The 43rd Annual American Music Awards will be on ABC at 8PM on Sunday, November 22, 2015. The ceremony will be held in Los Angeles at the Microsoft Theatre and hosted by Jennifer Lopez. The nominations were announced on Good Morning America on October 13, 2015 by Joe Jonas and Charlie Puth.
43rd Annual American Music Awards Preview
Those who are scheduled to be presenters at the award show include Paula Abdul, Zendaya, Ashley Benson, Donnie Wahlberg, Betty Cantrell, Wilmer Valderrama, Ciara, Hailee Steinfeld, Kelsea Ballerini, Jeremy Sisto, Terry Crews, Alicia Silverstone, Hannah Davis, Nick Robinson, DNCE, Jeremy Renner, Florida Georgia Line, Norman Reedus, Tyrese Gibson, Kevin O’Leary, Ellie Goulding, Chloe Grace Moretz, Gigi Hadid, Shawn Mendes, Fifth Harmony, Kylie Jenner, Jenny McCarthy, Julianne Hough, Tove Lo, Wiz Khalifa, Little Big Town and Taylor Lautner.
Taylor Swift has the most nominations with 6 while Ed Sheeran and The Weekend have 5 nominations each. Other multiple nominees include Walk the Moon, Sam Hunt, Meghan Trainor, Nicki Minaj and Sam Smith with 3 nominations each and Wiz Khalifa, Jason Aldean, Mark Ronson, Chris Brown, Rihanna, Luke Bryan, Charlie Puth, Drake, One Direction, Fetty Wap, Bruno Mars, Florida Georgia Line, Maroon 5 and Ariana Grande with 2 nominations each.
The nominations for the American Music Awards are decided by important fan interactions that are reflected on billboard.com and in Billboard Magazine. The nominations are based on factors including album sales, digital single sales, touring, radio airplay, streaming and social activity.
There are some great performers scheduled for Sunday’s live show including Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Gwen Stefani, The Weekend, Jennifer Lopez, 5 Seconds of Summer, Selena Gomez, Carrie Underwood, Demi Lovato, Nick Jonas, Walk the Moon, Meghan Trainor with Charlie Puth, Luke Bryan with Karen Fairchild, One Direction and Pentatonix.
The Artist of the Year award originally started with 10 nominations and was whittled down to 5 with fans voting. The 5 nominees are Luke Bryan, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, One Direction and Taylor Swift.
The other nominees of the 43rd Annual American Music Awards include:
Song of the Year
- “See You Again”
- “Uptown Funk”
- “Thinking Out Loud”
- “Blank Space”
- “Can’t Feel My Face”
New Artist of the Year
- Fetty Wap
- Sam Hunt
- ToveLo
- Walk The Moon
- The Weekend
Favorite Male Artist: Pop/Rock
- Nick Jonas
- Ed Sheeran
- Sam Smith
Favorite Female Artist: Pop/Rock
- Ariana Grande
- Taylor Swift
- Meghan Trainor
Favorite Pop/Rock Album
- X: Ed Sheeran
- In the Lonely Hour: Sam Smith
- 1989: Taylor Swift
Favorite Duo/Group: Pop/Rock
- Maroon 5
- One Direction
- Walk the Moon
Favorite EDM Album
- Calvin Harris
- David Guetta
- Zedd
Favorite Female Country Artist
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Miranda Lambert
- Carrie Underwood
Favorite Male Country Artist
- Jason Aldean
- Luke Bryan
- Sam Hunt
Favorite Country Duo/Group
- Zac Brown Band
- Florida Georgia Line
- Little Big Town
Favorite Country Album
- Old Boots, New Dirt: Jason Aldean
- Anything Goes: Florida Georgia Line
- Montevallo: Sam Hunt
Favorite Artist: Adult Contemporary
- Ed Sheeran
- Taylor Swift
- Meghan Trainor
Favorite Artist: Soul/R&B
- Beyoncé
- Mary J. Blige
- Rihanna
Favorite Soul/R&B Album
- X: Chris Brown
- Black Messiah: D’Angelo
- Beauty Behind The Madness: The Weekend
Favorite Artist: Rap/Hip-Hop
- Drake
- Fetty Wap
- Nicki Minaj
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
- 2014 Forest Hill Drive: J. Cole
- If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late: Drake
- The Pinkprint: Nicki Minaj
Favorite Soundtrack
- Fifty Shades of Grey
- Empire
- Pitch Perfect 2
Collaboration of the Year
- Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth “See You Again”
- Rihanna & Kanye West Featuring Paul McCartney “FourFiveSeconds”
- Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
- Skrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber “Where Are Ü Now”
- Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar “Bad Blood”
Favorite Artist: Latin
- Enrique Iglesias
- Ricky Martin
- Romeo Santos
Favorite Artist: Contemporary Inspirational
- Casting Crowns
- Hillsong United
- MercyMe
Tune if for the 43rd Annual American Music Awards and find out who will win.
I hope Ed Sheeran wins the category ‘Favorite Artist: Adult Contemporary’. He is fab!
actually, it is been a while since i have tuned in at the music awards, i would rather watch a good movie but wish Thinking out loud will win.
I had no idea they were on tonight. Putting on my Pj’s and watching it
I can’t wait to watch the show and seeing who wins!
I had no idea this was on tonight. Thanks for writing up the nominations!
It’s going to be a great show.
As the years go by, the more artists I am not familiar with show up on the list. Lol. Can’t say I’m not interested though.
i hope Ed Sheeran wins I love him
What a great post! This is going to be a wonderful show 🙂
I have a lot of list here. Hahaha! I hope Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran will win also! Yay! Can’t wait to know the winners!
I have seen the advertisements for the AMAs with Jennifer Lopez, and I just can’t believe that woman still looks so unbelievably flawless! It’s also really great to see Ed Sheeran nominated!
I completely forgot these were on .I did catch all the fashion recaps today.
I had no idea these were on. I always enjoy the anticipation of who will win the awards.
I love Ed Sheeran’s music. Too bad I got a lot of catching up to do when it comes to music. Most of the names I am not even familiar with 🙂
I missed it, I love Jennifer Lopez, I will have to find it on Hulu! What a great roundup of music!
It’s time to get myself updated with this. It has been a while since I last watched and took note of music awards. I missed it this year ( again ) …. lol. It does seem though that See You Again did pretty big.
was an awesome show so glad that you shared this post because at times we forget who it was that was nominated and what for