AMAS Drake Sets Record with 13 2016 American Music Awards Nominations; Rihanna Second with Seven

Drake broke a 32-year record for the most American Music Awards nominations with 13 nods, beating Michael Jackson's previous high mark of 11 from 1984. The "Hotline Bling" rapper leads all 2016 American Music Awards nominees with nods in categories including Artist of the Year, Favorite Male Artist, Favorite Album, Favorite Rap Artist, Favorite Rap Song and Favorite R&B song, among others. If he wins in any of the categories it will make his first AMA win.

Rihanna was just behind Drizzy with seven nominations for the show that will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. Adele and Justin Bieber picked up five nominations each, followed by four nods each for Beyoncé and The Chainsmokers and three for Bryson Tiller, Twenty One Pilots, Carrie Underwood, Fetty Wap and the Weeknd.

Drake will go up against Adele, Beyoncé, Bieber, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Rihanna, Twenty One Pilots, Underwood and The Weeknd for Artist of the Year; the 10 nominees will be narrowed to five based on the votes received through Monday, November 14 at 8:59 a.m. PT. Voting for Artist of the Year will close on Thursday, November 17 at 8:59 p.m. PT. The winner will be determined by the total votes received throughout the entire voting period. If Bieber wins the award he will tie current record hold Taylor Swift for the most wins (3). With eight past wins and this year's five nominations, Bieber needs just one win to become one of the top 10 AMA winners of all time.

The Chainsmokers will face a formidable group of acts for the coveted New Artist of the Year crown, including DNCE, Alessia Cara, Shawn Mendes and Zayn Malik. American Music Awards nominees are based on key fan interactions as reflected in Billboard Magazine and on Billboard.com, including album and digital song sales, radio airplay, streaming, social activity and touring. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound. Winners are voted entirely by fans, with voting opening today (Oct. 10) in all categories except New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile, which will open on November 2nd.

Fans can vote for all category once per day, per platform in one or both of the below ways. For New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile, fans can vote 100 times per day, per platform at AMAvote.com or by posting a tweet that includes the nominee's Twitter handle, the category name and #AMAs within the post(s). The 2016 American Music Awards is produced by dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro and Mike Mahan are executive producers. Larry Klein, Barry Adelman and Mark Bracco are producers.

See the full list of nominees below:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

TOUR OF THE YEAR

Beyoncé

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

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

Kelsea Ballerini

Cam

Carrie Underwood

FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY

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

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

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

Beyoncé

Janet Jackson

Rihanna

FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B

Beyoncé 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

FAVORITE ARTIST - CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

FAVORITE ARTIST - ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)

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