Cayla Masters
With the 2016 American Music Awards being only days away, fans are gearing up to watch some show-stopping performances from an admirable star-studded lineup.
The annual ceremony, hosted by Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah, has announced a wide range of artists and genres to perform. Rock legend, Sting will be making his AMA debut, in addition to accepting this year’s Award of Merit. This honor is given to musicians who have made outstanding contributions to the music industry. It was last presented to Annie Lennox back in 2008.
Other big names set to take the stage include Green Day, James Bay, Bruno Mars, John Legend, Lady Gaga, Twenty One Pilots, Fifth Harmony, Maroon 5 with Kendrick Lamar, Fifth Harmony, The Weeknd, DJ Khaled, Shawn Mendes and Niall Horan who will perform his debut single, “This Town.”
The Chainsmokers and Halsey are also performing their chart-topping duet, “Closer.” The single topped the Billboard charts for 12 consecutive weeks. Ariana Grande, a contender for “Artist of the Year” will be sharing the stage with Nicki Minaj to perform their hit, “Side to Side.” Justin Bieber will also be performing from his Purpose tour in Zurich, Switzerland. This will mark the “Love Yourself” singer’s sixth time performing at the show.
A few artists took to Twitter to show their excitement for the fun-filled evening.
Closer AMA performance just me and @drewtaggart karate kicking to the camera
— h (@halsey) November 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/TheChainsmokers/status/798961217133953024
Rehearsals for @AMAs tomorrow . . Gona try and make it a good one … really excited for the show . One of my favourite events of the year
— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) November 17, 2016
Drake leads this year’s AMAs with a total of 13 nominations. Rihanna trails her ex-beau with 7, while Adele and Bieber have five a piece. Bryson Tiller, Twenty One Pilots, Carrie Underwood, Fetty Wap each have three nominations for the fan-voted award show.
The American Music Awards will air live this Sunday, November 20 on ABC at 8/7c. Follow us on at Twitter at @CelebMix while we live tweet the event!
Check out the full list of this year’s nominees below:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Carrie Underwood
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE
Alessia Cara
The Chainsmokers
DNCE
Shawn Mendes
ZAYN
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
The Chainsmokers featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla, “One Dance”
Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign, “Work From Home”
Rihanna featuring Drake, “Work”
Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend, “Like I’m Gonna Lose You”
TOUR OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé
Madonna
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber, “Sorry”
Desiigner, “Panda”
Rihanna featuring Drake, “Work”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber
Drake
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Adele
Selena Gomez
Rihanna
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
The Chainsmokers
DNCE
Twenty One Pilots
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Adele, 25
Justin Bieber, Purpose
Drake, Views
FAVORITE SONG- POP/ROCK
Adele, “Hello”
Justin Bieber, “Love Yourself”
Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla, “One Dance”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett
Blake Shelton
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Kelsea Ballerini
Cam
Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Luke Bryan, Kill the Lights
Chris Stapleton, Traveller
Carrie Underwood, Storyteller
FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line, “H.O.L.Y.”
Tim McGraw, “Humble And Kind”
Thomas Rhett, “Die A Happy Man”
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Fetty Wap
Future
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake, Views
Drake & Future, What A Time To Be Alive
Fetty Wap, Fetty Wap
FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
Desiigner, “Panda”
Drake, “Hotline Bling”
Fetty Wap, “679”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
Bryson Tiller
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé
Janet Jackson
Rihanna
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé, Lemonade
Rihanna, Anti
Bryson Tiller, T R A P S O U L
FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B
Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla, “One Dance”
Rihanna featuring Drake, “Work”
Bryson Tiller, “Don’t”
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Coldplay
Twenty One Pilots
X Ambassadors
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Adele
Rachel Platten
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
J Balvin
Enrique Iglesias
Nicky Jam
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Lauren Daigle
Hillsong UNITED
Chris Tomlin
FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
The Chainsmokers
Calvin Harris
Major Lazer
TOP SOUNDTRACK
Purple Rain
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Suicide Squad: The Album
