Nominations for the 2022 American Music Awards have been announced and Beyoncé, Drake, Future and more were announced as nominees. (Getty Images)
If you thought award season was over, you were wrong. On Thursday, the nominees for the 2022 American Music Awards (#AMAs) were announced and a lot of your favorite artists have earned nominations for this year’s show.
After the release of her latest album, “Renaissance,” Beyonc has become one of the most-nominated female artists for this year’s show along with Taylor Swift as they both have six nominations. Drake also joined them with six nominations as well. Also among the nominees for the first time are Jack Harlow and Tems as they both have four nominations. Latto is also a first-time nominee as she follows in with three nominations. GloRilla is following suit as she has earned a nomination for Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist.
Other nominees include Future, Summer Walker, The Weeknd, Adele, Lizzo, Kendrick Lamar, and more have been nominated for this year’s award show.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, winners are voted by fans, and nominees are determined by fan interaction, which includes album and song sales, as well as tour income, chart placements, radio play, and more. All of the data is measured by Billboard and its data partner Luminate.
Check out some of the nominees below:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Adele
Bad Bunny
Beyonc
Drake
Harry Styles
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Dove Cameron
GAYLE
Latto
Mneskin
Steve Lacy
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Carolina Gaitn, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast We Dont Talk About Bruno
Elton John & Dua Lipa Cold Heart PNAU Remix
Future ft. Drake & Tems WAIT FOR U
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow INDUSTRY BABY
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber STAY
FAVORITE MALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Lil Baby
Lil Durk
FAVORITE FEMALE HIP-HOP ARTIST
Cardi B
GloRilla
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj
FAVORITE HIP-HOP ALBUM
FutureI NEVER LIKED YOU
GunnaDS4EVER
Kendrick LamarMr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Lil Durk7220
Polo GHall of Fame 2.0
FAVORITE HIP-HOP SONG
Future ft. Drake & Tems WAIT FOR U
Jack Harlow First Class
Kodak Black Super Gremlin
Latto Big Energy
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow INDUSTRY BABY
FAVORITE MALE R&B ARTIST
Brent Faiyaz
Chris Brown
GIVON
Lucky Daye
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE R&B ARTIST
Beyonc
Doja Cat
Muni Long
Summer Walker
FAVORITE R&B ALBUM
BeyoncRenaissance
DrakeHonestly, Nevermind
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak)An Evening with Silk Sonic
Summer WalkerStill Over It
The WeekndDawn FM
FAVORITE R&B SONG
Beyonc BREAK MY SOUL
Muni Long Hrs And Hrs
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) Smokin Out The Window
SZA I Hate U
Wizkid ft. Tems Essence
Check out the full list of nominees here.
The 2022 American Music Awards take place on Sunday, November 22nd.
TSR STAFF: Jade Ashley @Jade_Ashley94
