Queen, Post Malone, Taylor Swift Nominated For American Music Awards 2019

Post Malone leads the list with seven nods, with Ariana Grande and first-time nominee Billie Eilish following with six each.

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October 24, 2019

Tim Peacock

Queen American Music Awards 2019 Nominees

Photo: Queen Productions Ltd

The American Music Awards are just a month away, and the nominations have been announced, with stars such as Queen, Post Malone, Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift among the hotly-tipped nominees.

Post Malone leads the list with seven nods, with Ariana Grande and first-time nominee Billie Eilish following with six each. Eilish is up for new artist of the year, competing against Luke Combs, Lil Nas X, Lizzo and Ella Mai. Malone and Grande are both nominated for one of the night’s biggest honors, artist of the year, alongside Halsey, Drake and Taylor Swift. Swift currently holds the most wins (four) in the category and might go on to surpass Michael Jackson’s record for most AMAs of all time if she wins two of the five categories she’s nominated in.

Elton John, meanwhile, received a nod for the Tour of the Year trophy for his ongoing Farewell Yellow Brick Road trek. The pop-rock legend will compete for the prize against his pal Ed Sheeran, BTS, Ariana Grande and Pink.

Queen are vying for the Favourite Soundtrack honour for the Bohemian Rhapsody soundtrack. The other nominees in the category are the A Star Is Born soundtrack by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper and the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse soundtrack.

Voting is now open for all American Music Awards categories at the event’s official website, or else via Google.com and using the search terms “AMAs Vote” or “[Nominee Name] AMAs Vote.” Voting will close on 20 November.

The 2019 American Music Awards will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 24 at at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

The full list of nominations for the American Music Awards are as follows:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Drake
Ariana Grande
Halsey
Post Malone
Taylor Swift

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Luke Combs
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Ella Mai

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR:
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, “Shallow”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”
Marshmello & Bastille, “Happier”
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello, “Señorita”
Post Malone & Swae Lee, “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”

TOUR OF THE YEAR:
BTS
Ariana Grande
Elton John
P!nk
Ed Sheeran

FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO:
Billie Eilish, “Bad Guy”
Ariana Grande, “7 Rings”
Halsey, “Without Me”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”
Taylor Swift, “You Need to Calm Down”

FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTIST:
BTS
Billie Eilish
EXO
Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK:
Drake
Khalid
Post Malone

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK:
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK:
BTS
Jonas Brothers
Panic! At The Disco

FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK:
Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Ariana Grande, Thank U, Next
Taylor Swift, Lover

FAVORITE SONG – POP/ROCK:
Halsey, “Without Me”
Jonas Brothers, “Sucker”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”
Panic! At The Disco, “High Hopes”
Post Malone & Swae Lee, “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY:
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY:
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood

FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY:
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion

FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY:
Kane Brown, Experiment
Dan + Shay, Dan + Shay
Carrie Underwood, Cry Pretty

FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY:
Luke Combs, “Beautiful Crazy”
Dan + Shay, “Speechless”
Blake Shelton, “God’s Country”

FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP:
Cardi B
Drake
Post Malone

FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP:
Meek Mill, “Championships”
Post Malone, “Hollywood’s Bleeding”
Travis Scott, “Astroworld”

FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP:
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”
Post Malone, “Wow.”
Travis Scott, “Sicko Mode”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B:
Chris Brown
Khalid
Bruno Mars

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B:
Beyoncé
Lizzo
Ella Mai

FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B:
Chris Brown, Indigo
Khalid, Free Spirit
Ella Mai, Ella Mai

FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B:
Khalid, “Talk”
Lizzo, “Juice”
Ella Mai, “Trip”