Invasi Asia di American Music Awards 2020

Gelaran American Music Awards kembali berlangsung tahun ini. Malam penganugerahan akan disiarkan pada Minggu, 22 November 2020 pukul 8 hingga 11 malam waktu setempat atau setara dengan 23 November 2020 pagi waktu Indonesia.

Sebagai salah satu rangkaian menuju acara puncak bulan depan, American Music Awards 2020 mengumumkan mereka yang memperoleh nominasi di ajang penghargaan itu.

Nominasi tersebut dibacakan oleh Dua Lipa di acara Good Morning America pada Senin (26/10/2020). Dua Lipa sebagai pembaca nominasi juga memperoleh nominasi untuk kategori Favorite Female Artist - Pop/Rock. Ia berada dalam nominasi bersama Taylor Swift dan Lady Gaga.

Sejumlah artis lainnya juga telah mengumumkan dirinya memperoleh nominasi di ajang itu. Misalnya Justin Bieber yang dalam kicauan di Twitter berterima kasih karena memperoleh empat nominasi di tahun ini, di antaranya Artist of the Year, Collaboration of the Year, Favorite Male Artist - Pop/Rock, Favorite Song - Country.

Ada yang tidak kalah menarik dari gelaran American Music Awards tahun ini, yakni adanya invasi artis Asia dalam nominasinya.

Meski American Music Awards adalah penghargaan untuk insan musik di Amerika Serikat, mereka memberikan tempat untuk sejumlah grup asal Korea Selatan dalam nominasinya. Mereka adalah BTS, NCT 127 dan EXO.

Berikut daftar nominasi American Music Awards 2020:

Artist of the year
Justin Bieber
Post Malone
Roddy Ricch
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd

New artist of the year
Lewis Capaldi
Doja Cat
DaBaby
Lil Baby
Roddy Ricch
Megan Thee Stallion

Collaboration of the year
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, WAP
DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, Rockstar
Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, 10,000 Hours
Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande, Rain On Me
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé, Savage Remix

Favorite social artist
BTS
Billie Eilish
EXO
Ariana Grande
NCT 127

Favorite music video
Doja Cat, Say So
Future ft. Drake, Life Is Good
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, Rain On Me
Taylor Swift, cardigan
The Weeknd, Blinding Lights

Favorite male artist -- pop/rock
Justin Bieber
Post Malone
The Weeknd

Favorite female artist -- pop/rock
Dua Lipa
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift

Favorite duo or group -- pop/rock
BTS
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5

Favorite album -- pop/rock
Harry Styles, Fine Line
Taylor Swift, folklore
The Weeknd, After Hours

Favorite song -- pop/rock
Lewis Capaldi, Someone You Loved
Dua Lipa, Don't Start Now
Post Malone, Circles
Roddy Ricch, The Box
The Weeknd, Blinding Lights

Favorite male artist -- country
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen

Favorite female artist -- country
Gabby Barrett
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris

Favorite duo or group -- country
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion

Favorite album -- country
Luke Combs, What You See Is What You Get
Blake Shelton, Fully Loaded: God's Country
Morgan Wallen, If I Know Me

Favorite song -- country
Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, 10,000 Hours
Maren Morris, The Bones
Blake Shelton (Duet with Gwen Stefani), Nobody But You

Favorite male artist -- rap/hip-hop
DaBaby
Juice WRLD
Roddy Ricch

Favorite female artist -- rap/hip-hop
Cardi B
Nicki Minaj
Megan Thee Stallion

Favorite album -- rap/hip-hop
Lil Baby, My Turn
Lil Uzi Vert, Eternal Atake
Roddy Ricch, Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial

Favorite song -- rap/hip-hop
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, WAP
DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, Rockstar
Roddy Ricch, The Box

Favorite male artist -- soul/R&B
Chris Brown
John Legend
The Weeknd

Favorite female artist -- soul/R&B
Jhene Aiko
Doja Cat
Summer Walker

Favorite album -- soul/R&B
Doja Cat, Hot Pink
Summer Walker, Over It
The Weeknd, After Hours

Favorite song -- soul/R&B
Chris Brown ft. Drake, No Guidance
Summer Walker, Playing Games
The Weeknd, Heartless

Favorite male artist -- Latin
Bad Bunny
J Balvin
Ozuna

Favorite female artist -- Latin
Becky G
KAROL G
Rosalía

Favorite album -- Latin
Anuel AA, Emmanuel
Bad Bunny, Las que no iban a salir
Bad Bunny, YHLQMDLG

Favorite song -- Latin
Bad Bunny, Vete
Black Eyed Peas X J Balvin, RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)
KAROL G & Nicki Minaj Tusa

Favorite artist -- alternative rock
Billie Eilish
Tame Impala
twenty one pilots

Favorite artist -- adult contemporary
Lewis Capaldi
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5

Favorite artist -- contemporary inspirational
Lauren Daigle
for KING & COUNTRY
Kanye West

Favorite artist -- electronic dance music (EDM)
Kygo
Lady Gaga
Marshmello

Favorite soundtrack
Birds of Prey: The Album
Frozen II
Trolls: World Tour