The Associated Press contributed to this report. 23, 2021.ĭon't miss the 2021 American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. Nominees were derived from fan interactions like streaming, album sales, song sales and radio airplay between Sept. The American Music Awards winners are determined entirely by fans.
Click here to see a full list of 2021 American Music Awards nominees. The AMAs added new categories this year, including favorite trending song, favorite gospel artist and favorite Latin duo or group.
Bad Bunny, R&B newcomer Giveon and Doja Cat each have five nominations.
Five-time winner The Weeknd has six nominations, going up against Rodrigo in the Artist of the Year category along with BTS, Ariana Grande, Drake and Taylor Swift. Olivia Rodrigo, in the first year she's eligible, is the leading nominee with seven nominations, including Artist of the Year and New Artist of the Year. "I'm ready to bring my personality to the AMAs stage! Thank you to Jesse Collins, ABC and MRC for making this happen," she said in a news release.
Diplo will act as the show's musical curator, playing his songs throughout the telecast The R&B superstar shared an update on his progress on the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed, award-winning 2020 album After Hours on his latest Memento Mori show on Apple Music 1.Bad Bunny, Tainy and Julieta Venegas will deliver the world premiere performance of "Lo Siento BB:/".New Edition and New Kids on the Block will perform together for the first time.Kane Brown will perform "One Mississippi" from Tennessee State University.Carrie Underwood and Jason Aldean will perform their duet "If I Didn't Love You.".She's nominated in seven categories, including Artist of the Year. 2021's most-nominated artist, singer/songwriter Olivia Rodrigo, makes her AMA debut with a can't-miss performance.Six-time AMA winners BTS will take the stage with AMA winner Megan Thee Stallion for the much-anticipated performance of their hit single "Butter." The South Korean boy band is a contender for the top Artist of the Year award, and the Houston-native rapper was nominated in three categories this year.Here's what we know about the performances: This year's fan-voted show, hosted by rapper Cardi B, will take place live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov.