Prince’s “Purple Rain” Album, 1985 Winner, Nominated Again for 2016 American Music Awards
LOL. Prince’s “Purple Rain” album won a bunch of American Music Awards back in 1985. Thirty one years later, it’s nominated again for Best Movie Soundtrack. This is one of the pleasures of the daffy, meaningless AMAs, which also nominated everyone on the current top 40 for Artist of the Year. My guess is Justin Bieber and The Weeknd will pick up a lot of these statues. Adele wants Grammy Awards, so she’ll stay far away. Ditto Drake. I don’t know why they stuck “Purple Rain” in again except to encourage some kind of bogus all star tribute.
2016 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS® NOMINEES:
TOP SOUNDTRACK
Purple Rain
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Suicide Squad: The Album
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Adele
Beyoncé
Justin Bieber
Drake
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
Carrie Underwood
The Weeknd
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE
Alessia Cara
The Chainsmokers
DNCE
Shawn Mendes
ZAYN
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla “One Dance”
Fifth Harmony Featuring Ty Dolla $ign “Work From Home”
Rihanna Featuring Drake “Work”
Meghan Trainor Featuring John Legend “Like I’m Gonna Lose You”
TOUR OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé
Madonna
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber “Sorry”
Desiigner “Panda”
Rihanna Featuring Drake “Work”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber
Drake
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Adele
Selena Gomez
Rihanna
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
The Chainsmokers
DNCE
Twenty One Pilots
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Adele “25”
Justin Bieber “Purpose”
Drake “Views”
FAVORITE SONG- POP/ROCK
Adele “Hello”
Justin Bieber “Love Yourself”
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla “One Dance”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett
Blake Shelton
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Kelsea Ballerini
Cam
Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Luke Bryan “Kill the Lights”
Chris Stapleton “Traveller”
Carrie Underwood “Storyteller”
FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line “H.O.L.Y.”
Tim McGraw “Humble And Kind”
Thomas Rhett “Die A Happy Man”
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Fetty Wap
Future
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake “Views”
Drake & Future “What A Time To Be Alive”
Fetty Wap “Fetty Wap”
FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
Desiigner “Panda”
Drake “Hotline Bling”
Fetty Wap “679”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
Bryson Tiller
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé
Janet Jackson
Rihanna
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé “Lemonade”
Rihanna “Anti”
Bryson Tiller “T R A P S O U L”
FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla “One Dance”
Rihanna Featuring Drake “Work”
Bryson Tiller “Don’t”
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Coldplay
Twenty One Pilots
X Ambassadors
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Adele
Rachel Platten
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
J Balvin
Enrique Iglesias
Nicky Jam
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Lauren Daigle
Hillsong UNITED
Chris Tomlin
FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
The Chainsmokers
Calvin Harris
Major Lazer
