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2015 American Music Awards: And the Nominees Are…

Pop star Taylor Swift looks set to win big at the American Music Awards after scooping six nominations.

The Blank Space singer is up for Artist of the Year, Favourite Female Artist - Pop/Rock, Song of the Year for Blank Space, Collaboration of the Year for Bad Blood with Kendrick Lamar, Favourite Artist - Adult Contemporary, and Favourite Album - Pop/Rock for 1989.

She will compete against Ariana Grande and Meghan Trainor in the female category, while she will go up against her pal Ed Sheeran and Trainor for the Adult Contemporary prize.

Other nominees for Song of the Year including See You Again by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth, Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud and The Weeknd's Can't Feel My Face.

In the album category, Swift's 1989 will do battle with Sheeran's X and Sam Smith's In The Lonely Hour. All three acts are up for Artist of the Year alongside a host of stars including Grande, Nicki Minaj, Luke Bryan, Trainor and One Direction.

Sheeran, who trails Swift with five nods, will battle Sam Smith and Joe Jonas for Favourite Male Artist - Pop/Rock, while One Direction, Maroon 5 and Walk the Moon are named in the Favourite Duo/Group - Pop/Rock category.

Winners will be announced on November 22 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The ceremony will be hosted by Jennifer Lopez.

Check out the full list of nominees below.





Artist Of The Year

Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Nicki Minaj
Maroon 5
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Taylor Swift
One Direction
Meghan Trainor
The Weeknd

Song Of The Year

Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”
The Weeknd, “Can’t Feel My Face”

Favorite Pop/Rock Album

Ed Sheeran, X
Sam Smith, In The Lonely Hour
Taylor Swift, 1989

Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist

Taylor Swift
Ariana Grande
Meghan Trainor

Favorite Male Pop/Rock Artist

Joe Jonas
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith

New Artist Of The Year

Fetty Wap
Sam Hunt
Tove Lo
Walk The Moon
The Weeknd

Favorite Female Country Artist

Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood

Favorite EDM Album

Calvin Harris, Motion
David Guetta, Listen
Zedd, True Colors

Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist

Drake
Nicki Minaj
Fetty Wap

Favorite Pop/Rock Duo Or Group

Walk The Moon
Maroon 5
One Direction

Favorite Country Album

Jason Aldean, Old Boots, New Dirt
Sam Hunt, Montevallo
Florida Georgia Line, Anything Goes

Favorite Male Country Artist

Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt
Jason Aldean

Favorite Country Duo Or Group

Zac Brown Band
Little Big Town
Florida Georgia Line

Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album

Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint
Drake, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive

Favorite Soul/R&B Artist

Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna

Favorite Alternative Rock Artist

Walk The Moon
Fall Out Boy
Hozier

Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist

Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor

Favorite Soul/R&B Album

Chris Brown, X
The Weeknd, Beauty Behind The Madness
D’Angelo, Black Messiah

Favorite Soundtrack

Fifty Shades Of Grey
Pitch Perfect 2
Empire

Collaboration Of The Year

Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
Rihanna, Kanye West, Paul McCartney, “FourFiveSeconds”
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
Justin Bieber, Skrillex, Diplo, “Where Are U Now”
Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”

Favorite Male Soul R&B Artist

Chris Brown
The Weeknd
Trey Songz

Favorite Latin Artist

Ricky Martin
Romeo Santos
Enrique Iglesias

Favorite Contemporary/Inspirational Artist

Casting Crowns
Hillsong United
MercyMe

Favorite EDM Artist

Calvin Harris
Zedd
David Guetta

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