Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Among Nominees For American Music Awards

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have been nominated in three out of five categories announced today (October 10). The duo is nominated for Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year and Single of the Year, a nod they earned for their hit Wans-assisted “Thrift Shop,” which was a Hot 100 chart-topper for six weeks this year. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis had other singles, including their Ray Dalton-assisted “Can’t Hold Us,” which charted at #1 for five weeks in May and June, as per billboard.com. Their other single, “Same Love,” ranked as high as #11 on the charts.  

Rihanna, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake were also named as Artist of the Year nominees. 

Robin Thicke’s T.I. and Pharrell-asisted “Blurred Lines” is another nominee for Song of the Year. Joining “Thrift Shop” and “Blurred Lines” is “Cruise,” which was a remix crafted by Nelly and Florida Georgia Line.  The video to “Cruise” can be viewed below. 

Phillip Phillips, Imagine Dragons and Ariana Grande are among the other New Artist nominees. 

Miley Cyrus and Imagine Dragons have been announced as the award show performers. Additional performers are set to be revealed at a later date. 

The American Music Awards is scheduled to take place Sunday, November 24 in Los Angeles, California’s Nokia Theatre. ABC is slated to air the program.

The American Music Awards’ full list of nominees is set to be announced today. 

UPDATE: A full list of the nominees can be viewed below, via billboard.com.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Bruno Mars
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Justin Timberlake 

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL’S
Florida Georgia Line
Ariana Grande 
Imagine Dragons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Phillip Phillps 

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Florida Georgia Line Featuring Nelly, “Cruise”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz, “Thrift Shop”
Robin Thicke Featuring Pharrell & T.I., “Blurred Lines”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK 
Bruno Mars
Robin Thicke
Justin Timberlake

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
P!nk
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
Imagine Dragons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
One Direction

FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK 
One Direction, “Take Me Home”
Taylor Swift, “Red”
Justin Timberlake, “The 20/20 Experience”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Luke Bryan
Hunter Hayes
Blake Shelton

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

FAVORITE BAND, DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY
The Band Perry
Florida Georgia Line
Lady Antebellum 

FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY 
Luke Bryan, “Crash My Party”
Florida Georgia Line, “Here’s To The Good Times”
Taylor Swift, “Red”

FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Jay Z
Lil Wayne
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 

FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP 
Jay Z, “Magna Carta…Holy Grail”
Kendrick Lamar, “good kid, m.A.A.d city”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “The Heist” 

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B 
Miguel
Robin Thicke
Justin Timberlake 

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B 
Ciara
Alicia Keys
Rihanna 

FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B 
Rihanna, “Unapologetic”
Robin Thicke, “Blurred Lines”
Justin Timberlake, “The 20/20 Experience”

FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Imagine Dragons
The Lumineers
Mumford & Sons

FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY 
Maroon 5
Bruno Mars
P!nk 

FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN 
Marc Anthony 
Prince Royce
Romeo Santos

FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
tobyMac
Chris Tomlin
Matthew West

FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
Avicii
Daft Punk
Calvin Harris
Zedd

TOP SOUNDTRACK
“The Great Gatsby: Music From Baz Luhrmann’s Film”
“Les Miserables”
“Pitch Perfect”

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