Pop Album; Favorite Pop Song

The Weeknd (6) Artist of The Year; Favorite Music Video; Favorite Male Pop Artist; Favorite Pop Song; Favorite Male R&B Artist; Favorite Latin Song

Bad Bunny (5) Collaboration of The Year; Favorite Male Latin Artist; Favorite Latin Album; Favorite Latin Song (X2)

Doja Cat (5) Collaboration of The Year; Favorite Female Pop Artist; Favorite Pop Song; Favorite Female R&B Artist; Favorite R&B Album

GIVĒON (5) New Artist of The Year; Collaboration of The Year; Favorite Male R&B Artist; Favorite R&B Album; Favorite R&B Song

Ariana Grande (4) Artist of The Year; Favorite Female Pop Artist; Favorite Pop Album; Favorite Pop Song

Drake (4) Artist of The Year; Favorite Male Pop Artist; Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist; Favorite Hip-Hop Album