Para nominee untuk American Music Awards ke-47 telah diumumkan. Beberapa nama tersebut diungkap secara live melalui acara bincang-bincang pagi ABC, "Good Morning America", dan sisanya diumumkan melalui media sosial.
Post Malone memimpin dengan peraihan 7 nominasi. Sementara itu, Billie Eilish dan Ariana Grande menyusul ketat di belakangnya dengan masing-masing meraih 6 nominasi. Barisan artis lain yang juga mendapat multi-nominasi adalah Lady Gaga, BTS dan Drake.
Malone dan Ari mengincar gelar Artist of the Year bersama dengan Halsey dan Taylor Swift. Taylor sendiri akan memiliki kesempatan untuk mencatatkan sejarah sebagai pemenang piala AMAs terbanyak dan mengalahkan pemegang rekor saat ini, yaitu Michael Jackson dengan 24 piala. Taylor sejauh ini telah mengumpulkan 23 piala AMAs.
Sementara itu, Eilish siap menyabet gelar New Artist of the Year, meski nantinya harus bersaing ketat dengan Luke Combs, Lil Nas X, Lizzo, dan Ella Mai.
Para pemenang akan diumumkan di perhelatan yang berlangsung di Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, pada tanggal 24 November. Berikut daftar lengkap nominasi AMAs 2019:
Artist of the Year:
Drake
Ariana Grande
Halsey
Post Malone
Taylor Swift
New Artist of the Year:
Luke Combs
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Ella Mai
Collaboration of the Year:
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - "Shallow"
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road"
Marshmello & Bastille - "Happier"
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - "Senorita"
Post Malone & Swae Lee - "Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)"
Tour of the Year:
Bangtan Boys
Ariana Grande
Elton John
Pink
Ed Sheeran
Favorite Music Video:
Billie Eilish - "bad guy"
Ariana Grande - "7 rings"
Halsey - "Without Me"
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road"
Taylor Swift - "You Need to Calm Down"
Favorite Social Artist:
Bangtan Boys
Billie Eilish
EXO
Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes
Favorite Male Artist - Pop/Rock:
Drake
Khalid
Post Malone
Favorite Female Artist - Pop/Rock:
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
Favorite Duo or Group - Pop/Rock:
Bangtan Boys
Jonas Brothers
Panic At the Disco
Favorite Album - Pop/Rock:
Billie Eilish - "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?"
Ariana Grande - "thank u, next"
Taylor Swift - "Lover"
Favorite Song - Pop/Rock:
Halsey - "Without Me"
Jonas Brothers - "Sucker"
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road"
Panic At the Disco - "High Hopes"
Post Malone & Swae Lee - "Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)"
Favorite Male Artist - Country:
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Favorite Female Artist - Country:
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood
Favorite Duo or Group - Country:
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion
Favorite Album - Country:
Kane Brown - "Experiment"
Dan + Shay - "Dan + Shay"
Carrie Underwood - "Cry Pretty"
Favorite Song - Country:
Luke Combs - "Beautiful Crazy"
Dan + Shay - "Speechless"
Blake Shelton - "God's Country"
Favorite Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop:
Cardi B
Drake
Post Malone
Favorite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop:
Meek Mill - "Championships"
Post Malone - "Hollywood's Bleeding"
Travis Scott - "Astroworld"
Favorite Song - Rap/Hip-Hop:
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Old Town Road"
Post Malone - "Wow."
Travis Scott - "SICKO MODE"
Favorite Male Artist - Soul/R&B:
Chris Brown
Khalid
Bruno Mars
Favorite Female Artist - Soul/R&B:
Beyonce Knowles
Lizzo
Ella Mai
Favorite Album - Soul/R&B:
Chris Brown - "Indigo"
Khalid - "Free Spirit"
Ella Mai - "Ella Mai"
Favorite Song - Soul/R&B:
Khalid - "Talk"
Lizzo - "Juice"
Ella Mai - "Trip"
Favorite Artist - Alternative Rock:
Billie Eilish
Imagine Dragons
Panic At the Disco
Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary:
Maroon 5
Pink
Taylor Swift
Favorite Artist - Latin:
Bad Bunny
J Balvin
Ozuna
Favorite Artist - Contemporary Inspirational:
Lauren Daigle
for KING & COUNTRY
MercyMe
Favorite Artist - Electronic Dance Music:
Avicii
Marshmello
The Chainsmokers
Favorite Soundtrack:
"A Star is Born" by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"