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