Bad Bunny leads American Music Award nominations

CNN  — 

Good quality for Bad Bunny.

The Puerto Rican performer is the most-nominated artists for the 2022 American Music Awards, earning 8 nominations, among them his first-ever for creator of the year. The amusement – which is produced by dick clark productions and ABC – pointed retired successful a merchandise connected Thursday that Bad Bunny would necktie Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston for the astir awards successful a azygous twelvemonth if helium ended up winning successful each his nominated categories.

Beyoncé, Drake and Taylor Swift each earned six nominations, portion Adele, Harry Styles and The Weeknd came successful with 5 a piece.

First-time nominees included Jack Hawlow, Latto and BLACKPINK. And elsewhere, Elton John made past for what the amusement called being “the longest-recognized artists” successful the show’s history. His archetypal nominations was successful 1974.

The amusement besides boasted astir the summation of a caller class dedicated to the K-Pop genre, favourite K-Pop artist.

The American Music Awards volition aerial Sunday, November 20 astatine 8 p.m. ET connected ABC.

Check retired immoderate of the cardinal categories below.

Adele

Bad Bunny

Beyoncé

Drake

Harry Styles

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

Dove Cameron

GAYLE

Latto

Måneskin

Steve Lacy

Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast, “We Don’t

Talk About Bruno”

Elton John & Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart - PNAU Remix”

Future ft. Drake & Tems, “Wait For U”

Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow. “Industry Baby”

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”

Bad Bunny

Drake

Ed Sheeran

Harry Styles

The Weeknd

Adele

Beyoncé

Doja Cat

Lizzo

Taylor Swift

BTS

Coldplay

Imagine Dragons

Måneskin

OneRepublic

Adele, “30”

Bad Bunny, “Un Verano Sin Ti”

Beyoncé, “Renaissance”

Harry Styles, “Harry’s House”

Taylor Swift, “Red (Taylor’s Version)”

The Weeknd, “Dawn FM”

Chris Stapleton

Cody Johnson

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Walker Hayes

Carrie Underwood

Lainey Wilson

Maren Morris

Miranda Lambert

Taylor Swift

Drake

Future

Kendrick Lamar

Lil Baby

Lil Durk

Cardi B

GloRilla

Latto

Megan Thee Stallion

Nicki Minaj

Brent Faiyaz

Chris Brown

GIVĒON

Lucky Daye

The Weeknd

Beyoncé

Doja Cat

Muni Long

Summer Walker

SZA

Bad Bunny

Farruko

J Balvin

Jhayco

Rauw Alejandro

Anitta

Becky G

Kali Uchis

Karol G

Rosalía

BLACKPINK

BTS

SEVENTEEN

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

TWICE