With 13 nominations, Drake set a new record for the most American Music Awards nominations beating Michael Jackson's 11 nods in 1984.
Among the nominations for the 29-year-old rapper are 'Artist of the Year', 'Favorite Male Artist' and 'Favorite Album' in two categories (pop/rock and rap/hip-hop) for his 2016 album, 'Views.'
Drake's hitmaker 'Hotline Bling' is nominated for 'Favorite Song' in the rap/hip-hop category, that also has 'Panda' by Desiigner and '679'by Fetty Wap nominated for the title.
In the 'Favorite Song' for soul/RandB category, Drake's 'One Dance' (featuring Wizkid & Kyla) is nominated along with his ex-flame, Rihanna's 'Work' (featuring Drake).
Other nominations include 'Best Hip-Hop Video', 'Collaboration Of The Year' for 'One Dance' (featuring Wizkid & Kyla), 'Favorite Artist' in the rap/hip-hop category.
The 'Controlla' singer broke a 32-year long record set by MJ back in 1984 AMA nominations.
Here is the complete list of nominees below:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Adele
Beyonce
Justin Bieber
Drake
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
Carrie Underwood
The Weeknd
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE
Alessia Cara
The Chainsmokers
DNCE
Shawn Mendes
ZAYN
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya 'Don't Let Me Down'
Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla 'One Dance'
Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign 'Work From Home'
Rihanna featuring Drake 'Work'
Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend 'Like I'm Gonna Lose You'
TOUR OF THE YEAR
Beyonce
Madonna
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber 'Sorry'
Desiigner 'Panda'
Rihanna featuring Drake 'Work'
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber
Drake
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - POP/ROCK
Adele
Selena Gomez
Rihanna
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP - POP/ROCK
The Chainsmokers
DNCE
Twenty One Pilots
FAVORITE ALBUM - POP/ROCK
Adele '25'
Justin Bieber 'Purpose'
Drake 'Views'
FAVORITE SONG- POP/ROCK
Adele 'Hello'
Justin Bieber 'Love Yourself'
Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla 'One Dance'
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - COUNTRY
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett
Blake Shelton
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - COUNTRY
Kelsea Ballerini
Cam
Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE DUO or GROUP - COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band
FAVORITE ALBUM - COUNTRY
Luke Bryan 'Kill the Lights'
Chris Stapleton 'Traveller'
Carrie Underwood 'Storyteller'
FAVORITE SONG - COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line 'H.O.L.Y.'
Tim McGraw 'Humble And Kind'
Thomas Rhett 'Die A Happy Man'
FAVORITE ARTIST - RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Fetty Wap
Future
FAVORITE ALBUM - RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake 'Views'
Drake & Future 'What A Time To Be Alive'
Fetty Wap 'Fetty Wap'
FAVORITE SONG - RAP/HIP-HOP
Desiigner 'Panda'
Drake 'Hotline Bling'
Fetty Wap '679'
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
Bryson Tiller
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - SOUL/R&B
Beyonce
Janet Jackson
Rihanna
FAVORITE ALBUM - SOUL/R&B
Beyonce 'Lemonade'
Rihanna 'Anti'
Bryson Tiller 'T R A P S O U L'
FAVORITE SONG - SOUL/R&B
Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla 'One Dance'
Rihanna featuring Drake 'Work'
Bryson Tiller 'Don't'
FAVORITE ARTIST - ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Coldplay
Twenty One Pilots
X Ambassadors
FAVORITE ARTIST - ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Adele
Rachel Platten
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE ARTIST - LATIN
J Balvin
Enrique Iglesias
Nicky Jam
FAVORITE ARTIST - CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Lauren Daigle
Hillsong UNITED
Chris Tomlin
FAVORITE ARTIST - ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
The Chainsmokers
Calvin Harris
Major Lazer
TOP SOUNDTRACK
Purple Rain
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Suicide Squad: The Album
Rihanna was just behind Drake with seven nominations for the 2016 AMAs, while Adele and Justin Bieber picked up five nominations each, followed by four nods each for Beyonce and The Chainsmokers and three for Bryson Tiller, Twenty One Pilots, Carrie Underwood, Fetty Wap and The Weeknd.
The show will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on November 20 on ABC.
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