Uh-oh. Justin Bieber cried his eyes out on the VMAs. He released two singles this year (one of which he’s not even sure how it happened). His new album is out on November 13th. It would have been swell to be on the American Music Awards nine days later. But the also ran music show to the Grammys pretty much snubbed him. He wasn’t even listed on “Artist of the Year” which includes his day and date rivals, One Direction. Poor Justin! He got one throw away nod for Best Collaboration with Brillo and Windex for “Where is Your Umlat?”
Meantime, Taylor Swift will be in a difficult position. The AMAs obviously want her. But the Grammys will shun anyone who performs on the AMAs. This is gonna be good. JLO is hosting the ABC show, which is the best thing about this whole deal.
LOL– Adult Contemporary noms are Ed Sheeran, Meghan Trainor, and Taylor Swift. You could argue that they’re not even adults. And also, maybe the AMAs could have had legacy artists– over the age of 25–but nah. What am I thinking?
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Maroon 5
Nicki Minaj
One Direction
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
The Weeknd
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL’S
Fetty Wap
Sam Hunt
Tove Lo
Walk The Moon
The Weeknd
SONG OF THE YEAR
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth “See You Again”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud”
Taylor Swift “Blank Space”
The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face”
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth “See You Again”
Rihanna & Kanye West Featuring Paul McCartney “FourFiveSeconds”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
Skrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber “Where Are Ü Now”
Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar “Bad Blood”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Nick Jonas
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
Maroon 5
One Direction
Walk The Moon
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Ed Sheeran “x”
Sam Smith “In The Lonely Hour”
Taylor Swift “1989”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY
Zac Brown Band
Florida Georgia Line
Little Big Town
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Jason Aldean “Old Boots, New Dirt”
Florida Georgia Line “Anything Goes”
Sam Hunt “Montevallo”
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Fetty Wap
Nicki Minaj
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
J. Cole “2014 Forest Hills Drive”
Drake “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Nicki Minaj “The Pinkprint”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown “X”
D’Angelo and The Vanguard “Black Messiah”
The Weeknd “Beauty Behind the Madness”
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Fall Out Boy
Hozier
Walk The Moon
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
Enrique Iglesias
Ricky Martin
Romeo Santos
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Casting Crowns
Hillsong United
MercyMe
FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Zedd
TOP SOUNDTRACK
Fifty Shades of Grey
Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
Pitch Perfect 2
