American Music Awards 2020: The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch Score Eight Nominations Apiece

The two music stars will compete against Justin Bieber, Post Malone and Taylor Swift for the Artist of the Year accolade, while Megan Thee Stallion secures a total of five nominations.

Oct 27, 2020

AceShowbiz - The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch lead the pack at this year's American Music Awards (AMAs) with eight nominations apiece.

The hitmakers are both up for the night's biggest prize, Artist of the Year, where they'll compete against Justin Bieber, Post Malone and Taylor Swift for the accolade.

Meanwhile, Megan Thee Stallion, who comes in second with a total of five nominations, is up against Ricch along with Lewis Capaldi, Doja Cat, DaBaby and Lil Baby for the New Artist of the Year prize.

Dua Lipa, who appeared on "Good Morning America" to help make the announcement, scored a nomination for Favorite Female Artist in the pop/rock category alongside Lady GaGa and Swift.



Other top nominees this year are Bieber, Bad Bunny, DaBaby, Doja Cat and Lady GaGa, all of whom collected four nods each across the board, with organizers also introducing a handful of new awards, including Favorite Male and Female Artist in the rap/hip-hop category, and Favorite Male/Female Artist, Favorite Album and Favorite Song in the Latin category.

It was in the genre categories that the top nominees excelled, with The Weeknd scoring nods for Favorite Male Artist (pop/rock) and Favorite Male Artist (soul/R&B), Favorite Song (pop/rock) for "Blinding Lights" and Favorite Song (soul/R&B) for "Heartless", and Favorite Album (pop/rock) and Favorite Album (soul/R&B) for "After Hours".

Ricch, meanwhile, was recognized for Favorite Male Artist (rap/hip-hop), Favorite Album (rap/hip-hop) for "Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial", and two for Favorite Song (rap/hip-hop) - for his solo cut "The Box" and his collaboration with DaBaby, "Rockstar". "The Box" also scored a nod for Favorite Song (pop/rock), while "Rockstar" landed Collaboration of the Year.

Megan also picked up two Collaboration of the Year nominations - for her "Savage" remix with Beyonce Knowles and "WAP" with Cardi B - along with Favorite Female Artist (rap/hip-hop) and Favorite Song (rap/hip-hop) for "WAP".

Voting for all AMA categories is open now on the show's website (https://www.theamas.com/Vote/) and the winners will be announced during a televised prizegiving, which will air on 22 November at 8 P.M. on ABC.

The full list of nominees is as follows:

Artist of the Year

Justin Bieber Post Malone Roddy Ricch Taylor Swift The Weeknd

New Artist of the Year

Lewis Capaldi Doja Cat DaBaby Lil Baby Roddy Ricch Megan Thee Stallion

Collaboration of the Year

Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion - "WAP" DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch - "Rockstar" Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber - "10,000 Hours" Lady GaGa & Ariana Grande - "Rain on Me" Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyonce Knowles - "Savage Remix"

Favorite Social Artist

BTS (Bangtan Boys) Billie Eilish EXO Ariana Grande NCT 127

Favorite Music Video

Doja Cat - "Say So" Future ft. Drake - "Life Is Good" Lady GaGa & Ariana Grande - "Rain on Me" Taylor Swift - "Cardigan" The Weeknd - "Blinding Lights"

Favorite Male Artist (pop/rock)

Justin Bieber Post Malone The Weeknd

Favorite Female Artist (pop/rock)

Dua Lipa Lady GaGa Taylor Swift

Favorite Duo or Group (pop/rock)

BTS (Bangtan Boys) Jonas Brothers Maroon 5

Favorite Album (pop/rock)

Harry Styles, "Fine Line" Taylor Swift, "Folklore" The Weeknd, "After Hours"

Favorite Song (pop/rock)

Lewis Capaldi - "Someone You Loved" Dua Lipa - "Don't Start Now" Post Malone - "Circles" Roddy Ricch - "The Box" The Weeknd - "Blinding Lights"

Favorite Male Artist (country)

Kane Brown Luke Combs Morgan Wallen

Favorite Female Artist (country)

Gabby Barrett Miranda Lambert Maren Morris

Favorite Duo or Group (country)

Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Old Dominion

Favorite Album (country)

Luke Combs - "What You See Is What You Get" Blake Shelton - "Fully Loaded: God's Country" Morgan Wallen - "If I Know Me"

Favorite Song (country)

Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber - "10,000 Hours" Maren Morris - "The Bones" Blake Shelton (Duet with Gwen Stefani) - "Nobody But You"

Favorite Male Artist (rap/hip-hop)

DaBaby Juice WRLD Roddy Ricch

Favorite Female Artist (rap/hip-hop)

Cardi B Nicki Minaj Megan Thee Stallion

Favorite Album (rap/hip-hop)

Lil Baby - "My Turn" Lil Uzi Vert - "Eternal Atake" Roddy Ricch - "Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial"

Favorite Song (rap/hip-hop)

Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion - "WAP" DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch - "Rockstar" Roddy Ricch - "The Box"

Favorite Male Artist (soul/R&B)

Chris Brown John Legend The Weeknd

Favorite Female Artist (soul/R&B)

Jhene Aiko Doja Cat Summer Walker

Favorite Album (soul/R&B)

Doja Cat - "Hot Pink" Summer Walker - "Over It" The Weeknd - "After Hours"

Favorite Song (soul/R&B)

Chris Brown ft. Drake - "No Guidance" Summer Walker - "Playing Games" The Weeknd - "Heartless"

Favorite Male Artist (Latin)

Bad Bunny J Balvin Ozuna

Favorite Female Artist (Latin)

Becky G KAROL G Rosalia

Favorite Album (Latin)

Anuel AA - "Emmanuel" Bad Bunny - "Las Que No Iban a Salir" Bad Bunny - "YHLQMDLG"

Favorite Song (Latin)

Bad Bunny - "Vete" Black Eyed Peas X J Balvin - "RITMO" ("Bad Boys For Life") KAROL G & Nicki Minaj - "Tusa"

Favorite Artist (alternative rock)

Billie Eilish Tame Impala Twenty One Pilots

Favorite Artist (adult contemporary)

Lewis Capaldi Jonas Brothers Maroon 5

Favorite Artist (contemporary inspirational)

Lauren Daigle for KING & COUNTRY Kanye West

Favorite Artist (EDM)

Kygo Lady GaGa Marshmello

Favorite Soundtrack

"Birds of Prey: The Album" "Frozen II" "Trolls: World Tour"