WowKeren - Ajang penghargaan musik bergengsi, American Music Awards, kembali digelar. Ajang tahunan yang dinantikan oleh para insan musik Hollywood ini telah mengumumkan deretan musisi yang masuk dalam sejumlah nominasi.

Nominasi tersebut baru saja diumumkan melalui siaran langsung di saluran YouTube resmi pada Kamis (23/10) waktu setempat. Tahun ini, rupanya Post Malone, Billie Eilish, dan Ariana Grande memimpin perolehan nominasi tersebut.

Tahun ini Post Malone memimpin nominasi dengan masuk dalam tujuh kategori sekaligus, termasuk Artist of the Year, Collaboration of the Year dan Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock. Sedangkan Ariana Grande dan Billie Eilish menyusul di belakangnya dengan enam nominasi.

Tak mau ketinggalan, ada pula Taylor Swift dan Lil Nas X yang sama-sama meraih lima nominasi, kemudian diikuti oleh Khalid serta Ella Mai yang masing-masing meraih empat nominasi.

Nominasi ini diperoleh berdasarkan jumlah streaming, penjualan lagu dan album secara digital, penayangan radio, aktivitas sosial, serta tur. Data ini dikumpulkan oleh Billboard dan Nielsen Music serta Next Big Sound mulai dari 28 September 2018 sampai 26 September 2019. Namun untuk pemenang AMAs, para penggemar dan penonton lah yang menentukan melalui pungutan suara di laman resmi American Music Awards 2019.

Di sisi lain, malam puncak American Music Awards 2019 sendiri akan kembali digelar di Microsoft Theatre Los Angeles, California pada 24 November mendatang. Acara ini akan disiarkan langsung melalui saluran televisi ABC.

Nah, berikut adalah daftar nominasi American Music Awards 2019:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Taylor Swift
• Drake
• Post Malone
• Ariana Grande
• Halsey

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Luke Combs
• Billie Eilish
• Lizzo
• Ella Mai
• Lil Nas X

TOUR OF THE YEAR

• Bangtan Boys (BTS)
• Ariana Grande
• Elton John
• Pink
• Ed Sheeran

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 - "Senorita"
• Post Malone & Swae Lee - "Sunflower"

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

• Bangtan Boys (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

• Bangtan Boys (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"
• Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road"
• Jonas Brothers – "Sucker"
• Panic At The Disco – "High Hopes"
• Post Malone ft. Swae Lee – "Sunflower"

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 (II) - "Astroworld"

FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP

• Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – "Old Town Road"
• Post Malone - "Wow."
• Travis Scott (II) - "Sicko Mode"

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

• Chris Brown
• Khalid
• Bruno Mars

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

• Beyonce Knowles
• Lizzo
• Ella Mai

FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B

• Chris Brown - "Indigo"
• Khalid - "Free Spirit"
• Ella Mai - "Ella Mai"

FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP

• [c=Khalid – "Talk"
• Lizzo - "Juice"
• Ella Mai - "Trip"

FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK

• Billie Eilish
• Imagine Dragons
• Panic At The Disco

FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY

• Maroon 5
• Pink
• Taylor Swift

FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN

• Bad Bunny
• J Balvin
• Ozuna

FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

• Lauren Daigle
• for KING & COUNTRY
• MercyMe

FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)

• Avicii
• Marshmello
• The Chainsmokers

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK

• "A Star is Born" - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
• "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen
• "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" - Post Malone ft. Swae Lee