Cardi B & Drake Top 2018 American Music Award Nominations

    Cardi B and Drake are poised to add some more awards to their trophy mantles. The rap superstars have each received eight nominations for the 2018 American Music Awards.

    Their respective nominations are the most of any artists for this year’s event, with Post Malone and Ed Sheeran trailing at six each. Drake is nominated for Artist of the Year while Cardi B is vying for New Artist Of The Year.

    Some of the other Hip Hop and R&B artists nominated for AMAs include Beyoncé, JAY-Z, Migos, the late XXXTENTACION, Young Thug, SZA, Lil Uzi Vert and Rihanna. The Kendrick Lamar-curated Black Panther: The Album is also up for Favorite Soundtrack.

    The winners will be entirely decided by the fans. Voting is open now via VoteAMAs.com, but all of the categories aren’t available yet. Voting for New Artist of the Year, Favorite Social Artist and Collaboration of the Year won’t begin until September 24.

    The 2018 American Music Awards are scheduled to take place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on October 9. The ceremony will air at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and be hosted by actress Tracee Ellis Ross.

    Check out all of the nominations below.

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    ARTIST OF THE YEAR

    Drake
    Imagine Dragons
    Post Malone
    Ed Sheeran
    Taylor Swift

    NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY CAPITAL ONE SAVOR CARD

    Camila Cabello
    Cardi B
    Khalid
    Dua Lipa
    XXXTENTACION

    COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

    Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug “Havana”
    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

    Beyoncé & JAY-Z
    Bruno Mars
    Ed Sheeran
    Taylor Swift
    U2

    FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO

    Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug “Havana”
    Cardi B “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)”
    Drake “God’s Plan”

    FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTIST

    BTS
    Cardi B
    Ariana Grande
    Demi Lovato
    Shawn Mendes

    FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

    Drake
    Post Malone
    Ed Sheeran

    FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

    Camila Cabello
    Cardi B
    Taylor Swift

    FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK

    Imagine Dragons
    Maroon 5
    Migos

    FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK

    Drake “Scorpion”
    Ed Sheeran “÷ (Divide)”
    Taylor Swift “reputation”

    FAVORITE SONG- POP/ROCK

    Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug “Havana”
    Drake “God’s Plan”
    Ed Sheeran “Perfect”

    FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

    Kane Brown
    Luke Bryan
    Thomas Rhett

    FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

    Kelsea Ballerini
    Maren Morris
    Carrie Underwood

    FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY

    Dan + Shay
    Florida Georgia Line
    LANCO

    FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY

    Kane Brown “Kane Brown”
    Luke Combs “This One’s For You”
    Thomas Rhett “Life Changes”

    FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY

    Kane Brown “Heaven”
    Dan + Shay “Tequila”
    Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line “Meant To Be”

    FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP

    Cardi B
    Drake
    Post Malone

    FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP

    Drake “Scorpion”
    Lil Uzi Vert “Luv Is Rage 2”
    Post Malone “Beerbongs & Bentleys”

    FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP

    Cardi B “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)”
    Drake “God’s Plan”
    Post Malone ft. 21 Savage “Rockstar”

    FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

    Khalid
    Bruno Mars
    The Weeknd

    FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

    Ella Mai
    Rihanna
    SZA

    FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B

    Khalid “American Teen”
    SZA “CTRL”
    XXXTENTACION “17”

    FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B

    Khalid “Young Dumb & Broke”
    Ella Mai “Boo’d Up”
    Bruno Mars & Cardi B “Finesse”

    FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK

    Imagine Dragons
    Panic! At The Disco
    Portugal. The Man

    FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY

    Shawn Mendes
    P!NK
    Ed Sheeran

    FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN

    J Balvin
    Daddy Yankee
    Ozuna

    FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

    Lauren Daigle
    MercyMe
    Zach Williams

    FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)

    The Chainsmokers
    Marshmello
    Zedd

    FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK

    “Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By”
    “The Greatest Showman”
    “The Fate of the Furious: The Album”

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    One thought on “Cardi B & Drake Top 2018 American Music Award Nominations

    1. I stop watching award shows the talent pool is way to shallow its not the same the quality of music all sound the same who is buying this stuff

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