As Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater prepares to host the 2017 People’s Choice Awards on January 18, the nominees have been released and span across several different categories, including Favorite Male Artist, Favorite Hip Hop Artist, Favorite R&B Artist, Favorite Album, and Favorite Song. Drake and The Weeknd both racked up nominations for Favorite Male Artist, while Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar were listed in the Favorite Hip Hop Artist category.
Drake, of course, has had a phenomenal year in terms of awards. He earned 12 Soul Train Award nominations, 14 BET Hip Hop Award nominations and beat Michael Jackson for the most American Music Award nominations with a record 13.
In terms of Favorite New Album (not surprisingly), Drake’s VIEWS and Beyonce’s LEMONADE were named as two of the five contenders, along with Rihanna’s Anti, Ariana Grande’s Dangerous Woman and Blake Shelton’s If I’m Honest.
Veteran Hip Hop artist and actor LL Cool J, who just celebrated the 31st anniversary of his debut album, Radio, was also nominated for Favorite TV Crime Drama Actor for his role on NCIS: Los Angeles. 50 Cent’s Power was also given a nod for Favorite Premium Drama series. The award ceremony begins at 9 p.m. EST on CBS. Find a partial list of nominees below and full list here.
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Favorite Male Artist
Blake Shelton
Drake
Justin Timberlake
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Favorite Hip Hop Artist
DJ Khaled
G-Eazy
Kanye West
Kendrick Lamar
Wiz Khalifa
Favorite R&B Artist
Beyoncé
Drake
Rihanna
Usher
The Weeknd
Favorite Album
Anti – Rihanna
Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grande
If I’m Honest – Blake Shelton
Lemonade – Beyoncé
Views – Drake
Favorite Song
“Can’t Stop the Feeling” – Justin Timberlake
“No” – Meghan Trainor
“One Dance” – Drake Feat. Kyla and Wizkid
“Pillowtalk” – Zayn
“Work” – Rihanna feat. Drake
Favorite Premium Drama Series
Power
Narcos
House of Cards
Homeland
Orange Is the New Black
Favorite TV Crime Drama Actor
Chris O’Donnell
Donnie Wahlberg
LL Cool J
Mark Harmon
Tom Selleck
Favorite Comedic Collaboration
Conan O’Brien’s Ride Along with Ice Cube and Kevin Hart
Ellen DeGeneres and Britney Spears’ Mall Mischief
James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke with Adele
Lip Sync Battle with Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Tatum
Saturday Night Live with Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon
