Beyonce, Drake, Migos, & More Nominated For American Music Awards
Article By: Ashia Skye
Each year, when the American Music Awards approach, artists and fans alike are riddled with excitement to find out who the nominees will be. Now the wait is over. On September 12th, the American Music Awards’s released their 2018 nominees list, and it included beloved artists like Beyonce, Drake, The Migos, Cardi B and more.
First up in nominations is Drake and Cardi B. Tied for the throne, both Drake and Cardi have a total of eight nominations. Drake is nominated for Artist of the Year, Favorite Music Video for “God’s Plan,” Favorite Male Artist (Pop/Rock), Favorite Album in the Hip-Hop and Pop/Rock categories for Scorpion, Favorite Song for “God’s Plan” and Favorite Artist (Rap/Hip-Hop).
Meanwhile, Cardi is nominated for best New Artist. She also competes with Drake for Favorite Artist (Rap/Hip-Hop), Favorite Song (Rap/Hip-Hop, and Favorite Music Video for “Bodak Yellow.” Also, she scored the nomination for Favorite Female Artist (Pop/Rock), and Best Collaboration for “Finesse (Remix)” with Bruno Mars. The “Finesse (Remix)” also has a shot at winning Favorite Song (Soul/R&B).
As far as Queen Bey, she snagged the American Music Awards nomination for favorite video, along with her husband Jay-Z. Beyonce and Jay-Z shot the video for their hit “Apeshit” in the world famous Lourve Museum. With Over 100 million views, “Apeshit” is a real contender for the win.
Along with the amazing solo acts mentioned above, the beloved Migos make an appearance on the nominee list for best group. Lil Uzi Vert, Post Malone, Rihanna, Ella Mai, and Sza also pop up on the nom list. Check out the full list below
2018 American Music Awards Nominations
Artist of the Year
Drake
Imagine Dragons
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
New Artist of the Year
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Khalid
Dua Lipa
XXXTentacion
Collaboration of the Year
Camila Cabello “Havana (feat. Young Thug)”
Post Malone, “Rock Star (feat. 21 Savage)”
Bruno Mars and Cardi B, “Finesse”
Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line, “Meant to Be”
Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey, “The Middle”
Ed Sheeran, Divide Asylum Records/Atlantic Records.
Favorite Music Video
Camila Cabello “Havana (feat. Young Thug)”
Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)”
Drake, “God’s Plan”
Tour of the Year
Beyoncé and Jay-Z
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
U2
Favorite Soundtrack
Black Panther
The Greatest Showman
The Fate of the Furious
Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock
Drake
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Taylor Swift
Drake, Scorpion
Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
Migos
Favorite Album – Pop/Rock
Drake, Scorpion
Ed Sheeran, Divide
Taylor Swift, Reputation
Favorite Song – Pop/Rock
Camila Cabello “Havana (feat. Young Thug)”
Drake, “God’s Plan”
Ed Sheeran, “Perfect”
Favorite Male Artist – Country
Kane Brown
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett
Favorite Female Artist – Country
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood
Favorite Duo or Group – Country
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Lanco
Favorite Album – Country
Kane Brown, Kane Brown
Luke Combs, This One’s for You
Thomas Rhett, Life Changes
Favorite Song – Country
Kane Brown, “Heaven”
Dan + Shay, “Tequila”
Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line, “Meant to Be”
Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop
Cardi B
Drake
Post Malone
Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop
Drake, Scorpion
Lil Uzi Ver, Luv Is Rage 2
Post Malone, Beerbongs and Bentleys
Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop
Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)”
Drake, “God’s Plan”
Post Malone, “Rock Star (feat. 21 Savage)”
Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B
Khalid
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd
Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B
Ella Mai
Rihanna
SZA
Favorite Album – Soul/R&B
Khalid, American Teen
SZA, Ctrl
XXXTentacion, 17
Favorite Song – Soul/R&B
Khalid, “Young Dumb & Broke”
Ella Mai, “Boo’d Up”
Bruno Mars and Cardi B, “Finesse”
Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock
Imagine Dragons
Panic! at the Disco
Portugal. The Man
Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary
Shawn Mendes
Pink
Ed Sheeran
Favorite Artist – Latin
J Balvin
Daddy Yankee
Ozuna
Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational
Lauren Daigle
MercyMe
Zach Williams
Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music
The Chainsmokers
Marshmello
Zedd
Favorite Social Artist
BTS
Cardi B
Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Shawn Mendes
