Charlie Puth, along with Joe Jonas and his new band DNCE, were on hand Tuesday on ABC’s Good Morning America to announce the first group of nominees in six categories for this year’s American Music Awards. The nominees are:
FAVORITE ALBUM — POP/ROCK
Ed Sheeran, X
Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour
Taylor Swift, 1989
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST– POP/ROCK
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST — POP/ROCK
Nick Jonas
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
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”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Maroon 5
Nicki Minaj
One Direction
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
The Weeknd
Nominees in an additional five categories will be announced exclusively via Snapchat (TheAMAs), with the remainder announced shortly after that.
Winners will be announced when Jennifer Lopez hosts the AMA ceremony, live from the Microsoft Theater Sunday, November 22 at 8:00pm ET on ABC. For more information, check out TheAMAs.com.
