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The nominations for the 2018 American Music Awards have been announced, with Drake and Cardi B scoring a leading eight nods each.
Ed Sheeran and Post Malone are tied for the second-most nominations with six apiece, followed by Camila Cabello with five and Bruno Mars, Khalid and Taylor Swift with four each.
Drake, Sheeran, Post Malone and Swift will face off against Imagine Dragons in the artist of the year category, while Swift, Sheeran and Mars landed tour of the year nominations alongside Beyonce and Jay-Z and U2.
Cabello, Cardi B and Drake are all up for video of the year. Late rapper XXXTentacion is up for two posthumous awards for new artist of the year and favorite album — soul/R&B.
Other new artist nominees include Cabello, Cardi B, Khalid and Dua Lipa. Cardi B also scored a collaboration of the year nomination for her team-up with Bruno Mars on "Finesse." In that category the pair will face off against Cabello featuring Young Thug ("Havana"), Post Malone featuring 21 Savage ("Rockstar"), Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line ("Meant to Be") and Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey ("The Middle").
Favorite social artist nominees are BTS, Cardi B, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato and Shawn Mendes.
The 2018 AMAs, hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross for the second year in a row, will air live on ABC from Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 8 p.m.
The AMAs are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which shares a parent company with The Hollywood Reporter.
Read on for a full list of this year's nominations.
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Artist of the Year
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Drake
Imagine Dragons
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran -
Collaboration of the Year
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – "Havana" (WINNER)
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage – "Rockstar"
Bruno Mars & Cardi B – "Finesse"
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line – "Meant To Be"
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey – "The Middle" -
Tour of the Year
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Beyonce & JAY-Z
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
U2 -
Video of the Year
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – "Havana" (WINNER)
Cardi B – "Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)"
Drake – "God's Plan" -
New Artist of the Year
Camila Cabello (WINNER)
Cardi B
Dua Lipa
Khalid
XXXTENTACION -
Favorite Male Artist - Pop/Rock
Post Malone (WINNER)
Drake
Ed Sheeran -
Favorite Female Artist - Pop/Rock
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Camila Cabello
Cardi B -
Favorite Duo or Group - Pop/Rock
Migos (WINNER)
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5 -
Favorite Album - Pop/Rock
Taylor Swift – Reputation (WINNER)
Drake – Scorpion
Ed Sheeran – ÷ (Divide) -
Favorite Song - Pop/Rock
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug – "Havana" (WINNER)
Drake – "God's Plan"
Ed Sheeran – "Perfect" -
Favorite Male Artist - Country
Kane Brown (WINNER)
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett -
Favorite Female Artist - Country
Carrie Underwood (WINNER)
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris -
Favorite Duo or Group - Country
Florida Georgia Line (WINNER)
Dan + Shay
LANCO -
Favorite Album - Country
Kane Brown – Kane Brown (WINNER)
Luke Combs – This One's for You
Thomas Rhett – Life Changes -
Favorite Song - Country
Kane Brown – "Heaven" (WINNER)
Dan + Shay – "Tequila"
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line – "Meant to Be" -
Favorite Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop
Cardi B (WINNER)
Drake
Post Malone -
Favorite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop
Post Malone – Beerbongs & Bentleys (WINNER)
Drake – Scorpion
Lil Uzi Vert – Luv Is Rage 2 -
Favorite Song - Rap/Hip-Hop
Cardi B – "Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)" (WINNER)
Drake – "God's Plan"
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage – "Rockstar" -
Favorite Male Artist - Soul/R&B
Khalid (WINNER)
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd -
Favorite Female Artist - Soul/R&B
Rihanna (WINNER)
Ella Mai
SZA -
Favorite Song - Soul/R&B
Bruno Mars & Cardi B – "Finesse" (WINNER)
Khalid – "Young Dumb & Broke"
Ella Mai – "Boo'd Up" -
Favorite Artist - Alternative Rock
Panic! At the Disco (WINNER)
Imagine Dragons
Portugal. The Man -
Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary
Shawn Mendes (WINNER)
Pink
Ed Sheeran -
Favorite Artist - Latin
Daddy Yankee (WINNER)
J Balvin
Ozuna -
Favorite Artist - Contemporary Inspirational
Lauren Daigle (WINNER)
MercyMe
Zach Williams -
Favorite Artist - Electronic Dance Music (EDM)
Marshmello (WINNER)
The Chainsmokers
Zedd -
Favorite Soundtrack
Black Panther: The Album, Music From and Inspired By (WINNER)
The Greatest Showman
The Fate of the Furious: The Album -
Favorite Social Artist
BTS (WINNER)
Cardi B
Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Shawn Mendes
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