Drake Sets Records with AMA Nominations

Earlier this week the American Music Awards announced who would be up for each of their major awards given out during their award show. The AMAs will be occurring on November 20 and will be shown on ABC. Yo you won’t want to miss this event. With so many stars in attendance, anything and everything is bound to happen!

One artist whose name we heard a lot during the announcement show was Drake. He actually set a record with 13 nominations, the record being the most nominations in one year. Previously, Michael Jackson held the record with 11. The next most nominations this year comes from Rihanna and her seven. So, which awards is Drake up for? Let’s take a look…

Artist of the Year
Collaboration of the Year (2x)
Video of the Year
Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock
Favorite Album – Pop/Rock
Favorite Song – Pop/Rock
Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop (2x)
Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop
Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop
Favorite Song – Soul/R&B (2x)

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