Pop star Taylor Swift looks set to win big at the American Music Awards after scooping six nominations....
Pop star Taylor Swift looks set to win big at the American Music Awards after scooping six nominations.
The Blank Space singer is up for Artist of the Year, Favourite Female Artist - Pop/Rock, Song of the Year for Blank Space, Collaboration of the Year for Bad Blood with Kendrick Lamar, Favourite Artist - Adult Contemporary, and Favourite Album - Pop/Rock for 1989.
She will compete against Ariana Grande and Meghan Trainor in the female category, while she will go up against her pal Ed Sheeran and Trainor for the Adult Contemporary prize.
Other nominees for Song of the Year include See You Again by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth, Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud and The Weeknd's Can't Feel My Face.
In the album category, Swift's 1989 will do battle with Sheeran's X and Sam Smith's In The Lonely Hour. All three acts are up for Artist of the Year alongside a host of stars including Grande, Nicki Minaj, Luke Bryan, Trainor and One Direction.
Sheeran, who trails Swift with five nods, will battle Sam Smith and Joe Jonas for Favourite Male Artist - Pop/Rock, while One Direction, Maroon 5 and Walk the Moon are named in the Favourite Duo/Group - Pop/Rock category.
Winners will be announced on 22 November (15) at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The ceremony will be hosted by Jennifer Lopez.
The main nominations are as follows:
Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth, See You Again
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, Uptown Funk
Ed Sheeran, Thinking Out Loud
Taylor Swift, Blank Space
The Weeknd, Can't Feel My Face
Favorite Pop/Rock Album:
Sam Smith, In The Lonely Hour
Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist:
Favorite Male Pop/Rock Artist:
Favorite Duo/Group: Pop/Rock:
New Artist Of The Year:
Favorite Artist: Rap/Hip-Hop:
