Afrobeats stars up for American Music Awards 2022

Now in its 50th year, the AMAs is one of the world’s largest fan-voted awards shows rewarding top achievements by the most popular artists as well as outstanding albums.

The Nigerians were shortlisted in the newly-introduced Favourite Afrobeats Artist category in recognition of the genre’s groundbreaking impact in the US and around the globe.

Propped by her effort on Wizkid’s global hit ‘Essence’, Tems leads the African contingent into the awards after securing nomination in three other categories, namely, Collaboration of the Year, Favourite Hip Hop Song and Favorite R&B Song. 

Wizkid managed nods in two categories, the other being Favourite R&B Song.

Globally, this year’s most-nominated acts include Latin artist Bad Bunny with eight, followed by US singers Beyoncé and Taylor Swift with six nominations each. English pop stars Adele and Harry Styles, and Canada’s The Weeknd are next with five nominations apiece.

The 2022 AMAs will air globally in more than 120 countries and territories.

Below is the full list of nominees:

Artist of the Year

• Adele
• Bad Bunny
• Beyoncé
• Drake
• Harry Styles
• Taylor Swift
• The Weeknd

New Artist of the Year

• Dove Cameron
• GAYLE
• Latto
• Måneskin
• Steve Lacy

Favourite Music Video

• Adele - 'Easy on Me'
• Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone - 'Me Porto Bonito'
• Harry Styles - 'As It Was'
• Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow - 'INDUSTRY BABY'
• Taylor Swift - 'All Too Well (Taylor's Version)'
• Collaboration of the Year
• Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz, and 'Encanto' cast - 'We Don't Talk About Bruno'
• Elton John and Dua Lipa - 'Cold Heart - PNAU Remix'
• Future ft. Drake & Tems - 'WAIT FOR U'
• Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow - 'INDUSTRY BABY'
• The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber - 'STAY'

Favourite Touring Artist

• Bad Bunny
• Coldplay
• Ed Sheeran
• Elton John
• The Rolling Stones

Favourite Afrobeats Artist

• Burna Boy
• CKay
• Fireboy DML
• Tems
• Wizkid

Favourite K-pop Artist

• BLACKPINK
• BTS
• SEVENTEEN
• TOMORROW X TOGETHER
• TWICE 

Favourite Soundtrack

• 'ELVIS'
• 'Encanto'
• 'Sing 2'
• 'Stranger Things': Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4
• 'Top Gun: Maverick'

Favourite Gospel Artist

• CeCe Winans
• DOE
• E. Dewey Smith
• Maverick City Music
• Tamela Mann

Favourite Dance/Electronic Artist

• Diplo
• Marshmello
• Swedish House Mafia
• The Chainsmokers
• Tiësto

Favourite Inspirational Artist

• Anne Wilson
• for KING & COUNTRY
• Katy Nichole
• Matthew West
• Phil Wickham

Favourite Rock Album

• Coldplay, 'Music of the Spheres'
• Ghost, 'Impera'
• Imagine Dragons, 'Mercury - Act 1'
• Machine Gun Kelly, 'mainstream sellout'
• Red Hot Chili Peppers, 'Unlimited Love'

Favourite Rock Song

• Foo Fighters, 'Love Dies Young'
• Imagine Dragons x JID, 'Enemy'
• Kate Bush, 'Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)'
• Måneskin, 'Beggin''
• Red Hot Chili Peppers, 'Black Summer'

Favourite Rock Artist

• Imagine Dragons
• Machine Gun Kelly
• Måneskin
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• The Lumineers

Favourite Latin Album

• Bad Bunny - 'Un Verano Sin Ti'
• Farruko - 'La 167'
• J Balvin - 'JOSE'
• Rauw Alejandro - 'Vice Versa'
• ROSALÍA - 'MOTOMAMI'

Favourite Latin Song

• Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone - 'Me Porto Bonito'
• Becky G x KAROL G - 'MAMIII'
• KAROL G - 'PROVENZA'
• Rauw Alejandro - 'Todo de Ti'
• Sebastián Yatra - 'Dos Oruguitas'

Favourite Female Latin Artist

• Anitta
• Becky G
• Kali Uchis
• KAROL G
• ROSALÍA

Favourite Latin Duo or Group

• Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga
• Calibre 50
• Eslabon Armado
• Grupo Firme
• Yahritza Y Su Esencia

Favourite Male Latin Artist

• Bad Bunny
• Farruko
• J Balvin
• Jhayco
• Rauw Alejandro

Favourite Female R&B Artist

• Beyoncé
• Doja Cat
• Muni Long
• Summer Walker
• SZA

Favourite R&B Album

• Beyoncé - 'Renaissance'
• Drake - 'Honestly, Nevermind'
• Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) - 'An Evening with Silk Sonic'
• Summer Walker - 'Still Not Over It'
• The Weeknd - 'Dawn FM'

Favourite R&B Song

• Beyoncé - 'BREAK MY SOUL'
• Muni Long - 'Hrs And Hrs'
• Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) - 'Smokin Out The Window'
• SZA - 'I Hate U'
• Wizkid ft. Tems - 'Essence'

Favourite Male R&B Artist

• Brent Faiyaz
• Chris Brown
• GIVĒON
• Lucky Daye
• The Weeknd

Favourite Hip Hop Song

• Future ft. Drake & Tems - 'WAIT FOR U'
• Jack Harlow - 'First Class'
• Kodak Black - 'Super Gremlin'
• Latto - 'Big Energy'
• Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow - 'INDUSTRY BABY'

Favourite Female Hip-Hop Artist

• Cardi B
• GloRilla
• Latto
• Megan Thee Stallion
• Nicki Minaj

Favourite Hip Hop Album

• Future - 'I NEVER LIKED YOU'
• Gunna - 'DS4EVER'
• Kendrick Lamar - 'Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers'
• Lil Durk - '7220'
• Polo G - 'Hall of Fame 2.0'

Favourite Male Hip Hop Artist

• Drake
• Future
• Kendrick Lamar
• Lil Baby
• Lil Durk

Favourite Country Song

• Chris Stapleton - 'You Should Probably Leave'
• Cody Johnson - ''Til You Can't'
• Dustin Lynch ft. MacKenzie Porter - 'Thinking 'Bout You'
• Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan - 'Buy Dirt'
• Morgan Wallen - 'Wasted On You'

Favourite Country Album

• Carrie Underwood - 'Denim & Rhinestones'
• Luke Combs - 'Growin' Up'
• Cody Johnson -'Human: The Double Album'
• Taylor Swift - 'Red (Taylor's Version)'
• Walker Hayes - 'Country Stuff: The Album'

Favourite Country Duo or Group

• Dan + Shay
• Lady A
• Old Dominion
• Parmalee
• Zac Brown Band

Favourite Male Country Artist

• Chris Stapleton
• Cody Johnson
• Luke Combs
• Morgan Wallen
• Walker Hayes

Favourite Female Country Artist

• Carrie Underwood
• Lainey Wilson
• Maren Morris
• Miranda Lambert
• Taylor Swift

Favourite Pop Song

• Adele - 'Easy On Me'
• Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and 'Encanto' cast - 'We Don't Talk About Bruno'
• Harry Styles - 'As It Was'
• Lizzo - 'About Damn Time'
• The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - 'STAY'

Favourite Pop Album

• Adele - '30'
• Bad Bunny - 'Un Verano Sin Ti'
• Beyoncé - 'Renaissance'
• Harry Styles - 'Harry's House'
• Taylor Swift -'Red (Taylor's Version)'
• The Weeknd - 'Dawn FM'

Favourite Pop Duo or Group

• BTS
• Coldplay
• Imagine Dragons
• Måneskin
• OneRepublic

Favourite Female Pop Artist

• Adele
• Beyoncé
• Doja Cat
• Lizzo
• Taylor Swift

Favourite Male Pop Artist

• Bad Bunny
• Drake
• Ed Sheeran
• Harry Styles
• The Weeknd