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Drake and Cardi B lead all artists at the 2018 American Music Awards, with eight nominations — and top the list of nominees for the American Music Awards as well.
For the American Music Awards the two compete in the category for Favorite Artist Rap/Hip-Hop. “Bodak Yellow,” and “God’s Plan” from Scorpion, are also both up for Favorite Song Rap/Hip-Hop and Favorite Music Video. The 2018 American Music Awards will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on October 9 at7pm. black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross will host for the second year in a row. Here are the nominees in key categories:
Favorite Artist of the Year
Drake
Imagine Dragons
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Favorite Female Artist Pop/Rock
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Taylor Swift
Favorite Male Artist Pop/Rock
Drake
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Favorite Duo/Group Pop/Rock
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
Migos
Favorite Song Pop/Rock
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug, “Havana”
Drake, “God’s Plan”
Ed Sheeran, “Perfect”
Favorite Album Pop/Rock
Drake, Scorpion
Ed Sheeran, Divide
Taylor Swift, Reputation
Favorite Artist Rap/Hip-Hop
Cardi B
Drake
Post Malone
Favorite Male Artist Soul/R&B
Khalid
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd
Favorite Album Rap/Hip-Hop
Drake, Scorpion
Lil Uzi Vert, Luv Is Rage 2
Post Malone, beerbongs & bentleys
Favorite Song Rap/Hip-Hop
“Bodak Yellow”, Cardi B
“God’s Plan”, Drake
“Rockstar”, Post Malone featuring 21 Savage
Favorite Album Soul/R&B
Khalid, American Teen
SZA, CTRL
XXXTentacion, 17
Favorite Female Artist Soul R&B
Ella Mai
Rihanna
SZA
Favorite Song Soul/R&B
Khalid, “Young Dumb & Broke”
Ella Mai, “Boo’d Up”
Cardi B & Bruno Mars, “Finesse”
Favorite Soundtrack
Black Panther
The Greatest Showman
The Fate of the Furious
Favorite Social Artist
BTS
Cardi B
Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Shawn Mendes
Favorite Music Video
Camila Cabello, “Havana”
Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow”
Drake, “God’s Plan”
New Artist of the Year
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Khalid
Dua Lipa
XXXTentacion
Collaboration of the Year
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug, “Havana”
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage, “Rockstar”
Bruno Mars & Cardi B, “Finesse”
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, “Meant To Be”
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey, “The Middle”
Tour of the Year
Beyonce & JAY-Z
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
U2
Let’s flip it to BET. Drake dominates the 2018 BET Hip-Hop Awards nominations, with 11 nods, while Cardi B has ten. The BET Hip-Hop Awards will be presented at the Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami October 6th but airs October 16th. Here is the complete list of the 2018 nominees:
Best Hip-Hop Video
Cardi B — “I Like It” feat. Bad Bunny & J Balvin
Childish Gambino — “This Is America”
Drake — “God’s Plan”
Kendrick Lamar — “Loyalty” feat. Rihanna
Migos — “Walk It Talk It” feat. Drake
Hot Ticket Performer
Cardi B
Childish Gambino
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Travis Scott
Album of the Year
Cardi B — Invasion of Privacy
Drake — Scorpion
- Cole — KOD
Migos — Culture II
The Carters — Everything Is Love
Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom
Dave Meyers & The Little Homies
Director X
Eif Rivera
Hiro Murai
Karena Evans
Lyricist of the Year
Childish Gambino
Drake
- Cole
Kendrick Lamar
Travis Scott
MVP of the Year
Cardi B
Childish Gambino
Drake
- Cole
Travis Scott
Producer of the Year
Ben Billions
DJ Esco
DJ Mustard
Metro Boomin
Pharrell Williams
Best Collabo, Duo or Group
21 Savage & Offset & Metro Boomin — “Ric Flair Drip”
Blocboy JB — “Look Alive” feat. Drake
Cardi B — “I Like It” feat. Bad Bunny & J Balvin
Post Malone — “Rockstar” feat. 21 Savage
The Carters — “Apes**t”
Single of the Year
“Apesh*t” — Produced by Pharrell (The Carters)
“God’s Plan” — Produced by Cardo, Young Exclusive and Boi-1da (Drake)
“I Like It” — Produced by Craig Kallman, JWhiteDidIt and Tainy (Cardi B Feat. Bad Bunny & J Balvin)
“Nice for What” — Produced by Murda Beatz (Drake)
“This Is America” — Produced by Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson (Childish Gambino)
Best New Hip-Hop Artist
Blocboy JB
Juice Wrld
Lil Baby
Rich the Kid
XXXTentacion
Best Mixtape
BlocBoy JB — Simi
Future — Beast Mode 2
Juicy J — Shut Da F* Up
Lil Wayne — Dedication 6: Reloaded
Zoey Dollaz — Sorry Not Sorry
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
21 Savage — “Bartier Cardi” (Cardi B feat. 21 Savage)
Cardi B — “Motorsport” (Migos feat. Cardi B & Nicki Minaj)
Drake — “Look Alive” (Blocboy JB feat. Drake)
Kendrick Lamar — “New Freezer” (Rich the Kid feat. Kendrick Lamar)
Nicki Minaj — “Big Bank” (YG feat. 2 Chainz, Big Sean & Nicki Minaj)
Impact Track
Childish Gambino — “This Is America”
Dej Loaf & Leon Bridges — “Liberated”
Lecrae — “I’ll Find You” feat. Tori Kelly
Meek Mill — “Stay Woke” feat. Miguel
N.E.R.D — “1,000” feat. FUTURE
DJ of the Year
Calvin Harris
DJ Envy
DJ Drama
DJ Khaled
DJ Mustard
Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style)
Cardi B
Migos
Nicki Minaj
Remy Ma
Travis Scott
Hustler of the Year
Cardi B
DJ Khaled
Drake
Jay Z
Kendrick Lamar
Travis Scott