AMA Nominations Announced
Artists such as Drake, Cardi B and Camila Cabello lead nominations for the 2018 American Music Awards with nods in multiple categories. The nominations were announced during a livestreamed event on YouTube Tuesday by Normani, Bebe Rexha, Ella Mai and Kane Brown.
Drake, Cardi B and Cabello will be competing for the coveted Artist of the Year award alongside Ed Sheeran, Post Malone and Imagine Dragons. Favorite Music Video will be decided between Drake’s “God’s Plan,” Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow” and Cabello’s “Havana.”
Other major nominations include Cabello, Cardi B and Taylor Swift up for Favorite Female Artist: Pop Rock; Drake, Post Malone and Ed Sheeran up for Favorite Male Artist: Pop Rock; Drake’s “Scorpion,” Swift’s “Reputation” and Ed Sheeran’s “Divide” for Favorite Album: Pop Rock; and Cabello, Cardi B, Khalid, Dua Lipa and XXXTentacion for New Artist of the Yea
The 2018 AMA Awards will be broadcasted live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles October on ABC. black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross is serving as the host.


