AMA 2022: Tems Secures Highest Nominations In Africa As Wizkid, Burna Boy And Others Are Nominated In First-Ever ‘Favourite Afrobeat Artiste’ Category

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Nigerian artistes in the past year have made significant impacts in the American music industry,  with Tems topping the Billboard Hot 100 charts with a feature on Future’s single and Wizkid cracking the top 10 Hot 100 charts with ‘Essence’.

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The significant success these artistes and others have made has led the American Music Awards to create an Afrobeats category alongside categories like Favourite Rock Song and Favourite Kpop Artiste.

For the 2022 AMAS, Tems is the most nominated Nigerian artiste leading with four nominations. She was nominated for R&B Song of the Year for ‘Essence’, Collaboration of the Year and Rap Song of the Year for Future’s ‘Wait For You’ featuring Drake and Favourite Afrobeats Artiste.

Wizkid had two nominations. He is nominated for the R&B Song of the Year for ‘Essence’ ft Tems and Favourite Afrobeats Artiste. 

Other Nigerian artistes nominated include Fireboy DML, Burna Boy, and Ckay.

This is the first time Nigerian artistes have gotten an American Music Awards nomination. The fan-voted award show is slated for November 20, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, US.

See the full list of nominees below:

Artiste of the Year

Adele

Bad Bunny

Beyoncé

Drake

Harry Styles

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

 

New Artiste of the Year

Dove Cameron

GAYLE

Latto

Måneskin

Steve Lacy

 

Favourite Music Video

Adele – ‘Easy on Me’

Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone – ‘Me Porto Bonito’

Harry Styles – ‘As It Was’

Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow – ‘INDUSTRY BABY’

Taylor Swift – ‘All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)’

 

Collaboration of the Year

Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz, and ‘Encanto’ cast – ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’

Elton John and Dua Lipa – ‘Cold Heart – PNAU Remix’

Future ft. Drake & Tems – ‘WAIT FOR U’

Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow – ‘INDUSTRY BABY’

The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber – ‘STAY’

 

Favourite Touring Artiste

Bad Bunny

Coldplay

Ed Sheeran

Elton John

The Rolling Stones

 

Favourite Afrobeats Artiste 

Burna Boy

CKay

Fireboy DML

Tems

Wizkid

 

Favourite K-pop Artiste

BLACKPINK

BTS

SEVENTEEN

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

TWICE 

 

Favourite Soundtrack

‘ELVIS’

‘Encanto’

‘Sing 2’

‘Stranger Things’: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4

‘Top Gun: Maverick’

 

Favourite Gospel Artiste

CeCe Winans

DOE

Dewey Smith

Maverick City Music

Tamela Mann

 

Favourite Dance/Electronic Artiste

Diplo

Marshmello

Swedish House Mafia

The Chainsmokers

Tiësto

 

Favourite Inspirational Artiste

Anne Wilson

for KING & COUNTRY

Katy Nichole

Matthew West

Phil Wickham

 

Favourite Rock Album

Coldplay, ‘Music of the Spheres’

Ghost, ‘Impera’

Imagine Dragons, ‘Mercury – Act 1’

Machine Gun Kelly, ‘mainstream sellout’

Red Hot Chili Peppers, ‘Unlimited Love’

 

Favourite Rock Song

Foo Fighters, ‘Love Dies Young’

Imagine Dragons x JID, ‘Enemy’

Kate Bush, ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)’

Måneskin, ‘Beggin”

Red Hot Chili Peppers, ‘Black Summer’

 

Favourite Rock Artiste

Imagine Dragons

Machine Gun Kelly

Måneskin

Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Lumineers

 

Favourite Latin Album

Bad Bunny – ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’

Farruko – ‘La 167’

J Balvin – ‘JOSE’

Rauw Alejandro – ‘Vice Versa’

ROSALÍA – ‘MOTOMAMI’

 

Favourite Latin Song

Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone – ‘Me Porto Bonito’

Becky G x KAROL G – ‘MAMIII’

KAROL G – ‘PROVENZA’

Rauw Alejandro – ‘Todo de Ti’

Sebastián Yatra – ‘Dos Oruguitas’

 

Favourite Female Latin Artiste

Anitta

Becky G

Kali Uchis

KAROL G

ROSALÍA

 

Favourite Latin Duo or Group

Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga

Calibre 50

Eslabon Armado

Grupo Firme

Yahritza Y Su Esencia

 

Favourite Male Latin Artiste

Bad Bunny

Farruko

J Balvin

Jhayco

Rauw Alejandro

 

Favourite Female R&B Artiste 

Beyoncé

Doja Cat

Muni Long

Summer Walker

SZA

 

Favourite R&B Album

Beyoncé – ‘Renaissance’

Drake – ‘Honestly, Nevermind’

Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) – ‘An Evening with Silk Sonic’

Summer Walker – ‘Still Not Over It’

The Weeknd – ‘Dawn FM’

 

Favourite R&B Song

Beyoncé – ‘BREAK MY SOUL’

Muni Long – ‘Hrs And Hrs’

Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) – ‘Smokin Out The Window’

SZA – ‘I Hate U’

Wizkid ft. Tems – ‘Essence’

 

Favourite Male R&B Artiste 

Brent Faiyaz

Chris Brown

GIVĒON

Lucky Daye

The Weeknd

 

Favourite Hip Hop Song

Future ft. Drake & Tems – ‘WAIT FOR U’

Jack Harlow – ‘First Class’

Kodak Black – ‘Super Gremlin’

Latto – ‘Big Energy’

Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow – ‘INDUSTRY BABY’

 

Favourite Female Hip-Hop Artiste

Cardi B

GloRilla

Latto

Megan Thee Stallion

Nicki Minaj

 

Favourite Hip Hop Album

Future – ‘I NEVER LIKED YOU’

Gunna – ‘DS4EVER’

Kendrick Lamar – ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’

Lil Durk – ‘7220’

Polo G – ‘Hall of Fame 2.0’

 

Favourite Male Hip Hop Artiste 

Drake

Future

Kendrick Lamar

Lil Baby

Lil Durk

 

Favourite Country Song

Chris Stapleton – ‘You Should Probably Leave’

Cody Johnson – ”Til You Can’t’

Dustin Lynch ft. MacKenzie Porter – ‘Thinking ‘Bout You’

Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan – ‘Buy Dirt’

Morgan Wallen – ‘Wasted On You’

 

Favourite Country Album

Carrie Underwood – ‘Denim & Rhinestones’

Luke Combs – ‘Growin’ Up’

Cody Johnson -‘Human: The Double Album’

Taylor Swift – ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’

Walker Hayes – ‘Country Stuff: The Album’

 

Favourite Country Duo or Group

Dan + Shay

Lady A

Old Dominion

Parmalee

Zac Brown Band

 

Favourite Male Country Artiste

Chris Stapleton

Cody Johnson

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Walker Hayes

 

Favourite Female Country Artiste

Carrie Underwood

Lainey Wilson

Maren Morris

Miranda Lambert

Taylor Swift

 

Favourite Pop Song

Adele – ‘Easy On Me’

Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and ‘Encanto’ cast – ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’

Harry Styles – ‘As It Was’

Lizzo – ‘About Damn Time’

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber – ‘STAY’

 

Favourite Pop Album

Adele – ’30’

Bad Bunny – ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’

Beyoncé – ‘Renaissance’

Harry Styles – ‘Harry’s House’

Taylor Swift -‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’

The Weeknd – ‘Dawn FM’

 

Favourite Pop Duo or Group

BTS

Coldplay

Imagine Dragons

Måneskin

OneRepublic

 

Favourite Female Pop Artiste 

Adele

Beyoncé

Doja Cat

Lizzo

Taylor Swift

 

Favourite Male Pop Artiste 

Bad Bunny

Drake

Ed Sheeran

Harry Styles

The Weeknd

 

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Source: TheNet