American Music Awards 2015: tutti gli artisti in nomination

Anche quest’anno, con l’arrivo del mese di Novembre, arrivano anche le candidature agli American Music Awards 2015, che verranno assegnati il prossimo 22 novembre al Microsoft Theatre di Los Angeles.

A guidarle c’è niente popò di meno che Taylor Swift, reginetta di questo 2015, che si aggiudica ben sei nomination, seguita a ruota da Ed Sheeran e The Weeknd che mettono in cantiere cinque candidature. Tre nomination per Meghan Trainor e Nicki Minaj, mentre due a testa vanno a Sam Smith, One Direction, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Walk The Moon, Mark Ronson e Chris Brown.

Per i fan non residenti negli USA è possibile votare via Twitter indicando l’account dell’artista, la categoria e l’hashtag #AMAs; oppure via Facebook attraverso un post con il nome dell’artista e il rispettivo hashtag (indicato di seguito).

Questi gli artisti in nomination e le rispettive categorie:

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

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 – Tove Lo – Walk The Moon – The Weeknd

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
Beyonce – Mary J. Blige – Rihanna

Favorite Soul/R&B Album
X: Chris Brown – Black Messiah: D’Angelo – Beauty Behind The Madness: The Weeknd

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 (by T-Mobile)
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