There’s nothing sour about these nominations.
ABC and MRC Live & Alternative have announced the nominees for the 2021 American Music Awards, which is billed as the world’s largest fan-voted awards show.
Olivia Rodrigo leads the list of nominees with seven total nods for her and her debut album, Sour, including Artist of the Year and Best New Artist, while the Weeknd is hot on her heels with six nominations. Bad Bunny, Doja Cat, and Giveon round out frontrunners with five nominations each.
The show is also introducing some new categories this year, including Favorite Trending Song, which honors nominees from TikTok and showcases the year’s most viral tunes. Favorite Gospel Artist and Favorite Latin Duo or Group have also been added to the mix.
Scandal-plagued country star Morgan Wallen also qualified as an AMA nominee this year based on charting, but he will not be included in the show “in any capacity (performing, presenting, accepting)” because “his conduct does not align with [MRC’s] core values.”
JMEnternational/Getty Images; Ella DeGea/getty images; Michael Kovac/Getty Images Olivia Rodrigo, the Weeknd, and Ariana Grande
Voting is now officially open for the awards, and new this year is the opportunity for fans to vote for all categories on TikTok by searching “AMAs” in the app. The AMAs will air Nov. 21, live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. PT on ABC.