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The Weeknd, D'Angelo, Mark Ronson & Fetty Wap All Net 2015 AMA Nominations

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Nominees for the 2015 American Music Awards have been announced, a list that includes a host of nods for The Weeknd, predictable acclaim for Mark Ronson and even a tiny bit of shine for D'Angelo. Other apparent favorites include (of course) Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, One Direction, Ariana Grande and Fetty Wap, who was nominated in the "Favorite Artist--Rap/Hip-Hop" category alongside Drake and Nicki Minaj. Interpret that news however you so choose.

The awards air live on ABC November 22nd at 8 p.m., and will feature live performances, however just from whom has yet to be revealed. Read the full list of nominees below, which is a pretty bold reminder that there's a lot going on outside the world of hip-hop (allegedly).

American Music Awards Nominees

Artist of the Year

Luke Bryan

Ariana Grande

Maroon 5

Nicki Minaj

One Direction

Ed Sheeran

Sam Smith

Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

The Weeknd

New Artist of the Year

Fetty Wap

Sam Hunt

Tove Lo

Walk The Moon

The Weeknd

Song of the Year

Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth — "See You Again"

Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars — "Uptown Funk"

Ed Sheeran — "Thinking Out Loud"

Taylor Swift — "Blank Space"

The Weeknd — "Can’t Feel My Face"

Collaboration of the Year

Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth — "See You Again"

Rihanna & Kanye West Featuring Paul McCartney — "FourFiveSeconds"

Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars — "Uptown Funk"

Skrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber — "Where Are Ü Now"

Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar — "Bad Blood"

Favorite Male Artist — Pop/Rock

Nick Jonas

Ed Sheeran

Sam Smith

Favorite Female Artist — Pop/Rock

Ariana Grande

Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

Favorite Duo or Group — Pop/Rock

Maroon 5

One Direction

Walk The Moon

Favorite Album – Pop/Rock

Ed Sheeran — x

Sam Smith — In The Lonely Hour

Taylor Swift — 1989

Favorite Male Artist — Country

Jason Aldean

Luke Bryan

Sam Hunt

Favorite Female Artist — Country

Kelsea Ballerini

Miranda Lambert

Carrie Underwood

Favorite Duo or Group — Country

Zac Brown Band

Florida Georgia Line

Little Big Town

Favorite Album — Country

Jason Aldean — Old Boots, New Dirt

Florida Georgia Line — Anything Goes

Sam Hunt — Montevallo

Favorite Artist — Rap/Hip-Hop

Drake

Fetty Wap

Nicki Minaj

Favorite Album — Rap/Hip-Hop

J. Cole — 2014 Forest Hills Drive

Drake — If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late

Nicki Minaj — The Pinkprint

Favorite Male Artist — Soul/R&B

Chris Brown

Trey Songz

The Weeknd

Favorite female Artist — Soul/R&B

Beyoncé

Mary J. Blige

Rihanna

Favorite Album — Soul/R&B

Chris Brown — X

D’Angelo and The Vanguard — Black Messiah

The Weeknd — Beauty Behind the Madness

Favorite Artist — Alternative Rock

Fall Out Boy

Hozier

Walk The Moon

Favorite Artist — Adult Contemporary

Ed Sheeran

Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

Favorite Artist — Latin

Enrique Iglesias

Ricky Martin

Romeo Santos

Favorite Artist — Contemporary Inspirational

Casting Crowns

Hillsong United

MercyMe

Favorite Artist — EDM

Calvin Harris

David Guetta

Zedd

Top Soundtrack

Fifty Shades of Grey

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