Ciara Announces Nominees for 2017 American Music Awards on “Good Morning America”

The time has officially come to start counting down to the 2017 American Music Awards and we are so excited!

To kick off “AMAs season,” international music sensation Ciara stopped by Good Morning America to announce six categories live on the show. Following the telecast, there was a full reveal of all nominees via Facebook Live on the American Music Awards and Billboard pages.

6 down, 22 to go! ☑️ We will be LIVE at 9:45am ET on https://t.co/mcLQ9KaKte to announce the rest of the #AMAs noms. Voting opens at 10:30am ET! pic.twitter.com/8gMZOulTVM

— American Music Awards (@AMAs) October 12, 2017

Bruno Mars leads with eight nominations, including Artist of the Year, Video of the Year, and Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock. The Chainsmokers, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd tied with five nominations each. Justin Bieber, Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi received four nominations each. Additionally, Keith Urban earned three nominations.

This year, the nominees were based on key fan interactions as reflected in Billboard Magazine and on Billboard.com, including album and digital song sales, radio airplay, streaming, social activity and touring. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound. The winners, however, are voted entirely by fans. Fans can vote for their favorite artists via web at billboard.com/amas and theamas.com/vote OR by posting a tweet on Twitter that includes the nominee’s name or Twitter handle, the category name and #AMAs within the tweet.

The 2017 American Music Awards air Sunday, November 19th @ 8PM ET/PT on ABC. Stay tuned for more up-to-the-minute AMAs coverage on Celeb Secrets!

2017 AMAs – Full Nominee List 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Bruno Mars
• The Chainsmokers
• Drake
• Kendrick Lamar
• Ed Sheeran

 

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY T-MOBILE

• James Arthur
• Niall Horan
• Julia Michaels
• Post Malone
• Rae Sremmurd

 

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY XFINITY

• The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey “Closer”
• DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne “I’m the One”
• Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber “Despacito”
• Maroon 5 featuring Kendrick Lamar “Don’t Wanna Know”
• The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk “Starboy”

 

TOUR OF THE YEAR

• Garth Brooks
• Coldplay
• U2

 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Bruno Mars “That’s What I Like”
• Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee “Despacito”
• Ed Sheeran “Shape of You”

 

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

• Bruno Mars
• Drake
• Ed Sheeran

 

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

• Alessia Cara
• Lady Gaga
• Rihanna

 

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK

• The Chainsmokers
• Coldplay
• Imagine Dragons

 

FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK

• Bruno Mars “24K Magic”
• Drake “More Life”
• The Weeknd “Starboy”

FAVORITE SONG – POP/ROCK

• The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey “Closer”
• Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber “Despacito”
• Ed Sheeran “Shape of You”

 

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

• Sam Hunt
• Thomas Rhett
• Keith Urban

 

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

• Miranda Lambert
• Maren Morris
• Carrie Underwood

 

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY

• Florida Georgia Line
• Little Big Town
• Old Dominion

 

FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY

• Jason Aldean “They Don’t Know”
• Chris Stapleton “From A Room: Volume 1”
• Keith Urban “Ripcord”

 

FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY

• Sam Hunt “Body Like A Back Road”
• Jon Pardi “Dirt On My Boots”
• Keith Urban “Blue Ain’t Your Color”

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP

• Drake
• Kendrick Lamar
• Migos

 

FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP

• Drake “More Life”
• Kendrick Lamar “DAMN.”
• Migos “Culture”

 

FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP

• DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne “I’m the One”
• Kendrick Lamar “HUMBLE.”
• Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane “Black Beatles”

 

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

• Bruno Mars
• Childish Gambino
• The Weeknd

 

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

• Beyoncé
• Kehlani
• Rihanna

 

FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B

• Bruno Mars “24K Magic”
• Childish Gambino “Awaken, My Love!”
• The Weeknd “Starboy”

 

FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B

• Bruno Mars “That’s What I Like”
• Khalid “Location”
• The Weeknd “Starboy”

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK

• Imagine Dragons
• Linkin Park
• twenty one pilots

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY

• Bruno Mars
• Shawn Mendes
• Ed Sheeran

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN

• Daddy Yankee
• Luis Fonsi
• Shakira

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

• Lauren Daigle
• MercyMe
• Chris Tomlin

 

FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)

• The Chainsmokers
• DJ Snake
• Calvin Harris

 

TOP SOUNDTRACK

• Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2
• Moana
• Trolls