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The Weeknd Jointly Leading 2020 AMAs Nominations

The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch lead the American Music Awards 2020 nominations with eight nods each.

The pair will compete for the prestigious Artist of the Year award, alongside Justin Bieber, Post Malone and Taylor Swift, while The Weeknd has also scored nods for Favorite Music Video, Favorite Male Artist (pop/rock), Favorite Song (pop/rock), Favorite Album (pop/rock), Favorite Male Artist (soul/R&B), Favorite Album (soul/R&B) and Favorite Song (soul/R&B). 

Ricch, meanwhile, is up for New Artist of the Year, Collaboration of the Year, Favorite Song (pop/rock), Favorite Male Artist (rap/hip-hop), Favorite Album (rap/hip-hop) and twice for Favorite Song (rap/hip-hop) including his 'Rockstar' collaboration with DaBaby. 

First-time nominee Megan Thee Stallion has a whopping five nominations, making her the most nominated female artist this year. She is up for New Artist of the Year and has received two nods for Collaboration of the Year for her work with Beyonce on the 'Savage Remix' and Cardi B on 'WAP'. She is also nominated for Favorite Song (rap/hip-hop) and Favorite Female Artist (rap/hip-hop).

Bad Bunny, Bieber, Lady Gaga, Swift and first-time nominees DaBaby and Doja Cat round out the nominations with four nods each.

Swift is already the most decorated star at the awards over the course of her career with 29 wins and will be hoping to add to her trophies with nominations in the Artist of the Year, Favorite Music Video, Favorite Album (pop/rock) and Favorite Female Arist (pop/rock) catergories.

Several nominees were announced by Dua Lipa on Good Morning America on Monday, Oct. 26, while the rest were revealed on the AMAs Twitter account.

This year's ceremony will be held at Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater and will air live on ABC on November 22.

Voting for all AMA categories is open now on the show's website here.

2020 AMA Nominations
Artist of the Year
Justin Bieber
Post Malone
Roddy Ricch
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd

New Artist of the Year
Lewis Capaldi
Doja Cat
DaBaby
Lil Baby
Roddy Ricch
Megan Thee Stallion

Collaboration of the Year
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, 'WAP'
DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, 'Rockstar'
Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, '10,000 Hours'
Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande, 'Rain On Me'
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé, 'Savage Remix'

Favorite Social Artist
BTS
Billie Eilish
EXO
Ariana Grande
NCT 127

Favorite Music Video
Doja Cat, 'Say So'
Future ft. Drake, 'Life Is Good'
Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande, 'Rain On Me'
Taylor Swift, 'cardigan'
The Weeknd, 'Blinding Lights'

Favorite Male Artist (pop/rock)
Justin Bieber
Post Malone
The Weeknd

Favorite Female Artist (pop/rock)
Dua Lipa
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift

Favorite Duo or Group (pop/rock)
BTS
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5

Favorite Album (pop/rock)
Harry Styles, 'Fine Line'
Taylor Swift, 'folklore'
The Weeknd, 'After Hours'

Favorite Song (pop/rock)
Lewis Capaldi, 'Someone You Loved'
Dua Lipa, 'Don't Start Now'
Post Malone, 'Circles'
Roddy Ricch, 'The Box'
The Weeknd, 'Blinding Lights'

Favorite Male Artist (country)
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen

Favorite Female Artist (country)
Gabby Barrett
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris

Favorite Duo or Group (country)
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion

Favorite Album (country)
Luke Combs, 'What You See Is What You Get'
Blake Shelton, 'Fully Loaded: God's Country'
Morgan Wallen,'If I Know Me'

Favorite Song (country)
Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, '10,000 Hours'
Maren Morris, 'The Bones'
Blake Shelton (Duet with Gwen Stefani), 'Nobody But You'

Favorite Male Artist (rap/hip-hop)
DaBaby
Juice WRLD
Roddy Ricch

Favorite Female Artist (rap/hip-hop)
Cardi B
Nicki Minaj
Megan Thee Stallion

Favorite Album (rap/hip-hop)
Lil Baby, 'My Turn'
Lil Uzi Vert, 'Eternal Atake'
Roddy Ricch, 'Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial'

Favorite Song (rap/hip-hop)
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, 'WAP'
DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, 'Rockstar'
Roddy Ricch, 'The Box'

Favorite Male Artist (soul/R&B)
Chris Brown
John Legend
The Weeknd

Favorite Female Artist (soul/R&B)
Jhene Aiko
Doja Cat
Summer Walker

Favorite Album (soul/R&B)
Doja Cat, 'Hot Pink'
Summer Walker, 'Over It'
The Weeknd, 'After Hours'

Favorite Song (soul/R&B)
Chris Brown ft. Drake, 'No Guidance'
Summer Walker, 'Playing Games'
The Weeknd, 'Heartless'

Favorite Male Artist (Latin)
Bad Bunny
J Balvin
Ozuna

Favorite Female Artist (Latin)
Becky G
KAROL G
Rosalía

Favorite Album (Latin)
Anuel AA, 'Emmanuel'
Bad Bunny, 'Las Que No Iban a Salir'
Bad Bunny, 'YHLQMDLG'

Favorite Song (Latin)
Bad Bunny, 'Vete'
Black Eyed Peas X J Balvin, 'RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)'
KAROL G & Nicki Minaj, 'Tusa'

Favorite Artist (alternative rock)
Billie Eilish
Tame Impala
twenty one pilots

Favorite Artist (adult contemporary)
Lewis Capaldi
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5

Favorite Artist (contemporary inspirational)
Lauren Daigle
for KING & COUNTRY
Kanye West

Favorite Artist (EDM)
Kygo
Lady Gaga
Marshmello

Favorite Soundtrack
'Birds of Prey: The Album'
'Frozen II'
'Trolls: World Tour'

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