Drake & Rihanna Dominate American Music Awards Nominees

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

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OVO Sound‘s Drake and Rihanna might have plenty of champagne to pop after next month’s American Music Awards. The duo have racked up 20 combined nominations.

Drizzy leads the way with 13 nods in categories including “Artist of the Year” and “Favorite Album.”

Drake led the pack with 13 overall nominations and set a new AMA record for most nominations in a single year, surpassing Michael Jackson’s 11 nominations in 1984, according to the AMAs. Rihanna received seven nominations, Adele and Justin Bieber followed with five each, and Beyoncé and The Chainsmokers each received four nominations. (ABC News)

Voting for the annual ceremony is slated to start in mid-November.

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. (Billboard)

The 6 God is currently gearing up for a new worldwide tour.

A few days ago, Drizzy showed off a picture of himself in recovery following a concert performance.

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Written by Cyrus Langhorne

SOHH.com Writer. You're likely to find me covering hip-hop news and music releases. Netflix is still my go-to before Disney Plus.

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