Nominees for the 45th annual American Music Awards were announced yesterday with several of your favorite artists in the running for trophies. Keith Urban leads the list of this year’s country nominees with three, earning nods for Favorite Country Male Artist, Favorite Country Album for “Ripcord,” and Favorite Country Song, “Blue Ain’t Your Color.”
Sam Hunt also landed multiple nominations, and will compete against Keith for Favorite Male Country Artist and Favorite Country Song for his hit “Body Like A Back Road.”
And Garth Brooks also nabbed a nomination this year, not surprisingly for Tour of the Year, where he’ll compete against Coldplay and U2.
The 45th annual American Music Awards air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles November 19th at 8 p.m. EST on ABC. Check out some of the nominees below and click here to vote for your favorites. Also, check out some of the nominee reactions below.
AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD NOMINEES(click here for the complete list)
TOUR OF THE YEAR
- Garth Brooks
- Coldplay
- U2
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
- Sam Hunt
- Thomas Rhett
- Keith Urban
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
- Miranda Lambert
- Maren Morris
- Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY
- Florida Georgia Line
- Little Big Town
- Old Dominion
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
- Jason Aldean, "They Don’t Know"
- Chris Stapleton, "From a Room:, Vol. 1"
- Keith Urban, "Ripcord"
FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY
- Sam Hunt, “Body Like a Back Road”
- Jon Pardi, “Dirt on My Boots”
- Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color”