Taylor Swift and Cody Johnson among the most nominated at the 2022 American Music Awards – Tennessean

Nominations have been announced for the 2022 American Music Awards. The event will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater at LA LIVE in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 20 at 8:00 PM EST/PT, 7:00 PM CST on ABC.

Co-leading all women nominees is recent NSAI Co-Composer of the Decade Taylor Swift, who joins Beyoncé with six nominations. They will compete in three categories: Artist of the Year, Favorite Female Pop Artist and Favorite Pop Album. Drake also picked up six nominations and is up for the night’s highest honor, Artist of the Year, alongside artists with five nominations including Adele, Harry Styles and The Weeknd.

Also of note is the artist at the top of all nominees with eight nominations, Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny. Additionally, Favorite Male Latino Artist of 2021 earned his first nomination for Entertainer of the Year. If he wins all eight awards, he will tie Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston for the most awards in a single year. Overall, he is up for favorite touring artist, favorite music video, favorite male pop artist, favorite pop album, favorite male Latin artist, favorite Latin album and song. favorite Latin.

Nashville-based, chart-topping pop artist GAYLE is nominated for New Artist of the Year in a competitive category alongside Dove Cameron, Latto, Måneskin and Steve Lacy.

As for the country categories, CMT Artist of the Year was just honored, Cody Johnson is nominated for three AMAs – Favorite Male Country Artist, Favorite Country Album, Favorite Country Song. He leads all the nominated countries at the ceremony.

The Favorite Male Country Artist category finds Johnson previously nominated against Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen and Walker Hayes. As for favorite female country artist, Carrie Underwood competes with Lainey Wilson, Maren Morris, Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift. Favorite Country Duo or Group sees Dan + Shay, Lady A, Old Dominion, Parmalee and Zac Brown Band nominated.

Favorite country album finds Johnson’s “Human: The Double Album” opposite Carrie Underwood’s “Denim & Rhinestones”, Luke Combs’ “Growin’ Up”, Taylor Swift’s “Red (Taylor’s Version) and “Country Stuff: The “Walker Hayes” album. Favorite Country Song closes country-specific categories with Johnson’s “Til You Can’t” opposite Chris Stapleton’s “You Should Probably Leave”, Dustin Lynch and MacKenzie Porter’s “Thinking ‘Bout You”, “Buy Dirt” by Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan. ” and “Wasted on You” by Morgan Wallen.