Drake Pimpin American Music Awards 2016 Dengan 13 Nominasi 

Para peraih nominasi untuk American Music Awards ke-44 telah diumumkan. Dan Drake sukses memimpin dengan 13 buah nominasi, memecahkan rekor yang sebelumnya dipegang oleh Michael Jackson dengan 11 nominasi di tahun 1984.

Menyusul kemudian adalah Rihanna yang mendapatkan 7 buah nominasi, sementara Adele dan Justin Bieber mengekor dengan masing-masing 5 buah nominasi.

Drake tidak hanya mendapatkan nominasi berkat lagu-lagunya di album “Views”, namun juga berkat kolaborasinya bersama RiRi dalam lagu ‘Work’. Sebagai tambahan, Drake juga mengincar gelar prestesius bersama RiRi, Adele, Bieber, Beyonce, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Twenty One Pilots, Carrie Underwood dan The Weeknd.

Sementara untuk para pendatang baru seperti Alessia Cara, The Chainsmokers, Joe Jonas-fronted band DNCE, Shawn Mendes dan Zayn Malik akan bersaing untuk mendapatkan piala New Artist of the Year.

Pengumuman pemenang akan dilangsungkan pada Minggu malam, 20 November di Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles.

Artist of the Year:
Adele
Beyonce Knowles
Justin Bieber
Drake
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
Carrie Underwood
The Weeknd

New Artist of the Year:
Alessia Cara
The Chainsmokers
DNCE
Shawn Mendes
Zayn Malik

Collaboration of the Year:
The Chainsmokers ft. Daya – “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake ft. Wizkid & Kyla – “One Dance”
Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Work From Home”
Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work”
Meghan Trainor ft. John Legend – “Like I’m Gonna Lose You”

Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock:
Justin Bieber
Drake
The Weeknd

Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock:
Adele
Selena Gomez
Rihanna

Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock:
The Chainsmokers
DNCE
Twenty One Pilots

Favorite Album – Pop/Rock:
Adele – “25”
Justin Bieber – “Purpose”
Drake – “Views”

Favorite Song – Pop/Rock:
Adele – “Hello”
Justin Bieber – “Love Yourself”
Drake ft. Wizkid & Kyla – “One Dance”

Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B:
Chris Brown
Bryson Tiller
The Weeknd

Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B:
Beyonce Knowles
Janet Jackson
Rihanna

Favorite Song – Soul/R&B:
Drake ft. Wizkid & Kyla – “One Dance”
Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work”
Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”

Favorite Album – Soul/R&B:
Beyonce Knowles – “Lemonade”
Rihanna – “Anti”
Bryson Tiller – “Trapsoul”

Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop:
Drake
Fetty Wap
Future

Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop:
Desiigner – “Panda”
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
Fetty Wap – “679”

Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop:
Drake – “Views”
Drake and Future – “What a Time to Be Alive”
Fetty Wap – “Fetty Wap”

Favorite Artist – EDM:
The Chainsmokers
Calvin Harris
Major Lazer

Favorite Male Artist – Country:
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett
Blake Shelton

Favorite Female Artist – Country:
Kelsea Ballerini
Cam
Carrie Underwood

Favorite Duo or Group – Country:
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band

Favorite Album – Country:
Luke Bryan – “Kill the Lights”
Chris Stapleton – “Traveller”
Carrie Underwood – “Storyteller”

Favorite Song – Country:
Florida Georgia Line – “H.O.L.Y.”
Tim McGraw – “Humble and Kind”
Thomas Rhett – “Die a Happy Man”

Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary:
Adele
Rachel Platten
Meghan Trainor

Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock:
Coldplay
Twenty One Pilots
X Ambassadors

Favorite Artist – Latin:
J Balvin
Enrique Iglesias
Nicky Jam

Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational:
Lauren Daigle
Hillsong UNITED
Chris Tomlin

Top Soundtrack:
“Purple Rain”
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
“Suicide Squad: The Album”

Video of the Year:
Justin Bieber – “Sorry”
Desiigner – “Panda”
Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work”

Tour of the Year:
Beyonce Knowles
Madonna
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band