Nominasi untuk American Music Awards edisi 2018 telah diungkap di Selasa pagi, 12 September yang lalu. Sebagaimana yang diduga, beberapa artis yang sukses besar tahun ini pun mendominasi daftar nominasi. Mereka adalah Cardi B dan Drake.

Cardi mendapatkan 8 buah nominasi, termasuk untuk kategori New Artist Of The Year, Collaboration Of The Year, Favorite Music Video, Favorite Female Artist — Pop/Rock dan Favorite Female Artist — Rap/Hip-Hop. Jangan heran jika Cardi bisa masuk di kategori Pop/Rock maupun Rap/Hip-Hop, karena teknik pilihan di AMAs memang lebih cair. Lagipula pemenang dipilih oleh fans, tidak seperti Grammys atau BBMAs.

Drake juga mendapatkan 8 nominasi, termasuk untuk Artist Of The Year, Favorite Music Video, Favorite Album — Pop/Rock, Favorite Album — Rap/Hip-Hop dan Favorite Song — Rap/Hip-Hop.

Beberapa artis lain dengan nominasi berganda adalah Post Malone dan Ed Sheeran (masing-masing 6), selain Taylor Swift dan Camila Cabello (5).

American Music Awards tahun ini akan diadakan di Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles pada 9 Oktober dengan host Tracee Ellis Ross.

Berikut daftar nominasi 2018 American Music Awards:

Artist of the Year
Drake
Imagine Dragons
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift

New Artist of the Year
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Khalid
Dua Lipa
XXXTentacion

Collaboration of the Year
Camila Cabello “Havana (feat. Young Thug)”
Post Malone, “Rock Star (feat. 21 Savage)”
Bruno Mars and Cardi B, “Finesse”
Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line, “Meant to Be”
Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey, “The Middle”

Favorite Music Video
Camila Cabello “Havana (feat. Young Thug)”
Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)”
Drake, “God’s Plan”

Tour of the Year
Beyonce and Jay-Z
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
U2

Favorite Soundtrack
Black Panther
The Greatest Showman
The Fate of the Furious

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 “Havana (feat. Young Thug)”
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 and Florida Georgia Line, “Meant to Be”

Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop
Cardi B
Drake
Post Malone

Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop
Drake, Scorpio
Lil Uzi Ver, Luv Is Rage 2
Post Malone, Beerbongs + Bentleys

Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop
Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow”
Drake, “God’s Plan”
Post Malone, “Rock Star (feat. 21 Savage)”

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 and Cardi B, “Finesse”

Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock
Imagine Dragons
Panic! at the Disco
Portugal. The Man

Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary
Shawn Mendes
Pink
Ed Sheeran

Favorite Artist – Latin
J Balvin
Daddy Yankee
Ozuna

Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational
Lauren Daigle
MercyMe
Zach Williams

Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music
The Chainsmokers
Marshmello
Zedd

Favorite Social Artist
BTS
Cardi B
Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Shawn Mendes

Sumber : https://creativedisc.com/2018/09/drake-cardi-b-pimpin-daftar-nominasi-2018-american-music-awards/