Entertainment
Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Lorde, Demi Lovato, Lana Del Rey and Kesha were noticeable misses.
Updated : Oct 13, 2017, 12:37 PM IST
The men of pop and hip-hop led the nominations for the American Music Awards (AMA) on Thursday, while female artists were left out of most categories.
Bruno Mars led with eight nominations, including Artist of the Year, the top accolade of the night. He will face hip-hop stars Drake and Kendrick Lamar, British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and electro-pop DJ duo The Chainsmokers - each of whom landed five nominations - for the coveted award.
The women of pop music failed to land nominations in categories such as Artist of the Year, Video of the Year and Tour of the Year.
Pop star Halsey, one of the few female artists to land nominations for her collaboration with The Chainsmokers on the hit song "Closer," tweeted on Thursday that she was "really disappointed" at the male-dominated nominees' list. "So many incredible female artists have released this year. hoping the coming award shows give them the credit that is due to them," she said.
Really honored to have received an @AMAs nomination but really disappointed to hear near exclusively male names... such a missed opportunity
— h (@halsey) October 12, 2017
so many incredible female artists have released this year. hoping the coming award shows give them the credit that is due to them.
— h (@halsey) October 12, 2017
Halsey landed two nominations, in the favourite pop/rock song and collaboration of the year categories for "Closer," but did not land any solo nominations despite having had a chart-topping album earlier this year.
Notable omissions include Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Lorde, Demi Lovato, Lana Del Rey and Kesha, all of whom released new songs and albums this year, as well as Taylor Swift, who released a high-concept video in August for her single "Look What You Made Me Do."
The AMA nominees are selected through measurements on fan interactions across Billboard Magazine and Billboard.com, which include figures from music sales, touring, streaming and radio airplay and social activity from September 9, 2016 to September 14, 2017, organisers said.
The winners of the American Music Awards are voted for by fans and will be announced at a live ceremony televised on ABC on November 19.
Rihanna was the only other female artist to land two nods. She will compete with Lady Gaga and newcomer Alessia Cara for favourite female pop/rock artist, and she will face Beyonce and Kehlani in the favourite female soul/R&B category.
Newcomer Julia Michaels is up against singer James Arthur, former One Direction star Niall Horan, rapper Post Malone and hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd for the New Artist of the Year accolade.
Artist of the year
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
New artist of the year
James Arthur
Niall Horan
Julia Michaels
Post Malone
Rae Sremmurd
Collaboration of the year
The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, “Closer”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, “Despacito”
DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne, “I’m The One”
Maroon 5 feat. Kendrick Lamar, “Don’t Wanna Know”
The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk, “Starboy”
Tour of the year
Garth Brooks
Coldplay
U2
Video of the year
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee, “Despacito”
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”
Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”
Favourite male artist - pop/rock
Drake
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Favourite female artist - pop/rock
Alessia Cara
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Favourite duo or group - pop/rock
The Chainsmokers
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Favourite album - pop/rock
Drake, More Life
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic
The Weeknd, Starboy
Favourite song - pop/rock
The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, “Closer”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, “Despacito”
Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”
Favourite male artist - country
Sam Hunt
Thomas Rhett
Keith Urban
Favourite female artist - country
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood
Favourite duo or group - country
Florida Georgia Line
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
Favourite album - country
Jason Aldean, They Don’t Know
Chris Stapleton, From a Room:, Vol. 1
Keith Urban, Ripcord
Favourite song - country
Sam Hunt, “Body Like a Back Road”
Jon Pardi, “Dirt on My Boots”
Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
Favourite artist - rap/hip-hop
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Migos
Favourite album - rap/hip-hop
Drake, More Life
Kendrick Lamar, Damn.
Migos, Culture
Favourite song - rap/hip-hop
DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne, “I’m The One”
Kendrick Lamar, “Humble.”
Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles”
Favourite male artist - soul/R&B
Childish Gambino
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd
Favourite female artist - soul/R&B
Beyonce
Kehlani
Rihanna
Favourite album - soul/ R&B
Childish Gambino, Awaken My Love!
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic
The Weeknd, Starboy
Favourite song - soul/R&B
Khalid, “Location”
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”
The Weeknd, “Starboy”
Favourite artist - alternative rock
Imagine Dragons
Linkin Park
Twenty One Pilots
Favourite artist - adult contemporary
Bruno Mars
Shawn Mendes
Ed Sheeran
Favourite artist - latin
Luis Fonsi
Daddy Yankee
Shakira
Favourite artist - contemporary inspirational
Lauren Daigle
MercyMe
Chris Tomlin
Favourite artist - EDM
The Chainsmokers
Calvin Harris
DJ Snake
Top soundtrack
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2
Moana
Trolls
(With Reuters Inputs)