American Music Awards: Taylor Swift earns most nominations, Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd also earn nods

The nominees for the 2015 American Music Awards were announced this morning and, unsurprisingly, Taylor Swift earned the most with six. Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd tied for second with five each.

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The AMAs will be hosted by Jennifer Lopez and will air on ABC on Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. Every category is voted on by the fans, but the nominees are decided on based on Billboard Magazine data.

Swift is up for Artist Of The Year; Song of the Year (“Blank Space”); Collaboration of the Year (“Bad Blood” with Kendrick Lamar); Favorite Female Artist - Pop/Rock; Favorite Album - Pop/Rock (1989); and Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary.

The other nominees for Artist of the Year are Luke Bryan, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, Sheeran, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor, Sam Smith, The Weeknd and One Direction.

Here’s the full list of nominees:

Artist of the Year
Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Maroon 5
Nicki Minaj
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Meghan Trainor
Sam Smith
The Weeknd
One Direction
Taylor Swift

New Artist of the Year
Fetty Wap
Sam Hunt
Tove Lo
Walk The Moon
The Weeknd

Song of the Year
Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”
The Weeknd, “Can’t Feel My Face”

Collaboration of the Year
Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
Rihanna, Kanye West & PAul McCartney, “FourFiveSeconds”
Skrillex, Diplo & Justin Bieber, “Where Are U Now”
Taylor Swift & Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”

Favorite Male Artist - Pop/Rock
Nick Jonas
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith

Favorite Female Artist - Pop/Rock
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor

Favorite Duo/GRoup - Pop/Rock
Maroon 5
One Direction
Walk The Moon

Favorite Album - Pop/Rock
Ed Sheeran, X
Sam Smith, In The Lonely Hour
Taylor Swift, 1989

Favorite Male Artist - Country
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt

Favorite Female Artist - Country
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood

Favorite Duo/Group - Country
Zac Brown Band
Florida Georgia Line
Little Big Town

Favorite Album - Country
Jason Aldean, Old Boots, New Dirt
Florida Georgia Line, Anything Goes
Sam Hunt, Montevallo

Favorite Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop
Drake
Fetty Wap
Nicki Minaj

Favorite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop
J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Drake, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint

Favorite Male Artist - Soul/R&B
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
The Weeknd

Favorite Female Artist - Soul/R&B
Beyonce
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna

Favorite Album - Soul/R&B
Chris Brown, X
D’Angelo & The Vanguard, Black Messiah
The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness

FAvorite Artist - Alt. Rock
Fall Out Boy
Hozier
Walk the Moon

Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor

Favorite Artist - Latin
Enrique Iglesias
Ricky Martin
Romeo Santos

Favorite Artist - Contemporary Inspirational
Casting Crowns
Hillsong United
MercyMe

Favorite Artist - EDM
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Zedd

Top Soundtrack
Fifty Shades of Grey
Empire
Pitch Perfect 2

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